Thursday, April 10th, 2008 by Matt Felser
Now we know what Gary Roberts would do
A lot could be said about the Penguins’ complete domination of the Ottawa Senators tonight. I could talk about Marc-Andre Fleury’s 26 save shutout performance. Or I could discuss Evgeni Malkin’s three point game. Or I could even mention that Sidney Crosby failed to register a point. However, I think the whole game can be summed up with one small section of the box score.
| 19:48 | Cody Bass: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
| 19:48 | Chris Neil: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
| 19:48 | Gary Roberts: 2 Minutes for Boarding Chris Neil |
| 19:48 | Gary Roberts: 2 Minutes for Roughing Chris Neil |
| 19:48 | Gary Roberts: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
| 19:48 | Gary Roberts: 10 Minutes for Misconduct |
Gary Roberts is a unique physical specimen. How many 42 year olds can recover from a broken leg and an ankle sprain, then come back and play a professional sport without any drop off in production? Roberts not only scored two goals in this game, but he beat up on players half his age. After delivering a ferocious hit, Roberts was attacked by not one, not two, but three Senators, and he still managed to escape unscathed. In fact, he came back out of the locker room tunnel after he was ejected to ask for more.
Roberts acted as the grizzled team leader that he was brought onboard to be, and he led the way in tonight’s dismantling of the Senators.
And if you thought tonight couldn’t get much better, you were wrong. Pittsburgh Steelers’ mascot Steely McBeam has been relieved of his duties after being charged with a DUI.
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