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I cant believe the Lions are being compared to the Pirates. You cant compare an NFL team to the AAA farm team for all of MLB.

60.1 High-sticking - A “high stick†is one which is carried above the height of the opponent’s shoulders. Players and goalkeepers must be in control and responsible for their stick. However, a player or goalkeeper is permitted accidental contact on an opponent if the act is committed as a normal windup or follow through of a shooting motion. A wild swing at a bouncing puck would not be considered a normal windup or follow through and any contact to an opponent above the height of the shoulders shall be penalized accordingly. 60.2 Minor Penalty - Any contact made by a stick on an opponent above the shoulders is prohibited and a minor penalty shall be imposed. The rule does not specify that it needs to be the blade of the stick. Maybe I am reading the rule wrong, but i understand it as any part of the stick making contact with the head is illegal assuming it is not part of a normal shooting motion.

What does the Pens pulling out a win at the Igloo have to do with my arguement? I dont feel my post was "all high and mighty." I responded to a posted that basically claimed the refs cost the wings game 3, and generally speaking, made a few excuses for the Wings 2 losses. I simply came back with that if the refs cost the Wings game 3, then it could be argued that they cost the Pens game 2. Simply pointed out that there have been missed calls both ways. Not even gonna address the diving issue. I agree that the Wings are the deeper team. Top to Bottom, you guys have more talent, but i think alot of the Pens are underrated. This series is far from over, but the Wings have to start playing like im used to seeing them. To me, it seems like they chasing the puck more this year. They just dont seem to be able to maintain the same level of puck possession i remember from last year. If anyone can come back from being down 2-0, its the Pens, especially with the way Crosby and Malkin are playing. Crosby may not be getting the points, but it's not from lack of trying. It's from his teammates not burying the puck when he sets them up. The reffing has been awful all Post season. I'd like to see more penalties called both ways. There is no excuse for anyone missing the 6men on the ice. Cooke's hit the Holmstram's head in game 3 was up there too (may have the players wrong on that one)

So the reff's have missed some calls on the Pen's a peewee ref should have seen. They've missed some on the Wings too. Off the top of my head, 2 high sticks on Stall, and one of them gave him a bloody nose so it would have been a double minor. Guess the refs stope game 2 from the Pens..... And as far as getting screwed by the schedule and the wings being tired, the Pens have played the basically the same schedule. Sure they had an extra day of rest before the finals started, but if the Wings sweep the hawks, then they get an extra day of rest instead. The Pens have actually played one more game than the Wings this post season. As far as how would the pens be with out Malkin or Crosby? No one claimed they could win without one of those too. But arent the Wings suppose to be the deepest team in the NHL? If they're so deep, why is Datsuyk so important to the team then?