ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ...

• "The Pens will easily take over the East once Crosby comes back." — SteelCityStallion

Previous ESPN Featured Comment of the Day, plus a Featured Deadspin Response or two ...

• "Newman has been long overdue for a win, and what greater way to do it?" — Shimmity Sham

• Newman deserved the win, and there's not better way of celebrating than going on Mike and Mike and responding to a Notre Dame question about "Golic" with "um ... who?" - FlimFlamMan — Mingusmonk

• ESPN.com is long overdue for an insightful featured comment...Shimmity Sham is no way to do it. — Master Of Karate And Friendship