Crosby says he has no problems after blind-side hit against Bruins Sidney Crosby and Jarome Iginla were in pain Friday night but they said it wasn't physical, just the psychic pain of a shocking sweep from the NHL conference finals at the hands of the Boston Bruins. Crosby insisted he suffered no ill effects from a blind side hit in the first period of the Bruins" 1-0 win that completed a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference final. He was hit hard by Bruins winger Daniel Paille and went down heavily. Given Crosby's history of concussions, there was concern about another head injury after he was seen hunched over on the players" bench. While Crosby admitted the hit "didn't feel good," he said he did not injure his head or anything else for that matter. He was back on the ice for his next shift and actually played slightly better for the rest of the game than he had in the first three games of the series, although he was once again held off the score sheet. Crosby and fellow superstar Evgeni Malkin did not get a point against the Bruins, as the Penguins were held to two goals for the entire series. "It just knocked the wind out of me," said Crosby, who thought Paille should have been penalized for the hit but thought it happened so far away from the play none of the referees saw it. When you get a big hit, it obviously doesn't feel great. But I didn't have any problems. In Iginla's case, the pain of losing was doubled by the realization he picked the wrong horse in the playoff race. At the NHL trade deadline, Calgary Flames general manager Jay Feaster asked the veteran forward to waive his no-trade rights and Iginla agreed if he could pick his destination. Both the Bruins and Penguins wanted him and Feaster had reached a deal with Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli. But Iginla, 35, decided the Penguins would give him the best chance of winning a Stanley Cup after 16 seasons in the NHL, all with the Flames. Feaster had to quickly cut a deal with Penguins GM Ray Shero and the Bruins were not pleased. Iginla was booed by the fans at the TD Garden Center every time he touched the puck and he, too, was unable to score a goal in the series after running up 12 points in 11 games in the previous rounds. Since Iginla left the only team he ever played for with the idea of winning a Stanley Cup, he said it was especially hard to lose but he would not second-guess his choice of Pittsburgh over Boston. "It doesn't make it any easier," Iginla said. But I'm very fortunate to get the chance to come to Pitt. You want the opportunity to be in the conference finals. The Bruins, they played very well. They're a very good team. I was fortunate to have that choice and when you make it, you definitely believe in the guys there. We played some great hockey up until this last series. It also stings not playing well in this last series. These four games, I just didn't play very well and that's when you want to play your best for the team. Iginla will be an unrestricted free agent in July and it is uncertain if the Penguins will try to re-sign him since Shero is faced with a number of personnel decisions following the shocking loss. Since winning the Cup in 2009, the Penguins never made it past the second round of the playoffs until this spring , which may result in a number of changes to the team.