Pierre McGuire: Will They Meet Again? - 2008 NHL Playoffs - SI.com
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Will They Meet Again?
Published 6/10/2008 by Alanah at KK Hockey
... star, Sidney Crosby, facing the Red Wings, perhaps its most entertaining team. After getting essentially anonymous matchups in 2006 (Carolina-Edmonton) and ‘07 (Anaheim-Ottawa), the league can now hope (off the record, of course) for a Penguins-Wings rematch in 2009. Here’s a look at each team’s off-season challenges.
Red Wings: Though nine of last season’s regulars were 35 or older, don’t expect this deep team to drop off.
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Farber: hockey's future's in good Penguin, Red Wing hands
Published 6/11/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... Nill, "This group has three more years [as an elite team], then we've got a lot of guys who are 27, 28 or 29, so they have five years left. And our kids should be getting better. There's a definite chain of command here." Farber goes on to wish that Sidney Crosby had in fact pushed the finals to a seventh game, but Pierre McGuire, who was charged with looking forward from the "dream final," seems to agree with Nill. He suggests that the Wings won't deal with much of a Cup hangover: June 10, Sports Illustrated : Red Wings : Though nine of last season's regulars were 35 or ...


