What a strange morning, upon arrival at Madison Square Garden this morning the early news out of some of the New York tabloids was that Sean Avery's life was in danger. As it turned out, Avery was never in any life-threatening situation, but he has a ruptured spleen which will means he's out. Interesting to watch Sidney Crosby, Marc-Andre Fleury and Max Talbot, each of whom have confronted Avery, show genuine concern for his welfare. Not that they wanted to play against him, but when they found out he was in trouble the brotherhood of pro hockey players was stronger than any team bond.
Max Talbot had a boot on his foot, he and Rob Scuderi may miss tomorrow's game 4 after getting hurt blocking shots. Head coach Michel Therrien said he'll have to wait and see. Meanwhile the team seems focused on winning tomorrow and not rest on a perfect post-season.
The Rangers will come hard for their injured emotional leader and the Pens need to be ready for that. I talked to a couple of New Yorkers today and asked them what they knew about Pittsburgh. Here were there responses--Steel town, old mills, doesn't care about Pittsburgh, smog and the final one simply-Steelers. I'll update the blog after morning skate with the latest on Talbot, Scuderi and if Gary Roberts returns.
