Honestly, I’m surprised. Pleasantly surprised. I had pretty much prepared myself for Detroit winning the Cup after they beat Anaheim in the Semis. The hockey analyst in me said the other three teams left, Pittsburgh, Carolina or Chicago couldn't beat Detroit in a 7 game series.
I was wrong about Pittsburgh. After tough bounces in Game 1 and tough calls / lackluster goaltending in Game 2, the Pens won 4 of 5 games to win the series. After being blown out in Game 5, Pittsburgh found a way to pick itself up and win Game 6 to force Game 7 in Detroit. And they won. Even without Crosby half of the game. They lifted the Cup in Joe Lewis Arena in front of stunned, spoiled Wings fans. Thank god!
Oh, this just in, an Anyone But Detroit exclusive: Marian Hossa is set to sign a 1 year $100K deal with Pittsburgh next year. Hossa was quoted as saying, “If there is one thing I’ve learned this playoffs, its if you can’t beat them, join them.”
Some links for Free Detroit Press:
"He looked at his friends and said, "I guess we're not going to a parade, huh?"
"Marian Hossa said none of the Penguins he shook hands with Friday night said anything to him. They hardly needed to."
"The final score of the final game of the final series of this season was Maxime Talbot 2, Red Wings 1. If you’re a Wings fan, this will add insult to insult: Talbot said afterward there are players in the American Hockey League who have better skills than he does. And he insisted he wasn’t being humble or joking."
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