Sean Gentile

The texters have absolutely brought it today.

There is a lot of shots have been taken on the text line.

Oh, so they've never switched an opinion before?

Well, the difference is this is a team that you have been competing with all season long for playoff positioning.

And you went into their place where you have historically struggled and kicked their ass.

That's what makes it a difference for me with eight games left now.

Well, I felt like they didn't play well against the Stars.

They've been riding basically an up-and-down roller coaster where now Crosby was out, they got him back.

Malkin obviously banged up as well.

At least for me, still a very shaky goaltender situation.

My confidence was wavering for them because of all those factors.

And I didn't know if once you got to the true stretch of the stretch run, if you could have an Anthony Manta or depth scoring, be able to stack up when you're already down 2-0 to a team like the Islanders.

And the way they fought back and outscored them 8-1, that's significant enough so that they could lose to Detroit tonight.

And I'm not going to waver on that.

Based on this one game, what I saw against a team that you have been going up against all year long, fighting against, now a game in hand against as well still.

So you think they're going to make the playoffs?

I do think they're going to make the playoffs.

Period.

Full stop.

Austin said they're going.