Mixed bag....Downie is still alive.....but the Pens got two ugly points

I surely recognize the importance of getting these points for the Pens..........and I am glad they got them......many will say that this is why the Pens did not go after Downie until a stretcher or a bag was necessary to remove him from the ice.........I would LIKE to think that this is the reason, however for the first two periods most of them did not play with the hop that would indicate that they were THAT hungry for the two points..........maybe I am overreacting, but I think that the Pens need to be very careful to send the message that targetting their stars after the Cooke hit on Savard will be met with VERY harsh reactions...........they need to HAMMER the next person who takes anything resembling a cheap shot at their top players immediately.......losing one game will not have the effect on the Pens that losing a key player (especially Crosby) for a lengthy time will...............SOMEONE had to step up and make Downs Syndrome pay.....but they did not.........I sure hope Malkin is not out for any LENGTHY timeframe, but I am not sure I dont want to see a couple of games without his half assed efforts on the ice. It would be great to see the team win two big games without the "great one" and maybe he can wake up......our talent level would drop, but our COMPETE level would rise.......Poni looked far better on the ice when he was out there with Sid, than when he was out there with Evelyn. The Pens always seem to be killing penalties when Bill "the Queer" McCreary is one of the referees......Duper has just been HUGE this season.......If Duper pots 20 goals this year on top of the other qualities he brings to the table, he is quite an asset..........his production has helped to make up for the missing production from Tyler Kennedy..........McKee played a very good game in his first back on the ice.......The Pens got a lot of help with the Devils, Sabres, Flyers and Senators losing........this whole road trip is a win if they beat NJ on Wednesday night........that four point swing will be very big in the race for the Atlantic Division..........Winning the next night in Boston or at least leaving without a significant injury in the "revenge" game would not be a bad thing either.........some are complaining a bit about the Poni trade prior to this game due to the fact that Caputi has more points for the Leafs since the trade.....well, Caputi was not consistent AT ALL when he had his few chances here, and Poni has not had his normal minutes due to all of the penalties the Pens have been taking, and the lackluster play of his center Evelyn Malkin........Get ready for the Wednesday and Thursday boys, those will be two big games.........would love to see the NESN announcer who called for nine of Crosbys teeth fall over the rail of the press box and impale himself on Cookes stick...now that would be cool........ on another note, with Gonchars goal, the Penguins have 9 players with 10 or more goals and two more with 9. They have two with 20 or more, with three more close to 20, and they have Crosby moving in on 50 goals....pretty good example of balanced scoring...........also number 87 got his 87th point of the night... GO PENS!