Friday, October 2, 2009

GABORIK SCORES! IT'S JAGR TIME!

Rangers still in it. Doobie with speed gained the zone on a pass from staal, with prospal and gilroy rushing the net, a penguin took each ranger out of the play, but the Rangers were rushing 4, and the penguins only had 3 in front of the net, and the one guy you don't want to leave alone* on the Rangers in front of the net Gaborik, was the one guy the Penguins chose to. Gaborik beats Fleury glove side from close range, Rangers down a goal. (Doobie and Staal get assists)

Refs fearing the rangers potentially making a rally, immediately break out the whistles for a hook on Anisimov. Big penalty kill coming up.

* - There is a whole industry (Sports entertainment, coverage, analysis) devoted to trying to make sports seem a lot more complicated and intelectual than they really are. Who has scored this game? Malkin, Crosby, Gaborik and Drury. (and a cheap long screened goal from the penguins) But in the other 4 cases, the 2 best goal scorers for each team, were left in front of the net WIDE open. With all the scheming and designs, how is there not an order "I don't care where the puck is, you NEVER leave Crosby, that's your job." And same for Gaborik. Why ever leave them, to cover Staal? To pick up Voros?

UPDATE: Rangers kill the penalty, less than 11 minutes left, Rangers down 3-2 and Doobie is putting it in my eye right now. Just drew a penalty, Rangers go on the power play (0-3 so far)

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