Stars

The story: the Dallas Stars are trailing the Detroit Red Wings late in game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. In the waning seconds, Dallas dumps the puck in to attempt a last-ditch effort to score the tying goal. The final buzzer goes as Dallas forward Mike Ribeiro is streaking in after the puck, which is behind the Detroit net. As he passes goalie Chris Osgood, who is guarding that net, Osgood for some reason (in the name of sportsmanship?) decides to give Ribeiro a show of empathy by pushing the butt-end of his stick into Ribeiro’s face as he flies by. Most of the Red Wings start to celebrate behind the net with Osgood still standing in front of it (most likely following up the high-stick with some friendly words of encouragement). Ribeiro responds by taking a swing with his own stick over the net and clipping Osgood’s chest and arm. Osgood promptly “acts” as if he were shot by an armor-piercing round and flops to the ice and plays dead. He even drags it out enough that a trainer has to tend to him.

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