Pens, Malkin fail to respond

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Pittsburgh: 'And You're Sure the Red Light Works?'
Published 5/27/2008 at PuckUpdate
... Penguin Evgeni Malkin came out and said he's tired. I'm sure that's true and I'm sure the playoffs are extremely tiring, but you still have to play. But maybe the run-and-gun game Penguins coach Michel Therrien is insisting the Penguins play isn't the best way to go. Dallas played Detroit well when they went into a defensive posture. I'm a little surprised the Penguins didn't start the series playing a similar type of game. If they slow things down, there's no guarantee they'll score, but at least they can keep Detroit's opportunities down. ...

Diving goalie, twirling octopus and the nasty end of Game 2
Published 5/27/2008 at Puck Daddy
... . We're happy that Malkin's finally come clean and admitted he's exhausted: "Practice is long. The season is long. I feel bad." You can see it in this play, as he lollygags near the blueline before deeply sighing, skating over and getting into the scrum. And then he sees ...

What Has Happened
Published 5/27/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... the first three rounds with a 12-2 record, the Penguins would look so utterly feeble in the final? The reasons are many. Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been ordinary, at best. The Penguins’ other stars, Hossa and Sidney Crosby, are barely noticeable, though Crosby had six shots last night and is facing the best defenseman in the world, Nicklas Lidstrom, on most shifts. Their role players are doing nothing compared to Detroit’s. And, oh yes, the Red Wings are pretty good. more