This series was officiated the same as any other Cup finals. And it was certainly not slanted toward the Penguins. You seem to forget to mention all the similarly bad missed calls that San Jose got away with. That’s just the way it goes in the playoffs.

Ehhhh. Matt Murray acquitted himself very well between the pipes, but his performance was not MVP-worthy. Crosby, Kessel, and Letang, in no particular order, were the MVPs of this postseason for the Pens.

The NHL seems to take pride in actively making their sport difficult to enjoy.

Typical small-minded NHL. They should be embracing the opportunity to generate more fan interest. Instead they actively look for reasons to turn new fans away. At least they have partnered with a network who shares their low-rent ethos.

Meanwhile, at Auburn, football players are all driving new Escalades.

Thank you. This was a rather adept dismantling of the “this movie really needed a cliched, overdramatic major character death” argument.

No way is he a 17 handicap.

The surprising thing is how sub-mediocre Newton looked throwing the football. I figured taking away his running ability would tighten things up a bit, but not to that degree.

What the fuck? When did Deadspin turn into a shitty fucking hot take factory?

The biggest takeaway is just because you can find a particular part for cheaper online does not mean you should.

This is perfectly consistent with what everyone knows about Mike Brown. The Bengals’ ownership is notoriously cheap, cutting corners and underfunding necessary operations in every way imaginable.

Damn near killed ‘im.

I employ a different strategy — I try to not be a high maintenance pain in the ass. Seems to have worked out pretty well so far.

This is the type of settlement that is not overseen by the legal system, or reported to the media.

If you run an offensive play, maybe you run a sweep with a receiver or back, and have him heave the ball as far up in the air as he can, if he’s not going to be able to gain the line for the first down. At that point, you might be able to run the full 10 seconds that were remaining off the clock. But if you don’t, you…

San Diego would have used that 18 seconds to drive down the field for a game winning TD.

Holy Christ, Cam, let it go.

QBs have an inordinate amount of protection in the pocket. They’re considered defenseless players at that point. Outside the tackle box, they are treated as runners. Similar to how a receiver is treated differently when he is in the process of making a catch, versus when he is running with the football after…

I seriously doubt the veracity of Newton’s version of the events. First and foremost, the “you’re not old enough” bit doesn’t even make sense, even if it were said in jest. Newton’s in what, his 4th or 5th year in the league? And I’ve heard of a lot of unwritten rules, but I’ve never heard of a player being “too…

Does that include what we witnessed in this game?