MARC-ANDRE FLEURY TUMBLES
The World of Isaac —
What a great way to start your Stanley Cup Marc....
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[ NHL.com RECAP ]
The Detroit Red Wings were the leagues number one team for a reason.
Tonight it was on display.
Any questions about who was the favorite to win the series was answered.
But ...
Fleury Falls and Detroit Shuts Out Pittsburgh in Game 1
Hockey Beat —
Wow… well that game sucked. I cannot believe what I witnessed last night. The first period was great - it was closely battled and really could have been anyone’s game. The last two periods basically consisted of the Pittsburgh Penguins being totally bitch slapped by the Detroit Red Wings. It was almost disgusting.
Wings goaltender, Chris Osgood, racked up his 12th career postseason shutout and Mikael Samuelsson, a relative sleeper if I’m being honest, rocked netminder Marc-André Fleury’s world with not ...
I Still Find This Funny....
payday loan without faxing —
Looking for an omen from last night's Game 1 then for Pittsburgh it had to be this.... (snuggerud18/youtube.com) Man that one had to hurt the ego quite a bit...this may have been worse than the U-20 World's where he gave up that goal that cost the gold. Hopefully the Pens and Fleury can bounce back in Game 2 to make this a series that lives up to the hype.
Marc-Andre Fleury Starts Finals on the Wrong Foot
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
The Penguins new they had a tough task facing them in the Stanley Cup finals. After mowing down the Eastern teams, high-powered Detroit would surely be a wake-up call. Via The Pensblog, we have this great video showing that it would be a long night for Pittsburgh netminder Marc-Andre Fleury, right from the start.
The first period was surprisingly silent though, with neither of the explosive offenses lighting the lamp. Fleury was getting peppered, but he managed to stay on his feet and all. Then former Pen Mikael Samuelsson opened the scoring with his first of two markers on the night, and ...
Marc-André Fleury Falls Down
FanIQ Blog —
The Pittsburgh Penguins were understandably nervous for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Detroit but there aren't a whole lot of worse ways to begin your Stanley Cup Finals triumph.
Penguins goalie Marc-André Fleury led his team onto the ice. Well, perhaps "led" isn't the best term. Fleury bit it with his first step into Joe Louis Arena and he never full recovered, although he did have a solid first period.
Four goals later, three in the third and the Penguins seem to be down by more than just 1-0 in the series. They weren't even close to contending with the more ...
Marc-André Fleury falls: I guess Fleury is nervous
Hail Mary Jane —
Penguins goalie Marc-André Fleury must’ve before game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals yesterday because as he was coming out to the game, he fell flat on his face.
Give him credit though, he got back up quickly and tried to play it off. Too bad you were caught on camera homey.
Tags: Marc André Fleury, stanley cup finals, penguins
Careful, It's Slippery [Stanley Cup]
Deadspin —
This probably wasn't the way to intimidate the Detroit Red Wings coming into Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. The goalie, his name is Marc-André Fleury, and there is a caution stripe on that step. Either that or they just mopped.
This angle, for which I am ever thankful the morning after, is not the greatest; CBC's camera had a better view, combined with two men sitting on the ice a couple feet away wearing Red Wings apparel, laughing their octopi-molesting asses off. At first I thought those two seedy Michiganders had something to do with it, but then again I'm ready to blame the locals at ...
SAMUELSSON 2, PENGUINS 0
Mondesi's House —
RED WINGS 4 PENGUINS 0 Remember Mikael Samuelsson playing for the Penguins? Me neither. But he played 22 games in a very forgettable 2002-03 Penguins campaign, scoring as many goals (two) as he scored in Game One of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals. Somehow, I think he name will not be forgotten by Penguin fans anytime in the near future. Samuelsson was involved in two high-profile Penguins trades. He arrived on February 10, 2003, as part of the pu-pu platter from the New York Rangers in exchange for Alexei Kovalev, Janne Laukkanen, Dan LaCouture and Mike Wilson. What else was on ...
Marc-Andre Fleury wipeout face first
The Hockey Herald —
This is a funny moment from the Wings/Pens game lastnight.
Not The Start The Penguins Were Hoping For
The Broad Street Blog —
Red Wings Win Game 1 Of Stanley Cup Finals Well, after almost a week of waiting, it’s here, the start of the Stanley Cup Finals. After all the hype, talk, and speculation, it’s time to finally drop the puck. For the Penguins and their legions of fans (who were nowhere to be found 15 months ago when the team was about to leave town), this was not the start they were hoping for against the Detroit Red Wings. Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stumbled out of the gate, literally. Just watch this, it is utterly hysterical! That was just the start of a long night for the highly praised juveniles upstarts from Pittsburgh. The much talked about offensive juggernaut ...
Ice Is Slippery
AwfulAnnouncing —
I don't think the Pens are going to be intimidating the Red Wings with intros like these..... That's Penguins keeper Marc-André Fleury falling out of the shot, and it was just the beginning of his bad day. The game was close throughout the first two periods but the seemingly much better Wings tacked on three goals in the third and ended up winning 4-0 in game one.
Red Wings don't want to change their lineup. The Penguins do.
Waiting For Stanley —
"All we're doing today is, we won the last game and we're not changing (the lineup)," Mike Babcock said. "The bottom line with Cheli (Chelios) is, we have a lot of respect for his ability and what he brings to this team. But this isn't about Cheli, it's not about me, it's about the Detroit Red Wings and winning." That speaks volumes of the play of Chelios' replacement Andreas Lilja. So is this going to apply to Johan Franzen as well? Franzen has declared himself ready to play on Monday. But wouldn't that be tampering with team chemistry? He does have "only" 12 playoff goals, but the same rule could apply. It looks as though Gary ...
How Game 1 Really Started
St. Louis Game Time —
By Brad Lee
OK, men. We’ve got a helluva matchup on our hands, eh? We need to skate hard, hit harder and compete on every shift. Our scorers need to score and our grinders need to grind. Everyone must do their part. It’s true, the Red Wings are a more experienced squad. They’ve been here before. We’ved watched it on TV. They’ve kissed the Cup, you’ve kissed your mamas. I don’t want to put any pressure on you boys, but our backs are against the wall. It’s do or die time.
Marc-Andre, we need a huge game from you. So when we take the ice tonight, you lead us. You set the ...
Fleury, Penguins Start Off On Wrong Foot, er, Skate
Off Wing Opinion —
Fleury, Penguins Start Off On Wrong Foot, er, Skate I didn't get a chance to watch all of Game 1 of the Cup finals, so it was much to my surprise and amusement when I saw a quick clip of Marc-Andre Fleury taking a spill to lead the Pens onto the ice for warm-ups. Tough way for the kids to start their first NHL championship series. Even the Detroit fans on the ice were laughing ...
Chaaaaaaaaaaaarge! (Thud)
The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus —
All right. The cloud is lifted. Our manager's job status is resolved. Now it's up to us as players to play better ... and there's no excuse not to anymore. Our fragile little baseball player minds can now be free to hit, pitch, and catch like we know how! So let's go out there and ... ...
Fun Stuff
18,568 Reasons Why —
So some amusing things have been happening in the world of hockey lately... Prepare yourself: SI has put together a Don Cherry fashion photo gallery. I posted this video on HLOG awhile ago, but I just think it's really, really funny so I'm posting it on here too. The Onion is pure genius. I'm all for the NHL becoming more popular everywhere, but you still have to admit this video is amusing. ...
Lord Stanley's Cup
Women Like Sports —
Another NHL season has come to a close with the hoisting of Lord Stanley’s Cup. The Detroit Red Wingshave won over the Pittsburg Penguins in six games. The Pens should have been out in the last game but managed a score in the last minute (actually 35 seconds) of the game to stay alive. Unfortunately for them, no one gave them a shot and they were correct. So this brings me to ask – did you watch? Did you care? As much as I love hockey, it’s hard to get into when I don’t care about the teams. Of course, by “care” I mean have some sort of emotional investment or admiration. I can justify to myself ...
The Dark Ages
The Pensblog - A Pittsburgh Penguin Site Managed By A Bunch Of Jokes That Can Barely Run Their Own Lives —
We're not so far removed from being the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. Actually, three years ago, we would have killed to have Tampa's potential. But at the time we post this, the Lightning's record indicates they are the worst team in National Hockey League. It was a long road from the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals to the Pens next playoff ...
Your NHL Playoff Preview, Featuring the Guy on Ottawa Who is Dating Carl Pavano’s Ex
The Big Lead —
The NHL playoff begins tonight, and even though Ottawa’s not in the postseason, we figured the pairing of Carl Pavano’s ex, Gia Allemand, and defenseman Chris Campoli was worth mentioning. She’s sort of a big deal on the internet, whatever that means.
After the jump, the most passionate female hockey fan we know, Sportsgal, opines about the first round.
Eastern Conference
No. 8 Montreal Canadiens vs No. 1 Boston Bruins: I’m about 99% sure this one is gonna be UGLY. Last year, the seeds for these two teams were reversed. Boston took Montreal to ...
Stanley Cup Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
IllegalCurve.com —
The Numbers:
Playoffs
Goals/GM
GA/GM
PP Pct.
PK Pct
Detroit Red Wings
3.69 (2)
2.12 (2) ...
That's So MAF (musings of a Penguins goalie)!
The Steel City Sports Fan (Penguins Edition) —
Do you remember this? Fleury does AND the media who brought it up to him today more than enough times yesterday won't let him forget it. CLICK HERE to watch Jory Rand of KDKA-TV News interview Fleury about this topic yesterday. ...
Roundtable: Penguins bloggers break down Cup final, Wings fans
Puck Daddy —
It's been an emotional, unpredictable ride this season for Pittsburgh Penguins fans following their Stanley Cup finals loss and last summer's personnel changes. A coaching change, some significant trades, two intense playoff series against arch rivals ... and now, a shot at redemption against the Detroit Red Wings. We invited some of the best and brightest Penguins bloggers to take a seat at our roundtable and preview the finals, discuss the Red Wings player they most fear and to give their impressions of Detroit fans. Sharing their wit and wisdom on the roundtable are the irrepressible pranksters of The Pensblog; ...
Red Wings Stifle Penguins in Game 1
FanHouse —
by Adam Gretz Filed under: Penguins, Wings, NHL VideosFor Marc-Andre Fleury, this year's Stanley Cup final got off to a much better start than last year's seeing as how he didn't trip and fall when coming onto the ice. Unfortunately for him, that's where the good news ended. Two of Detroit's goals in its 3-1 win took odd bounces off of Fleury from bad angles on their way into net, as the Red Wings managed to take a 1-0 series lead on Saturday night. Brad Stuart started it for the Wings midway through the first period when his slapshot took a bounce off the active Joe Louis Arena boards and ...
Top Shelf: Red Wings Are Dominant, Malkin Is A Pansy
The Big Lead —
Look at that hearty chin sweater, Crosby. Men grow beards. Men win the Stanley Cup. Zetterberg is getting it done off the ice as well, or possibly on, depending how freaky and Swedish he’s feeling.
Red Wings 3-1 Penguins: Detroit comprehensively beat Pittsburgh again, without their best player, to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals. Forty-one of the 44 teams with a 2-0 finals’ lead have won the Cup.
It was the first Finals’ game on a consecutive night since 1955 - orchestrated to avoid an NBC conflict with Conan’s first Tonight Show - which caused some controversy. Though, the NHL ...
Required Viewing for Wings Fans...
Snipe Snipe, Dangle Dangle —
Thanks to the magic of YouTube, we’re able to relive Red Wings history 24/7, albeit sometimes in grainy, pixilated fashion. So here I’ve collected the ten YouTube videos that I think every Red Wings fan must see. It’s a cultural literacy thing. (Sorry, grad school has officially gotten to me now.) I don’t believe you can really know who you are unless you know where you came from. I realize that this is a pretty pretentious thing to say on a hockey blog, but I’ve never made any claims of subtlety before. Anyway, after watching this collection of videos, you should be fully briefed on how the Wings came to be where they are today. ...
