Hockey Night in CanadaDid You See That: Giroux, Crosby as dance partners
By Justin Piercy
Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2012 | 05:26 PM
Categories: Hockey Night in Canada, PIT VS PHI, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittburgh Penguins
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Philadelphia Flyers Claude Giroux, left, holds on to Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby as Kimmo Timonen, right, lands a punch to Crosby's jaw during the first period on Sunday. (Tom Mihalek/Associated Press)
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Not much is known about Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby's ability to dance, but he chose to tango with Philadelphia Flyers sniper Claude Giroux on Sunday.Crosby and Giroux traded blows during Game 3, but it started with a mini-scrum off a first-period face-off. Just when it looked like the kerfuffle had seemingly simmered, the bad blood between the two clubs spilled over and Crosby knocked away Flyers forward Jakub Voracek's glove, which was laying on the ice, as he tried to pick it up.
The Flyers answered their call of duty and Giroux started sparring with the Pittsburgh sniper, which led to a bout between Penguins defenceman Kris Letang and Flyers blue-liner Kimmo Timonen.
Crosby's known for his goal-scoring ability and not for dropping the gloves -- yet he occasionally dabbles in fisticuffs, just ask Matt Niskanen -- and Giroux was the Flyers' leading scorer this season.
Do you like seeing star players fighting, or would you rather they leave it to their teammates?
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Justin Piercy
Originally from Fredericton, NB, Justin has worked in newsrooms for Astral Media Radio, Brunswick News Inc., the Toronto Star and CTV. But now he's here at CBCSports.ca to report on the sports you care about while also showing you stuff from the internet he thinks you might like.
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