LongTimeLurk

He clarified that he was only afraid of "bears in the forest"

Do you need to get a new username now?

Um... why would I do that? By your logic "Asham's stick didn't rise above Schenn's chest" = "it's okay for Malkin to lead with high elbows". What Malkin did was very much NOT okay, but it's also not related. My comment was strictly in response to your assertion that "kid got slammed in the throat" You don't have to wear O&B Blinders to be a good fan.

Maybe it does matter; Bylsma failed to match lines in Games 1 and 2.

Take another look at the video. The stick was high, but got caught on Schenn's shoulder pads and never made it to the throat. But there were many similarities between that incident and Rinaldo-Michalek. Rinaldo worse because: 1. Incident history 2. No injury (although Michalak's was also not a major injury) 3. Unprovoked (as opposed to retaliation for Schenn charge on Martin) Asham worse because: 1. Cross-check to the front instead of the back... could have ended a lot worse for Schenn 2. He had skating momentum in addition to the stick thrust, whereas Rinaldo was stationary. All told, a bit inconsistent that Asham got 4 and Rinaldo got 0.

Anecdotally, concussions have been linked to erratic behavior, poor decision making, and heighted levels of violence. The same phenomenon has been suggested in regards to another famous Pittsburgh athlete (Roethlisberger 2010). But I won't believe it until I see more substantiated correlation in a respected medical journal.

Kerry Fraser said: That's the key, and it holds true at all levels. My son is a Peewee defenseman, and a lot of his games are called loosely because the refs think "Hey, it's AA... we'll let the kids play." But the same thing happens nearly every game: 1. Our goalie freezes the puck 2. No whistle 3. Opposing forwards hack at the goalie (not their fault... they're doing their job by playing hard to the whistle) 4. Our D "protects the goalie" 5. Mutual pushing and shoving 6. Repeat and escalate. By the end of some games, we've degenerated into head shots, cross checks, and boarding. All avoidable if referees (as Fraser says) have their thermometers ready following the opening puck drop and to take the game temperature frequently. Before most games, I quietly remind them to blow the whistle as soon as the puck is frozen and call it tight in the first period, and warn them about what might happen if they don't.

Presumably, he's including the first 3 regular season games this fall.

Three forwards were healthy scratches yesterday. The others were Eric Tangradi and Dustin Jeffrey. My guess us Staal goes on Malkin's wing, Vitale centers Cooke/Kennedy, and the other two join Richard Park on the 4th. Looks good for fans of a sweep.

Sheesh, @JackStraw. You act like @Podein25 simply tearing himself away from the sheep is even an option.

You just need to have your Sarcasm Meter taken in for recalibration.

EVERY Penguin fan I know really is embarrassed (I don't maintain contact with the braindead loudmothed ones) Disagree. Take the high road. End the series on Wednesday with a clean, convincing win. Be the team with the singular focus of winning the Cup.

Thanks. I simply can't understand why people who ascribe to paranoid conspiracy theories continue to watch.

Thread over. Nicely summed up, @radoran

@flyerrod: Gee, according to @orange_crush, The Flyers have the better PP and PK, and 5v5 play benefits Pittsburgh. I'm sooooo confused...