Nate the Tank

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Both the Penguins and their farm team, the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Penguins are having success in their respective playoff runs. The Penguins are up 3-0 in the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Baby Penguins recently advanced to the East Division Finals, where they will face the Philadelphia Phantoms. Unfortunately, the Baby Penguins decorum of the ice isn’t as respectable as what they have done on the ice. Captain Nathan Smith (pictured) and center Ryan Stone were both arrested Sunday morning after Smith decided to pull a Frank Ricard from “Old School” and streak naked down a street in downtown Scranton. Smith was charged with indecent exposure, open lewdness and disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. Stone was charged with public drunkenness, his second arrest of the season, the first coming on the same charge. Whether the Wilkes-Barre Penguins are becoming the AHL’s Cincinnatti Bengals may be a stretch at this point. But, nonetheless, the coaches may want to seriously address the issue, considering it concerns their team captain. So much for setting a good example.

Quote of the Day

“Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.”

– Bill Walton

Blue In New York

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After another disappointing 5-3 loss last night, the New York Rangers are in a dire position down 3-0 in their Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. It has been 33 years since a team in the NHL has come back from a 3-0 deficit. Ironically, the team that gave up the 3-0 lead was the Pittsburgh Penguins, who lost to the Islanders 4 games to 3 in the 1975 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. But the Rangers cannot rely on history repeating itself if they want to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1997. They need to play focused, determined, and inspired hockey. Clamping down on Pittsburgh’s snipers would be ideal as well.

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