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Originally Posted by greglepore
Fleury played his azz off. That last 10 minutes of the second period was ridiculous.
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(In my best Canadian accent), No dote abote it. I remember when Rutherford was hired. Folks in the 'Burgh were saying how the Pens had always gotten the best of him in trades with Carolina etc. At one point one of the Pens reporters actually got into a shouting match with him then wrote an article about the whole mess, (Rossi?). It wasn't pretty. around the same time the Pens couldn't even dress enough players to fill the roster for a regular season game because of cap issues. Might have been why the shouting match. Fans wanted his head, rightfully so. I have know idea what happened but these last two year he's had the midas touch. Not trading Fleury was the best non move made. Although I'm sure there wasn't a ton offered for an aging back-up goalie with a huge contract.
I also have to say what a class act Trotz is. He stood tall, (more than his players), in the press conference after the game. The first thing out was congratulations to the Pens. Then giving honest answers, or none answers when asked about Overcheckin. "Too emotional now to answer. I won't answer that".