After the Blue Jackets made their first playoff appearance, more will be expected in the coming season. It was best for them to see an early exit from their 2009 playoff run. This keeps the team and fans at an reasonable expectation level for the future
Game seven for the Stanley Cup itself! Either team can take it, but the Detroit Red Wings have home ice advantage and Chris Osgood has been getting sharper...
The Stanley Cup is in the building. Detroit really wants to win this one, even though it's not at home. Anyone can win a single game and to let it go to game seven could be a mistake...
We're back in the Jos Louis Arena in Detroit. Pavel Datsyuk is finally back in the Detroit Red Wings' lineup. He will be starting on the wing unless he looks good and Babcock plans to move him to centre...
Pregame We're back at Mellon arena for game 4 (Detroit up 2-1 in the series)! Kris Draper back in. He should add some needed speed but he also makes poor decisions...
Pregame This is game three of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit red Wings. Detroit won both home games and leads the series 2-0. This is the first game of the series at Melon Arena in Pittsburgh...
Malkin, Crosby, Staal, and Fleury are doing everything possible. Pittsburgh needs the other 16 players to step up and fill their roles! They need more heart, and most of all they need to give Fleury a chance by clearing those guys screening him...
Game 1: Penguins @ Red Wings PRELIM: There has been a lot said about Datsyuk and Draper being out of the lineup (replaced by Ville Leino and Justin Abdelkader)—but little about the loss of player's through transactions for the Pens (Malone/Roberts).
Detroit is chasing the Leafs for Stanley Cup championships, and a win this year still keeps them a Cup behind their Maple Leaf rivals, and at a lower percentage of wins...
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