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May 4th Update (please double-check your score): 60 - Engineer 57 - KoolGuy2K 55 - The Sicatoka 53 - Shawn-O 53 - George M. Bluth 49 - sioux rube47 - stoneySIOUX 47 - Ray77 41 - 90siouxfan 19* - siouxforcefans

I didn't see any postgame press conferences tonight, but I wonder if Rob Rossi asked Sullivan if Bonino's soccer dive on Oshie's phantom penalty was a hockey play, or if Hainsey's cross check on Williams with about 20 seconds remaining was a hockey play? The Penguins "holier than thou" schtick is starting to get old...

So apparently Rob Rossi is a reporter from Pittsburgh and he was the one asking Trotz the question about the play last night. This is unbelievable...what a douche!

I have a couple differences, and I'm trying to figure out what's in common here: 56 - Engineer 56 - KoolGuy2K 47 - Shawn-O 38 - 90siouxfan

That's good stuff! However, in reality, Niskanen should be given a 0 game suspension, and a $0 fine, and they should apologize to him for giving him a 5 and a game last night. That should have been a 2:00 minor. I watched some of the post game stuff and it was so predictable...Trotz was asked about the hit and (correctly) explained that it was a "hockey play" and that Crosby was coming across and Niskanen braced himself...Crosby's body position was lowering as he was falling across the crease and Niskanen didn't bring his arms up, it just so happened that he got Crosby "up high" because of how Crosby was falling and said it was unfortunate that he got hurt, you don't like to see injuries like that, etc. On the other hand, Sullivan wasn't too pleased, he refrained from commenting on it and looked very angry, obviously thinking that it was a dirty or bad play. I can guarantee you that if it was Ovechkin that got hit like that by Brian Doumolin, the comments would be reversed, and Sullivan would be saying it was unfortunate, but not dirty and Trotz would be pissed! When I saw the play, I would have been OK with a 2:00 minor because Niskanen got him up high, but there was absolutely no intent by Niskanen to cross check Crosby in the head. He didn't take a run at him and cross check or elbow him in the head, it wasn't from behind, etc. It just wasn't a "dirty" play and wasn't worth of a 5:00 major and a game. I agree that it was unfortunate that it happened and that Crosby got injured, but I honestly think if that was the exact same scenario, only it was Patric Hornqvist that got hit and injured, that's a 2:00 minor. You could also argue that Ovechkin should have received 2:00 for slashing Crosby, causing the whole issue. I just think Niskanen got a raw deal.

Closed circuit to Matt Cullen...a quick poke check would have worked wonders on Washington's second goal.

Just tuned into the game...12:00 left in the 3rd. I saw a highlight of Crosby getting hit by Niskanen in the 1st. Has he played since that hit? Also...complete BS that they changed that penalty from a 2:00 to a 5:00.

May 1st Update (please double-check your score): 53 - Engineer 53 - KoolGuy2K 46 - The Sicatoka 46 - sioux rube 45 - George M. Bluth 45 - Shawn-O 40 - stoneySIOUX 37 - Ray7736 - 90siouxfan 17* - siouxforcefans

April 28th Update (please double-check your score): 43 - Engineer 43 - KoolGuy2K 40 - The Sicatoka39 - sioux rube38 - George M. Bluth37 - Shawn-O 35 - stoneySIOUX32 - 90siouxfan 30 - Ray77 16* - siouxforcefans

First game back and he pays off with an assist. Now it's time for him to help me catch up in the standings!

April 27th Update (please double-check your score): 40 - Engineer 39 - KoolGuy2K 39 - The Sicatoka35 - sioux rube34 - George M. Bluth34 - Shawn-O 32 - stoneySIOUX30 - 90siouxfan 29 - Ray77 15* - siouxforcefans

Great. I was wondering about that. Apparently I didn't look at injuries before the playoffs started, I just went through and picked point scorers from the teams I thought would go far. Once the playoffs started, I began to wonder where Fowler was!

I made my picks before coming out here and seeing yours. I see that we have all the same teams winning each series, just in different number of games. I'll have to make up my 5 strokes little by little! WEST Nashville over St. Louis in 7 Anaheim over Edmonton in 6 EAST NY Rangers over Ottawa in 6 Washington over Pittsburgh in 6

I had Chorney with 1 assist. I went to NHL.com and looked him up, and he has 1 assist for his career in the playoffs. I was looking at that as this year's playoffs. My bad - you are correct.

Looks good to me....errr.....let me change that.....looks correct to me. It doesn't look good - me being down by 5 "strokes"! I'm going to have to do some major homework and nail my 2nd round picks to catch up.

I agree, although I have siouxforcefans at 16* (I have all of his points...it would be 15 without the Parise point that he's being penalized). Also, here is a summary of remaining players after Round 1: Engineer - 4F, 2D remaining KoolGuy2K - 5F, 1D remaining sioux rube - 5F, 0D remaining The Sicatoka - 4F, 2D remaining stoneySIOUX - 4F, 1D remaining George M. Bluth - 4F, 2D remaining Shawn-O - 4F, 3D remaining 90siouxfan - 3F, 1D remaining Ray77 - 4F, 3D remaining siouxforcefans - 2F, 2D remaining

I would agree with you...evidence below!

Here's what I have for your team: Ovechkin 3 Oshie 6 Kane 2 Getzlaf 5 Toews 2 Crosby 7 Keith 1 Campbell 0 Carlson 1 Shattenkirk 2 29

I concur. And how's this for a stat. Of all the Blackhawks that were picked for rosters in this game: Patrick Kane - 1G, 1A - 2PTS Panarin - 0G, 1A - 1PT N. Schmaltz - 0G, 0A - 0PTS Toews - 1G, 1A - 2PTS Campbell - 0G, 0A - 0PTS Keith - 0G, 1A - 1PT Seabrook - 0G, 0A - 0PTS Pekka Rinne - 0G, 2A - 2PTS (2 assists in Game 2)

After Day 8 - (please double-check your score): 29 - KoolGuy2K 29 - sioux rube 27 - Engineer 25 - George M. Bluth 24 - stoneySIOUX 22 - Shawn-O 22 - The Sicatoka 21 - Ray77 20 - 90siouxfan 12* - siouxforcefans

After Day 7 - (please double-check your score): 27 - Engineer 25 - KoolGuy2K 25 - sioux rube 20 - George M. Bluth 20 - stoneySIOUX 18 - Shawn-O 18 - The Sicatoka 16 - 90siouxfan 15 - Ray77 10* - siouxforcefans

I went through each player one by one to double check. Here were the problem children: Getzlaf has 2G, 2A - you had him at 2 points Kesler has 1A - you had him at 0 points Perry has 1G, 1A - 2P, you had him at 0 points Stafford has 1G - I had him at 0 points So by my scoring, siouxforcefans increased by 1 (Stafford). Once you update Getzlaf, Kesler and Perry, do we now match? After Day 6 - (please double-check your score): 21 - Engineer 21 - KoolGuy2K 21 - sioux rube 20 - George M. Bluth 18 - Shawn-O 16 - stoneySIOUX 15 - Ray77 14 - The Sicatoka 13 - 90siouxfan 10* - siouxforcefans

I agree that Nash's 'punch' was a penalty, but let's be honest...in an OT game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, you pretty much have to maim someone to have a penalty called. For that to be called was VERY weak. I would have been OK with matching minors - one to Nash and one to Ryan...but that was BS to just call one on Nash in that situation.

After Day 6 - (please double-check your score): 21 - Engineer 21 - KoolGuy2K 21 - sioux rube 20 - George M. Bluth 18 - Shawn-O 16 - stoneySIOUX 15 - Ray77 14 - The Sicatoka 13 - 90siouxfan 9* - siouxforcefans

He played in game 1 and got just over 9 minutes of ice time.