Sidney Crosby didn't step up, Evgeni Malkin didn't step up - it was Maxime Talbot, who won the Pens the Cup. The grinder scored two goals for the second time in these Finals and, with some help from the goaltending of Marc-Andre Fleury, gave the Pens the victory. Talbot, the Penguins 8th round pick in 2002, averaged 24 points in each of the last three regular seasons in Pittsburgh. Despite a 100-point season in the QMJHL, he has actually shown no progress in developing his scoring touch (his 80 career points in 261 games give him an average of 25 points per 82 games - almost the same as his three-year average). Nevertheless he has scored six points in seven games against the Red Wings - he was the key to the Penguins win not only in game 7, but also in the whole series.
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