Rangers Recap: Penguins defeat Rangers 5-4 in OT
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Mar 4, 2010 10:26 PM EST
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The Rangers had a two goal lead, and stopped shooting the puck. That's how a 4-2 lead became a 5-4 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at Madison Square Garden.
Rangers jumped out to an early lead on a goal by Artem Anisimov that banked in off the post. For Double A, it was his tenth goal of the season, and first since the last time Pittsburgh came to Manhattan, which was back in January. Sean Avery picked up an assist, and now has a modest three game point streak going. Wade Redden assisted as well.
The Penguins came roaring back with two quick goals from Chris Kunitz and Jordan Staal, Kunitz's goal came on a 5 on 3 power play for the Pens.
Anyone who reads this site on a daily basis or listens to our radio show knows that no one has been tougher on Chris Drury than yours truly, but I have to give full props when they are due: With the Rangers down 2-1, Drury scored a goal from his knees, facing the opposite direction. It deserves to be on every highlight reel you see for the 2009-2010 season. Drury has been making me eat my words the last few weeks, and I couldn't be happier about it.
The only thing that may have been more unbelievable than Drury's goal was what happened two minutes into the second period:
Find out what was so unbelievable after the jump.......
"I don't believe what I just saw" said our own "Dougee" in the open game thread.
"You sir are not alone *BLINK BLINK* RUBS EYES*HOLY CRAP" was all "dbmaven" could say.
"Pigs are flying!!!" was "froese99's" reaction.
Those types of responses could only come after Michal Rozsival scores a goal, which he did to put the Rangers ahead 3-2.
Brandon Dubinsky kept it going with his career high 15th goal of the season, and Marc-Andre Fleury's night was done, having given up four goals on just twelve shots. Dubi has three goals in his last four games.
Mike Rupp (him again) scored to bring the Pens back within one. Rupp has four goals this season against the Rangers.
In the third period, the game just got ridiculous. The Rangers, despite having a 4-3 lead, were being outshot 32-15 going into the third, and did not register a shot on goal until there was four minutes left in regulation, and by then the Penguins had tied the game on a goal by Alex Goligoski.
In overtime, after a hooking penalty on Wade Redden. Evgeni Malkin won it for the Penguins on their 55th shot on goal.
As you might expect, Sidney Crosby's reception at MSG was somewhat different than what he has gotten used to the last few days. Crosby even felt the wrath of Henrik Lundqvist, who got in Crosby's face after taking what Lundqvist considered to be a dive in the first period.
It may sound strange, but Hank was absolutely brilliant tonight despite giving up five goals. He made at least ten (Fifteen? Twenty?) spectacular saves, and a lesser goaltender loses this game in a blowout. The bottom line is that despite scoring four goals, the Rangers didn't play hard enough on defense, and had one shot on goal after the end of the second period. When that happens, you deserve to lose. Their goaltender however, as has been the case so many times in his Ranger career, deserved a better fate.
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This was a tough one, but there have been at least 10 or 15 that have been as bad if not worse.
1. Not showing up for the Islanders.
2. Not showing up for the Flyers at the Garden.
3. Watching Gabby get his visor punched in in Philly.
4. Crosby hat trick in Pittsburgh – on hat night.
5. Getting totally dominated in Chicago.
6. Not showing up in Tampa and losing every fight in the game.
The list could go on and on – and I’m sure you all can think of ones I’m leaving out.
So since we got the point, I guess it’s not as bad as some of the above. But how frustrating was it to just let it slip away.
P.S. Wade Redden is a total ass. Yes it was a bs call especially in OT of a game with playoff implications, but he just can’t play, can’t clear the puck, can’t pass, he looks lost out there.
Only about 4 more years of looking at his sorry ass. RETIRE, WADE.
that's a Goal
Redden had the phantom penalty in OT
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 4, 2010 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
55-16 SOG
Lundqvist was brilliant. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Lundqvist deserves to win, the Rangers deserve to lose.
Pittsburgh got lucky to beat Lundqvist to even get into OT. But they threw the puck at the net, and got the bounces they deserved.
"Jaromir Jagr.... it's a POWER PLAY GOAL!"
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Pittsburgh got lucky?
They had 55 shots on goal………..it was just a matter of time. Rangers left Lundqvist out to dry. I hope Tortorella put the whole team on blast after the game………….looked like a Penguins target practice.
by giantsNYrangers on Mar 5, 2010 8:06 AM EST up reply actions
Not sure it was luck...
55 shots is not lucky, 55 shots means NYR was outplayed in every aspect of the game with the exception of goaltending. It’s clear this team does not belong in the post-season with the elite teams. I’m just hoping Washington doesn’t put a bigger ass-wooping on us.
my punishment
for christmas i asked my sister-in-law to get me a new external 1tb hard drive
her and my brother live outside of dc and decided to go off-list and get me tix for saturday’s rangers-caps game so i’d pay a visit
my dilemma now is: paper bag over the head with rangers jersey on the road or not?
i really would’ve rather had the hard drive
This from a man who thinks the plural of goose is sheep.
Don’t be a little wussy Ranger fan. Suck it up. They’re your team, don’t dog em like it’s not even worth going.
by IAMARANGER16 on Mar 5, 2010 12:24 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
+1
1tb portable HD can always be bought. watching one of the best goalies in the world trying to handle the best forward in the world, now that’s priceless…
by #17ToTheRafters on Mar 5, 2010 5:38 AM EST up reply actions
Washington is S-T-A-C-K-E-D!!!
I mean even if the Rangers dont do well, you will have a chance to watch a very talented team loaded w/ offensive stars play……….a treat any way you look at it……Go Rangers tho.
by giantsNYrangers on Mar 5, 2010 8:09 AM EST up reply actions
I’m sure one will be on youtube in the next few days, along with avery mocking talbot’s slap fight attempt…
Crosby even felt the wrath of Henrik Lundqvist, who got in Crosby’s face after taking what Lundqvist considered to be a dive in the first period.
Um… he most definetly took a dive, to even consider that he might not have taken a dive is criminal… Also he took his stick to lundqvist’s chest after that play, then later in the night he took a wack at lundqvist with his stick after play was stopped while lundqvist had the puck in his glove… classless player in my opinion…
I like how Joe in the booth decided to repeatedly say that he didn’t think Cindy took a dive. Meanwhile he sees time after time that Staal didn’t do anything as Cindy flopped to the ground
Master of the squeegee
+1
How anyone a strong on his skates can look like he go blasted with a shotgun whenever anyone lays a hand on him is ridiculous. The whole league is so far up his a$$ he pretty much gets away with it. Joe m is really starting to piss me off too.
This probably useless but here it goes….
It’s no coincidence that the only player with enough padding to face an attack dog came out of his crease to yap at him. If you noticed none of the skaters did or said anything to Sid (before he cross checked Lundqvist) because they all knew that there’s a space where there’s no padding. Besides, only Staal knows how hard he cross checked Sid and the look on his face, after the whistle blew, was a look of “I got caught” not “Oh he dove”.
Plus, doesn’t diving constitute going down when you were barely touched (he was hit pretty hard)? Some may call it embellishment, but they just don’t know what a cross check (especially one that you don’t see coming) to the ribs feels like.
This is my favorite:
“He went up with his arms and really played it out, and I told him to stand up.”
Classic seeing with your heart and not your eyes example, watch that video (here) again and Sid’s arms don’t even come close to going over his shoulders.
Regardless of whether you though that was a dive or not, Crosby is an amazing player. I hope your hate/dislike for him doesn’t not allow you to see that. One day, after he’s retired, you’ll realize what a great player he was and regret that you couldn’t enjoy watching him because of the common misconceptions that follow him. He and Ovechkin (and maybe Malkin…he’s got the get tougher mentally, but that’s another story) are this generation’s best players and who knows how long it’ll be before we see players like them, who put up 100+ point season regularly, again – so enjoy them while you can.
Good luck with the rest of your season. By the way, I’ve really enjoyed watching others realize what a beast Gaborik is; he has been having an amazing season that was fairly injury free…hopefully he’ll get back to action soon. It’s going to be interesting to see how the Rangers build a team around him and Lundqvist.
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Man,
what a frustrating game.
But watching Avery make fun of the fruity little flailing motion Talbot made at him was priceless.
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
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I hate Crosby and the pens more and more every ga
by klh2009 on Mar 5, 2010 3:29 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I hate Crosby and the pens more and more
Each game! Wish we came out with the w in this one but we got a point at least. The worst part of all is out of boredom I went to the pens site I think it’s pensburg or somthing gay, and the fans are a bunch of Crosbys. They bitch about every call against and complain about no calls. The worst part was reading them talk shit about NYC itself about us being scum with no class a ughh it makes me crazy. Like they are from Pittsburg and they are suppose to know somthing about class. Best case scenario at this point is make the playoffs see the pens first round, send em home early, and watch Crosby cry. Of course I’m clearly dreaming but cmon we almost took out Ovie and the caps with much less firepower..
by klh2009 on Mar 5, 2010 3:38 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Everyone complains about non-calls. Every fan is going to see a missed call against their team and complain about it. Penguins fans do it, Rangers fans do it, etc. So don’t act like you’re any different.
And really, with the Crosby crying? Whether he fell over trying to draw a call or was actually hurt a little is secondary, lemme ask you guys why Staal crosschecked him in the ribs when he was chasing a loose puck?
by lostprophetRJX on Mar 5, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Are you a Pitt fan?
Don’t categorize me sAying every fan complains about calls like Pitt does. Cause I don’t I’d rather not have any calls and lettbe boys play. You don’t know me as a fan or person so you can’t say every fan complains, your right but to a point. Nobody and I mean nobody complains like Cindy and from what i saw last night the fans as well. I said I want Crosby to cry after we take them out first round not from a cross check, I’m probably dreaming though. As far as bitching about staal crosscheck there are crosschecks all the time in hockey some called some not due to the severity. it’s not like a hooking call if sticks on the hand, 2 in the box.
by klh2009 on Mar 5, 2010 3:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I am, but a very objective hockey fan as well. Don’t believe every fan complains? How many games do you outside of the Rangers? You hear fans uproaring about missed calls in every arena.
And as far as Crosby complaining, that was during his first year. He’s toned it down a ton, and the only people still bringing it up are people who have some kind of illogical hostility against him. Hell, Bucci just wrote an article posted today on ESPN about how the continuing attacks on him about his so called “crying” are absurd. As far as last night, I wasn’t addressing you but everyone criticizing him about this apparent “dive.” If Staal doesn’t make a dumb play like that, nothing happens. So any Rangers fans who should complain should do it about their own player, and not make up excuses.
by lostprophetRJX on Mar 5, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
By the way, if you want help your fanbase’s credibility, you might wanna try and oust some of the fans like the one at the bottom, that you actually commented along with. Not only do they complain about the reffing, but they’re one of those straight-jacket conspiracy theorists.
for the last 3 years ive ben complaining about crosby and saying the league is rigged..
and not just biased towards certain teams, but completely rigged.. and if its not, than the refs are incompetent retards..
by lostprophetRJX on Mar 5, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
Number one I commented about we need o actually shoot to score….not the rigging with the NHL and Crosby. Secondly I agreed with you saying there are fans of all teams that complain, but not everyone complains like you guys. Dude I read the in game thread and every other comment was bitching about calls. That’s all, I know teams fans in general do complain I mean it’s going to happen when a calls missed. My point was no team does it as much as you based on what I saw last night. Everyone has their own opinion.
by klh2009 on Mar 5, 2010 6:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ok…this is also probably useless. I don’t know if you have or have not ever watched Crosby when he’s not playing the Rangers. Here’s my advice to you:
-Watch Crosby for at least game in which he’s not playing the Rangers (we play the Stars tomorrow at 1). It would probably take about 3 games of just following Sid shift by shift for someone to truly appreciate all the things he brings to the table, but that may be wayyyy to much Crosby for you (and that’s understandable when you hate someone). You will find this:
1. A guy who goes all out every shift, backchecks, forechecks, hits, and works extremely hard along the boards (his specialty) at both ends of the ice. His play away from the puck is something that sets him apart from Ovechkin.
2. Someone who wins 60+% of his faceoffs almost every night. When they show him on the bench, you’ll often find him talking to his linemates (making adjustments) about what the opposition is doing. On the ice, you can see him pointing and telling his wingers where to cover in his own zone.
3. Someone who, somewhat surprisingly, kills penalties and does a pretty fine job at it. He also isn’t afraid to block shots and makes an effort to do probably 3+ times a game.
4. Someone who doesn’t (or rarely) whines. You might see him talking to the referee (that’s his duty as Captain), but that’s usually just that – talk; you know when someone is whining the ref because it doesn’t look like a casual conversation (as most of Crosby’s talks with the referees/linesmen are). As for diving, he never does that anymore. You could watch all 82 games and you could never definitely call him out for a dive….Maybe embellish, but name me a player that doesn’t do that.
And I haven’t even gotten to his offense yet….that’s the most obvious part of his game, so I’ll just keep it short.
5. Someone who goes to the net. After battling along the boards, Crosby can often be seen going to the front of the net. There he’s not afraid to take the body and almost never retaliates. If he doesn’t going to the net, he finds a place where he can disappear only to reappear (from the opposition’s D perspective) just when a scoring chance arises (in my opinion, that’s the most underrated part of his game).
Well, there you have it…before you tell me how much you hate 87, just watch him…I dare you. See if your feelings about him change (even from extreme hate to big hate) and get back to me.
871
Listen I’m thick headed but not to the point of Which I won’t give the guy credit. He’s great on both ends of the ice, he helps his teamstes and is vocal on the bench, and most of all he leads by example. ( I almost threw up typing that so be thankful lol) But the guy complains a lot. Your a man and I can see why you feel the need to be defending him because he’s not suppose to have a vag between his legs. Whater it may be I’m not knocking the guy for being great, I’m knocking him because he expects every call to go his way because he knows he’s great. That’s all I’m not commenting on this anymore I said what needed to be said and that’s all. I completly understand you want to defend you captain but that’s my opinion as well as others.
by klh2009 on Mar 5, 2010 7:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
What I’m trying to tell you is that he rarely complains anymore. That’s why I’m telling you to watch him. Did you see him complain last night? Nope.
The conception that he complains is probably from 3-5 seasons ago, so that’s why I feel the need to tell you about the news flash: the whole “Crosby is a whiner” deal is a thing of the past. The only reason people hang onto it is because that’s all they have left against him; that’s one of the only bad things he came into the NHL with and, luckily along with everything else, he’s fixed it. I dare you to find something currently wrong with him. Unless you watch him play regularly, (not including games against your team) on what basis do you have that makes you come to the conclusion that he complains a lot?
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you know last nights loss was a tough one
certain people out here think that I am one of those guys that wants to “tank” the rest of the season in hopes of getting a lottery pick. It is impossible for me or any true fan to root for the Rangers to lose. I wanted to beat Pitt so bad last night and I guess I should feel happy we walked away with a point considering how lobsided the game was in terms of SOG. All I can say is thank god for Hank!!! We were CLEARLY overmatched and out worked last night and if not for our all-world netminder it could have been alot worse. But I will say this, Rangers have proved that we can score goals w/out Gabby. That truly is a great sign. We will need to continue to do that if we have any chance of making it to the 2nd season. I think this team sub-conciously relies way too much on Gabby to score when he is in the lineup, cuz you see what happened when he wasnt these last 2 games. Rangers are playing well and in my mind need to continue winning cuz getting the 8th or 7th spot is suicide…..or even the 6th spot. The race is tight enough where if we keep winning who knows maybe the 5th spot is not out of reach so we can obtain a manageable 1st round matchup……I dont know im just talking shit right now but im rip roaring psyched for these last 18 games…………….LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!!!
Most pathetic crap I've seen since the Flyers game
The only difference between that game and this one is that we managed to score 4 lucky ass goals before getting trounced. ONE friggin shot? Get real. This abortion of a team isnt going anywhere.
I’m getting close to the point where my love of Henrik supersedes my loyalty to the Rangers. I feel so bad for him. I kinda hope we trade him so he can play in front of a real defense for once. If he was on the Devils or Wings or someone good, he’d probably have 3 Vezinas already.
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I feel your pain steeeve, i really do but
Henrik is our goalie and i dont want him going anywhere……the same thing could be said for Mike Richter. Remember all thos bad defensive teams he played on for years? He was a great goalie too but never got the recognition like jerk-off over in NJ. Last nights loss will stay with me till the puck drops in Wash and all we can do or should do is root hard for our boys right now cuz we are in the middle of a very tight, heated race for the playoffs…….
by giantsNYrangers on Mar 5, 2010 8:39 AM EST up reply actions
Oh of course I dont really want that
I’m just speaking out of frustrated empathy. It’s gotta be hard for the guy, both physically and mentally, facing 40+ shots a game and knowing that he has to be almost perfect. It’s a shame to waste so much talent with such a mediocre team.
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yea sather trade henrik
because without him we could have seen the first 20 goal game in NHL history
In the offseason we’ll give you Semyon Varlamov… ;)
Ovechkin = Green Backs
by red army line on Mar 6, 2010 6:44 AM EST up reply actions
Completely Overwhelmed
Despite the close score and the game going to overtime, the Rangers were overwhelmed by the Pens. The Pens had 55 shots on goal or about 3 times as many as the Rangers. How does that happen? Does anyone other than Hank play defense? Face the facts. The Rangers are not a good team and should not make the playoffs, with or without Gabby’s groin.
I feel bad watching Hank
If he requested a trade, I would not not mind him leaving. I hope he gets on a contender at some point
Poor Hank. That’s All I have to say.
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by Nick Montemagno on Mar 5, 2010 9:41 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Drury scored on goal on his knees….
Guess what?
If you ever watch Drury during the game, he is ALWAYS on his knees or on his ass.
Drury gets knocked off his skates easier than anyone in the league.
Has to kill Messier to see Drury wearing the “C” every night…..Drury has no right to be Captain…..no emotion, no fight and NO leadership…….Time for Callahan to become the next Captain of this team
build around the King
We all and including me to get rid of this one and lets tank for a top pick. Screw that, I love watching playoff hockey and I hated all those years in the late 90’s up-to the lockout not watching our team in the playoffs. In my opinion, I feel the scoring is picking up and some chemistry has developed out on the ice with our young players and veterans and acquistions made this season.
I would love to see in the off season Dan G. let go via free agency and hoping x-mas comes early in July with some sort of demotion, trade, etc.. of Redden. Build around your best player Hank and implement into the Defensive unit a couple of Tough DMan that will keep opposing players from attacking the net.
Drury doesn't deserve this.
Really. Are there underachievers on this team? Absolutely.
Drury is doing what a captain needs to do. He is setting an example.
He lost his stick on a penalty kill and went after guys with the puck with his body, and at one point was clearing the puck with his hands while facedown on the ice.
WTF do you people want from this guy? More heart? More effort? More leadership?
It must have been a nice break for him to play in the Olympics where fans actually appreciated him.
There’s plenty of blame to go around, but to complain that we lost by one goal to the Stanley Cup champions in overtime with our star offensive player out, is absolutely ridiculous.
The Dive
Thanks to the spat between Versus and Directv, I had to watch the game on-line via the FSN-Pitt feed. I had to listen to the homer idiots cry for Hank to get a misconduct penalty for talking, yes, TALKING to Baby Diver Syndi. What a joke. Crosby is the game’s biggest diver and will continue to get away with that and behind the back slashes until the League wakes up and quits making him the poster boy. Shame on you Gary! Maybe your focus should be on making all team owners respect the rights of paying out-of-market subscribers to NHL Center Ice!!!
Crosby is the one guy who,
if he tore up his knee tomorrow and never skated again, I wouldn’t feel one iota of sympathy for him. Only athlete I feel that way about. I almost feel a personal hatred toward Crosby. I would try to fight him if I saw him on the street.
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS
for the last 3 years ive ben complaining about crosby and saying the league is rigged..
and not just biased towards certain teams, but completely rigged.. and if its not, than the refs are incompetent retards..
maybe some people will finally start listening to me..
atleast chanting crosby sucks at the garden and watching talbots “roughing” (lmao real rough) made it a fun game to go to.. oh and rozi scoring was great..
you dont score if you dont shoot
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
Exactly
You don’t score if you don’t shoot. Even though we netted 4 with is seriously lucky when u have like 15 shots or whatever It was. We came out in this game looking to pick and choose our spots to play offensivly. I felt like we just tried to stop thie firepower rather then try and score. The whole game we got possesion of the puck In our own zone and played in off the board on a dump and hope it wasn’t icing, and there were like 50 icings!!! Too many people passed up shots when we had the chance too. This is when torts has to say to his team, do as the pens do….shoot from everywhere. But ofcourse he makes no adjustments and we lose. I mean cmon didn’t dupuis have 10 sog? Hilarious. We needed to enter hat zone and put the puck on the net 50 feet out, 10 feet out, bad angles, all over. We just needed to match their offensive intensity because we can’t match their skill.
by klh2009 on Mar 5, 2010 2:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
for the last 3 years ive ben complaining about crosby and saying the league is rigged..
and not just biased towards certain teams, but completely rigged.. and if its not, than the refs are incompetent retards..
maybe some people will finally start listening to me..
atleast chanting crosby sucks at the garden and watching talbots "roughing" (lmao real rough) made it a fun game to go to.. oh and rozi scoring was great..
you dont score if you dont shoot
What annoys me the most is the absolutely blatant disregard for the rulebook for certain guy. Positive or negative. Take, say, Avery and Crosby. Avery talks to a guy before a face of, up, 10 minute misconduct. Crosby takes a dive, screams at the ref, gets up, slashes somebody in the back of the legs, dives again, and somebody on the rangers gets a penalty. I agree with you, the NFL officiating is to a point of embarrassment for the league. It’s clear to see, even to a casual fan. Until Gary is gone, nothing will change.
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS
Avery talks to a guy before a face of, up, 10 minute misconduct. Crosby takes a dive, screams at the ref, gets up, slashes somebody in the back of the legs, dives again, and somebody on the rangers gets a penalty.
When did these two events occur?
by lostprophetRJX on Mar 5, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
No, no. You said Crosby dove twice, screamed at the ref, and slashed someone last night.
That video showed Crosby getting an unecessary crosscheck in the ribs from Staal, falling, and crosschecking Lundy for saying something.
Maybe you should make sure you at least have a couple facts right before you try to make a point. And if you’re referring to last night’s game with Avery, maybe you can show me where he got a misconduct?
by lostprophetRJX on Mar 6, 2010 1:18 AM EST up reply actions
Perhaps you need to get some facts correct yourself.
The penalty called was for Interference – you can clearly see the referee with the arms crossed in an “X” as he skates past the players behind the net after the whistle.
If “Cindy” can’t handle that little ‘tap’ (Notice – not a cross-check) and goes flying to the ice like he’s been freight-trained by a loaded bus – perhaps he needs
- a) toughening up a bit
- b) a better acting coach
I happen to think that he (and Ovechkin) are good for the game of hockey. They are both highly skilled, very talented players with magnetic personalities (even though their personalities are 180 degrees different from each other). I would like both of them a lot better if they played the game more like Gaborik – who seems to focus on the game and his own actions – instead of trying to whine his way into cheap calls from over-protective refs. (And in case you’re wondering – I’ve admired that about Gaborik long before he became a New York Ranger).
So – while the “perception” of Crosby being a whiner may be somewhat leftover from when he was a really bad whiner – the fact remains that he embellishes things on the ice looking for refs to buy into the “act” and gain his team an advantage.
Anything wrong with that? Nope.
If the refs buy it, he’s done his job.
Do “we” as fans of hockey have to like it? Definitely not.
Especially when there are other talents out there who don’t see the need to act that way.
There are plenty of ‘rival team’ players that Rangers fans have “hated” over the years – Lindros, Mario L., Jagr, etc. etc. But in every one of those cases – credit was given where it was due – and none of them were called “whiners” – because they didn’t.
Crosby is a skilled player who is always going to have a big bulls-eye on his back – because opposing players have no respect for his act. That’s entirely his fault – and it’s entirely within his power to change it.
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I never said
Crosby dove twice, screamed at the ref, and slashed someone last night.
I was just simply showing the video with the stupid bias of your announcers saying Lundqvist should get a misconduct, If Avery did that to Fleury it would be death by firing squad
No, no. You said Crosby dove twice, screamed at the ref, and slashed someone last night.
I never said last night. It happens every game you guys play in. Crosby dives, cries, slashes people, gets calls, cries more, etc.
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS
NHL, not NFL
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS
NHL refs have it harder than any other refs. The game simply goes so much faster and they need to be watching all the players, all over the ice, even counting during line changes.
The refs to a great job, but they need to set a solid precedent for penalty calls. The rulebook leaves too much to opinion (i.e. diving).
Ovechkin = Green Backs
by red army line on Mar 6, 2010 6:46 AM EST up reply actions
and to much room to call Sean Avery
for any little thing he does because his name is Sean Avery. They call the game totally different for different guys, the refs are supposed to carry out “justice”, so to speak, not decide for themselves what is okay and what isn’t, depending on who it was.
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS
By the way,
anybody else annoyed Gaborik was able to play in his little bronze medal game and has missed the last 2 games that matter, you know, with the team he gets his paycheck from, who are in a playoff race and desperately need him?
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS
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