Frustrations and Highlights

Superstar Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins is having a rough start to the NHL season. He needed wrist surgery right before the preseason started, missing several of the first regular season games, then after one game back got COVID and missed several more games. In his first game back, down 5-1 to the Washington Capitals on Sunday night, he took out his frustration on Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary:

Crosby taking out some frustration in his return to the lineup. Pens down 5-1 to Caps pic.twitter.com/zHD40mg7OW

— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) November 15, 2021

No penalty called on Crosby, nor did the NHL Department of Player Safety fine or suspend him. In fairness, Crosby gets pummeled on plenty and it only gets noticed when he fights back. The days of goons and enforcers who once protected the likes of Wayne Gretzky are long gone.

I wish my job had some similar outlet for my frustrations.

A couple other highlights from Sunday.

Connor McDavid doing the kind of thing Sidney Crosby used to do:

Connor McDavid good lord pic.twitter.com/U4h9k4hM9i

— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) November 6, 2021

and an amazing save from Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy:

Oh my VASY 😳🚫 pic.twitter.com/YsdiJqpXbk

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 14, 2021