TSDMike | June 14, 2009

A lot has been made of the fans’ reaction to the second period hit by Johan Franzen that knocked Sidney Crosby out of the game. I’ve read in comments and blog posts by various writers displaying the ubiquitous opinion that Detroit fans showed no class by cheering the injury to Pittsburgh’s franchise player when it occurred.

But, this is severely out of context, and the criticism is unwarranted.

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TSDMike | May 14, 2009

The Ducks fought back from a 3-2 deficit to win game six and they’ve got a chance to pull two badass upsets in a row. And their fans don’t care.

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