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Vote on Marc-Andre Fleury's best playoff saves. And relive the 2009 Stanley Cup Final

Tim Benz
Tim Benz
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Marc-Andre Fleury makes a save in the second period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final in Pittsburgh on June 9, 2009.

Wednesday’s “Essey Tire” hockey podcast features Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer, as we flashback to the 2009 Stanley Cup Final.

Because, well, there are no 2020 NHL playoffs to discuss right now.

Thanks for that, covid-19.

So the best we can do is look to the past. And AT&T SportsNet and 105.9 the X are helping us do so by replaying all the wins from the 2009 finals against the Detroit Red Wings.

The Game 6 victory (2-1) was on Monday. Game 7 will be played back on Wednesday. Metz and I talk about some of the lost, great moments from Game 6 because it was so incredibly dwarfed by the drama of the Game 7 victory to hoist the Cup.

What an incredibly tension-filled 60 minutes that was at Mellon Arena! If the Penguins don’t win that one, there is no Game 7. There is no save on Nick Lidstrom. There are no goals from Max Talbot.

Some of the phenomenal highlights from that contest include the two big goals from third-liners Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy.

That was also the night when Rob Scuderi became “The Piece” because of his incredible effort to stop the Red Wings from shoving in a loose puck from the crease during the waning moments.

Also, Fleury made a remarkable save on Dan Cleary to keep the game 2-1.

That led me to initiating this poll on Twitter. Vote, and I’ll post the results later. I’ve already voted in the minority for the 2008 save. But, yeah, I get it. The other three came during Cup runs. So they should dominate.

Make your voice heard and reply via Twitter or post a comment below. Aside from his legendary stop at the buzzer on Nick Lidstrom—which clearly would’ve gotten every vote—which Marc-Andre Fleury Pens playoff save was the most memorable in your opinion?

We relive all those moments, plus our personal recollections of the on-ice celebration following Game 7 in Detroit, including:

*Which player’s wife almost decked a security guard who tried to stop her from getting on the ice?

*Which reporter pulled a crafty move to sneak by everyone else to get the first question in for Sidney Crosby?

*Marian Hossa’s slinking escape after the game.

Plus, we talk about how hockey may return, and we kick around the notion of all NHL teams playing in North Dakota like baseball teams may play in Arizona.

LISTEN: Tim Benz and Brian Metzer as we flashback to the 2009 Stanley Cup Final

Tim Benz is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Tim at tbenz@triblive.com or via X. All tweets could be reposted. All emails are subject to publication unless specified otherwise.

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