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Originally Posted by trader220
Now this talk about this Pens squad (15/16 and 16/17) being one of the all time great teams.... LOL .... ahhh I don't think so. I would rank the Pens early 90's team as better and neither of them as good as the mid 80's Oilers, or late 70's Habs, maybe even the early 80's Islanders. Mind you as a Flyer fan my guys lost to all three of those teams in a finals series so its not like I exactly like those teams.
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While I agree this version of the Pens did not pass the eye test for greatness,(although one could say their perseverance alone constitutes greatness), I believe the stats do tell a different story.
1). Four top Cup playoff scorers
2). Top goal scorer
3). Top assist man
4). Top goals against goaltender
5). Top save percentage goaltender
6). 5 of 16 wins were shutouts
7). Top scoring team in playoffs
8). Second best goals against team in playoffs
Malkin being a beast, leading scorer and leader in PIM. Pretty heady stuff.
Those are pretty good stats. I will say though they did not look 'great'. Maybe it was all the plug-n-play they had to do.
Have faith Flatt, you have to sink to the bowels to come back up. Just ask a Pens fan
