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<blockquote data-quote="COOL MAN" data-source="post: 129264793" data-attributes="member: 1080466">Was in the car last night and didn't see the game.....though I listened to most of it on XM.&nbsp; Sounded to me they took full advantage of playing the worst team in the League, and were simply fortunate the schedule maker&nbsp; gave them someone they could actually beat.Of course, we all know there's nothing about this particular team which indicates they can even win a single game versus the Rangers, let alone beat them 4 out of 7.&nbsp;&nbsp; I guess we'll all fall-back to the &quot;anything can happen&quot; mantra, while trying to concurrently convince ourselves that a middling MAF can single handedly steal the series.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now, don't misunderstand;&nbsp; I'm not giving up on them.....and will root for them as I've done my whole life (especially versus any of those miserable NY teams).&nbsp; But, even in light of the injury and bad luck issues with which they've has been dealing, I just can't come up with a scenario that has them winning a single game against the NYR;&nbsp; that is, unless the Lord all-of-a-sudden decides he's a Pens fan.Meanwhile, check out the attached from this morning's Pittsburgh Tribune-Review by columnist (and former long-time Pens beat writer).....and to Pitt fans, infamous WVU grad/homer.....Rob Rossi.&nbsp; He's a pretty-renown Pens homer;&nbsp; making this (by his standards) fairly-scathing piece about their behind-the-scenes far more troubling than what we've seen on the ice the last month.<a href="http://triblive.com/sports/robrossi/8138395-74/penguins-rutherford-shero#axzz3X0jY2TiE">Linky</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="COOL MAN, post: 129264793, member: 1080466"] Was in the car last night and didn't see the game.....though I listened to most of it on XM. Sounded to me they took full advantage of playing the worst team in the League, and were simply fortunate the schedule maker gave them someone they could actually beat. Of course, we all know there's nothing about this particular team which indicates they can even win a single game versus the Rangers, let alone beat them 4 out of 7. I guess we'll all fall-back to the "anything can happen" mantra, while trying to concurrently convince ourselves that a middling MAF can single handedly steal the series. Now, don't misunderstand; I'm not giving up on them.....and will root for them as I've done my whole life (especially versus any of those miserable NY teams). But, even in light of the injury and bad luck issues with which they've has been dealing, I just can't come up with a scenario that has them winning a single game against the NYR; that is, [B]unless[/B] the Lord all-of-a-sudden decides he's a Pens fan. Meanwhile, check out the attached from this morning's Pittsburgh Tribune-Review by columnist (and former long-time Pens beat writer).....and to Pitt fans, infamous WVU grad/homer.....Rob Rossi. He's a pretty-renown Pens homer; making this (by his standards) fairly-scathing piece about their behind-the-scenes far more troubling than what we've seen on the ice the last month. [URL=http://triblive.com/sports/robrossi/8138395-74/penguins-rutherford-shero#axzz3X0jY2TiE]Linky[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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