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I'm uncomfortable with the statistical advantage the Wings have as the home team in a game 7. The law of averages is against us. I also believe Detroit could come out very tight. Pittsburgh already survived and is playing with house money. Detroit is supposed to win at home so all the pressure is on them.

I like Detroit's experience. I also like the fact that when the Red Wings had a must win game (Game 5) they delivered a beating. When Pitt had to win in game 6, they won by a goal even though Detroit played horribly and was still inches away from tying it. Don't be surprised if we see some line changes, with Datsyuk going back to centering Hossa. Pittsburgh hasn't seen that line yet as Babcock was forced to put Datsyuk on the wing with Zetterberg for the road games. Because of the last change advantage in Detroit Babcock can pair Datsyuk with Hossa, a combination that got Hossa 40 goals this year. At least, I'm hoping that turns out to mean something. On the other hand, youth could be an advanatge in a game like this. The Pens will be flying around for sure.

Who knows? Game 7s are like a lottery. You'll probably see it go scoreless well into the 2nd or even the 3rd period, both teams get very tight, and a freakish play decides the whole thing. This should be fun but I'm too nervous to look at that way. As a kid watching Red Wings games at Olympia the Cup was unimaginable, like the Holy Grail. They are my most beloved team in all of sports. To have it all come down to one game is pretty intense.