By Mr. Thursday Night
For the second consecutive season the NHL finals is the Gary Bettman special aka the Pittsburgh Penguins versus the Detroit Red Wings.
Pittsburgh and Detroit both cruised through the conference finals after having difficult, 7 game series in the semis. The Red Wings are currently a bit banged up but who isn't this time of year.
I would expect this series to be very entertaining and high scoring. Pittsburgh will have a difficult time slowing down the fast Detroit forwards while Chris Osgood will be average at best against Crosby, Malkin and the rest of the red hot Pens.
Last season when these teams met, the Wings took home the cup in 6 games. An interesting storyline in this series features Detroit's Marian Hossa who left the Pens after last season because he wanted a better chance at a title. He finds himself back in the finals this time against his former mates. This Penguins team is better than last years and I fully expect the Pens to pull the upset and defeat the Wings in an epic 7 game series.
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