Kevin Stevens has almost a mythical presence about him.
You’ve got the guarantee in 1991. When the Penguins fell down 2 games to 0 to the Boston Bruins, Stevens was undeterred, defiantly stating, “we’re confident we can beat this team, and we will beat this team … We’ll beat this team. I’ll say it right now, we’ll beat them.”
The Penguins won alright. They won the next four games against Boston. Stevens scored six goals and had 10 points in the series against his hometown B’s, and the Pens would go onto win the franchise’s first Stanley Cup.