thestar.com - 6/14/2009
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Damien Cox I t wasn't perfect. First championships rarely are, or there would be nothing left for an encore. So Sidney Crosby didn't get to score the winning goal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final on Friday night at The Joe, or make a big pass or a significant defensive play. Instead, he sat ...
post-gazette.com - 6/13/2009
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DETROIT -- Facing overwhelming odds as the road
team in a Stanley Cup final Game 7, in...
throbbing Joe Louis Arena filled with 20,000-plus red-clad fanatics, including legendary Muhammad Ali decked out in the home team's red jersey, the Penguins took ...
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Penguins knock out Red Wings
freep.com - 6/14/2009
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It will be remembered in Pittsburgh as the
night Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby hoisted the Stanley...
Cup. But Friday night probably belonged to veteran Bill Guerin, who seemed to soak up every moment more than anyone after the Penguins beat the Red ...
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Penguins' celebration goes from Motown to Metro to ...
sports.yahoo.com - 6/14/2009
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"Marc-Andre Fleury never has played particularly well in
Joe Louis Arena, and with the waves of talent...
the Wings can send down the ice -- especially with Pavel Datsyuk back in gear -- they are not likely to be blanked." - Mitch Albom, ...
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Game 7 Review: Turns out Fleury actually can win at the Joe
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Cox: Red Wings' Franzen would have become poster boy for obstruction had Penguins lost
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Red Wings forward Johan Franzen delivered a hard hit on Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and whether you thought it was a plain hard hit in a battle for the puck or obstruction...the Toronto Star's Damien Cox argues that #93 would have become the poster boy for the NHL's return to clutch-and-grab hockey if the Penguins hadn't prevailed: June 14, Toronto Star : The NHL, it's fair to say, dodged a bullet in Game 7 when the Penguins won. Otherwise, the Pittsburghers would have been right to fume about Franzen's crushing hit - Crosby ...
Only The Beginning
Kuklas Korner —
... Pittsburgh Penguins had won the game, with Detroit fans recognizing that Crosby was a tad slow getting over to shake the hands of the dethroned champion Red Wings.
Finally, all in all, Crosby didn’t have a major offensive impact in the series, managing one goal and an assist in seven games.
But it would be a terrible mistake to suggest Crosby did not lead the Penguins to this championship. He did, as his reverential teammates would attest.
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