Pens Advance to Eastern Conference Finals

Much to the surprise of no one, another local team let its city down and I blame this crazy/scary stilt man outside of Verizon Center last night.
Crosby is a punk and I can't stand him, but he's obviously a great player. I don't understand how Crosby, who is 5'11 and 195 lbs can't be muscled out from in front of the net. Why wouldn't a single Caps defenseman put him on his a**? Crosby isn't big, he isn't strong and he doesn't like to be physical. Why the Caps didn't knock him on his a** everytime he got in front of the crease is beyond me.
And obviously the Caps had waaaay too many turnovers and couldn't clear the puck out of their zone. The Caps had 19 giveaways in game 7 compared to 4 giveaways by the Pens.
The Caps defense also once again gave up 30 shots in a game. The Caps gave up 30+ shots in 6 of the 7 games and were outshot in all 7 games. The Caps will be in the hunt for the Cup for the next few years, but they obviously have some holes on defense they need to patch up before that will be a realistic goal.