Just a great hockey game tonight in Nashville as the Penguins won the Cup for the second straight season with a spellbinding 2-0 win in Game 6. Nothing came easy for the Penguins this post season as they had to struggle through all four rounds of the playoffs, but when it came to crunch time they always responded like champions.
Patrick Hornquist, a former Pred no less, scored the game winner with 1:35 left in the third off an assist from the point by Justin Schultz. Carl Haglin secured the win with an empty net insurance goal. Rookie netminder Matt Murray was stellar with his second straight shutout, and Sid Crosby showed why he’s the league’s best player with a repeat as the Conn Smythe winner as the outstanding player in the playoffs.
A fitting repeat for this storied franchise as they won their fifth Stanley Cup in the salary cap era. The Pens have a great owner in Mario Lemieux and the perfect head coach in Mike Sullivan. And, of course, they have the best hockey player on the planet in Sid Crosby.
These Pens become the first team in the NHL to repeat since the Detroit Red Wings did it in ’97-’98.
From start to finish these Stanley Cup Playoffs were outstanding. Hopefully, Adam Silver along with Charles Barkley was watching.
Of the four major sports, I don’t think it’s hyperbole to state Sidney Crosby now stands at the top of the mountain. I’d go LeBron second, Tom Brady third, and I’m not sure who in baseball it would be.