Red Wings deserved to lose tonight. Awful game on all counts. Pittsburgh took it to us in the second period and Crosby/Malkin ran rings around us. Pretty pathetic.
I have to say however that I lost a lot of respect for
Evgeni Malkin tonight. I always kind of took him as a straight forward guy, someone who played the game without whining or playing dirty. Tonight he tried to take cheapshots on guys when calls didn't go his way, he played irresponsibly in the sense that he could have cost his team a lot more calls (I think he got called for a tripping that was pretty blatant), and he seemed to be playing with an edge at the wrong times in my opinion. I didn't seem like he played with discipline or respect for the other team at all, which is contrary to my previous opinion of him.
The good news for Pens fans is that Crosby decided to show up tonight, and it definitely showed on the scoreboard. Congratulations to the Pens on a solid win. Can't complain at all about this one.
On a side note,
Tyler Kennedy has to be the ugliest player in the NHL. A good player, but man I get sick of seeing his ugly mug when I watch the Pens.