Mike Tomlin, my colleague and one of the greatest leaders I have ever met, frequently talks about the importance of looking forward and not backward. Just yesterday, when discussing the recent Steeler workout minicamp with the media, he said, "I am not concerned about what happened in '05, '06 -- '07 or '08 for that matter," said Tomlin. "I am a singularly focused guy. My single focus is on developing a world championship-caliber team for 2009." Not to dismiss what happened last season because "it was an awesome team," Tomlin said. But, "Where we are is where we are. Where we are headed, more importantly than that, is our focus."
For the Penguins to win tonight, they must adopt the same "singularly focused" attitude. They must forget about every game that has passed and focus all of their thoughts, energy, and intensity on tonight's game. Nothing else exists. Their focus must be razor sharp. If they can do that, they will cut through their opponents like butter. The season ends tonight. The only question is which team will be the champions.
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