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could only watch til 38 seconds left then i had to go.  with about 140 to go neal got a penalty, tripped kaner at the Defensive blue line.  iffy call, he had 3 penalties tonight, a cross check on a PP, very iffy call, very bad call in my opinion.   seabrook or whatever joke had the rebound in seajoke's D zone and neal shoves him like any good hockey player would to seperate man and puck.  seajoke collapses, dostn even fall forward, just goes down in a heap.  not sure how a crosscheck could do that.  he did shove with both hands on the stick, but looked like only gave any real pressure with his right hand.  lame call. 

 

derek engellands hit on that hawk, the commentators kept saying he "left his feet".  yeah?  cuz he hit the guy.  and fell with him.  complete difference between jumping into someone and leaving your feet.     there was a penalty on a pens for "leaving his feet" on a hit later on, probably neal.  completely hit the guy so hard they both left the ice. that wasnt scrutinized.

 

sure engelland got him with a forearm to the face, but as the announcers state, engelland apparently is 6'5" amd the hawk is 5'11".  just like Sutton (6 6"), engelland would have to get on his knees to make a great unscrutinized hit in that position.    still dont think Sutton deserved 8 games.  that Bourque hit tho, surprised he didnt get more, but also surprised he got any since a first time offense.  shanahammer isnt very consistent.  some looks dont even get reviewed.   tehre was a video on PenguinPoop, that Neal stick to soupcan after the slewfoot, well, last year or so soupcan slashed Rupp to the back of the neck.  no call, no fine, nothing.

 

hakws with 3 PP, all cuz of neal.  pens with 7. kunitz with hte only PPG

 

malkin is absolutely dominating the stats.  1.44p/g.  giroux has one more game, same points. 1.39p/g    MVP isnt even close. crosby and malkin highest p/g in the league, imagine the team in the playoffs.

 

kessel, malkin, girouxand h sedin in the lead with 39. neal and 5 othrs with 19 G, stamkos with 20.

 

lovejoy is back.

 

if engelland gets a suspension, i lose all respect for shanahan.  no injury, no retribution on the play.  wasnt dangerous, wasnt anything outside of a hockey hit.