This is the goal from last night game that broke the Penguins back. I am sure that the young goaltender Fleury would have liked to have that goal back. It was almost like the puck sat out in the open for quite some time before it was hit into his own net by Fleury's back side.
The fans think the Penguins are a bunch of whiners
There seems to be a reoccurring theme that Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are a bunch of cry babies and have taken quite a few shots for the press and blog-sphere this spring. I like Sidney Crosby and I think he is an exciting player but his antics have grated on some fans. As far as the Pens coaching whining about the obstruction, I am by no means a Redwings fan but I didn't see the obstruction the Pens were complaining about. If they want to see obstruction watch a WCHA game.
PITTSBURG, PA (Sportsman’s Daily Wire Service) -- As the final second ticked off the clock, the Detroit Red Wings poured onto the Mellon Arena ice to begin celebrating their 3-2victory, claiming their fourth Stanley Cup in 11 years..”
While Penguins players slowly began their dirge-like procession to the losing locker room, their star forward, twenty-year old Sidney Crosby, stubbornly refused to acknowledge that the series was, by every reasonable measure other than his own, over.
“I admire the way our opponents have competed, they’re disciplined and talented and deserve to be one of the two last teams standing,” he graciously acknowledged. “But the final scores don’t give the complete picture, nor does the fact we were outscored 17-10 over the course of the series, particularly when you consider how many more scoring opportunities we had but didn’t cash in
The Redwings fans aren't giving the Penguins any love either.
Here is another good story about the Penguins and Sid the kid being a bunch of cry babies.
Penguins enjoy fine whine
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins knew the Detroit Red Wings would block their path to winning the Stanley Cup finals. Maybe just not this much.
Penguins coach Michel Therrien all but begged the on-ice officials again yesterday to enforce the obstruction rules, arguing that one of his team’s greatest strengths is being taken away by the Red Wings’ defensive tactics.
“It’s something that we base our team with, speed,” Therrien said. “And if we can . . . use our speed, we’re going to get effect.”
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Therrien complained about the lack of obstruction enforcement before the Penguins’ 3-2 victory in Game 3 Wednesday, though it wasn’t apparent if his campaign was successful. The Penguins had only three power-play opportunities, though Sidney Crosby scored one of his two goals following Niklas Kronvall’s hooking penalty early in the second period.
Therrien pleaded again yesterday for more open ice, especially with Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Marian Hossa finding it difficult to get through the neutral zone compared to previous playoff rounds.
“If there’s obstruction, there’s obstruction,” Therrien said. “When I see about 13, 14 (video) clips . . . that I could tell there should be a penalty regarding the (rule) book, I know how it is. I’m not expecting that they’re going to call 14.
“(But) I’m expecting next game, the obstruction calls, they’re going to call it. I still believe there’s some space to improve again. When you break down the game, you’ll see that there’s a few times they should have been called. And calls are important. You need those calls.”
Orpik should of gotten an assist on that goal, if he had just turned around and played the puck instead of looking to mix it up in the crease it would of stayed 2-1. Really that was his second poor defensive play of the night that cost his team a goal.
ReplyDeleteThe Penguins are a bunch of little whiny babies. I never thought there could be a team that could make me want Detroilet to win, but Pittsburgh became it. Therrien cried and fussed about every little thing the Red Wings did, but was mysteriously silent when his own team committed blatant infractions or when the officials made horrible calls in their favor. They also could have tried to play more offensive hockey instead of resorting to starting messes in front of their goalie or trying to draw penalties instead of make plays. I seem to remember one of the Penguin crybabies shoving into a Detroilet player heading to the bench and then falling like he'd been shot by a sniper after the whistle had already been blown for a Detroilet penalty. And the crap about Detroilet playing too much defense is ridiculous. I seem to remember Detroilet dominating play in the Penguins end for incredibly long stretches of the game. If their team is too one-dimensional to overcome another team's style of play, they truly don't deserve to win the Stanley Cup, and should probably be grateful that after years of suckage, they made it to the finals this quickly. That rant was fun, I need to do that more often :)
ReplyDeleteBoosh I was figuring you would like this blog post since you're a big sid the kid fan. Hey check out Waiting for Stanley, he has quite a few anti sid articles.
ReplyDeleteScott is right on, I can't believe that puck sat there for so long.
What's the chances one of Shep's boys would have been in position to make that call???? Pretty positive that one would been blown dead well before it crossed the goal line.
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