Game 5 Caps vs. Rangers 4-24-2009 Wrap Up

The Local Yokels:

(Com)Post: one night stand, saying it right, Torts the tosser, no Avery. Times: still standing, punchless(?), burning through, dethroned. Caps.com.

The Neutral Views:

NHL.com: recap, humble, off. AP Wire. Canadian Press: recap, Bench incident. ESPN.com: bizarre, Avery sits.

The Other Side:

MSG. Newsday: blanked again, taking charge, benched. New York Daily News: blow out, sat out. New York Times. New York Post: blown chance, suspension possible, scratched. Rangers.com.

Final Thoughts:

The Rangers are already 2 for 2 in avoiding suspensions though to be fair, both of those are Sean Avery. So we have no reason to believe that John Tortorella will be suspended for tomorrow's Game 6 because of the water bottle toss. Though after last night's game, Tortorella has little standing left to complain about Avery losing his composure (not that he had much of a standing on that in the first place...)

2 down, 2 to go.