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Originally Posted by murtel
Evildink, some of your stats are a bit biased, IMO. Playoff scoring can't really be considered for comparing the Pens and Flyers because the Pens have only played 9 games to the Flyers 12; show me some point per game stats and I might see it differently. Also, Pittsburgh is a totally different team with Hossa in the line-up, IMO. What was the season series between Pittsburgh and Philly when Hossa, Crosby, and Malkin were all dressed?
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I can understand you're saying there with the Pens clinching the first series in 4, but we've played 3 more games against tougher opponents and have been getting scoring from all over the place. The Pens scoring has been pretty much centered around Malkin, Crosby, and Hossa. Their getting scoring elsewhere, but not as much as the Flyers. I'm not downing the ens here, but pointing out that I think we have a better balanced attack. Pittsburgh has 2 great centers and another good one in Staal, but all 4 of our Centers are amongst our top performers. Plus we're getting production from more unexpected players like Upshall and Umberger. I think Lupul is due to break out soon as well. You can also say that Pitt is a completely different team with Hossa, but the same can be said about Prospal. Prospal has been a huge difference since coming here, and especially in the playoffs. Plus answering "what if questions" are silly. That's like me saying "What was the season series when Gagne, Briere, Prospal, Richards, and Lupul like when they were all in the line-up?". You can't answer the question or talk about a series in terms of 1 game. Like I said, I think this is going to be a very evenly matched series.