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PK Sticks
by Paul on 05/05/09 at 07:22 AM ET
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from Damien Cox of The Spin at the Toronto Star,
So I’m watching the Caps and Pens tonight, and I see Pittsburgh score the first goal of the game on a power play, an effort aided by the fact Washington penalty killer Brooks Laich had his stick broken by a shot just before the goal was scored by Sidney Crosby. Nothing looks more awkward than a fellow trying to kill a penalty with no stick….
But, I says to myself, a penalty killer doesn’t necessarily need the benefits these fancy new carbon fibre/plutonium/kryptonite weapons give your everyday player when he’s trying to score or shoot.
He just needs to kill the penalty.
So why not wood? Why wouldn’t guys on the PK use wooden sticks, far less likely to be broken, and then switch back to the uranium models they usually use for 5-on-5 play or power play duty?
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