Gotta love what you saw last night if you watched Game 1 of the Cup Final. The Wings did their thing and won a tough, physical game and got what they needed from Chris Osgood.
Here are a few things I took from G1-
1. Love him or hate him, seeing Sid throw a nasty check on Henrik Zetterberg in the 1st period and then taking a few shots at Kirk Maltby after the game.
2. Nik Kronwall looking to throw a devastating hip check on Evgeni Malkin, missing by a second — if he hit him, it would have been amazing.
3. Hal Gill getting away with a slash on a near breakaway by Darren Helm. Helm, a speedy youngster, broke free and got a shot off, but not without a slash to the hands from Gill, and the refs letting Gill get away with it.
-Continuing to look at the Red Wings — how smart were they to lock up Johan Franzen long term? Even if the ‘Mule’ scores 15-20 goals per regular season, if he continues his play in the playoffs each year like he has the last two, he is worth every penny of his $5 million plus per season.
-If Justin Abdelkader can score for the Wings in the Final, I still think I have hope.
-Despite complaints from a lot of fans, I love the fact that after last nights game, the two teams face-off again tonight at 8P.
-I am stealing this line from a friend, but I really think the Wings could be the first team to win a best of seven series in three game.
More later………
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