A handful of things came out of this game. I believe, after witnessing this game, that there is now some hatin’ to do. The Hurricanes, after they had gotten out of the game, decided to take the physical play to a different level. They were taking runs at guys after whistles, cheap shots and whatever other liberties they thought they could get away with. This really seemed to aggravate the Pens.
Heck, if Miro Satan is fighting, then something has gone terribly wrong. It would appear the Penguins may have found the catalyst that they needed. Everyone has been looking for some sort of angle in this series. This could be it. In the first series there is the heated rivalry between the Pens and Flyers. In the second series there was the theater of Ovechkin vs. Crosby or Malkin or Semin spouting off about Crosby or whatever. Now, we might have something here. Have the Canes not learned that pissing the Penguins off is a bad idea.
This was a quick, back and forth game at the beginning. The Pens and Canes traded scoring in a pretty rapid fashion. It wasn’t until the Penguins seemed to get angry that they took over the game in the third period. More to the point, Malkin
I was not at the first game, but it was said that the crowd was less than enthusiastic. Tonight’s crowd seem to get that message and pick up their collective game. I thought that the arena was electric tonight. The crowd was loud and supportive all night. Even when the Canes took the lead, I felt the crowd showed support and positive reinforcement for Penguins. After the game, it was downright crazy. People in their cars were screaming and yelling as they drove by. People walking up the road were “high-fiving” others in their cars. It was great.
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By the way, it is being reported on NHL.com that Chuck Fletcher is moving on to Minnesota to become the second GM in the Wild’s short history. Read the article at NHL.com.
Great job to our beloved Penguins tonight. Here is to hoping for two quick victories down south.
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