Originally posted by: mpitts
24 hours from now, Detroit will be celebrating.
The chances that Pittsburgh wins this game is somewhere around 20%, and I think that is being generous.
The statistics in Detroit:
Even strength goals
--
Pittsburgh 1
Detroit 7
Goaltending
--
Fleury
3.67 GA - .865 SV
77 Shots - 66 Saves
Osgood
0.67 GA - .977 SV
86 Shots - 84 Saves
Detroit is 11-1 at home in the playoffs.
The home team is 12-2 all time in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Here's what I believe are the keys to the game:
Pittsburgh will need to score first. Fleury beats himself up after giving up a goal in Detroit. You see it in his body language every time. He is easily deflated. Osgood is much more mentally tough than Fleury. Really, this is the biggest key. Fleury will make or break Pittsburgh tomorrow. He MUST play his best game of the playoffs and give up zero soft goals.
Pittsburgh must score at least three to win. Detroit has surrendered three or more goals at home twice this year in the playoffs.
Pittsburgh must have more power plays than Detroit. Detroit has given up 10 even strength goals in 12 home playoff games this year.
Pittsburgh must be tied or leading going in to the 3rd period. Detroit gives up VERY few 3rd period goals and has yet to surrender at lead going into the 3rd.
The fact of the matter is that Detroit dominates even strength play, especially at home. I am a Red Wings homer. But I also know the facts. This is Detroit's game to win.
LET'S GO RED WINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here?s a breakdown of the injuries:
? Nicklas Lidstrom: He was speared in the testicles by Patrick Sharp during Game 3 against Chicago and underwent surgery on the area two days later. he Missed Games 4 and 5 against Chicago, then returned and played every game of the Cup finals.
? Rafalski: He ruptured a disk in his back between the first and second round but returned for Game 6 against Anaheim. ?It got to the point where he could play again,? Holland said, ?but if had been the regular season, he would have been out another week or two. He played through the pain of a herniated disk.?
? Kris Draper: He missed the first 10 games of the playoffs after taking a stick to the throat that tore cartilage in the neck area, Holland said. ?As a precaution, we didn?t want him to get hit in the neck and have something go down the air pipe wrong.? Draper was out from Game 4 against Chicago to Game 5 against Pittsburgh because of a pulled groin.
? Pavel Datsyuk: Suffered a charley horse when he was hit along the boards and also was hit by a slap shot in his foot during Game 2 against Chicago, causing him to miss seven games. ?The charley horse turned out to be more significant,? Holland said. ?He never was 100% -- he didn?t have any thrust. A charley horse can be a 4-6-week injury, but he pushed through to play.?
? Dan Cleary: Played through a groin pull suffered in Game 4 against Pittsburgh. ?He was very sore after Game 4, and we didn?t expect him to play in Game 5,? Holland said. ?An MRI showed he had a significant groin injury, but he wanted to play.?
? Tomas Kopecky: Needed surgery after he fractured his right orbital bone following fight with Francois Beauchemin in Game 4 against Anaheim. Missed the rest of the playoffs.
Originally posted by: dennilfloss
Some Detroit injuries posted on another forum.
Here?s a breakdown of the injuries:
? Nicklas Lidstrom: He was speared in the testicles by Patrick Sharp during Game 3 against Chicago and underwent surgery on the area two days later. he Missed Games 4 and 5 against Chicago, then returned and played every game of the Cup finals.
? Rafalski: He ruptured a disk in his back between the first and second round but returned for Game 6 against Anaheim. ?It got to the point where he could play again,? Holland said, ?but if had been the regular season, he would have been out another week or two. He played through the pain of a herniated disk.?
? Kris Draper: He missed the first 10 games of the playoffs after taking a stick to the throat that tore cartilage in the neck area, Holland said. ?As a precaution, we didn?t want him to get hit in the neck and have something go down the air pipe wrong.? Draper was out from Game 4 against Chicago to Game 5 against Pittsburgh because of a pulled groin.
? Pavel Datsyuk: Suffered a charley horse when he was hit along the boards and also was hit by a slap shot in his foot during Game 2 against Chicago, causing him to miss seven games. ?The charley horse turned out to be more significant,? Holland said. ?He never was 100% -- he didn?t have any thrust. A charley horse can be a 4-6-week injury, but he pushed through to play.?
? Dan Cleary: Played through a groin pull suffered in Game 4 against Pittsburgh. ?He was very sore after Game 4, and we didn?t expect him to play in Game 5,? Holland said. ?An MRI showed he had a significant groin injury, but he wanted to play.?
? Tomas Kopecky: Needed surgery after he fractured his right orbital bone following fight with Francois Beauchemin in Game 4 against Anaheim. Missed the rest of the playoffs.
I'm sure we'll hear about Pittsburgh injuries too.
Originally posted by: mallik
It seems that whenever a team loses the injury list comes out:
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: mallik
It seems that whenever a team loses the injury list comes out:
It's released for basically every team after their season is over. Every team plays through them in playoffs though... unless you're Sidney Crosby in a tight game 7 of the SC finals. He was noticeably in good spirits when asked to hoist the cup though.
Oh I had to take a stab.
BTW, I thought for sure Hossa would've had a line in that injury list... he never scored in the finals right? That's just not showing up when your team needs you... so he didn't deserve the cup anyway.
fuck Hossa and fuck the Wings!Originally posted by: dennilfloss
Originally posted by: Paratus
Hossa NO CUP FOR YOU!
For people getting on Hossa (some even call him a traitor, Pittsburgh got him as a rental. He played less than one season there. It's not like he departed after several seasons.
I wanted Detroit to win for him. Crosby will have his share of cups. Plus now there's little chance of Hossa coming back to Ottawa. He'll probably sign long term in Detroit to get another chance at the Cup.
Originally posted by: dennilfloss
Some Detroit injuries posted on another forum.
Here?s a breakdown of the injuries:
? Nicklas Lidstrom: He was speared in the testicles by Patrick Sharp during Game 3 against Chicago and underwent surgery on the area two days later. he Missed Games 4 and 5 against Chicago, then returned and played every game of the Cup finals.
? Rafalski: He ruptured a disk in his back between the first and second round but returned for Game 6 against Anaheim. ?It got to the point where he could play again,? Holland said, ?but if had been the regular season, he would have been out another week or two. He played through the pain of a herniated disk.?
? Kris Draper: He missed the first 10 games of the playoffs after taking a stick to the throat that tore cartilage in the neck area, Holland said. ?As a precaution, we didn?t want him to get hit in the neck and have something go down the air pipe wrong.? Draper was out from Game 4 against Chicago to Game 5 against Pittsburgh because of a pulled groin.
? Pavel Datsyuk: Suffered a charley horse when he was hit along the boards and also was hit by a slap shot in his foot during Game 2 against Chicago, causing him to miss seven games. ?The charley horse turned out to be more significant,? Holland said. ?He never was 100% -- he didn?t have any thrust. A charley horse can be a 4-6-week injury, but he pushed through to play.?
? Dan Cleary: Played through a groin pull suffered in Game 4 against Pittsburgh. ?He was very sore after Game 4, and we didn?t expect him to play in Game 5,? Holland said. ?An MRI showed he had a significant groin injury, but he wanted to play.?
? Tomas Kopecky: Needed surgery after he fractured his right orbital bone following fight with Francois Beauchemin in Game 4 against Anaheim. Missed the rest of the playoffs.
I'm sure we'll hear about Pittsburgh injuries too.
Originally posted by: coloumb
Originally posted by: dennilfloss
Some Detroit injuries posted on another forum.
Here?s a breakdown of the injuries:
? Nicklas Lidstrom: He was speared in the testicles by Patrick Sharp during Game 3 against Chicago and underwent surgery on the area two days later. he Missed Games 4 and 5 against Chicago, then returned and played every game of the Cup finals.
? Rafalski: He ruptured a disk in his back between the first and second round but returned for Game 6 against Anaheim. ?It got to the point where he could play again,? Holland said, ?but if had been the regular season, he would have been out another week or two. He played through the pain of a herniated disk.?
? Kris Draper: He missed the first 10 games of the playoffs after taking a stick to the throat that tore cartilage in the neck area, Holland said. ?As a precaution, we didn?t want him to get hit in the neck and have something go down the air pipe wrong.? Draper was out from Game 4 against Chicago to Game 5 against Pittsburgh because of a pulled groin.
? Pavel Datsyuk: Suffered a charley horse when he was hit along the boards and also was hit by a slap shot in his foot during Game 2 against Chicago, causing him to miss seven games. ?The charley horse turned out to be more significant,? Holland said. ?He never was 100% -- he didn?t have any thrust. A charley horse can be a 4-6-week injury, but he pushed through to play.?
? Dan Cleary: Played through a groin pull suffered in Game 4 against Pittsburgh. ?He was very sore after Game 4, and we didn?t expect him to play in Game 5,? Holland said. ?An MRI showed he had a significant groin injury, but he wanted to play.?
? Tomas Kopecky: Needed surgery after he fractured his right orbital bone following fight with Francois Beauchemin in Game 4 against Anaheim. Missed the rest of the playoffs.
I'm sure we'll hear about Pittsburgh injuries too.
Holy crap - sounds like something you'd see for the Oiler's team.
I don't think you're looking at the same list as I am.Originally posted by: lektrix
Originally posted by: coloumb
Originally posted by: dennilfloss
Some Detroit injuries posted on another forum.
Here?s a breakdown of the injuries:
? Nicklas Lidstrom: He was speared in the testicles by Patrick Sharp during Game 3 against Chicago and underwent surgery on the area two days later. he Missed Games 4 and 5 against Chicago, then returned and played every game of the Cup finals.
? Rafalski: He ruptured a disk in his back between the first and second round but returned for Game 6 against Anaheim. ?It got to the point where he could play again,? Holland said, ?but if had been the regular season, he would have been out another week or two. He played through the pain of a herniated disk.?
? Kris Draper: He missed the first 10 games of the playoffs after taking a stick to the throat that tore cartilage in the neck area, Holland said. ?As a precaution, we didn?t want him to get hit in the neck and have something go down the air pipe wrong.? Draper was out from Game 4 against Chicago to Game 5 against Pittsburgh because of a pulled groin.
? Pavel Datsyuk: Suffered a charley horse when he was hit along the boards and also was hit by a slap shot in his foot during Game 2 against Chicago, causing him to miss seven games. ?The charley horse turned out to be more significant,? Holland said. ?He never was 100% -- he didn?t have any thrust. A charley horse can be a 4-6-week injury, but he pushed through to play.?
? Dan Cleary: Played through a groin pull suffered in Game 4 against Pittsburgh. ?He was very sore after Game 4, and we didn?t expect him to play in Game 5,? Holland said. ?An MRI showed he had a significant groin injury, but he wanted to play.?
? Tomas Kopecky: Needed surgery after he fractured his right orbital bone following fight with Francois Beauchemin in Game 4 against Anaheim. Missed the rest of the playoffs.
I'm sure we'll hear about Pittsburgh injuries too.
Holy crap - sounds like something you'd see for the Oiler's team.
Crosby - missed 2/3rds of Game 7
Gonchar - played with torn MCL
Sykora - OUT, only played 6 games in the entire playoffs
Kinda even I think.
Originally posted by: dennilfloss
Some Detroit injuries posted on another forum.
Here?s a breakdown of the injuries:
? Nicklas Lidstrom: He was speared in the testicles by Patrick Sharp during Game 3 against Chicago and underwent surgery on the area two days later. he Missed Games 4 and 5 against Chicago, then returned and played every game of the Cup finals.
? Rafalski: He ruptured a disk in his back between the first and second round but returned for Game 6 against Anaheim. ?It got to the point where he could play again,? Holland said, ?but if had been the regular season, he would have been out another week or two. He played through the pain of a herniated disk.?
? Kris Draper: He missed the first 10 games of the playoffs after taking a stick to the throat that tore cartilage in the neck area, Holland said. ?As a precaution, we didn?t want him to get hit in the neck and have something go down the air pipe wrong.? Draper was out from Game 4 against Chicago to Game 5 against Pittsburgh because of a pulled groin.
? Pavel Datsyuk: Suffered a charley horse when he was hit along the boards and also was hit by a slap shot in his foot during Game 2 against Chicago, causing him to miss seven games. ?The charley horse turned out to be more significant,? Holland said. ?He never was 100% -- he didn?t have any thrust. A charley horse can be a 4-6-week injury, but he pushed through to play.?
? Dan Cleary: Played through a groin pull suffered in Game 4 against Pittsburgh. ?He was very sore after Game 4, and we didn?t expect him to play in Game 5,? Holland said. ?An MRI showed he had a significant groin injury, but he wanted to play.?
? Tomas Kopecky: Needed surgery after he fractured his right orbital bone following fight with Francois Beauchemin in Game 4 against Anaheim. Missed the rest of the playoffs.
I'm sure we'll hear about Pittsburgh injuries too.
Originally posted by: rh71
^ bah, Ryan Whitney speared Ovechkin in the nuts but he still played... Russian Machine never breaks...
TextOvechkin has missed only four games in his four-year NHL career. He sat out one game during his rookie season in 2005-06 with a groin injury, and he was away for two games early this season to spend time with his ailing grandfather in Russia.
[/quote]Ericsson's speedy return amazes others
Monday, June 01, 2009
By Shelly Anderson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
DETROIT -- Jonathan Ericsson, who scored Detroit's first goal last night, did not seem to think it was a big deal that he was playing in the Stanley Cup final on back-to-back nights a few days after an appendectomy, but he understands that others do.
"Yeah, some people think it's crazy," the Detroit rookie defenseman said after the morning skate yesterday between Games 1 and 2 against the Penguins at Joe Louis Arena. "But you see what the doctors are doing, what kind of job they're doing. It's not that strange. I'm just happy I had the doctor I had for the surgery and the team doctors we have here."
Ericsson had the surgery Wednesday. He said having the area numbed before games helps.
Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom, who had a lower-body injury, spent Wednesday night in the locker room with Ericsson while the team wrapped up the Western Conference final with a victory against Chicago.
"He was in here on the couch lying down pretty much the whole game," Lidstrom said. "I told him, 'Just rest. You don't have to sit up or do anything.' That's what he did the whole game.
Originally posted by: rh71
^ bah, Ryan Whitney speared Ovechkin in the nuts but he still played... Russian Machine never breaks...
Originally posted by: shaolin95
Love my PENS!
The most shocking moment of the night....Mario lifting the CUP.....NHL RULES!