If Crosby hadn't stepped up in Game 3, he'd be getting criticized for letting the series slip away and doing nothing about it (Eric Hartline-US PRESSWIRE)

April 15, 2012; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Flyers center Claude Giroux (28) and Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) fight during the first period in game three of the 2012 Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Wells Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-US PRESSWIRE