Tom Renney to Sidney Crosby during the first intermission:
Sidney, I would like to introduce you to Fedor and Daniel, they will be shutting you down for the rest of the evening.
Yes, it’s easy to look at how all 3 goals were by defenseman, it’s even easier to note that all 3 were against the most overrated goalie in the entire NHL, who is literally swiss chees with skates. But those things are to be expected (well, at least the second thing is), and don’t really make me say wow. What did make me say wow was the way Girardi and Tyutin contained the Crosby line (for the most part). Of course nobody will be able to contain those guys forever, but those 2 guys gave you about as much as you can expect from a pairing. They were physical, they were positioned well, and they used their forwards for help to get them out of jams. I’m telling you folks, these 2, with Staal, Sauer, and Sanguinetti, are going to be the anchors for a defensive system few teams will be able to do much against.
