4 Reasons why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win the Stanley Cup

Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win the Stanley Cup

and why Josh Sucks. lots.

The question asked every single NHL hockey season is 'Who will win the Stanley Cup?' Now just because Pittsburgh is my favourite team does not mean that I am being bias here. When it comes to this question my answer is sincerely honest and would be the same even if I hated them (like I hate Paul Martin). I would still believe that when 2013/14 NHL season comes to an end this team would take home the sacred Lord Stanley  

So here is 4 Reasons why Pittsburgh will be taking home that cup: 

1) Take a look at that Roster

Pittsburgh has an insane amount of wealth of talented players. They are blessed with greats like Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Their whole roster has the offensive firepower, the talent at the blue line and in net, as well they hold all the assets that are vital in making their way to the Stanley Cup Finals. Although a great lineup the Penguins frequently suffer with injuries, specifically speaking right now you have Kris Letang out due to a Stroke, Paul Martin (boo) and Beau Bennet out with hand/wrist injuries, Pascal Dupuis gone after undergoing torn ACL and MCL surgery, and also Thomas Vuokon who suffered a blood clot earlier this year. Still with all those players missing the roster is still looking hot. Once they overcome all of their injuries, they’ll become almost unstoppable and have an even easier chance of getting to that cup. 

2) Fleury's Goaltending 

You could say that Marc-Andre Fleury during recent (or all) playoffs has been a bit of a wild card. During regular season 90% of the time that kid is on fire, but when the stress of playoffs come around Fleury the rough times get to him and essentially he chokes big time. The way he has been playing this year I feel that things are going to be different when playoffs role around. He knows he might not have Voukoun there to back him up if things get rough so he's going to have to put all his heart into making sure he rocks every game. Fleury has gone from a downward spiral and worked his way back up after a disappointing last two seasons. 

3) The Power Play 

The penguins have the best power play in the NHL and they for a good reason. When it comes to their power play they are shining their brightest. They basically have 5 stars leading their power play and no one can touch them. With Crosby, Malkin, Letang, Kunitz, and Neal out there all you are gonna get is goals and scoring chances. The power play is also very versatile with when almost every single player that sees power play time is very comfortable with it. If the other team covers one of the dangerous players to be honest they are not doing much because there are 4 more dangerous players on that power play line. So there will always be one dangerous player open which is why the Penguins power play seems to succeed. The Pens power play is indeed dangerous. 

4) Leadership 

And the final reason that the pens are favourites to win the Stanley Cup is because of the leadership they have in the locker room. And by leadership the greatness that comes from all of the captains. Specifically speaking though, I mean Sidney Crosby. His leadership makes a big difference in a team.  With Sidney Crosby captaining the team and Malkin and Orpik and Kuntiz backing him up with the A's the penguins are destined to go far. 

oh and josh sucks because he does and thinks the penguins sucks and is mean to me. 


Till next time, - Bill 'Katie' Murray