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Shanahan’s Avery Impersonation
by Alanah McGinley on 04/28/08 at 04:04 PM ET
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From David Shoalts at the Globe & Mail blog,
Don’t look now, but a New York Ranger was spotted in the opposition’s goal crease, holding up his arms and waving like a marooned sailor on a desert island.
No, it wasn’t the attention-starved Sean Avery this time but the allegedly classy veteran Brendan Shanahan. His technique was different than Avery’s but the intent seemed to be the same, to block Pittsburgh Penguin goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury’s view of the puck. [...]
Avery’s tactics drew a vow from the NHL that any further antics would result in an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty but Shanahan did not get whistled down. However, the Penguins professed no alarm about this because, they said, the referees told them if the Rangers scored a goal it would have been disallowed.
Update 4:31pm ET: Some words from Stan Fischler on what it will take for the NYR to get back into the series with the Pens
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Yesterday the whistle BLEW before Straka knocked it in, end of discussion
Yeah, and very quickly I might add.
I agree with Fischler that they need to get Prucha out of the lineup, and give Avery more minutes.... the crowd will be wild tomorrow in NY, the Pens wont win a game in the big apple, cant see it.... 0-4 this year in MSG.
Go Rangers!
Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 04/28/08 at 04:28 PM ET
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Is Fischler watching the same series as I am. I was at both games and all he talks about is how the Rangers were wronged. The Straka penalty should have been a moot point. The Rangers BLEW a 3 goal lead, end of discussion. Yesterday the whistle BLEW before Straka knocked it in, end of discussion. The Rangers have need to play better if the are going to beat Pittsburgh. It is simple as that
Posted by Demo33 from Pittsburgh on 04/28/08 at 03:58 PM ET