Oh geez

April 27, 2008   ·   Derek Felix   ·   Jump to comments

I don’t have the words. It’s awfully hard to win when you can’t score. How about generating an actual scoring chance? Would it kill the Rangers to make the Penguins play defense? Marc-Andre Fleury didn’t have to sweat on any of his saves regardless of what the shots were. Easiest playoff shutout he could have.

I’m baffled beyond belief. Of course the refs’ inadvertent early whistle on the one Ranger goal by Martin Straka would prevent it from being tied. And of course our conservative coach didn’t pull Henrik Lundqvist early enough. Hell-o McFly! Earth to Tom Renney! Anyone home? Our freaking power play wasn’t doing anything and needed a full 6-on-4 to have any remote chance of getting it tied.

It’s not all his fault that our players showed no urgency. Where was it? But hey. If you want to continue to send out old man Granahan instead of younger legs Cally, Dawes or Avery, then it becomes essentially a four-on-four.

The Pens did what they had to converting their one power play with Jordan Staal netting the winner on a nifty feed from Evgeni Malkin with little space. They then trapped the heck out of the Rangers who looked way too blue to bother coming back making a one-goal deficit feel like 10.

Is the series over? Well, unless they find a way to win two and imitate last year, it probably is.

Maybe they should try a different strategy. I wish I knew what that consisted of. If I have to hear another freaking network defend Sidney Crosby’s ridiculous antics to draw penalties, I’m going to throw the remote through the TV.

I’m out.