Pens vs. Lightning - Recap

"These are the times that try men's souls"
-some author

If you're expecting any kind of in-depth recap after the Crosby injury, you're a joke. Penguin Nation is more down than Romeo Crennel when Charlie Weiss eats all of the doughnuts.

 
"sumo time"

Here's a brief breakdown of the game other than the Crosby injury. Lecavawhatever is a joke, he was nowhere to be seen after Sid went down with his ankle sprain. In the end, Tampa Bay won because their 4th line and Patrick Roy's daughter-in law got a bunch of goals after everyone in the Mellon jumped off the Smithfield Street Bridge.

Everyone is going to pound the liquor very hard because of the Crosby injury, but let me ease your pain just a little.

Obviously the player that will step in and perform top line center duties is the Russian Scoring Machine Evgeni Malkin. A lot of shortsighted Penguin fans forget that before Crosby, Malkin was the franchise player. He has all the ability to be a top 5 player in this league and he'll prove that the month or so with Sid out. Remember how he stepped up his game last year in the brief absence of Sid? I have no doubt he can do that this year as well. Also, the Pens are filled with first-round talent, this isn't a one man show. Staal, Sykora, Malone, Armstrong, Talbot, Kennedy, etc., are all capable of filling the net at a greater pace, and they'll have to.

So what I'm saying is:

Don't do it.