Well, at least his translator.

It's true.  My friend decked Malkin's translator this weekend in Pittsburgh.  It was an innocent mistake.  She was minding her own business checking out the Ruutu jerseys in the team store when he approached the area and in two seconds she turned around and checked him on the side.    Her brother who saw the whole incident could not believe his own eyes.    He was a Pittsburgh fan just like her and knew that a Ruutu jersey is hard to come by in this town, but in no manner she should have slammed him around.   Nonetheless, it was an innocent mistake which could have ruined Malkin's chances to talk about his plays in the post-game conference at Mellon Arena.

And please do not get me started about Bob Errey.  I was looking for Bob when I ran into Bill Clement.  Yes, you remember Bill Clement and his Hockey Falls commercials.  Bill Clement with his stern look under bifocal glasses seemed quite surprised that I was searching for Bob.  But it wasn't Clement who gave me the answer, but Dan Potash who told me that Bob is up in Toronto.  Errey who is part of FoxSports is busy with his stint in the NHL Network.  Well, guess that was the reason I didn't trip over his microphone cord this time.

The most interesting part of the Pens-Flyers series surrounded the Ron Cook controversy in the Pittsburgh Gazette.  He claimed in black and gold that the Pens will win the series in less than 5 games.  The Flyers were appalled.  They took the article and posted it in the dressing room.  The Philadelphia media pointed out that Ron is a baseball writer and has no right to make such a claim.  Well, maybe he has a right now that Timmonen and Coulburn are out of the game.  John Stevens still continues to blame the refs for placing no blame on Malkin for an elbow to the head on Briere who appears shutdown by the Pens level of play.   It is the usual game bartering similar to that of Ken Hitchcock who would seek controversy on penalties.