And I do see that - to a point.  But in the playoffs, it often comes down to whether your shots go in or not.  Crosby had no part in the Preds hitting 4 posts last night, or in the puck (correctly) being blown dead before a goal was scored.  He had nothing to do with Subban's goal being called back for a razor-thin offside review in Game 1.  Seven games against Caps, and a 2 OT 7th game victory against the Sens.  At some point, any of those things could have gone against them, and there is no question they had some incredibly good fortune this year - not like last year when they simply outplayed everyone.  When so much is left to chance - as it is all the time in the NHL playoffs - it is difficult to say one player makes such a huge difference - as the commentators always seem so desperate to do with Crosby.  Take Malkin's contributions away, and there are no "Crosby Cups."  And Malkin's contributions could not be replaced by someone else "stepping up"