Pens win the opener 6-3

Well........there sure was a lot to like about tonights win........3 goals from blueliners tonight with Gonchar, Letang and Goligoski each chipping in a goal...........Crosby had 2 more points to get to 16 points for the playoffs.........Craig Fucking Adams was Craig Fucking Adams.......scoring a goal, killing penalties, and hitting.......The Pens made the star of the last series look BAD tonite scoring 6 goals from 6 different players......the Pens were 4 for 4 on the power play tonite, and are now 11 for 34 on the post season or nearly 32%...........Matt Cooke was a beast tonight, hitting and making plays all over the ice...........Staal notched another goal...............Malkin was okay tonite, and Fleury.......eh........did enough to win in a game where the Pens had 6 goals............

I also think the Pens CAN really take advantage of getting an early jump on this team, IF they do not get overconfident or complacent.......the Habs played a very emotional 7 game series, and slayed the giant if you will..........they played two nights ago, so are now entering another tough series on NO rest, while the Pens had almost a week to rest up.......the Pens are bigger and more physical........the Pens need to keep up the clean physical play, finish every check, cycle down low, and wear this team down........If the Pens play smart and work at the desperation level they should, they have too much for Montreal......but remember this........when the Habs gave up a 3 goal lead in game two against the Craps many people including me thought they had no chance......after all you were a hair away from taking a 2 game lead on a far superior team, and had it taken away in a heartbeat.......then you fall down 1-3 in the series.......it is over right? It should have been......bu this team found a way to come back and win, so do not take them lightly.......but the Pens are constructed to wear their opponents down and the Habs should be ripe to fall prey to that..........on another note, the Habs may have lost Markov for a period which would be ugly for the Habs, and Jordan Staal left with an injury as well.....with Staal one of the leagues best penalty killers, and the third center in the Pens three center/mismatch model they can ill afford to be without Staal who has played in 358 consecutive games.........Here is to hoping that Malkin comes out flying in game two and takes over in another Pens victory.