The Penguins were Champions. They did it. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, & Co. brought a title home.
When you win the Stanley Cup, or even just make the Final, you have a short summer — shorter than every other team trying to knock you off your pedestal. The Penguins found that out the hard way in the spring of 2010.
For some reason, the Penguins and the Senators became common opponents in the playoffs for a several year stretch, and this year was no different.