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Originally Posted by 89911
Sometimes a loss like that can provide a lot of inspiration. They lost Crosby last year for a month and actually had a better record without him.
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Malkin stepped up to prove he was a great player in Crosby's absence. There is no one on D to do that, not that I can think of anyway. Maybe for a short time period they can get by without him, they might still knock Washington off, but I do not believe they can win the cup without Gonchar.
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Originally Posted by 89911
Maybe you hockey guys can school me on why a knee to knee hit isn't as damaging to the other player?
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I think knee to shin is a better description. Gonchar's knee, OV's shin. Players don't purposely go knee to knee, that's a 50-50 proposition at best. The player doing the hitting is braced, and ready for the hit, the player on the receiving end is caught off guard, is usually off-balance, and does not expect the hit (it is not a normal hockey play).