Now THAT'S more like it.
Maybe the most complete game of the season for the Pens, certainly since the West Coast trip.
There was no doubt that the right buttons were pushed leading up to this game, especially the broken English to broken English talk between Therrien and Malkin on Friday. Malkin was dominant out there tonight, certainly up to the level of Sid, if not a notch above.
The thing to watch for now is whether Malkin can sustain that effort on a consistent basis, or settle back into his old routine.
But this was one of those games this year that showed the NHL what it's gonna be like having lines centered by Crosby and Malkin coming at them at a frenetic pace.
I have to give a tip of the hat to the defense as well, they really seemed to play a sound game, and yes, that includes my buddy Joe Melichar. That was his best game in a long time.
I'm not that concerned that MAF gave up three goals, the last two were fluky bounces, one off of Gonchar's shin pad, and the last off of a fortunate rebound.
Now it's onto Washington, where the NHL and Versus are doing some major advertising leading up to this game. I don't think either Sid nor Ovechkin nor Malkin will disappoint us, their competitive juices should have no trouble flowing Monday night.
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