There is controversy brewing over the Penguins’ game winning goal scored by Sidney Crosby in overtime last night. The big question is whether Crosby made contact with the puck above or below the crossbar. The goal was reviewed and it stood. So what’s the problem? The call on the ice was goal. The replay did [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sidney Crosby’
5-hole.com Pick ‘em – OMG! Controversy! – 12/23/08
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, NHL, New York Rangers, tagged Alexander Ovechkin, anahiem ducks, Antero Niittymaki, atlanta thrashers, avs, bjs, bolts, boston bruins, buffalo sabres, Calgary Flames, cam ward, carolina hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, columbus blue jackets, Dallas Stars, detroit red wings, florida panthers, henrik lundqvist, jed ortmeyer, joel lundqvist, jonathan quick, justin pogge, los angeles kings, mats sundin, mighty ducks, miikka kiprusoff, minnesota wild, Nashville Predators, new jersey devils, new york islanders, new york rangers, niklas backstrom, Ottawa Senators, pensblog, philadelphia flyers, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh penguins, San Jose Sharks, Sean Avery, sens, Sidney Crosby, st. louis blues, steve mason, tampa bay lightning, the joe, tomas vokoun, toronto maple leafs, vancouver canucks, vesa toskala, washington capitals on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
5-hole.com Pick ‘em – I got nothing – 12/22/08
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, NHL, New York Rangers, tagged anaheim ducks, atlanta thrashers, buffalo sabres, edmonton oilers, henrik lundqvist, ilya kovalchuk, jonas hiller, mats sundin, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh penguins, rexall place, Sidney Crosby, toronto maple leafs, vancouver canucks on Monday, December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Marc will be taking a short break from Pick ‘em as he is out of the country.
Straight to the picks today!
#13 Pittsburgh Penguins @ #15 Buffalo Sabres
Eric – Penguins – That’s the hooker you asspunched! Also, they’re due.
Rory – Sabres – Kick Crosby’s ass so he won’t punch you in the crotch.
#21 Toronto Maple Leafs [...]
Crosby the Coward
Posted in Miscellaneous, NHL, New York Rangers, tagged atlanta thrashers, boris valabik, Gary Bettman, Jeff Beukeboom, Matt Johnson, NHL, pittsburgh penguins, Sidney Crosby, Steve Moore, Todd Bertuzzi on Saturday, December 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Dear Gary Bettman,
The last time I checked, you can’t do this in the National Hockey League:
I know you don’t want to bring the hammer down on your snugglebunny and object of your late night fantasies, but you should. You really should.
Regards,
Rory
Part-time Blogger, Full-time Hockey Fan.
For anyone who couldn’t quite figure out [...]
OMG! Sidney Crosby came to town!
Posted in Game Recaps, NHL, New York Rangers, tagged chris drury, Colton Orr, Dmitri Kalinin, don koharski, Evgeni Malkin, have another donut, have another doughnut, marc staal, Michel Therrien, new york rangers, petr prucha, pittsburgh penguins, rangerland.net, Sidney Crosby on Thursday, December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, Sid the Kid graced us with his presence and Marc Staal and Colton Orr showed him to his seat. If you’re looking for analysis of the game as a whole, Jen C. over at Rangerland.net described it best.
Every time two good teams get together, no one team dominates. One might dominate for a period [...]
5-hole.com Pick ‘em – Free speech sold separately – 12/3/08
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, NHL, tagged alex auld, anaheim ducks, atlanta thrashers, avery effect, chicago blackhawks, chris mason, cristobal huet, Dallas Stars, edmonton oilers, Evgeni Malkin, henrik lundqvist, JD, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Davidson, jonas hillier, manny legace, Marty Turco, minnesota wild, new york rangers, niklas backstrom, Ottawa Senators, pick em, pittsburgh penguins, Sidney Crosby, st. louis blues, syosset braves on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The first day of 5-hole.com Pick ‘em seems to have been a rousing success! The standings to the right will be updated daily and we will now offer a handful of what we feel are the most interesting stories from around the league. Additionally, we will now give you all a reason for why we [...]
It’s not that I want Detroit to win…
Posted in NHL, tagged Detroit, Evgeni Malkin, finals, niklas kronwall, Penguins, Pittsburgh, Red Wings, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup on Saturday, May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just really want the Penguins to lose.
The NHL finally gets a Stanley Cup Finals between two major teams that non hockey fans might actually watch.
I hope Niklas Kronwall does this to a couple penguins.
Flyers Still Alive
Posted in NHL, tagged brandon dubinsky, braydon coburn, conference finals, derian hatcher, eastern, Flyers, hockey, kimmo timonen, mike richards, new york, New York Rangers, NHL, Penguins, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Playoffs, Ryan Malone, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup on Friday, May 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Philadelphia Flyers showed they were still very much alive last night when they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 to stave off elimination. The Penguins now lead the series 3-1. The Flyers scored three goals in the first period to jump out to a 3-0 lead heading into the first intermission. Things [...]
NHL to Change Schedule for 2008-2009 Season
Posted in NHL, New York Rangers, tagged Alexander Ovechkin, athletics, Avalanche, baseball, bay bridge series, blackhawks, Calgary, chicago, Colorado, cubs, dallas, Detroit, Devils, Dion Phaneuf, Flames, Florida, Flyers, football, giants, hockey, Islanders, Jonathan Toews, Lightning, Marek Svatos, mets, MLB, nascar, New Jersey, new york, New York Rangers, NFL, NHL, oakland, Original Six, Panthers, Patrick Kane, Paul Stastny, Penguins, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Playoffs, Red Wings, rivalriy, san francisco, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Stars, subway series, Tampa Bay, TV, white sox, windy city series, Yankees on Friday, May 9, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Starting next season, the NHL will revert back to the system used before the lockout. Each team will play the other four teams in their division six times (3 home games and 3 road games) and play the other 10 teams in their conference four times (2 home games and 2 road games). The remaining [...]
Penguins confident going into Game 5
Posted in New York Rangers, tagged Brooks Orpik, game 5, Michel Therrien, New York Rangers, Penguins, Playoffs, quote, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup on Saturday, May 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the AP game preview.
Some quotes:
Michel Therrien on how Crosby will react to his worst game of the postseason in Game 4. “I have only one answer: You’ll see tomorrow.”
Sidney Crosby: “I don’t think we’re concerned about the series or what they’re going to do, it’s what we have to do.”
Brooks Orpik: “I was [...]
