So I decided at the last minute this past Saturday to go with one of the Fox 17 photojournalists to game one of the Stanley Cup Finals in Detroit. I had a gut feeling that if I wanted tp get to one of these games, the first game had to be it. Plus, all work and no play makes Brent a dull boy.
I sat in the press box and watched a Red Wings team surgically destroy the young Penguins over the final two periods. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin could do nothing, ad the Wings defenders got back and sealed off the blue line.
I then went on the Sports Ticket Sunday night and called for a sweep by Detroit. After watching game two from the comforts of my living room, I stand by my sweep prediction. Simply put, the Penguins don't belong on the same ice as the Red Wings. Detroit is just flat out better in every phase of the game.
Penguins fans may argue that the series is now shifting to Pittsburgh, where the Pens haven't lost a game in almost three months. They will have a jump in game three. They will try to match the Wings in the physical department, but I don't think it will lead to a win.
If the Pens can get the first goal in game three, and feel what it's like to play with a lead, they'll feed off the home crowd and play better. But eventually the Wings experience will rise to the top again and Detroit will win.
This series is over folks. The young Penguins are now faced with having to beat the Red Wings four of the next five games, including one game at the Joe.
Not gonna happen!!
The only thing that upsets me is that the Wings won't be able to skate the cup at home. It'll happen Saturday night at Mellon Arena.