BY: Greg W.

As the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders debate simmers down into players threatening to take down their Mario Lemieux poster out of spite, there's one more important voice on the matter that's gone on the record: Penguins GM Ray Shero.

If there have been two consistent criticisms of Mario Lemieux's comments, it's (a) because he cuts a check to Matt Cooke(notes), the current Dirtiest Player in the League and (b) because it's difficult to see the Penguins lead the league in major penalties, fights and overall penalty minutes while their owner bemoans the actions of others.

Shero, in his conversation with Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, discusses both critiques. From the Trib:



http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b8bM5