D-nymph
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About Gary Roberts: Yes he's dirty. Yes he's old. Yes he's slow. But he's a freaking madman. Out for 3 1/2 months. First shift of the playoffs, he punches Redden in the face and Redden goes down then looks up at the ref who is right there. The ref demonstratively waives "no penalty", as if to say "are you kidding me? Get up, it's the first minute of the first game. I'm not calling a penalty here, that's Gary Freaking Roberts. You better get up." Then Roberts backhands one into the net. First minute of the game! End of the game, Roberts scores again. Next shift out, he boards Cody Bass, totally dangerous play, but that's how Scary Gary rolls. That zone 4-5 feet out of the boards when player gets hit from behind is really scary every time. Anyway, that play sets the tone for Friday. It riled the Sens up, and Gary's refusal to leave the ice was a thing of beauty. He really, really hates the Senators. That hate goes back 8-10 years, it's nothing new. Absolutely awesome game for the Penguins. They couldn't have asked for a better start. The second period the Pens had the puck in Ottawa's zone for what seemed like 80% of the period. Wade Redden is a quitter. He laid down and quit in the cup finals last year, and he's ready to do the same in the first round this year. Chris Phillips and Volchenkov are real men, great players, but Redden just doesn't have the guts.
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