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The Sidney Crosby and Brett McLean 'fight' blown out of proportion
The Sidney Crosby and Brett McLean 'fight' blown out of proportion
    Everyone is having a field day with this, so I figured it's only right to say my part as well.  As always, I'd love to hear what you guys have to say about it. In this video you'll notice an altercation between Florida's Brett McLean and Pittsburgh's Sidney ...
Fight Video: Sidney Crosby really earns his instigator penalty
Fight Video: Sidney Crosby really earns his instigator penalty
sports.yahoo.com — Frustration, thy name is the Pittsburgh Penguins . Unless you consider a Sidney Crosby fight off the faceoff and his 21 minutes in penalties to be harbingers of sunshine for the Pens in their 6-1 humiliation to the visiting Florida Panthers today:  ... (more) Fight Video: Sidney Crosby really earns his instigator ...
Florida's McLean claims Sidney Crosby is lying about their fight
Florida's McLean claims Sidney Crosby is lying about their fight
sports.yahoo.com — After his "fight" with Brett McLean of the Florida Panthers yesterday, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby claimed that he and McLean had agreed to drop gloves following the faceoff: "We were talking early in the first period ... I ... (more) Florida's McLean claims Sidney Crosby is lying about ...
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Lighthouse Hockey — ... (Context, it's all context.) Related but with a different spin: B.D. Gallof asks why the team AHL conditions UFA Sillinger, and scoring-challenged Tambellini, but not Franchise 'till 2021 DiPietro? Next up: The Oilers' special teams stink. Weren't they supposed to be great this year? I swear THN had a cover story hyping them, and THN is bible... Because he's Sidney Crosby, the fight/jumping/I-thought-you-said-yes thing with Brett McLain has People. Reacting. Everywhere. Meh, he got his PIMs. NYI Fan ...

Empty Netter Assists - Eastern Conference - 1-5-09
Empty Netters — Penguins -Florida forward Brett McLean claims he never heard Sidney Crosby challenge him. -PensBurgh says the Crosby-McLean fight has been blown out of proportion. -Ray Shero cares not for your trade requests. -Sergei Gonchar has too many women in his house. -Um... Don't hold your breath for that Crosby trade. -Consol Energy, which just paid a good deal of money for naming rights to the Penguins' new arena, could lay off up to 260 mine workers. -EN contributor Eric ...

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