Well at least we still have a chance to close this series out in game 7. I thought the Penguins deserved to win this game and were the better team throughout the game with the exception of a 10 minute stretch of the second period. It is really simple to break down how we lost this game, Fluery was terrible giving up 5 goals on 24 shots thats a save % of 79.2%. Average goalies post a save % of 90%, elite goalies as Fluery is suppose to be according to everyone in the penguins organization should be posting a save % around 95%. When you watched last nights game could you think of one good save he actually made with the exeption of the one he made on Ovechkin in OT? That's enough Fleury bashing lets turn to something Positive.
What the Pens need to do to win game 7:
1. They need a better performance from Fleury.
2. Crosby and Malkin need to continue to be hot.
3. They need to stay out of the penalty box considering the Caps PP is almost automatic.
Positive:
1.Crosby now has 10 goals in 12 playoff games, these are amazing numbers. If the Penguins go to the cup finals, and Crosby can keep up this pace he may actually score more goals in the playoffs than he did in the regular season. I don't know if it is the intensity of the playoffs or something just clicked for him but he has never scored goals like this before. Hopefully whatever he has learned will carry over to the regular season next year and we will see him score 50. Also could this guy be any more clutch, every time we need a big play he is the guy that delivers. I think this series has finally put to rest who the best player in the NHL truly is.
2. Malkin seems to be rounding back into form with a game winning goal in game 5 and a 3 point night in game 6 he is once again proving he deserves to be regarded as one of the top players in the league.
3. Scuderi has played exeptionally well against Ovechkin, so well that the Caps have been forced to rotate Ovie to the right wing at time to avoid Scuderi. Hopefully the Penguins resign him after the season.
4. How about Mark Eaton becoming the offensive force. He now has 4 goals in the playoffs which is more than he has had in his last 2 seasons combined.
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If the pens play the way they have been playing they will win tonight but only if Fleury plays good....He has been average or below average all series and if he can play a good game and the pens just do their thing, then its lights out for the capitals.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Fleury must do his job for the first time this series
I agree its unbelievable how bad Fleury has been in this round after he played so well in the Flyers series
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