Swordfish Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Confirmed. It's a concussion. http://www.tsn.ca/penguins-crosby-to-miss-game-4-with-concussion-1.740667 I don't think we will see him again this season, given his history. This really sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reny of Storms End Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Damn another concussion for Crosby. What a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfish Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Sheary is also concussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Pesci Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Not a good news day for the Pens. Let's see how much more Malkin can step up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 Damn shame regarding all topics mentioned. Considering his history, yeah I think he's probably done for the playoffs, but the fan in me has the slightest hope he suits up again. Gonna miss Sheary, as well. Our depth took a big hit but still a lot of good players to put on the ice. Historically, Malkin steps up big time when Crosby is out. Hopefully this rallies the team even more to win this series. Looking back on the hit, yeah it deserved the game misconduct, but I agree with no suspension. I don't think there was any malice there, even though the two (Crosby/Niskanen) have a history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfish Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 29 minutes ago, l2 0 5 5 said: Damn shame regarding all topics mentioned. Considering his history, yeah I think he's probably done for the playoffs, but the fan in me has the slightest hope he suits up again. Gonna miss Sheary, as well. Our depth took a big hit but still a lot of good players to put on the ice. Historically, Malkin steps up big time when Crosby is out. Hopefully this rallies the team even more to win this series. Looking back on the hit, yeah it deserved the game misconduct, but I agree with no suspension. I don't think there was any malice there, even though the two (Crosby/Niskanen) have a history. I think the bigger issue here is the general disregard for the safety of other players in this league. I get that Niskanen was not targeting the head. Where i think that the argument about 'he was just reacting' falls flat is, why is his default reaction to a vulnerable player to cross check him? That's the fundamental problem here, and it's not a knock on niskanen or the Caps, it applies to basically all teams. i don't think the Caps are any worse about this than anyone else. If his default reaction is instead to avoid the defenseless player, then this doesn't happen. Until the league addresses this issue, we are going to keep losing highly talented players to these kinds of 'fluke' injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Sucks. I hate Crosby, but I hate not having the leagues biggest star not playing even more. Rags are frustrating the hell out of the Sens right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerenthaClone Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Swordfish said: I think the bigger issue here is the general disregard for the safety of other players in this league. I get that Niskanen was not targeting the head. Where i think that the argument about 'he was just reacting' falls flat is, why is his default reaction to a vulnerable player to cross check him? That's the fundamental problem here, and it's not a knock on niskanen or the Caps, it applies to basically all teams. i don't think the Caps are any worse about this than anyone else. If his default reaction is instead to avoid the defenseless player, then this doesn't happen. Until the league addresses this issue, we are going to keep losing highly talented players to these kinds of 'fluke' injuries. I think Niskanen was already moving for a pretty standard mid-back near-crease crosscheck when Crosby comes flying at him and his reaction to something flying at him faster than expected, like pretty much any human's, is to get your arms up. What's confusing to me is that Ovechkin's slash seems to have been totally ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 !!! Bout to start getting cocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 2 hours ago, Mark Antony said: !!! Bout to start getting cocky As you should. I'm telling you, 2012 Kings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfish Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 14 hours ago, MerenthaClone said: I think Niskanen was already moving for a pretty standard mid-back near-crease crosscheck when Crosby comes flying at him and his reaction to something flying at him faster than expected, like pretty much any human's, is to get your arms up. What's confusing to me is that Ovechkin's slash seems to have been totally ignored. Well... Sure. The slash and the cross check are both illegal for a reason. It's reckless not because Crosby is going down, but because his default is to cross check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 Good for the Preds. Would love to see PensvPreds in the finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 Eddie O bowing out of his color commentator duties to be at the Kentucky Derby? Does he commentate that? All 20 seconds of it? He just lost his hockey card IMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 Hornqvist!!! He lifted the shit out of that puck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Absolute laser beam from Schultz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Fleury in beast mode right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Great game! Happy to see Horny light it up. Can't see the Caps winning three in a row vs Pitt even without Crosby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabronius Maximus Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Ah yes, Pens legend Dmitry Orlov helping the cause with the deft deflection. Anyways, Fleury has to be in the Caps' heads by now. Good lord he's been a brick wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Pesci Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Pens weathered the storm tonight, and Fleury has been incredible. What a satisfying win without Sid in the lineup. Good to see they didn't goon up and try going after Niskanen as well. 14 minutes ago, Mark Antony said: Great game! Happy to see Horny light it up. Can't see the Caps winning three in a row vs Pitt even without Crosby. That trade sure seems like it has worked out well for both teams. The bad thing for me was I bought a Neal jersey not too long before the trade, figuring he wasn't going anywhere after signing his deal. Last time I buy a hockey jersey of someone who isn't retired... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 37 minutes ago, Joe Pesci said: The bad thing for me was I bought a Neal jersey not too long before the trade, figuring he wasn't going anywhere after signing his deal. Last time I buy a hockey jersey of someone who isn't retired... You can always switch out the name and numbers. At little costly, but that way it's not a complete loss. There's a company online called Exclusive Pro that does really good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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