Red Wings wins first game for the Stanley Cup to Penguins

As expected, the Red Wings made it to the NHL 2008 finals for the Stanley cup after beating the Texas Stars finishing that series 4-2 and winning the Western conference championship title, while on the Eastern, the Penguins advanced after ending with the Flyers hopes in a series that finished 4-1.

The Finals are on, with the Red Wings having won the first match by 4-0, is truly clear that Detroit is going to make themselves respect at their house, and Pittsburgh will need to show that their younger roster is as capable as the experienced Detroit.

Now, The Red Wings had managed to win without the firepower of Johan Franzen, the symbol of Detroit’s offensive, and everything points to a comeback from the scorer for game 2 to the Penguins. So, if the Swede returns to the ice, Pittsburgh have more reasons to be worried about.

Franzen has missed 6 straight matches, and when he returns he will surely not be at his best shape, but he’s going to give a good fight, and everybody is concious of that.