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Kovacevic: Sullivan, Penguins stick by what works

"That pass ... oh, man. That pass was a rocket."

There we were at the captain's stall tonight, well after Sidney Crosby's natural hat trick pushed the Penguins past the Senators, 6-5, well after all those goals had transported the Consol Energy Center crowd back to the high-octane '80s, well after the cameras had cleared out, and we were talking about -- no marveling over -- of all things, an assist.

But it made sense. It was perfect, actually.

"I mean, that thing got to my stick so hard, all I could do was stop it," Crosby continued. "Once I did, it was obviously just a tap-in. But that pass ..."

Yeah, that pass ...

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