The Caps game is painful, so let’s look elsewhere for entertainment.

How about Pittsburgh, where Sidney Crosby recorded an assist on Chris Kunitz‘s first-period goal against the Carolina Hurricanes. That apple gave Crosby his fifth career 100-point season. He’s a lock for the Art Ross trophy, but that’s not why we’re writing.

No. We’re writing because tonight is the night the refs finally turned on Sid. As Crosby skated into the Pens’ defensive zone, he got smacked a linesman. We’re ethically obligated to say it was unintentional, but c’mon.

Only apple on that play is the swelling on Sid’s face. (GIF via Mike Darnay of PensBurgh)

Just to calibrate real quick, head injuries: not funny. Getting smacked by a ref: definitely funny.