New York. Sidney Crosby made his best supplement appearance in several years, but the question now is whether the 34-year-old can continue playing.
He was forced to interrupt tonight’s drama at Madison Square Garden after he was parried in the head by New York Rangers defender Jacob Tropa and may have suffered another concussion.
“If you see interference, you’ll probably have the same opinion as I do about it,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan comments.
Despite the 2-0 lead he lost well in the second half Pittsburgh penguins Round five against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden last night – thus putting together the first of three balls in the series.
But this was not the worst. That was the real nightmare Sidney Crosby In the second half he had to cancel the match – and then did not return again.
He was tackled on the open ice by Rangers defender Jacob Tropa and, as shown on TV replays, was hit with an elbow in the head.
“I don’t have any updates on how he’s feeling, it’s being checked now,” coach Mike Sullivan says in his press conference after the final signal.
Unfortunately, the danger is that the 34-year-old star – who for just over a decade missed most of the season due to a concussion – has suffered a new head injury.
Trouba was not sent off for the interference, but at Camp Penguins there is no doubt that he was seen as ugly and the league would be expected to punish Rangers with a suspension.
– Did you see the treatment? If you do, you’ll probably have the same opinion of me as me,” Sullivan grumbles.
Rikard Raquel, who faced himself in the first match, also missed tonight’s duel but has started training with the team again and could return in Game Six on Saturday night.