Crosby was hit on the shoulder and then head with Ovechkin's stick - and it was a double hander with everything Ovechkin could give it - watch it in slow motion and see how far Ovechkin's stick bends! There is a rule for a hit with a stick like that and the ref's have to enforce it with attitude! Dirty players like Ovechkin get away with it over and over - and now the lesser player is continuing his career and playoff run and the better player is out - we see this same story all to often - the NHL doesn't care that these people live a later life in concussed agony and physical pain - if it improves the ratings - they are the worst of the worst to allow this kind of physical abuse in the name of entertainment. When mean spirited players are allowed to take things into their own hands, this is what happens. They absolutely have to change the rules - but more importantly - they have to enforce them - that slash happened right in front of the ref!