Preseason games in the NHL these days are usually very vanilla. Most players, especially in the final tune-up like tonight, are taking the warmup for what will be a six-month regular season marathon ahead. Tonight’s Penguins/Sabres game had plenty of fireworks. Seven goals for Pittsburgh, two from the already much-maligned power play. And Sidney Crosby got into a fight. Well, kinda.
After Kris Letang took a couple of bumps behind the net, the Pens’ captain circled back and showed that wasn’t going to be tolerated. I guess you can call that a fight, but the messaging behind it meant miles more.