Round two between the Pens and Rangers begins this Thursday April 16th and one thing you can expect from Pittsburgh is redemtion.
Pittsburgh had a commanding 3 games to none over the Rangers in the Eastern Conference Final last season then ended up losing in game 7 to be eliminated.
There is no doubt that the Pens still have that in the back of their minds and beating this years Presidents Trophy team (best regular season record) could light a fire for the Pens and have a Stanley Cup birth.
Sidney Crosby was abused by other teams quite a lot during the playoffs last season. This year though may be different. Crosby has a handful of grit behind him that will protoect their captain during the scuffs that will ultimatley go on. The Rangers and the Blue Jackets in the last post-season tormented Crosby nearly every shift.
Being the underdogs going into Thursdays game, will be a bit of a change. Look for both teams to come out strong and look for the Pens to have maybe, a little jump in their step as they know there is not as much pressure compared to last. Look for a great game with great goaltending and dangerous offensive players on both teams.
Pittsburgh had a commanding 3 games to none over the Rangers in the Eastern Conference Final last season then ended up losing in game 7 to be eliminated.
There is no doubt that the Pens still have that in the back of their minds and beating this years Presidents Trophy team (best regular season record) could light a fire for the Pens and have a Stanley Cup birth.
Sidney Crosby was abused by other teams quite a lot during the playoffs last season. This year though may be different. Crosby has a handful of grit behind him that will protoect their captain during the scuffs that will ultimatley go on. The Rangers and the Blue Jackets in the last post-season tormented Crosby nearly every shift.
Being the underdogs going into Thursdays game, will be a bit of a change. Look for both teams to come out strong and look for the Pens to have maybe, a little jump in their step as they know there is not as much pressure compared to last. Look for a great game with great goaltending and dangerous offensive players on both teams.