from Brayden Schenn shortly after Steve Sullivan's second goal of the game pulled the Penguins within 5-3 late in the third period."It's clearly a cheap shot," Bylsma said. "It's clearly a guy targeting a player that was well after the whistle."Crosby, who has missed all but 19 games this season due to concussion-like symptoms, agreed."It's pretty cheap,Nike Air Max 2013," Crosby said. "He skates 10 feet in between the whistle. I don't know. If that's a sign of what's to come it's going to be a pretty tough playoff series."One that won't even start until the teams meet again in the regular-season finale next Saturday.
The St. Louis Blues entered the 2011-12 campaign with high expectations.With a team loaded on offense and perfectly capable of holding its own on the back end, the reasons were obvious. The club hadn't won a playoff series in a decade, had qualified for the postseason just once in the last six years and was only six seasons removed from finishing with the worst record in the NHL.So when the team opened the season 6-7-0 and in 14th place in the Western Conference, general manager Doug Armstrong moved quickly to replace Davis Payne with Ken Hitchcock. It was a move that would not only impact the team, but the balance of power in the Western Conference.2011-12 NHL TROPHY TRACKERWith the final week of the regular season upon us, NHL.com takes a look at which players from around the League are on track to be considered for some of hockey's most storied awards. HART TROPHY: Dominant Malkin in a landslide VEZINA TROPHY: Quick gets nod in photo finish NORRIS TROPHY: Karlsson stands out from pack JACK ADAMS AWARD: Hitch brings out best in Blues SELKE TROPHY: Bergeron is our wire-to-wire winner LADY BYNG TROPHY: Eriksson elevates his game CALDER TROPHY: Well-rounded Landeskog shines GM OF THE YEAR: Poile builds Preds into contenderTROPHY TRACKER ARCHIVE ›"The rewarding part for me is I can still sell my system and people buy it,Nike Free Run Pink," Hitchcock said. "Sometimes when you get into a situation, you wonder about that,Air Jordan 3 Black Grey, but players have bought in and we're having success. I'm confident in the way I feel about hockey, that the way we need to play to win is the right way."With "Hitch" at the helm, the Blues have become a Stanley Cup contender in relatively quick fashion. The team clinched the Central Division and is heading into the playoffs in good shape. An impressive home record doesn't bode well for the team with the unenviable task of drawing the Blues in the opening round of the playoffs.Hitchcock is NHL.com's favorite to become the fourth coach in team history to win the Jack Adams Award and first since Joel Quenneville in 2000.WINNERKen Hitchcock, St. Louis Blues -- Since taking over behind the bench in November, Hitchcock has won 42 of his 66 games behind the bench. The Blues enter the postseason with the lowest goals-against average in the League while allowing the fewest shots-per-game.FINALISTSPaul MacLean, Ottawa Senators -- MacLean has not only instilled a winning atti