{"id":116220,"date":"2024-05-03T02:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T02:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=116220"},"modified":"2024-05-03T02:01:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T02:01:53","slug":"vegas-needs-pietrangelo-to-be-difference-maker-in-game-6-tchieu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbahang.aweu.info\/vegas-needs-pietrangelo-to-be-difference-maker-in-game-6-tchieu\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Needs Pietrangelo To Be Difference Maker in Game 6"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alex Pietrangelo has done enough for the\u00a0Vegas Golden Knights\u00a0in his time with the organization that it won\u2019t take much to regain the love of the Vegas fan base.<\/p>\n

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But it may require some act of contrition, perhaps Friday in Game 6\u00a0 when the Golden Knights face elimination at the hands of the Dallas Stars.<\/p>\n

All athletes make mistakes from time to time, but Pietrangelo\u2019s blunder isn\u2019t sitting well with the Vegas fans because he hurt his team severely in Game 5 after he had made a similar poor decision in Game 4.\u00a0 He let his emotions get the best of him, not what you expect from a player with two Stanley Cup rings.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Dumbest Penalty\u2019<\/h3>\n

One self-proclaimed media personality called Alex Pietrangelo\u2019s Game 5 elbow to Tyler Seguin\u2019s nose the \u201cbiggest bozo penalty of the playoffs.\u201d Another podcast journalist called it the \u201cdumbest\u201d penalty of the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pietrangelo was originally assessed a major penalty, but it was reduced to a minor after a review. But even as a minor, the penalty had major consequences. The call came at 15:19 of the second period of a 2-2 contest. Jason Robertson scored a power play goal at 16:32 of the second period.<\/p>\n

That was the game-winner in a 3-2 Stars\u2019 win that gave Dallas a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series going into Friday\u2019s Game 6.<\/p>\n

\u201cA veteran guy like Pietrangelo cannot take a penalty like that!,\u201d former NHL defenseman P.K. Subban tweeted in his role as ESPN analyst.<\/p>\n

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Subban also had plenty to say about Pietrangelo in his on-air role.\u00a0 It was hard to defend Pietrangelo\u2019s action in any way because the game was so important.\u00a0 Pietrangelo didn\u2019t recognize the stakes were too high for his behavior.<\/p>\n

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A veteran guy like Pietrangelo cannot take a penalty like that!#nhl<\/a> #hockey<\/a> #playoffs<\/a> #stanleycup<\/a> #stanleycupplayoffs<\/a> #dallas<\/a> #stars<\/a> #vegas<\/a> #goldenknights<\/a> #vgk<\/a> #penalty<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YqHNVQ1VUF<\/a><\/p>\n

— P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n