Penguins, Wings look poised for fine Finals

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Looking At Pens/Wings
Published 5/14/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... Fleury and Osgood have silenced their critics. The Penguins have proven adept at playing a strong defensive game and the Wings forwards have proven more than a match for their opponents with their physical offensive style. Another factor has been the ability of their top forwards to lead the way offensively. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin of the Penguins are currently first and third in overall playoff scoring while Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk rank second and fourth. more

Game-day previews and pressers
Published 5/14/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... of late, and has formed the backbone of the Wings' tremendous defensive effort: "Ozzie, the one thing with him is, he makes 16 saves Monday night, but he made five huge saves -- on big one-timers, or fighting through traffic to see the puck. A lot of goalies, when they get a lot of shots, can be hot, but when they don't get a lot of shots, they have trouble making the saves at the key times. When we won the Cup in '98, everyone said, 'well, he had a great team in front of him.' Well, yeah he did, but the same thing happened -- he made all the important saves. You can't win ...

News You Can Use
Published 5/14/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (kanadienkyle) at Illegal Curve
Scott Mellanby will join the Vancouver Canucks' front office as an advisor. Spector examines the possibility of a Penguins-Red Wings final. Another look at hockey from the Guardian, a British newspaper. Players to watch at the Memorial Cup. Switzerland has surprised people with their offensive prowess at the World Championships. ...