Austin Bechtel

One, because of his relationship with Sidney Crosby, and two, because of what Crosby means for the game.

No cheap shots, nothing dirty here.

Come on, guys, let's go out there and win it professionally.

You think Mike Sullivan has that in him?

Probably not as one of the main things on his menu, but I do wonder if that gets broached in a meeting.

Maybe not in the locker room, but right before the game.

In the pregame speech, okay guys, let's take it easy on Siv, let's go out there and win.

Because...

I think, you know, it's probably a conflict of interest for Mike Sullivan.

It really would be if Sullivan was still the Penguins coach.

Yes, which can happen in a lot of hockey games, which we've seen at times.

And a lot of—like, I think there was one cheap shot at Sid as he was approaching the blue line near center ice, and he just got knocked off his skates and basically slid into the boards.

Like, that was, I think, a cheap shot, whether—

The interference that was not called, not as bad.

But there could have been at least one penalty there.

It's not Tom Wilson intentionally going after somebody like we've seen a lot in the NHL.

But I do think the NHL does a really bad job of protecting their stars and marketing their stars.

And with Sid banged up, plus he's not a spring chicken either.

You know, if he was 22, 23, 25, whatever, I'd feel a lot better about this.

And Sid does a great job of conditioning his body and keeping himself in shape.