Here’s the second of two fights between Washington’s Brandon Sugden and the Rangers’ enforcer du jour Donald Brashear. I have an appreciation for dudes that can hang into a fight for a minute or more, and this one fits the bill.
The first fight was quick, leaving the fans wanting more - and more is exactly what they got. The second bout was a long one. Sugden started off strong, but Brash was able to gain control, ending the fight strong with a mix of grappling and punches in a mess of jerseys.
Brashear skated off to cheers, the loudest he’s received at MSG so far. His hit on Blair Betts is close to being forgiven. via.
I’m trying to give hockey a fair shake this fall. That and every other sport that Kobe Bryant doesn’t play. also.
Alexander Ovechkin is a star. He’s a big, bright, shining, Australopithecus-looking star. I love the guy; he’s great for the NHL and a nice dash of cream in the Chocolate City that is the District of Columbia. Alex also is great for that uneven blacktop on 6th Avenue in New York City. Here he is driving a zamboni around the Big Apple for a trip that Dan Steinberg was good enough to point out was actually only one city block. But at least that block is really smooth now. I’m sure all the homeless people urinating onto it later in the day will appreciate that. via.
Here’s Captials forward Alexander Ovechkin getting down with some of his fellow countrypeople (presumably), including Alexander Semin and Sergei Federov. And speaking from experience, if you EVER get the chance to party with people from the old Soviet bloc, DO IT. Those parties might be the only good thing that ever came out of communism; these guys needed more than anyone else to get their drink on. And get it on they do. via, via.
In what was probably the most anti-climactic Game 7 in some time, the Pittsburgh Penguins pimp-slapped the Washington Capitals in the culmination of their Eastern Conference semifinal, 6-2. The Pens scored two goals within eight seconds in the first period and the Caps never threatened after that. Sid Crosby finished with two goals; Alex Ovechkin had one late in the second period. The game was an odd culmination to a dramatic series that had a lot of people forcing hockey down the throats of their readership. Not that I could name anyone that did that off the top of my head…
“This was Magic and Bird from back in the day,” Penguins wing Bill Guerin said. “It was just a great series for the League and a great series for the game of hockey. I don’t know if I’ve been involved in a series with as many ups and downs as this one. I’ll never forget this one.”
Two more Game 7s are on the slate for tonight, including Carolina at Boston and Anaheim at Detroit. Those games have no marquee superstars, so we really don’t care.
Total Pro Sports had this video of Alexander Ovechkin trying to give a hit–and actually taking one instead–during action in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semis last night. The Penguins actually pulled this one out in OT, meaning that we’ll see at least two more games of this panty-moisteningly awesome series. Game 4 will be in Pittsburgh tomorrow. I’m pulling for a Penguins win and a Crosby ACL tear right before the series ends. I really don’t like that kid.
Here’s a Caps fan getting punched out by what I’m being told is one of three Pittsburgh Penguins fans after Game 2 of that awesome Caps-Pens semifinal series in DC. And this dude just goes down in a heap. It’s like my father might have said if I wasn’t born in a test tube: never get in a fight with an ugly person because they have nothing to lose. It’s hard to get in a fight with a test tube. Though I guess that would be the mother, wouldn’t it?
