Start watching a couple of minutes into the game. Whoever the shitty announcers are spend 5 minutes talking about the Flyers' players. You can hear the slurping noises from Squirrel Hill.
Satan gets a good scoring chance in front of the goal. Still can't bury those, but he's getting closer every time. Nittymaki makes an easy save. Some other crap happens without scoring chances until an offsides call.
Godard vs some homo. After Godard gets his helmet whacked off, he starts beating on the other dude's head with both hands. Both get some good hits in, but I give the edge to Godard, not only for his dodging skills, but also the major hits he landed.
After the fight, Flyers get a penalty. PP time for the Pens. A funny Versus commercial about Sports Soup comes on. As shitty as the network is, its commercials are actually really good. Malkin, Goligoski, Crosby, Sykora and Staal take a while to get going. Some bitch trips Crosby and for some reason Crosby gets hauled off for slashing. Another solid power play by the Penguins (rolls eyes). Solid PK by the Pens, Talbot gets a beast steal and a scoring chance on a breakaway.
Gill has a solidly accurate shot from the Pittsburgh goal line. Worth mentioning because someday that could come in handy in an empty net situation. Also, it prevented icing. Excellent setup by Malkin leads to a save by Shittymaki and a scrum in front of the net. Mike Richards gets his panties in a knot and tries to land a cheap shot on a player lying on the ice. Unsportsmanlike conduct and the usual crying by Philthadelphia, to no avail.
Midway through the power play, I begin to think the Versus guys are commenting on the broadcast and not actually at the game. They should just nationally broadcast the FSN Pittsburgh feed, it's so much better than this junk.
TK plays like a beast to keep the puck in the Flyers' zone for a long-ass time. The kid should get serious first-line consideration if he keeps playing like he has this season. The Tank-Talbot-TK line is looking like the best 3rd line the Pens have ever had. Once Syko gets healthy and the first line starts clicking, this is going to be a fantastic offensive unit.
Speaking of Tank, he gets called for Holding. Richards gets booed the second he touches the puck. Looks like people miss Jagr already. Free Candy basically ends the period with a monster interception and clear that settles in the corner of the Flyers end. End of period 1, and I guess I'll check the recap later since I have to go to practice soon (bleh). Go Pens!
- Matt
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