Are we to take it one Mr. Singer is not a fan of Mariana Hossa?

Congratulations to Eric Godard.  The most deserving Penguin to raise the Stanley Cup high above his head.  Godard now joins a distinguished list of gamers that includes Scott Parker, Aaron Downey, Shawn Thornton, George Parros, Dave Brown and The Hammer to have his name engraved forever on hockeys ultimate prize.  Enjoy the celebration because next year Riley Cote gets his name on it.

I guess Hossa’s strategy backfired. Amazing game 7.

Let’s not forget adding the human spark plug Andre Roy to that distinguished list of gamers to hold the Stanley Cup high in the air.  And we’ll throw in Darren McCarty while we’re at it.

it ok wings is get the cup back next season

first item od business - the wings is not get the cup back next year

Second item of business - Philly will never ever win the cup again. If they keep putting together teams that act like a bunch of goons they will keep losing to the Pens. 2007 - 2008, the Pens destroyed the Flyers in the Eastern Conference finals and frankly the pens had a tougher team than the cryers had. 2008 - 2009 the Pens had a closer series with the cryers but none the less the same results, and why Carcillo who just couldn’t help being a thugish goon started a fight with Max Talbot effectively firing up the Pens and finishing any chance of a comeback in that series. We’ll see next year but I kinds feel like the Flyers are going down in the standings and the Pens are on their way up.

Third order of business - who the hell is Mariana Hossa Marian’s sister? Anyway doesn’t matter where he goes. He went to detroit to “win” and ended up having one of the worst playoff runs I’ve ever seen from a 7 million dollar man. Good luck and good riddance Marian. This guy sucks in the Playoffs plain and simple. The only reason he had a good 2007 - 2008 playoff run was because of Sidney Crosby.

Max Talbot should have been Playoff MVP.  Who else goaded Carcillo into fighting, which changed the momentum like I’ve rarely seen a fight do, played consistently, and scored all goals in Game 7?  What a travesty.

I’d like to know who decides the winner of that award?  Does it have to go to the leading scorer or hot goalie every year?  Sure Gretzky and Lemieux deserved theirs, but he Talbots of the league usually help their teams the most in crunch time.  I recall Bob Gainey hoisting a lot of cups, and Gillies and Nystrom, the line of Kocur, Maltby & Draper, etc.

I agree with Randy, the Philthadelphia Cryers are a trashbag loser organization that think bringing back what they did in the 70’s will help them win.  Just wait til the pens go 4 for 10 on powerplays each game and bury those gutless cheapshot Cryers.  Getting Pronger and Lapperiere is laughable. I can’t wait til next year.  Back 2 back baby, Malkin, Crosby, Staal, Letang, Fleury and Goligoski will only get better and Gonch playing a whole season, its over son.  Detroit is done, I predicted this before Hossa went to Chicago but 09-10 Stanley Cup final will be an exciting Pens vs. Hawks series with end to end action and the Pens coming out on top.  No more Dead Puck Era trapping (Detroit, New Jersey etc…)

Rex, its not just what you do in clutch situations that gets you the MVP its consistancy throughout the playoffs and looking at what the individual has done night in and night out.  Malkin did some incredible things every single round and carried the Pens to a cup win.  No doubt my buddy Talbot had a huge role in the Pens winning but specifically remember in game 7 it was malkin’s relentless pressure that led to talbots first goal.  The real travesty is Malkin not being voted MVP of the season, he lead the league in points with Crosby missing time, with Gonchar (the QB of the powerplay) out for basically the whole year and he also led the league in takeaways.  Ovechkin won because he scores goals and is more of a T.O. personality.  Its all about character when these so called expert writers vote for MVP.  Ovechkin is a cherry picker, if he would spend more time on defense, team play and forechecking he would be deserving of the MVP.  Malkin touched every inch of the ice every shift every game, that’s why he has a cup, and in the playoffs that’s why he won the more important MVP.