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Anonymous
>>137369 Actually discussing the shortcomings of a team or the style of game that they play is hardly BAWWWWing.
If you can't find anything wrong with a team's performance or some aspect of the game that you don't enjoy then you aren't paying attention.
I'm not complaining that they won, I'm just stating that they are a boring team. Hockey itself has stated that they need to do something to bring the game back to people's attention, and they have stated that again scoring is down. Detroit's style of play is not the solution to these problems.
The Western conference this year was a pretty boring affair. Most of the top scorers came from the East, the Eastern style was a more exciting, more interesting version of the game. The fact that the Pens kept forcing their way back into the games was more exciting than Detroit's "Come to us" defensive style. I was rooting t for the Pens to come back last night, and was on the edge of my seat when they almost did. 2 games that they came back at the last seconds to force overtime is compelling to watch. The Wings on the other hand, got a lead and tried to stop the game, runout the clock, and slide home on minimal trying. Detroit won the game on a goalie mistake, not by virtue of their blazing offense.
The Caps and Ovechkin were a great team to watch, Montreal had a great offense and power play, even Phillie coming back from worst team to go to the conference finals was exciting. The Pens earned their national coverage by the exciting style of play that they use, that's why almost all of the Sunday games on NBC were Pens games.
The West by comparison was the same a usual. The same teams came to the playoffs, playing the same style of hockey that they did the year before, and the year before that. Sure, there were moments of brilliance and excitement, but for the most part they were outshone by the East.
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