Two Good Wins and A Bad Loss

The Pens were losing 4-3, Sid scored twice, but it wasn't good enough...until Matt Cooke deflected defenseman Brooks Orpik's slap shot from the right point with 3:48 in regulation time. Sid hit one in the net and then Duphe did as well, giving them an overtime win, because Fleruy did well. S

However, Wednesday they didn't show up. "It was pretty bad. There's no sugarcoating it or trying to make something positive out of it, we didn't do anything that was positive," Crosby said. "We weren't ready to play. We thought we were going to play a team that laid down and isn't going to go to the playoffs, and we were just going to show up. Clearly, it didn't happen."

Clearly it didn't, the Penguins lost 2-0. Dan Blysma He called an 8:30 a.m. practice for Thursday, a previously scheduled day off.

Apparently the extra practice played off...the pens won 4-3 by Jordan Leopold's first Penguins goal. A cheap shot to Sid sparked a fight. And Billy Guerin thrashed the thrasher guy bad! Kennnedy, Gonchar and Malkin scored as well...Malkin was getting a little fiesty on the ice and you could clearly see him mouth..."firetruck.."

The Big Scare

We all cringed when Steve Downie played dirt and bent Sid's knee back in an award position. We held our breath...Sid didn't break his leg in half-did he? Letang had to help Sid off of the ice! No, even though Sid's face showed that he was in a lot of pain, later in the period he came back on the ice and skated around like nothing happened. Later, when asked about his leg, Sid said, ""There was a minute or two being pretty scared," Crosby said, "You don't want to be in the position for long.....I've had injuries before- like the high angle sprain, I know how it feels and I'm not hurt bad, but it was a stinger!"
Ironically, it was Malkin who got injured at the end of the second period. A puck hit his ankle and he limped off of the ice. 
Te Tampa Bay Lightning struck first. Vincent Lecavalier shot the puck and Flower was unable to save it. Then, Pascul Duphe retaliated and scored a nice one in the net. Then "Poni" shot it to Sid, who shot it to Gonche, who buried it in the net! Then Pens won. 2-1. Let's Go Pens! And I hope they win again the Devils!

watch the hit at: www.hockey-fights.com www.hockey-fights.com ... crosby downie cheapshot slewfoot ...youtube.com

Canada ices Russia

Canada beat Russia last night 7-3...it was truly an embarrassment for Russia. One of our Pens guys, Gonch, scored a nice slap shot. However, poor Geno was stone-walled by Luongo. How 'bout that "Lu-ing"-eh?  Although our boy Sid didn't score, he played well. He made some nice hits and opened a lot of lanes.
One of the announcers interviewed Ovie earlier that day. He told Ovie that he thought he was the best player in the world and Ovie thanked him. Then, the announcer asked Ovie who he thought was the best player. He tried to pass by it by saying, "Well, some people are good today, some are good tomorrow."

The announcer asked him who he thought was the best player now.

"Well, people are saying, 'Who  best player?' I think best player me, " he said in broken English. I beg to differ! Although Ovechkin is a good guy, Sidney is a better team player and an all-around classy guy. And...who's got the ring (and the Olympic win as well)?