Go Pens Go

Go Pens Go

May 20, 2008 @ 10:12

I guess its only fitting that the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings are meeting in the Stanley Cup finals.

They were the two best teams in the NHL during the regular season.

Some might argue that the Montreal Canadiens were the best in the east, but that's to ignore the horrendous fluke that happened down the stretch. The Canadiens proved their true worth during the playoffs and saved us from a lot of Hab fan nonsense over the past few weeks.

Next year will be a lot easier to stomach, because I still maintain Montreal will not make the playoffs.

Anyway, its time for non partisans to pick a side and to tell you the truth, it's a no brainer for me. I want Pittsburgh to win, and it's for no other reason than Sidney Crosby and Nicklas Lidstrom.

Sidney is Canadian and Lidstrom is not.

Call me crazy, but I still like the idea that no team with a European captain has ever won the Stanley Cup.

A couple of Americans have captained Stanley Cup winners, but never has a European and although its bound to happen eventually, as a guy who could care less about either the Pittsburgh Penguins or Detroit Red Wings, it gives me a focus for the Stanley Cup final.

On any given night, the Penguins and Red Wings have the same number of Canadians on their squad. About seven or eight. It all depends who dresses for a particular game.

So it comes back to the captaincy thing and I'd love to see the young Canadian guy lift the Cup above his head before the old European guy.

Is that wrong?

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118 Responses to "Go Pens Go"

Bob
May 20, 2008 / 12:10

No that's not wrong Don Cherry and please leave the poor Habs alone already.

Jason from Sudbury
May 20, 2008 / 13:37

I also wanna see Pittsburg win it, they deserve it, specially somebody like Gary Roberts who hasn't been to the Stanley Cup finals since 1989 when he was with Calgary. They also got a lot of other good players that I would like to see take it.
I definitly dont want Detroit to win, I was actually hoping that Dallas would take them out but no luck there.

Argie
May 20, 2008 / 14:11

Fred: If the Leafs win the cup with 20 guys or girls from Afghanistan I won’t care. Just as long as they win it.

Borje Salming and Mats Sundin are my favorite Leafs of all time so I really don’t care what their birth certificate says or where they grew up.

Steve
May 20, 2008 / 17:19

All members of Sucker Nation should be rooting for the Penguins. The sight of recent former Leafs Gary Roberts and Hal Gill hoisting the Cup is as close as they're gonna get in this lifetime.

Matt
May 21, 2008 / 13:20

I found your blog via my morning google alerts. Thanks for the laugh.

Horrendous fluke? The Habs were consistent from the drop of the puck in October. They didn't lose four games in a row until the Philly series. Of course the playoffs are a different animal and they will learn, just like the young Penguins have.

How do you figure Montreal won't make the playoffs? Is Gainey planning a fire sale that nobody but you knows about?

As for the Stanley Cup Final, Detroit in 6.

Jason from Sudbury
May 21, 2008 / 14:06

I say Pittsburg is taking it it in 6.

Darrel
May 21, 2008 / 14:47

Pittsburgh haven't face a team with a solid defence.
WINGS IN 6!
GO WINGS GO

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