Game 4 Letter from WIM
by FrankD on Jun 1, 2008 10:30 AM EDT
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PrintChristy from Winging it in Motown has the floor again following her team's victory in Game 4. As always, you can read my letter to her there.
Dear PensBurgh,
What a game! And you are definitely right, Henrik Zetterberg is quite the two-way player. He had arguably the biggest save of the night during the Penguins 5-on-3 advantage.
Hossa was a beast tonight. I was very impressed by his effort and he seemed dangerous almost every time he touched the puck. I thought he was definitely the best Pens player of the game and certainly worthy of being named third star.
It was another exciting game and my nerves certainly seemed to get the best of me in the second period before the Wings got the lead early in the third period. And even after that goal, it was still a tight game.
I wonder if Holmstrom will play on Monday. It sounded like he was good to go tonight, but then opted not to play since it wasn't elimination game. If he's feeling a bit better after 48 hours rest, will he play for a potential clinching game? We'll have to wait and see.
It would be a huge disappointment for Wings fans if the team wasn't able to win the Cup at home so hopefully they'll be able to pull together a win for the home crowd. If not, I still like Detroit's chances at winning it all but I certainly wouldn't want to head back to Mellon Arena to test that theory. And as I said before, no gloating until Lord Stanley's Cup is raised.
Until then, thanks for the space and go Wings!
Love,
Christy
WingingItInMotown.com
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That's odd
I never felt Hossa was dangerous with the puck… he had a nice goal, but that was about it.
Go 'Stros!
it was Hossa that threw the puck off the crossbar/post intersection, right? He had his moments in game 3 where I thought he was the best player on the ice for the Pens.
It’s weird, maybe it’s Detroit’s defense, but even with the 2 goal game 3, I haven’t been much impressed with Sidney Crosby this series. Amazing what one superstar playing with the lights out (Malkin) can do to diminish the wattage on his fellow headliner….
Yeah, Hossa popped the post early in the game that could’ve made it 2-0.
I know you haven’t seen much of the Pens this year, but Malkin hardly ever plays well WITH Crosby. Which is why you’ll normally see Crosby on the first line with Hossa and Malone and Malkin on the second with Sykora. If anything, Malkin’s not playing well has really taken Syko down a notch and totally diminished his game. But the Detroit D has smothered every dominant player on the Pens. This would be the perfect series for a guy like Talbot or Kennedy to really push the limit, but they’re unfortunately not doing it either.
Dept was something that really was advantageous to the Pens this year, as they were able to survive and practically win the Division with Crosby, Fleury, Roberts and Eaton out of the lineup. But it’s not really giving them a boost in this series at all.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
it’s weird, I think I probably saw more Pens games this year than of any other team, including the Red Wings. Up here in Madison, Wisconsin, I’m far enough away to not be able to pick up any Blackhawks TV coverage (though I listen to ‘em on the radio on occasion), and I didn’t have any cable until just a few weeks ago, so all I had was the nbc Saturday games, and they featured the Pens about as often as any other team.
I was trying to get at my opinion that because Malkin is down, he’s dragging others along in the wake. Wasn’t suggesting a direct link, just the idea that if Malkin had a couple of goals, and the Pens were averaging more than one a game, the perception would be that Crosby, et al were having a better series.
The way
Malkin is playing has nothing to do with the way Crosby is playing… I’ve already talked about how I think Crosby needs to step it up and take over the game…. so I won’t go there again..
I don’t know what it is about Malkin though… when Crosby was out with the ankle injury, Malkin was the best player in the NHL…
Go 'Stros!
thank you mike richards?
it’s getting to be a little annoying how every time they talk about Malkin’s disappearance, they say, he hasn’t been the same since he got hit by Richards in the philly series….like that one hit turned him into a half-ass player or something.
I’d more buy the opinion he’s hit the proverbial wall, what with the Pens’ extended run, the fact that the Russian leagues don’t play as many as the NHL in the first place, etc.
Someone going to have to work on that conditioning thing with malkin, because the Pens have a squad capable of making the deep runs for a few years to come, and they can’t have him disappearing in crunch time like he has in this series.
A lot of people are citing that as the reason; exhaustion. And hell, 82 games a year plus a potential (at the most) 28 extra games in the playoffs is just a lot of hitting, skating and traveling for a human to endure. Factor in the NHL’s shortest offseason out of any sport and you really have to just have no choice but to pique your conditioning in the time off if you hope to contend for the long haul of the Cup run. Hell, no one said it would be easy, but Malkin is sure as hell finding that out now.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
I just realized I said ‘hell’ three times – nominate me for the lame award.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
I actually don't
think Malkin is really playing that bad… he’s still moving pretty well with the puck and creating as much as anyone else… except he’s not getting results.. I’m not saying he’s been playing great hockey or anything… but he’s still playing ok.
Go 'Stros!
He might not be doing all that much worse than usual….but at this point, everything is magnified, and so when he’s caught making a bonehead pass and lollygagging off towards the bench, it’s just looks that much worse than usual.
When you’re a Hart candidate, and your butt ends up in the net (literally) more often than any puck you had anything to do with, that glare is going to be awfully bright.
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