On Wednesday night, a bit before Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins took a 3-1 lead in Game 4 of their Stanley Cup playoffs, Staal came in high and, for the most part, whiffed. (GIFs via @myregularface)
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It's tough to judge intent, but that looked a little more malicious than what Staal pulled off in Game 3, which was closer to a standard crosscheck gone wrong.
Crosby's history — he's dealt with concussions, as a few people know — makes this superficially a little more unsettling, but it's still not something any player should deal with; at minimum, it's something officials should realize and look out for in Game 5.
