Not Enough Hold on Malkin in Montreal..by Momma Gouche

Montreal had held Evgeni Malkin at bay for two games, (in fact Malkin hadn’t scored in five games), but he came through Tuesday night and scored the winner. Speculation as to what was going on with Sidney Crosby and Malkin had the Penguin’s fans baffled and frustrated. Crosby had been pointless in two games, as well as held to a single shot. However the Canadiens knew that containing Crosby would be their biggest asset. There was a lot of hard hitting and jostling in the first period. Montreal out-shot Pittsburg 7-3, but the Penguins out-shot the Canadiens 13-3 in the second. There was no scoring in the first two periods. Hal Gil received a holding penalty at 19:48 of the second and Montreal and Pittsburg were meted out coincidental penalties at 20.00. Malkin scored a power play goal at 1:16 0f the third. The so far– boring game — got some excitement. There were a few more scoring chances for both teams and a lot more scraps and jostling around the nets, but there was no more scoring — until Montreal pulled Jaraslov Halek and Pascal Dupuis put one into the open net. The Penguins won 2-0 which put them ahead in the series 2-1.

Hall of Famer Passes at 92…Ernie Harwell

The baseball world lost a true legend on Tuesday when it was announced that 92 year-old Hall Of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell died at his home in Novi. Details of his death are sketchy at this time but Harwell who was honoured in 1981 with the distinguished Ford C Frick Award was suffering from inoperable cancer of the bile duct. Harwell who began his storied broadcasting career back in 1948 with the Brooklyn Dodgers also worked with the New York Giants and Baltimore Orioles before coming over to the Detroit Tigers in 1960 where right away he gaining immense popularity with all Michigan fans. In 1991 Harwell worked part time for the California Angels before coming back to Detroit once Mike Ilitch bought the Tigers. During that summer of 1992 Michigan fans were once more treated to hearing Harwell call innings 1-3 and 7-9 of Tiger games. According to reports Harwell’s wife Lulu was at his his side when he passed away. In January 2009 the American Sportscasters Association ranked Harwell number 16 on their list of the 50 best Sportscasters of all time