Yep, this is series, even if it technically isn’t. If they can’t win this one, they can’t come back from a 3-1 deficit....very nervous....the Pens of the last two years would have had the fortitude and resilience to win games like these....if they want to be that Cup winner, they gotta win this....
We ***** and moan about what the Pens aren’t doing as far as secondary scoring, Murray’s glove hand, etc, but the Caps are a much better “team” for PO wins than they were the last two years. Instead of relying on skill and East/West play, they play a much more sound defense and they haven’t been making the same kind of mistakes as the Pens...they are not giving up those rushes and breakaways that the Pens thrive on....therefore the Pens have to win playing a much tighter game...so far, it’s working for the Caps because the Pens are not making the plays and getting the puck in the net to win these games....call it luck, Holtby, gripping sticks due to a lack of confidence, whatever
Big one here....I’d love to see them win with the same swagger of the last two years....dunno....we need PO Murray to reappear and come up big...
Let’s go boys!