Found March 02, 2010 on Puck Daddy:
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On Sunday, Sidney Crosby(notes) captured the gold medal in Olympic hockey for Canada, defeating Team USA with an overtime game-winning goal. On Tuesday night, he went back to being a Canadian player competing in an American city as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins; his U.S. fans, however, still had their hearts in Vancouver.The Olympians for the Penguins and the visiting Buffalo Sabres were announced before the game, and Crosby was given a standing ovation ... one that was eclipsed by the thunderous, lengthy cheer given to Team USA goalie Ryan Miller, who didn't play for Buffalo in its 3-2 loss in Pittsburgh. The scars of the U.S. defeat to Canada bubbled to the surface again later, according to the AP:There was a mixed reaction when a replay of Crosby's game-winning goal was shown on the Mellon Arena scoreboard, with some cheering but also audible booing. Later in the game, when the replay was shown again during a break in play, there were noticeably more boos than cheer...
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