Stanley Cup Finals: Game One Re-Cap

I hadn't intended on doing game-by-game recaps, but frankly, the pestulance of the Lone Reader has, in some odd way, inspired me to do just that. For the record, I'm pulling for Pittsburgh, and am an avid Red Wing hater. I'm a Blues fan, so the two teams that've pushed my boys around the most are the Stars and the Wings. Sweet Western Conference Finals. If interested, review the comments here, and -- assuming you caught game one -- decide for yourself just how well the Pittsburgh Penguins did or didn't fare in the Finals' first contest in Detroit. If need be, there's some propaganda after the jump, or just make your own (preferrably) educated statement(s) in the comments.

For starters, Pens goalie Marc-Andre Fleury totally set the stage for Pittsburgh demise by falling on his way out the door.



The Big Lead's got its own take on why the game wound up the way it did. It has to do with the non-chef Swedes.

Phil Coffey over at NHL.com has some select words in his game-one summary.

Goalie Chris Osgood wasn’t the beneficiary of an easy night in goal, despite gaining the shutout. Despite his team’s dominance over the final 40 minutes, Osgood needed to be strong in the first period. He made a dozen saves, including several real testers from the Penguins’ strong array of offensive talent.

Interesting. The fourth word of the second sentence there, that is.

The four-letter network chimed in too, of course.

And Yahoo summarizes the match as well.

And courtesy of Barry Melrose Rocks, we have Steve Levy, Don Cherry, and Barry Melrose discussing -- amidst buffoonish bumblings -- the game. Levy makes an interesting statement at the 1:27 mark.



And that's all I have to say about that.