Penguins hand Rangers another 1-0 loss

Just when it seemed like the response to National Hockey League star Ryan Getzlaf’s use of a homophobic and sexist slur couldn’t get any more disappointing… it just got more disappointing. Getzlaf, who is the captain of the Anaheim Ducks, was fined $10,000 after calling a referee a “cocksuckerâ€� during Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Friday. Many believe he got off too easily, considering the fine is just a drop in the bucket of his yearly $9 million salary and that another player, Andrew Shaw, was suspended by the NHL and sent to sensitivity training last year when he called an official an anti-gay slur.

Between the water bottle that flew onto the ice, the repeated shoving of Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban’s head and the dazzling three-assist performance, Sidney Crosby’s prowess was on full display in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final. Crosby again showed why he’s undisputedly the best player in the league and also the bane of many opposing fan bases. He was Thursday night’s top performer and also something of a pest. But after the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 6-0 rout of the Predators, Crosby is now one win away from a third Stanley Cup, and approval ratings don’t matter much in that elite company. Just 33 seconds into the game, Crosby split the defense and shot a puck off the post, drawing a penalty