Crosby questions 'no-goal' call
Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2008 06:58AM ET
Captain Sidney Crosby remained skeptical of the decision not to overturn a "no-goal" call at 16:41 of the first period of Game 2 because a video review, according to an NHL-released statement, proved inconclusive. "I'm glad we won, put it that way," Crosby said. "That would be a tough one to take if we had lost." Crosby wouldn't say the wrong call was made on the play, but he suspects the puck completely had crossed the goal line before being snatched out of the net by Flyers goaltender Martin Biron. "Looks like it was in, but I don't know," Crosby said.
Sidney Crosby , AP
Why San Jose fired Wilson
Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2008 06:56AM ET
The Sharks' failure to advance any closer to a Stanley Cup title this season than in their previous two cost Coach Ron Wilson his job Monday. "Sometimes the class needs a new professor and sometimes the professor needs a new class," General Manager Doug Wilson said after declaring his dissatisfaction with the team's third straight second-round exit. An active search for the team's eighth head coach will begin immediately, the general manager said, and won't be limited to candidates with NHL experience.
Ron Wilson , AP
Malkin's elbows irk Flyers coach
Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2008 08:02AM ET
Danny Briere laughed off questions about officiating and whether Pittsburgh Penguins stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin get more calls than they deserve. He didn't want to get too involved in criticism, especially now that the Philadelphia Flyers are down 2-0 to their cross-state rivals in the NHL Eastern Conference final. Briere took an elbow to the back of the head from Malkin in the second period of Sunday night's 4-2 loss in Game 2 at Pittsburgh. The blow left him dazed and the Flyers forward missed a shift. "That is something that should be called," Flyers coach John Stevens said yesterday. "We all know how the league is cracking down on blows to the head. If anybody knows that, it's us."
Evgeni Malkin , AP
Blues close to signing Oshie
Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2008 07:14AM ET
Taking two more steps to infuse young talent into their club, the Blues signed 2007 first-round draft pick Lars Eller on Monday night and were close to signing 2005 first-rounder T.J. Oshie. Eller's deal was pending a physical, and although Oshie had yet to sign a contract, he was in St. Louis ready to take a physical.
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Leaf sentenced to work program
Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2008 08:05AM ET
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mark Bell won't spend any nights behind bars this summer but will spend his days working at a California jail, Rogers Sportsnet reported on its website yesterday. After pleading no contest to drunken driving and hit and run charges last summer, Bell was sentenced yesterday to a work program. Bell will report to the prison every morning and work eight hour days a day from June 2 to Aug. 15, before returning home in the evening. A judge then will decide if the work program should be extended. The jail term stems from a hit and run incident on Labor Day of 2006, in which Bell rear ended a pickup truck near San Jose. Bell was playing with the Sharks at the time. Bell fled the scene leaving the driver with head injuries.
Mark Bell , Scott Cunningham/Getty Images
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