from Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

What was Crosby's excuse? What will be the reason Crosby couldn't get the Penguins back to the Cup Final this time?

If the Penguins don't rally to play for the Cup for the first time since winning it in 2009, somebody somewhere — in Pittsburgh, and if not, certainly in his native Canada — is going to absolve Crosby of responsibility for the loss.

Somebody always does.

The argument will probably be that Crosby scored winning goals in Games 2 and 3 against the Lightning.

Great. Awesome.

Where was he in Game 5? And what in the name of Bobby Orr was Letang doing most of Sunday night?

With fellow defenseman Trevor Daley out because of a broken ankle, Letang needed to match his MVP-level that he was providing most of these playoffs. He fell far below that high bar.

Perhaps the best skating defenseman in the NHL spent a lot of time standing around. When Letang didn't, he was lunging aimlessly and leaving Fleury exposed.

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