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Originally Posted by Buckterrier
Pens are playing quite well as of late. Beating the Brunes twice in 6 days was very nice. Short season anything can happen.
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Ah yes, the vultures coming to gloat over the Bruins demise. To paraphrase:
The reports of the Bruins death are greatly exaggerated. Yes the Pens are playing well but the B's are just 3 point behind them but have 3 games in hand. Likewise they are just one point behind the Habs with a game in hand. They blew a perfectly good opportunity to take the lead outright a week ago when they provided a textbook case of how to blow a 2-0 lead with only 6 minutes remaining. Being a team that win by committee, they either win big or crash and burn. In the above mentioned game they stopped playing Bruin hockey and tried to penalty kill the remainder of the game. The rest, is a sad page in history.
There's no doubt in my mind that the Bruins, Pens, and Habs will contend for the East. Everyone else is an also-ran. The real question is, can anyone stop Chicago?
Oh, and for the record: Crosby is playing incredible hockey. He is the best player on the ice today. THERE, I said it.