re: Chicago Blackhawks 2013 Stanley Cup Champions

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no not really 3-1 you could sa

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fine, how about 2-1 and just dropping the puck in OT right now?

True, but a more "fair" result is probably splitting these last two, putting them down 3-1 and still in a deep hole. But the Pens were outchanced by the Islanders in that series, and the Isles were a faster team that outskated the older, slower Pens. They were pretty fortunate to win that series (though I do think some veteran moxy certainly helped). If we're going by "just world" results based upon play, the Penguins probably lose to the Isles.

Really, this team had a terrible goalie (until they found Vokoun waiting around) and a porous D. That's a pretty bad formula for winning in the postseason. The offense was awesome, but as soon as it struggled a bit, they were up a creek. And credit to the Bruins, they have the best defensive forwards in the league. It's not like the Pens lost to some chumps.

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It's not like the Pens lost to some chumps.

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there's losing, and then there's that.

I thought Engelland was the Pens' best blueliner in this series. Feint praise, but still. He's fairly young, cheap, and he hits like a truck. The Pens have a lot of chiefs.... they need some Indians.

Only having 5 guys under contract going past next year would scare the crap out of me. This is a team about to go through a massive overhaul.

I'll miss you until next season.

Say hey to the #Brinzers over there for me, made quite a few friends over this playoff run with them.

we've been here 18 months after coming from Houston. Like it a lot. Lots of cool stuff to do w/ the kids on the weekend, like the Carnegie Museums and stuff. Good sports scene, and pretty good cultural stuff as well. Weather is a nice change from the Gulf South, w/ the 4 seasons and all.

I think i've mastered the yinzer accent as well.

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Like I said earlier, Detroit radio today was addressing the subject and who we would possibly trade if we were to pursue a deal. Will be interesting.

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I could definitely see it. It could make sense for both sides (I don't just mean "Detroit", I mean any team in the NHL interested). Pens will have a difficult time re-signing him after next year. As good as he is, they could get a lot in return.

At the same time, the fact that he is a UFA next summer could also hurt his trade value, particularly since he's a Russian and the KHL threat looms over extension talks.

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giant iggle.

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complete forgot about that shite hole grocery store

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One of the reasons that Detroit would be a possibility is that for once we actually have a good deal of cap space. It would require us to give up some quality prospects/young players and draft picks unfortunately, but I would love to watch Datsyuk and Malkin play together. I dream of the return of a "Russian 5"

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People have actually thrown our name out there, too. We've got some quality wingers and D-men, but are lacking in centers. And we have a lot of potential pieces, particularly on D, which is what the Pens need (Ryan Murray, the No. 2 overall pick last year, Jack Johnson who was rumored as a possibility to get traded there earlier in the year, and then Ryan Johansen [center, No. 4 overall pick in 2010] and three first round picks this year).

Malkin needs to be the number 1 guy somewhere, I like him alot and I think he needs to leave Pitt