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Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan insists the franchise’s decision to visit the White House does not mean the team is wading into the increasingly charged intersection of sports and politics.
Sullivan defended the decision Wednesday, stressing it did not serve as a signal that the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions are picking a side in the increasingly heated debate between President Donald Trump and NFL players who protest during the national anthem.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said Sunday that he supported the team’s choice to go to the White House,Womens Ron Parker Jersey, adding “everyone’s got the right to go or not go. But we’ve been invited and we accepted the invitation. I don’t think you have to read into it any more than that.”
Crosby faced criticism in his native Nova Scotia, “I’m Donald the Baby.”, with the hockey player saying,Womens Allen Bailey Jersey, with the Halifax Chronicle Herald — Atlantic Canada’s largest-circulation newspaper — running an editorial cartoon Monday depicted Crosby meeting Trump in the Oval Office, “I’m Sid the Kid,” and Trump replying
with the fifth saying: “Remember your roots. You are from Cole Harbour,Womens Eric Fisher Jersey,An opinion piece from two local professors offered six reasons for Crosby to stay home, the flashpoint of black and white race relations in Canada for the past 30 years. The parallels between your hometown and the U.S. today are too obvious to ignore.”
The Coast,A column in Halifax’s alternative weekly,Womens Cairo Santos Jersey, compared Crosby to a notably apolitical singer: “The Taylor Swift of hockey has no problem joining his Stanley Cup-winning teammates in Washington.”
noted that Crosby said there was “little to no discussion” in the locker room about the decision to visit the White House.,One of Halifax’s most outspoken social activists, weighed in with a 900-word opinion piece that took the NHL star to task for failing to fall into line with other athletes. Jones,Womens Dustin Colquitt Jersey, El Jones, Halifax’s former poet laureate
Sullivan defended Crosby from what the coach views as external pressure on the sport’s most popular player to make some sort of political statement.
and I wish our captain would as well.”,“The fact that people seem to think that Sid needs to bear this burden of responsibility is unfair,Womens Marcus Peters Jersey, help the Penguins win championships and be a good person every day. That’s how we see it. Having said that,” Sullivan said. “This guy does nothing but go to the rink, we have respect for those that choose to express themselves differently. I wish we would receive the same respect in return
Former NHL player Georges Laraque called Pittsburgh’s decision “an embarrassment.”
Sullivan said “everyone is well aware of what’s going on” surrounding the anthem, though no Penguins have participated in any protests. San Jose Sharks forward Joel Ward told The Mercury News he wouldn’t rule out kneeling during the anthem.
” Penguins assistant coach Sergei Gonchar told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “It’s an honor to be the top goal-scorer in the league. But if it (were) an American or Canadian (they were competing against),“I do believe there’s a competition (among them),Authentic Ron Parker Jersey, they’re going to compete just as hard.”
The Penguins continued their roll as well, winning their sixth straight on Friday while also acquiring
forward Derick Brassard in a three-team trade with the Ottawa Senators and Vegas Golden Knights. The Penguins also received a 2018 third-round draft pick and prospect forward Vincent Dunn from the Senators; and the Pens also received prospect forward Tobias Lindberg from the Golden Knights.
Pittsburgh traded defenseman Ian Cole,Authentic Allen Bailey Jersey, a 2018 first-round draft pick and a 2019 third-round selection to the Senators, goalie Filip Gustavsson, and forward Ryan Reaves and a 2018 fourth-round draft pick originally acquired from Vancouver to the Golden Knights.
he had a career-best 27 goals with the New York Rangers,Authentic Eric Fisher Jersey,Brassard has averaged 19 goals and 48 points over the past five seasons (including this one factored in). Three years ago, so his addition strengthens the Penguins down the middle.
But there was major drama before the game,Authentic Cairo Santos Jersey, too.
Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo fought back tears as he spoke to the BB&T Center crowd just a couple of minutes before the start of the game.
who have loudly pushed for change after yet another school shooting.,This was the Panthers’ first home game since last week’s deadly shooting at nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, a resident of Parkland,Authentic Dustin Colquitt Jersey, Fla. Luongo, spoke to the crowd about his admiration for the students
“I’ve been watching the news. I’ve been seeing what the kids from Douglas have been doing,” Luongo told the crowd. “You guys are brave. You guys are an inspiration to all of us. You guys are what is giving us hope for the future.”
Things should be a bit more normalized on Saturday,Authentic Marcus Peters Jersey, and the Panthers — winners of eight of their past 11 games — have thrust themselves into the playoff race.
The Panthers are led by Trocheck, and Aleksander Barkov, with a team-best 23 goals, with a team-high 55 points. Both have made the All-Star Game — Trocheck in 2017 and Barkov in 2018.
Another Panthers star is Jonathan Huberdeau, who leads the team with 36 assists.
The Penguins, two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time Stanley Cup champ., meanwhile, a seven-time All-Star, have Malkin and the incomparable Sidney Crosby, two-time regular season MVP, two-time Stanley Cup MVP
nobody has been hotter lately than Malkin,Then again, who has 11 goals and 18 points in his past seven home games.
you can’t take the puck off of him,“When he’s feeling it like this,” Crosby told the Post-Gazette. “He’s taking the puck from end to end. He’s taking it to the net. He’s shooting. He’s good in every area.
“You can tell he has that extra step. He has that right now.”
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