TheOtherOne
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Four 3 point games in a row for Bertuzzi.
He plays with so much passion and works so hard. It wouldn't surprise me.I think Bert will be earning an A in the near future.
Bowey has been ok though he seems to forget he's a defenseman at times. Also, you forgot Witter and he's probably the worst of the bunch.I don't even know what to say anymore. How can a team with Bowey, Hicketts, Chelios and McIlrath on D win? This defies logic....
I've never wanted anything in my life as much as I want this ridiculous lineup to make Crosby miss the playoffs.
even if Pittsburgh lost both of their remaining games they would still also need Montreal to avoid losing either of their remaining games in regulation,AND Columbus to avoid losing either of their remaining games in regulation,AND Carolina to pick up 2 more points in their two remaining games to miss the Playoffs
You remember when people were saying, at the start of the season, Bert is too slow for Larkin lol
We have done what could be done to lose, the players in the lineup during this win streak show that. Nothing else could have been done! That blueline is one of the worst on paper I can remember seeing and yet we still win. I believe a lot has to do with the other teams taking us for granted and not playing hard enough to win.
You’d think that teams in the hunt would stop taking us for granted. Like tonight we came in on what? A 5 game win streak and winners of 7 of the last 8?
I feel like Blashill’s system is opening up as well. It’s giving teams a new look that they don’t really know how to prepare for yet with all these young guys pushing the pace.Yeah, but teams that are really good, still do this. We used to do it quite a bit at the end of the season. Like back in 97 we only won 38 games that year, and we won the Cup, that roster was much better than 38 wins, but we took a lot of lesser teams for granted. If you are on the other teams, and they see the blueline especially we put out, they look at that, and probably think very little of it. And for the most part, they know they are going to the playoffs, and may be lifting off the gas a little to conserve for that. I know the Pens aren't officially in, but everything has to go wrong for them to miss at this point, and now we have beaten them, they will almost assuredly win the next one.
I feel like Blashill’s system is opening up as well. It’s giving teams a new look that they don’t really know how to prepare for yet with all these young guys pushing the pace.
That's not why we only won 38 games. We were still feeling the devastating effects of the 96 playoff loss. The team was still soul-searching... until March 26. Then it all came together.Yeah, but teams that are really good, still do this. We used to do it quite a bit at the end of the season. Like back in 97 we only won 38 games that year, and we won the Cup, that roster was much better than 38 wins, but we took a lot of lesser teams for granted. If you are on the other teams, and they see the blueline especially we put out, they look at that, and probably think very little of it. And for the most part, they know they are going to the playoffs, and may be lifting off the gas a little to conserve for that. I know the Pens aren't officially in, but everything has to go wrong for them to miss at this point, and now we have beaten them, they will almost assuredly win the next one.
That's not why we only won 38 games. We were still feeling the devastating effects of the 96 playoff loss. The team was still soul-searching... until March 26. Then it all came together.
Actually, it very much is. 62 wins the year prior did not deliver the Cup. There was no point in overexerting themselves before playoffs.Feeling the devastating effects of a playoff loss is not an excuse to only win 38 games.