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Down Goes Brown:
So by now you've no doubt heard about the NHL's latest scandal.On Friday night, during the most important game in recent league history, Detroit Red Wings fans actually cheered when Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby suffered a knee injury in the second period. For that sin, Wings fans are taking heat today from the media, blogs, and just about everywhere else. They stand accused of the one apparently unforgivable sin among hockey fans these days: not being "classy".Yes, it's time to break out the top hats and monocles. Because while the NHL can forgive fans for being fickle, apathetic, and even just plain non-existent, the one thing we simply can not tolerate is a lack of class.What happened to us?Years ago, Ranger fans would throw sugar packets at Bobby Clarke because he was diabetic. But today, fans are expected to treat NHL contest like a peewee house league game: lots of encouragement, hearty cheers for trying hard, and all the players get taken out for i...
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