2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Sidney Crosby nestled into a chair at a New York hotel at the end of the busiest summer of his young life.
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar played the final two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a partially torn right medial collateral ligament, a major injury that can sideline an athlete for months.
Muhammad Ali was at Joe Louis Arena, perhaps waiting for a fight to break out.
PITTSBURGH - The Detroit Red Wings had trouble getting pucks past Marc-Andre Fleury because most of their shots didn't even get to Pittsburgh's goaltender.
PITTSBURGH - Until now, Jordan Staal's older brother Eric had the biggest goal in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs.
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- Stanley Cup flashback: Wings top Pens in Game 1
- Hawks GM working on next season
- Crosby, Pens shoot at Wings again in Cup rematch
