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DelPen wrote:Yes. They executed all the little things well and committed to a 60 minute effort when they could have ran through the motions and won 5-4 in OT.
This team is ready for the Flyers and their horrible goaltending.
Wyopen wrote:I really have a funny feeling about this series with the Flyers. The flyers will want to make restitution for their 0-4 series this year and will throw everything they have against the Pens. I’m concerned the Pens will be over confident and not play their best, being 4-0. Finally i wonder if the Flyers will try to use the same tactics they did in the 2012 playoffs and sucker the Pens into bad plays.
Please tell me i’m wrong. Thanks.
Stillerz Bar wrote:Sully needs to make them watch two things:
1) Recap of the 2010 series against the Habs that ended Sid & Geno's firs reign as champs, This was an 8 seed that beat the defending champions for no good reason other than not finishing them off when we had he chance.
2) The first 2 games of the 2012 series. Pens went in with many thinking they'd hoist the Cup and started with a 3-0 first period lead before losing games 1 in OT. In game 2 they were up 2-0 and 3-1 in the first before the Flyers went crazy and scored 8 to take a 2-0 lead from which the Pens just couldn't recover.
Weird things can happen in the playoffs, The Pens are more than capable of the three peat but they can't think it will be done with anything less than a focused effort in every series!!
Weegie wrote:A shutout the last game with the backup goalie in, Phil looking like Phil should look, the Captain leading the way, Murray looking somewhat sharper in his last game played, do you feel that they have flipped on the switch and are in playoff mode or will the weakness of the defense try to anchor the ship down?
If anyone knows what it takes to do it it is them, and how many times last year we thought "ah, they're out of gas" only to have them power through and win it all.
Could we really see a threepeat in the makings?
Daniel wrote:Weegie wrote:A shutout the last game with the backup goalie in, Phil looking like Phil should look, the Captain leading the way, Murray looking somewhat sharper in his last game played, do you feel that they have flipped on the switch and are in playoff mode or will the weakness of the defense try to anchor the ship down?
If anyone knows what it takes to do it it is them, and how many times last year we thought "ah, they're out of gas" only to have them power through and win it all.
Could we really see a threepeat in the makings?
The only question is this. Can Murray handle NHL playoffs for a full run by himself. Without Fleury. He played all but 3 games in 2015-16 but only 11 games last year.
I think he does fine, but this is his first playoffs as the bonafide starter (last year he sort of was, but played less than half the playoff games). This year, he has no experienced backup.
If he can stay healthy and plays to his potential, I think the Pens will go deep.
Skatingpen wrote:Daniel wrote:Weegie wrote:A shutout the last game with the backup goalie in, Phil looking like Phil should look, the Captain leading the way, Murray looking somewhat sharper in his last game played, do you feel that they have flipped on the switch and are in playoff mode or will the weakness of the defense try to anchor the ship down?
If anyone knows what it takes to do it it is them, and how many times last year we thought "ah, they're out of gas" only to have them power through and win it all.
Could we really see a threepeat in the makings?
The only question is this. Can Murray handle NHL playoffs for a full run by himself. Without Fleury. He played all but 3 games in 2015-16 but only 11 games last year.
I think he does fine, but this is his first playoffs as the bonafide starter (last year he sort of was, but played less than half the playoff games). This year, he has no experienced backup.
If he can stay healthy and plays to his potential, I think the Pens will go deep.
Staying healthy is a HUGE question mark. There is no backup this year.
Daniel wrote:Skatingpen wrote:Daniel wrote:The only question is this. Can Murray handle NHL playoffs for a full run by himself. Without Fleury. He played all but 3 games in 2015-16 but only 11 games last year.
I think he does fine, but this is his first playoffs as the bonafide starter (last year he sort of was, but played less than half the playoff games). This year, he has no experienced backup.
If he can stay healthy and plays to his potential, I think the Pens will go deep.
Staying healthy is a HUGE question mark. There is no backup this year.
I think it's great that he won 2 straight Stanley Cups, but he's never won as "the guy". It's always been MAF who was the veteran starter and Murray was able to just play. Now, he's expected to win. Not saying he can't do it, so far he's shown that he can. BUT, that, along with what you said about staying healthy, have to be considered question marks.
Stillerz Bar wrote:Sully needs to make them watch two things:
1) Recap of the 2010 series against the Habs that ended Sid & Geno's firs reign as champs, This was an 8 seed that beat the defending champions for no good reason other than not finishing them off when we had he chance.
2) The first 2 games of the 2012 series. Pens went in with many thinking they'd hoist the Cup and started with a 3-0 first period lead before losing games 1 in OT. In game 2 they were up 2-0 and 3-1 in the first before the Flyers went crazy and scored 8 to take a 2-0 lead from which the Pens just couldn't recover.
Weird things can happen in the playoffs, The Pens are more than capable of the three peat but they can't think it will be done with anything less than a focused effort in every series!!
Stillerz Bar wrote:Sully needs to make them watch two things:
1) Recap of the 2010 series against the Habs that ended Sid & Geno's firs reign as champs, This was an 8 seed that beat the defending champions for no good reason other than not finishing them off when we had he chance.
2) The first 2 games of the 2012 series. Pens went in with many thinking they'd hoist the Cup and started with a 3-0 first period lead before losing games 1 in OT. In game 2 they were up 2-0 and 3-1 in the first before the Flyers went crazy and scored 8 to take a 2-0 lead from which the Pens just couldn't recover.
Weird things can happen in the playoffs, The Pens are more than capable of the three peat but they can't think it will be done with anything less than a focused effort in every series!!
Stillerz Bar wrote:Weird things can happen in the playoffs
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