Tuesday, November 30, 2010

New York Rangers Can't Find A Way To Win Against Sidney Crosby and The Penguins

Monday night, the New York Rangers squared off with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second time this season.
The Rangers were victorious in the first game in Pittsburgh, but this time it would be the Penguins winning, and evening the season series at 1-1.
The Penguins defeated the Rangers 3-1 Monday night, bringing their win streak to seven, while snapping the Rangers win streak at two.
Here are some post-game notes.

Sidney Crosby-Slewfoot Incident(s)
The Pittsburgh Penguins captain is most known for his spectacular scoring plays, and for his dominant play on the ice. But in last nights game, the NHL's top superstar sunk down a few levels, throwing two cheap shots in the game.
First, a slewfoot on Rangers forward, Ryan Callahan, in the first period of the game, which went completely unseen and uncalled.
The second time was late in the third period on Rangers agitator, Sean Avery. This time a penalty was called on Crosby for his illegal action.
Will the NHL take a look at the incidents? Probably not, they have never taken a look at anything Crosby has done illegally.
Should they take a look at the incidents? Yes, they definitely should. One of the NHL's dirtiest plays was made twice in one game, by one player: Sidney Crosby.

Marian Gaborik
Gaborik returned to the lineup after missing one game with the flu, and he was arguably the best player on the ice for the New York Rangers.

Henrik Lundqvist
Lundqvist struggled on two of the three Pittsburgh goals, which both took place back-to-back in the midst of the second period.
On one, Lundqvist was screened, and the other was just a slow reaction coming from the Rangers top goaltender.

Overall
Overall the game was not a very fan-friendly one, and was not very exciting for the most part. Definitely not a game you would expect to see from two division rivals.

Where Next?
Next, the Rangers will play a home-and-home series against the New York Islanders, game one being played at the Coliseum on Thursday, followed by a game at Madison Square Garden on Friday.

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