Here's what infuriated me last night: Couturier cross checks Malkin 4 or 5 times in the back along the boards and the refs just watch it happen. Then, as they're skating back towards the slot, he cross checks him again, this time IN THE FACE! THEN, when Malkin retaliates, HE gets the extra penalty!!! It's just unbelievable.
There's only one way to counteract the Flyers' cheap #@#@#@#@ that gets in the Pens' heads - INITATE!!! Everyone knows they always get the guy who retaliates, so initiate the cheap #@#@#@#@ and let the Flyers get called when they respond.
Oh, and memo to Disco Dan - the home team has the last line change. Do you think maybe it might be a good idea to get Malkin off the ice when Couturier is on? Since, you know, Couturier seems to do to Malkin what Ulf used to do to Neely.
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