NHL Stanley Cup 2009

[IsiliRunite]

I'm not too happy with the officiating so far this series... I think the NHL front office does not like teams made of foreign, excellent players.

Back to the present. If Datsyuk was playing in the first four games this series would not have made it to game 7. The sad part about this series is that both teams are arguably worse than they were last year....Still, I'm giving Pittsburgh a decent shot to win this game 7, but considering away ice, a victory might require uncharacteristically good play from the Penguins for that to happen. Look for the home ice ~65% faceoff wins and Detroit's ability to line change before faceoffs (to lock-up key defensive targets) to push Detroit over the edge.

For the sake of my state.

(The Carolina Hurricanes have a huge fanbase. Expansion teams of the past 12 years do not...)

Post-game edit:

Blown calls. That is all.