GordieHowsUrBreath
Nostalgia... STOP DWELLING ON THE PAST
- Jun 16, 2016
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I disagree with 08. Pens were lucky to even get to 6 games in 2008. Detroit was clearly the better team and when they turned it on Pittsburgh had no answer.
09 Detroit definitely would be in the conversation though. Two of Detroit's top 3 players were playing injured, or in the case of Datsyuk, not even playing the first 4 games. If Lidstrom and Datsyuk were close to healthy Detroit wins back-to-back in my opinion. But that's the playoffs. You have to be lucky to be healthy by the time the Finals rolls around.
pens only lost 2 games leading up to the finals in the playoffs
crosby, malkin, hossa and fleury were dominating, the whole team was firing on all cylinders
just because they lost to a superior team whom many believe is the best team post cap doesn't mean they weren't an amazing team too, i think the pens in 08 were better than 09
and don't forget crosby missed most of game 7 against detroit in 09 and they still won