Couture: Everyone cheats in faceoff circle

Logan Couture is talking faceoffs again.

This time, instead of calling Sidney Crosby out for cheating and getting special treatment from the officials, the San Jose Sharks center is pointing the finger at all players who line up to take the draw, including himself.

"Everyone cheats on faceoffs," Couture told reporters Friday. "I cheat, Jumbo (Joe Thornton) cheats. That’s how you try and win draws. (Crosby's) one of the best at it.

"Some guys get away with it. Some guys the ref will stop it. That's what happens," he added.

So, in the end, after a bit of clarification from the offending party, it's much ado about nothing.

Couture, who leads the playoffs with 26 points, has won 43.3 percent of the faceoffs he's taken this postseason.