NHL.com has a story up on the hit to Marc Savard by Matt Cooke & Sid is quoted in it:

Currently, shoulder to head hits are not banned by the NHL. However, league general managers voted in December to investigate the problem before they meet again this week. They are considering rules that would prohibit contact to the head, even with a shoulder.

“At some point there’s got to be a clear indication from the league because we’ve seen this so many times now,” Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said. “You don’t like to see anyone, their own teammate or an opposing player, lay on the ice like that. That was scary.”

The Boston Bruins left Pittsburgh with a loss and a whole lot of anger after losing one of their best players to what they felt was a cheap-shot hit.

Evgeni Malkin scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period after former linemate Pascal Dupuis tied it, and the Pittsburgh Penguins remained unbeaten since the Olympic break by beating the Bruins 2-1 on Sunday.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 shots by the NHL’s lowest-scoring team to help the Penguins end Boston’s five-game road winning streak. Boston, which had won six of seven, is 1-1 during a season-long seven-game road trip.

One of Marc-Andre Fleury’s strengths that makes him a top-flight netminder in the National Hockey League is his ability to come back strong following a less-than-stellar performance.

Fleury proved this yet again on Saturday afternoon stopping 27 of 30 shots in a 6-3 Penguins’ victory at Mellon Arena. His solid effort comes less than 48 hours after he was pulled against the New York Rangers on Thursday after surrendering four goals on 12 shots in 26:30 minutes.

“We always know that he bounces back,” captain Sidney Crosby said. “It’s going to happen. We all have tough nights, and unfortunately when you’re a goalie, every one kind of looks at you when you get pulled. He responds in the best way possible every time. There is no worry there, and he did it once again. He bounced back, and there was no question that he would.”

It was comeback déjà vu as the Pittsburgh Penguins dominated the Dallas Stars, 6-3, after an initial two-goal deficit at the beginning of the second period at Mellon Arena Saturday afternoon.

The scenario was eerily familiar to Thursday night’s game against the New York Rangers when the Penguins battled back after being down 4-2 in the second period to clinch a 5-4 overtime victory.

“I feel like when they took the lead, 3-1, we were like, ‘OK, let’s start playing,’” Maxime Talbot said. “It was an early game. You try to look for your legs, but when they took the lead, we couldn’t allow that in our building. We started to play. You saw the real Penguins in the second half of the game, and that’s how we need to play.”

Sidney Crosby’s big game helped the Pittsburgh Penguins overcome a two-goal deficit for the second straight game.

Crosby had two goals and an assist and the Penguins scored the final five goals in a 6-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday for their third consecutive win since Olympic break ended.

Let’s dive right into this one.

During a four-goal first period between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers on Wednesday, the signature play wasn’t a goal or a big save — it involved Penguins star Sidney Crosby crumpling to the ice after a hit by Rangers defenseman Marc Staal.

Depending on who you ask, it was either a bone-jarring hit or an obvious dive that drew a penalty.

While attempting to circle behind the Rangers net without the puck, Crosby was cross-checked to the ice by Staal, who was headed to the penalty box for the infraction. After the whistle blew and before Crosby could get up, Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist skated over and said something to the Penguins captain, who cross-checked Lundqvist — and that set off the fireworks.

Sidney Crosby didn’t just score the dramatic overtime goal that won an Olympic gold medal for Team Canada; he also led all Olympic athletes in online buzz.

AdWeek reports in its current online edition (available at www.adweek.com) that Crosby led 2010 Winter Olympians in a measurement of fans’ online interest.

According to the report, Network Insights measured “the level of online chatter about some of the Olympic competitors (using a formula that took into account how well posts were read as well as the sheer number of them).” Crosby emerged the winner in all three time periods measured.

From Feb. 8-15, Crosby led the way, followed by Apolo Anton Ohno, Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White and Hannah Teter.

From Feb. 15-21, the order was Crosby, White, Evgeni Plushenko, Vonn and Johnny Weir.

In the final period from Feb. 12-28, the rankings were Crosby, Miller, Joannie Rochette, Ohno and Vonn.

Comedian Rodney Dangerfield broke into show business at the tender age of 18, writing jokes for other comics while doing his own stand-up act. It took 40 years for him to reach the pinnacle of his career, when he finally gained notoriety by starring in the classic comedy “Caddyshack” in 1980.

Dangerfield had achieved the success that all entertainers crave, and all it took was four decades of languishing and struggling and fighting and clawing and sweat and tears.

Sidney Crosby has no idea what any of that feels like.

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller received a standing ovation in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night for leading the United States to an Olympic silver medal – cheers louder than those given the Penguins’ own Sidney Crosby.

Crosby beat Miller to score the game-winning goal in overtime Sunday as Canada defeated the United States 3-2 for the gold medal. Despite being on the losing team, Miller was chosen as the tournament MVP.

Olympians for both teams were introduced before the game, with Miller receiving the loudest and most sustained ovation. Crosby also received a standing ovation, but it was less enthusiastic than Miller’s despite his vast popularity in Pittsburgh.

There was a mixed reaction when a replay of Crosby’s game-winning goal was shown on the Mellon Arena scoreboard, with some cheering but also noticeable booing.

Miller sat out the game after playing five of the six games for the U.S. in Vancouver. Crosby was in the Penguins’ lineup and assisted on the first goal, by Sergei Gonchar on a power play at 14:58 of the first period.