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May 27 2013 08:58pm
Quote (PatrioticDeath @ May 27 2013 08:54pm)
Lets be honest tho, is any team actually going to compete with Pittsburgh?


I think all teams left in the west and east can put up a good fight against pittsburgh.

Wings have some good youth players contributing depth wise, and their top line can breakout at any time, especially against a team who has a knack for giving up defensively. LA has a great system and goaltender that would frustrate the crap out of Pitt's skill players. Boston as some very physical players who can put the puck away, and tukka has been playing well minus a couple of minutes in one game against the rangers. Sharks can match Pittsburgh in offensive production and have an edge in goaltending and on the backend. Blackhawks are probably a wash in goaltending, less proficeient on offense, and kick Pittsburgh's ass royally on defense. So yeah, I think there are a lot of teams who can compete and beat Pittsburgh.
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May 27 2013 08:59pm
i think it depends

penguins will have problems with teams who can ice two shutdown lines and good solid D (no karlssons here plis)
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May 27 2013 09:00pm
Quote (dej @ May 27 2013 07:59pm)
i think it depends

penguins will have problems with teams who can ice two shutdown lines and good solid D (no karlssons here plis)


so every team that's left basically.
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May 27 2013 09:01pm
Quote (Farine @ May 28 2013 04:00am)
so every team that's left basically.


pretty much, except wings, dont think their D will hold up
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May 27 2013 09:01pm
Quote (dej @ May 27 2013 11:59pm)
i think it depends

penguins will have problems with teams who can ice two shutdown lines and good solid D (no karlssons here plis)


Yeah I suppose but letang playing his best ever and Crosby, also you know damn well every team they play is taking 2x more penalties then them.
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May 27 2013 09:02pm
Quote (dej @ May 27 2013 11:01pm)
pretty much, except wings, dont think their D will hold up


san jose?
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May 27 2013 09:03pm
Quote (PatrioticDeath @ May 27 2013 11:58pm)
There a big team, if you watched them play the leafs they didn't look big but against the rangers they honestly looked like giants compared to them, pitsburgh can not only match there size like Toronto but has alot more depth and skill and there goaltending problem is solved.


Are you attributing their depth on both ends of the ice, talent across several lines, rawest physical play in the league and constantly solid goaltending to size?
It won't be one sided by any means, I see the series as fairly even, but as stated above they've played two teams with major structural flaws, they have had the easiest matchups of any other team so far :lol:
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May 27 2013 09:03pm
Quote (dej @ May 28 2013 03:01am)
pretty much, except wings, dont think their D will hold up


dekyser would be back if wings made it
he is a huge game changer defensively for us
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May 27 2013 09:05pm
Quote (JamFtw @ May 28 2013 12:03am)
dekyser would be back if wings made it
he is a huge game changer defensively for us


Oh fuck really? That would be fucking monumental for us if he does, just have to actually get past the hawks first
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May 27 2013 09:05pm
Quote (partank @ May 28 2013 04:02am)
san jose?


san jose can give them a run for their money because niemi is a beast, but most likely not

they have some very big players who can outmuscle the quite small D of penguins
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