Pens are in

I have to admit that I have been sceptical about the Penguins chances of winning the Stanley Cup. I saw a team with suspect defense and little offensive depth beside their biggest two stars. Now, after the sweep of Carolina and injuries to Detroit's Nick Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk, even I have to admit that they might even beat the Red Wings (or Blackhawks) in the Finals. We all knew that Crosby and Malkin are great, that Fleury can be solid or that Gonchar is a great powerplay quarterback. But the contributions of deadline acquisitions Bill Guerin and Chris Kunitz are also very important to the team. Together with Ruslan Fedotenko and Gonchar's future replacement Kris Letang they have provided enough scoring to stop the opposing teams form concentrating only on the two stars. It's also nice to see Mark Eaton, one of the most underrated defenseman in the league, have four goals and be +10 (third on the team behind Crosby and Guerin)