Let me get this straight. Rossi gets punked by a 5'5" 66 year old man, then proceeds to publish a column about it? I motion that we erect a statue of Rutherford spanking Rossi and put it right beside 66. "Go sell ice cream!" is such an old man retort, and yet it's so wonderful. And, apparently Ross...

I really think that this is the game plan, I think we're out there to defend early and often...keep the game within a shot or two (or even better, tied), and then in the 3rd period take it to them...I'm not sure with injured Malkin and this injured defense that we want to trade chances and be out-nu...

The Ehrhoff deal is still something I agree with...it didn't work out for whatever reasons you want to list, but losing two top-four d-men in one season, you get a top-flight free agent on the market to sign a one-year, cap friendly deal...? That's an easy "yes" almost regardless of what you have in...

Man, screw that...that shouldn't be allowed, Winnipeg should have won that game...even if it's the only one...I wanted to hear that place erupt when Andrew Ladd burst through the middle and scores an OT winner...

Seems kind of unprofessional. Isn't that kind of stuff off the record?

Yeah, this is a no-no...I guess JR is right, he's a (expletive) jerk...

what's up with St. Louis? no goaltending? I thought they were a little flat tonight...Minnesota had a lot of energy. With Jake Allen in net, they can't really point to goaltending, as he's been good in the series...they need to be war-like they were vs. Los Angeles...Minnesota can't play against a ...

Figure this might come in handy on this board at some point one day...

What an atmosphere in the Peg. Chills

So great.

Wilson didn't add anything and Bennett might have helped if he had a brief moment where he could do something. I think he will continue to get the call because he plays a much safer game and is more responsible. He definitely does not have Bennet's ability, but Wilson plays a much more mature game....

Missed the first period, and basically all I've gathered from this thread is the refs suck and some of our players look like they enjoyed 4-20? reffing wasn't bad by any stretch... Pens definitely started pretty slow. The cross check on Cole was weak and Crosby tackled helped lead to the breakaway ...

Hey, BigMck. Glad you joined.

Same.

He called the s***, "poop."

It was mutual... ...the old it's not you, it's me routine...

Would be a good fit in Philadelphia...(who I hope just re-hires Berube for the lolz...or Tim Tebow...)

I haven't been able to find a video of the MTL OT winner that shows exactly what happens are their defensive blue line. It definitely does not hit Karlsson in the face. I can't tell if it hits Prust's glove or the glass... Either way, Anderson should feel shame. I don't think I'll have it, but if I...

Man, you hate to crown a champion in the offseason...but with that out of work, non-NFL-caliber quarterback going to the Eagles, it's hard to not think "juggernaut"... This is going to be a fantastic day of sports talk radio. Popcorn ready. You wanna call in or should I with the question: "Can the ...

Oh ya know who is not there on the GM list...how about Garth Snow from the New York Islanders...grabs a top pair of d-men before the season starts (!) without giving up a roster player and keeps them for seven years each. He drafted (Cizikas and Martin) and traded for (Clutterbuck) maybe the best fo...

Man, you hate to crown a champion in the offseason...but with that out of work, non-NFL-caliber quarterback going to the Eagles, it's hard to not think "juggernaut"...

Yeah, of all the happenings here again at the end of game 3, I take biggest exception to the Bieksa and Ferland scrap...Bieksa drops his gloves and starts clocking Ferland before Ferland is ready or engaged, by the time he took off his finger pants the linesmen were starting to intervene...if you wa...

And excepting their power play, they're taking it to Vancouver here in the 3rd...

They blew up the puck on the Weise winner on CBC just now, clearly hits glass/stanchion. Good goal. Well, except for the part where Anderson is cheating to the middle of the ice and gives up a weak goal in an otherwise great effort...

Vezina vote I favor more wins and games played, as per the history of the award. Impact on a winning team.

Rinne fighting it today...

Id have probably put stone in as my top vote just for dragging the shockingly mediocre senators into the playoffs. Ignoring the last month id have probably gone gaudreau.

That's kind of the feeling I get from the actual voting members as well...might just be the case...

Empty Netters and a few posters here seem to have the mentality that the Pens squeaked out a win that they didn't deserve. I don't see that at all. They played a solid 60 min and the only negative is allowing 7 pp opportunities. Cut back on those and we win this series.

Final thoughts: - Hart Trophy was very biased against Ovechkin, but I wouldn't expect anything less here...:lol: Though I appreciate the John Tavares love...it will probably shake out Price-Ovechkin-Tavares in the real vote...then maybe Dubnyk and Getzlaf...I'd be surprised if Crosby got anything mo...