Epic stick relay in Pens game! Wowzers!

[Stad]

I'm actually wondering if Crosby planned to use a weak stick to fool the refs into getting a 2-man advantage once a Panther player makes contact with the stick.....with how quickly they gave him a new stick, would that be so out of the question??

Good god. Is this a serious post?

 

[Crossbar]

All I'm saying is it's possible and clever, never seen a equipment coach give a new stick that fast ever.

Edit: I don't remember if he took any shots before that pass that broke his stick.

 

[flaneur]

cup aside, dana heinze (head equipment manager) and his crew may be ray shero's greatest legacy to the pens

 

[ECanuck]

Looks like they were going for an Olympic record.

 

[HunterSThompson]

I'm actually wondering if Crosby planned to use a weak stick to fool the refs into getting a 2-man advantage once a Panther player makes contact with the stick.....with how quickly they gave him a new stick, would that be so out of the question??

I always thought that would be an interesting thing to do when you need a PP.

 

[FytinSioux]

Nobody on the bench even offered theirs up. Stick dude always comes thru in the clutch.

 

[titaniumexpose]

So how could you determine a stick is that weak without breaking it yourself?

 

[SimplySensational]

All I'm saying is it's possible and clever, never seen a equipment coach give a new stick that fast ever.

Edit: I don't remember if he took any shots before that pass that broke his stick.

Its their job, doing it good shouldn't be a surprise.

 

[Anglesmith]

Guys, we've gone almost two pages here without even once mentioning the equipment manager's name. Crosby's been mentioned at least a half-dozen times. Typical.

I want to know everything about this guy. What a hero. Is he an FA at the end of the season? Calgary's stick-relays have been a little sluggish this year. Country club atmosphere among the trainers.

 

[KevinBXA]

Give that equipment manager a raise!

 

[Anglesmith]

Give that equipment manager a raise!

I don't think it's crazy to expect that his next contract will trigger a review of the CBA.

 

[Nexus]

I'm actually wondering if Crosby planned to use a weak stick to fool the refs into getting a 2-man advantage once a Panther player makes contact with the stick.....with how quickly they gave him a new stick, would that be so out of the question??

I hope you aren't being serious.

 

[Stealthmode16]

I'm actually wondering if Crosby planned to use a weak stick to fool the refs into getting a 2-man advantage once a Panther player makes contact with the stick.....with how quickly they gave him a new stick, would that be so out of the question??

More than likely the equipment guy heard the stick break or the death rattle before Crosby realized it, so he had a bit more time than you see from the video. Either way it's impressive.

 

[SladeWilson23]

Never before in my time here has a stick change been thread-worthy, but this is definitely thread-worthy and pretty impressive.

Stick change of the year!

 

[capebretoncanadien]

Great awareness equipment guy.

 

[SenatorArmy*]

you might say when it comes to equipment managers, he's really sticking it to the competition

 

[SenatorArmy*]

I'll show myself out

 

[TheAngryHank]

Just thinking out loud but seeing how Sid is the most important Penguin player , wouldn't his sticks be first in the row? Followed by Malkin etc... You see them break a stick and they reach , I'M sure they are all numbed and always in the same order.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Didn't expect to be so impressed by this. That was some damn fine stickwork by the equipment manager Excellent hand-eye-coordination.

Not to mention Crosby's footwork to keep the puck in possession

 

[VaughanBender72]

It was very impressive. Props to the equipment manager for reacting literally within seconds. Then Crosby gets it right on the line and dishes a pass cross ice.

equipment manager should have an assist.

 

[Gabriel Landeskog]

Can't see what happens after the puck goes off screen but they saved what could have been a disastrous situation to whom passed(unless cleared in that direction) it back to the point to crosby without a stick.

 

[jdatb]

equipment manager should have an assist.

For what?

 

[VaughanBender72]

For what?

it's actually funny how you thought I was being serious.

 

[Penguinator]

Wow, near inhuman fast reaction by both Crosby & that equipment god.

 

[1rd]

That's awesome.