Normally, if a player’s leaving the penalty box before two minutes are up, it’s because his team allowed a goal. That wasn’t the case with Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are Sunday.
It appeared as if Crosby had been whistled for tripping Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya. Crosby was ... unhappy.
Officials had a little on-ice meeting following that call and decided to spring Crosby out of the box, erasing the penalty in an unusual moment:
Mike Milbury was among those who believe that the right call was (eventually) made, with Jeremy Roenick going as far to say that he hopes this kind of thing happens more often.
Q on reversed call: "They said on the ice it was the right call. After seeing a different angle, you can argue. I’m not going to argue."
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) February 15, 2015
The optics are a little odd, though, especially regarding a polarizing star like Crosby. What do you think, though?