Comment: The Caps knew they had to take Crosby out. They went hard after him, and though the exact play wasn't designed they knew they had to finish their checks in WHATEVER way possible, whether a baseball bat slash by Ovechkin or Niskanen's crosscheck to the face. They intended to injure. Anyone who doubts that isn't really thinking too clearly. It wasn't Kessel who went down. It wasn't Daley. It was the world's best player who did, at the EXACT TIME the Caps needed it to happen.

Disgusting. I know I won't be watching anymore of the Stanley Cup playoffs. I want to watch the best players play.