Crosby Loses His... Visor?

So this whole incident was just brought to my attention a few days ago, and I felt as though it was an issue that needed to be addressed. The story goes that during the first period of the Boston Bruins - Pittsburgh Penguins game on March 15, 2009, Bruins centre Marc Savard apparently taunted Penguins star Sidney Crosby after a Boston goal in the 1st period. The two continued jawing at each other until Crosby apparently challenged Savard to a fight but Savard refused until Crosby had removed his visor. At the conclusion of that shift Crosby returned to the Penguins bench and had a trainer purposely removed his visor for a 10 minute period at the end of the 1st period with the purpose of engaging in a fight with the Bruins Forward. The altercation never in fact happened but the intent was in fact there.  Crosby had his visor reattached during the first intermission. 

Makes you wonder as to why this fight never in fact happened? You would figure it would be a fair trade off for both teams with both players not having any real history of fighting. Both teams would also lose their number one centre, and both players size up about the same (Crosby is listed at 5'10" 200 lbs while Savard came in at 5'10" 196 lbs). Sources say that Savard was the one who was deemed to be unwilling to fight and backed down. Touché Crosby for calling Savard's bluff. 

So is it true that the league plays favourtism towards their superstar players? I for one do believe so. Don't get me wrong, I was glad to see this altercating take place as I am a firm believer that fighting does have a place in the game today. This incident does although look bad on Crosby, after all the rule changes that have recently been put in place revolving around the instigator rule and fighting penalties, it seems strange for the league's poster boy to engage in such an altercation. Although it was nice to see that Crosby can still act on his own emotions and do what he feels is right instead of just doing what the hand that's stuck up his ass forces him to do for a change. This whole incident seemed very unlike Crosby who would be considered the NHL's most influential player and a major marketing guru for the league, but it was surprising change to see him show some kind of raw emotion and take matters into his own hands by removing the hand from his ass that has been puppeteering him around since he entered the league. Kudos to Sid the Kid for finally standing up for himself in a legitimate way as it was long overdue. This may put some of the naysayers to rest and silence some of the critics that have questioned Crosby's toughness in the past. This was a true showing of what a captain and the leader of a hockey club was meant to do. But this whole altercation would lead you to believe that the league turned the blind on this one, as if this were any lower caliber player, odds are they would have been fined or even suspended for doing such a thing. 

On another note, the Penguins did in fact end up winning this game 6-4. Crosby tallied 3 assists and was a +1 while Savard was held off the scoresheet.