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The Real Blood Feud
The Avs/Wings rivalry is obsolete. After the Avalanche failed to play anything that resembled hockey as the Wing’s swept the Western Conference semi-final, the celebrated blood feud is over. The real blood feud is in the Eastern Conference between the Penguins and the Rangers, who will play game five of their series in Pittsburgh Sunday at 2:00.
Thursday night was the Penguins first loss of the post season (as they swept Ottowa) and the they responded to it in frustration. By the third period, with the Penguins trailing the Rangers 2-0, the cheap shots from Pittsburgh’s bench were abundant. Malkin even resorted to kicking the skates out from under two Ranger players. The New York Times called the game the first glimpse at Penguin frustration in the series. Should Pittsburgh worry that the Rangers might stage a historic come back? “No, the only worrisome aspect of the loss was that Sidney Crosby and Malkin acted like immature kids at the end,” Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said in reference to Crosby and Malkin’s simultaneous roughing penalties in the third period of Thursday’s game. Cook goes on to explain that, “It’s almost certain that these were one-time acts by Crosby, 20, and Malkin, 21, from the frustration caused by the impenetrable Lundqvist.”
The frustration that was Lundqvist’s shutout performance. 
He stopped 29 shots and was named the first star of the game by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. We all know by now that only two teams in hockey history have come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a series, yet, Ranger captain, Jaromir Jagr, has high hopes for his team as he said to the New York Times, “I wasn’t just talking when I said I believe.”
It’s David vs. Goliath in this series for the Rangers while Pittsburgh has the home ice advantage in the game. The Post-Gazette insists that Lundqvist will not keep Malkin out of the net for another game. Perhaps the Penguins have peeked and the Rangers will make history. OR perhaps Thursday was a fluke game and the Rangers will be playing their last game of the season. One this is certain: this Blood Feud is boiling.
Add comment May 4, 2008
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly — Round Two Continues for Some
On Thursday Night
The Good: Chris the lawyer who gave me a free ticket to the Rangers game Thursday. I watched the Rangers shutout the Penguins 3-0 (Pittsburgh’s first loss in the playoffs) from Seat 1, Row D, Section 221 at Madison Square Garden. Thanks Chris!
The Bad:The Avalanche’s embarrassing 8-2 loss to the Red Wings. That wasn’t even a hockey game. It looks like the old Blood Feud is really over.
The Ugly: The number of Sidney Crosby Jersies in existence. Come on, we can’t all wear number 87!
On New York Fans
The Good: The intensity the fans brought to the Garden at Thursday’s game. The crowd chanted “Jagr! Jagr! Jagr!” and “Hen-Rick!, Hen-Rick!” The best though, were the “Go Home Sidney,” and “Sidney Sucks” chants. Oh and you can’t forget the “a**hole” chant, or the “these reffs suck” chant. I love the passion that New Yorkers bring to their sports teams.
The Bad: The Yankee’s fans who poured beer on my roomate Friday night just because she was cheering for the Mariners, who were losing by the way. Oh and also, no wonder they are building a new stadium, Yankee Stadium is a dump!
The Ugly: The guy sitting in front of us at the Yankees game who had a really cheap toupee. Poor Guy.
Add comment May 3, 2008
