Stunned

Sorry, folks. Parks closed. The Moose outside should've told you.

A little scare earlier in the week, but apparently all is OK. Empties Crushed is officially listed, as always, "day-to-day." When we say scare, we are not referring to the Pens / Caps series. Some close friends may not what this is about, but moving on...

The Pens absolutely dominated Game 3. They also dominated Game 1, and Game 2 was a toss up. We are not worried. Like this guy....


We want to the thank Pensblog, where most of these photos come from. And whoever hasn't been paying attention to the mighty Pensblog simply needs to get a clue. Varlamov has been flopping around with a horseshoe stuck up his sphincter for the 1st 3 games, and that's been the difference.

If Versus would pause from the handjobs to AO for just a second, maybe they would realize that Mr. Alex only plays two-thirds of the ice. How convenient that must be. It is quite clear to any knowledgeable unbiased hockey fan that he is nowhere near the all-around player #87 is. Celebrating like a jack-ass, and calling attention to yourself is not a substitute for playing the defensive zone, back checking, and grinding in the corners. The only time you see Alex in the corners is when he's trying to take a cheapish run at someone....

Next time you see Ovechkin on the ice during a PK or when the Caps have the lead late in the game will be the first. Sorry. I've said it before, and anyone with two eyes can see how obvious it is during this series. AO is a great scorer...but not even in the same class as Sid when you consider all facets.

Moving on...

News circulated that there was a death threat on a message board to Ovechkin yesterday. Nice try, Caps. It was a 17 year old kid who lives 3 hours East of Pittsburgh...which anyone who has a map can see he lives closer to DC. Let's call the FBI! Again, we can't take credit, but Pensblog had an interesting tidbit on this...

"There's been a tiny tidbit of news circulating that

Ovechkin received a death threat from a Penguins fan.

This afternoon the FBI stepped in

and temporarily placed Ovechkin into the witness protection program.

According to a source, he was relocated to the Caps defensive zone,

somewhere the source said 'he would never be found.'"

Hilarious Stuff.

Maybe this will upset AO and force him to take another run at someone?



editor's note: of course we don't advocate "terroristic" threats. One very dumb kid or one Caps fan trying to have some fun...seems it was blown out of proportion, no? Blame the refs. That's what the Flyers and Bruce Boudreau would do :)