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cougargirl · Nov 16, 2005

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Wow. Sidney Crosby just made me swallow my words with that overtime goal. Â ;D

Certainly a nice "Eff you" to Derian Hatcher, Crosby, his mangled mouth and all. So much for the "puss" label that dogged him in certain corners of the Q.

WOW!

Double J · Nov 16, 2005

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Double J said:

Huggy said:

Double J said:

If the Blues had kept Curtis Sanford in training camp and jettisoned Reinhard Divis, they'd be getting better goaltending already.
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Good man, JJ, stickin' up for a boy from the Sound. He was a damn good goalie in the O.
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He's been damn good at every level, including the NHL, and he's got some pretty stellar numbers in the AHL this year -- 1.84 GAA, .929 save percentage and two shutouts in only six games.
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And look who made 36 saves for the shutout tonight as St. Louis finally got a win, blanking Columbus 2-0. Good job, Curt! ;D

hockeybeat · Nov 16, 2005

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Guess who made the cover of the new Hockey News?

Dooley's favorite netminder, Patrick Lalime.

Like Dooley's favorite hockey team (3 wins-12 losses-3 overtime losses; 9 pts), Lalime was run over. ;D

Hank_Scorpio · Nov 16, 2005

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hockeybeat said:

Goonie:

All anyone ever needed to know about Hatcher was learned in Game Six of the 2004 Western Conference Semifinals. With Calgary's Martin Gelinas crusing down the slot, Hatcher turns his back and crosschecks another Flame. Gelinas slammed home a rebound and Calgary won the game 1-0 and the series 4-2.
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Yea that's what I was referring to.

hockeybeat · Nov 16, 2005

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Hockey_Goon said:

hockeybeat said:

Goonie:

All anyone ever needed to know about Hatcher was learned in Game Six of the 2004 Western Conference Semifinals. With Calgary's Martin Gelinas crusing down the slot, Hatcher turns his back and crosschecks another Flame. Gelinas slammed home a rebound and Calgary won the game 1-0 and the series 4-2.
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Yea that's what I was referring to.
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Sorry for dredging up bad memories, pal.

JR · Nov 16, 2005

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Just saw the highlights of the Pens/Flyers game (we have the Detroit/Calgary game up here).

Crosby is something else. Big cojones that guy.

Perfect example of the old, slow NHL and the new skilled NHL: Hatcher and Crosby.

friend of the friendless · Nov 16, 2005

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Ms Girl,

The only ones who carved Crosby by reputation are guys who couldn't catch up to him to carve him with their sticks. 99 and 66 were never remotely as tough as this kid. Remember he knocked Ovechkin into two pieces and out of the world junior final with an open-ice bodycheck.

(I can hear someone typing R-o-b-b-i-e S-h-r-e-m-p and C-o-r-e-y L-o-c-k-e.)

Available in better bookstores, etc

hockeybeat · Nov 17, 2005

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I just saw the highlight's of the Flyers-Pens game.

Bobby Clarke's team is still learning how to clear the puck out of its own end. One of these days, Bobby. You're almost there.

Sid The Kid's game-winner was a thing of beauty. Antero Niittymaki is no Henrik Lundqvist. Hell, he's not even Kevin Weekes.

Sid The Kid reminds me of a young Gretzky, in that he's willing to open his mouth and say something, even if it will draw him a fine/rebuke from Sixth Avenue.

Tonight's AP gamer:

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sidney Crosby is a better shooter than actor.

The 18-year-old rookie sensation scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway with 46.7 seconds left in overtime, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.

Crosby needed stitches on his upper lip after getting high-sticked in the second period. No penalty was called on the play and Crosby later got an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for diving.

"It's frustrating," Crosby said. "I go out for five minutes, come back in and get hit in the face from the same guy."

Ryan Malone had a goal, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 45 shots, helping the Penguins improve to 6-3-2 since going winless in their first nine games.

Joni Pitkanen scored two power-play goals for Philadelphia, which had won nine straight at home.

With Philadelphia less than a minute away from its first shootout, Crosby took a long, breakout pass from Malone near center ice, skated in alone and beat Antero Niittymaki to win it.

"If I can contribute and help out, it feels good," Crosby said. "It's nice, especially when stuff goes on."

Fleury stopped two point-blank shots by Mike Knuble and Mike Rathje in overtime. He started because a puck hit Jocelyn Thibault in the throat in warmups. Thibault's injury wasn't serious.

Pitkanen scored his goals 1:34 apart to tie it after the Penguins had scored twice in a 56-second span early in the third.

Pitkanen took a crisp pass from NHL assists-leader Peter Forsberg and one-timed a shot just inside the post to tie it 2-2 at 6:44 of the third.

He slipped a shot between Fleury's legs to cut the deficit to 2-1.

"I don't think we played real well," Forsberg said. "The last couple games we were sliding a bit and not playing smart hockey. We have been giving up the puck."

Malone gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal 2:03 into the third. He got a pass from Crosby and slapped a shot past Niittymaki. Crosby stuffed one in during a scramble in front of the net to make it 2-0.

The Penguins played without owner-captain Mario Lemieux, who had a stomach virus and didn't make the trip. Crosby picked up the scoring slack.

"We've had many mature 18-year old players that have come into this league and handled a lot," Penguins coach Eddie Olczyk said of Crosby, the first overall pick in this year's NHL draft. "Not many have come in with the hype and the buildup as he has and he's handled it very well."

Niittymaki, making just his fifth start this season, stoned Erik Christensen on consecutive shots midway through the second during a Penguins' power play. He made another excellent save on a short-handed breakaway by Matt Murley late in the second, and kept it tied at 2 with an outstanding stick save on a shot by John LeClair in the third.

"We had some breakdowns," Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock said. "When you spend as much time in the other team's zone as we did, you're going to get some of those breakdowns when you're trying to score."

Notes
RW Turner Stevenson, who had hip surgery on Oct. 18, returned for the Flyers. He had been expected to miss up to 12 weeks. ... C Keith Primeau and D Eric Desjardins remained sidelined for Philadelphia with concussions. ... The Penguins won for just the second time in their last nine games at the Wachovia Center and are 18-81-8 in Philadelphia overall. ... Penguins D Sergei Gonchar sat out his second straight game with a strained groin. ... Pittsburgh has allowed an NHL-worst 83 goals this season.
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Dude · Nov 17, 2005

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While I'm very hesitant to make the comparison, I'll go ahead anyway and do it. What Crosby did tonight was very Jordanesque.

If you pissed off Jordan, he would go out and score 50 on you and beat you. The Flyers pissed off Crosby tonight and he went out and scored three points and beat them.

(Prepares for bombardment.)

sportschick · Nov 17, 2005

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Dude, I'll agree with you. Young Master Crosby might not be someone an opposing team should consider making angry. Leave it to the freaking Flyers. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr [hostileflyersfangirl]

Dude · Nov 17, 2005

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sportschick said:

Dude, I'll agree with you. Young Master Crosby might not be someone an opposing team should consider making angry. Leave it to the freaking Flyers. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr [hostileflyersfangirl]
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A Flyer fan agreed with me? It must be an incoherent comparison. ;D

sportschick · Nov 17, 2005

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Dude said:

sportschick said:

Dude, I'll agree with you. Young Master Crosby might not be someone an opposing team should consider making angry. Leave it to the freaking Flyers. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr [hostileflyersfangirl]
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A Flyer fan agreed with me? It must be an incoherent comparison.Â Â ;D
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I'm mad at Bobby Clarke. He's making me hostile at the boys. Plus, there's a reason why some of us refer to Sid as Big Baby Jesus.

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