Reasons Detroit won the 2008 Stanley Cup:
- Best coach in the N.H.L. : Mike Babcock was phenomenal and a big reason for Detroit’s success.
- Pavel Datsyuk – was amazing, played good defense, better offense and is one of the top 5 players in the league
- Heinrich Zetterberg was amazing: he won the Conn Smythe trophy and is a top 5 player in the league
- Johan Franzen was awesome – lead the playoffs in goals and is a great leader for his line; awesome player here.
- Chris Osgood played phenomenal every game. Was he the best goalie in the N.H.L.? You could definitely make the argument for it – he was brilliant in net when the Wings needed him most. His goals per game average was a little over 1 goal per game: phenomenal!
- Tomas Holmstrom – Awesome job in front of the net, and overall a hussler in all areas of the ice
- Nicklas Lindstrom – He comes through every year w/ big plays for the Wings and is the first guy to be a European captain of the Redwings when they won the Cup.
- Dallas Drake – really laid some big hits on guys, fun to watch
- EVERYONE ELSE ON THEIR ROSTER: Lilja, Draper, Maltby, Hudler, Rafalski, Kronwall, the list goes on-and-on… all of these guys are all-stars. When you have players like Chris Chelios, McCarty, and Hasek on the bench, you know you’ve got an incredible team!
- They had the best team in the N.H.L. – hands down. Pittsburgh was lucky to take it to game 6. In my opinion, the series should have been 4 games to 1.
Notable players for the Pens:
- Marc-Andre Fleury – If it wasn’t for this guy, the series would’ve been 4 games to none! He played phenomenal and is arguably the best goalie of 2008.
- Crosby – Sid the kid always plays tough and is a force to be reckoned with. He had a good series.
- Hossa – Played incredibly tough in the second half of this series.
- Malkin – I was a little disappointed with him early on, but he played very well.
- Orpeck – Definitely the Pens M.V.P. on defense. He was the reason that Detroit didn’t score more often and stayed away from Fleury’s rebounds. This guy deserves a lot of credit – he played extremely well!
- Ganchar – Sergei Ganchar did an awesome job all year and in this series. He played clean, tough hockey and stayed out of the box. Definitely the best defenseman for the Pens all year. Orpeck was the best during the finals though.
For next year:
Go Colorado Avalanche! They have always been my favorite team. But in all seriousness, I think the Pens will have a great shot at winning it all. Detroit will always make a good run in the playoffs. Hopefully we will have as good of a match-up as we did this year. Those teams out East need to really step it up… The Eastern Conference absolutely sucked this year – besides the Pens…
Though my favorite sport came to a close, it was fun to watch. Now, on to that Celtics Vs. Lakers series!!! You’ll see a post about that tomorrow.
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Posted on June 4th 2008 in Sports
June 4th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
wooo…Wings, baby…