Joe Starkey

they should be fresh going into the playoffs.

Sid, by virtue of that injury that forced him to sit out, Gino had some injury issues, and the suspension...

And I thought when both of them came back into the lineup, was it for the Islanders game, I think, that it was going to be one of those situations where, all right, they're going to try to, you know, limp, help the Penguins and be compromised.

And everyone's going to sort of limp in if they do get in.

No, they came back and they've been superb.

So now you have the older star players at the tops of their games and

You have the cast-offs all playing well.

And even the young guy, Ben Kindle, provides a different element going into the playoffs.

Just everything is clicking right now at the perfect time.

So this is good stuff.

No limits.

It's great stuff.

Let's hit the phone lines.

Ryan in New Jersey was at the game last night.

Hello, Ryan.

That was great hearing the Penguins fans chanting at the game, was it not?

Well, I appreciate it, man.

Paint the picture a little better here.

What was it like in the final 10 minutes with the Penguins fans taking over the building?

So when Crosby was in the crease and Malkin dumped the rebound, they peeled off and came right down close, pretty close.