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salamander
09-19-2014, 08:30 AM
Introducing this year's third jersey...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FBqajfNLVSE/VBwuO63RcnI/AAAAAAAAAhY/g-oSK-UFJgE/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg

more: http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=730951&navid=DL|PIT|home

vader29
09-19-2014, 08:32 AM
Introducing this year's third jersey...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FBqajfNLVSE/VBwuO63RcnI/AAAAAAAAAhY/g-oSK-UFJgE/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg

more: http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=730951&navid=DL|PIT|home
Yes finally!

salamander
09-19-2014, 08:36 AM
When I was in Pittsburgh last week, I picked up a "classic" jersey (this style) from Hometowne Sports (it's an old school CCM made one) not even thinking that they would be the 3rd jersey for this year. Now I'm even more thrilled that I got the old style jersey and it's relevant to the present. Nice!

X-Terminator
09-19-2014, 09:11 AM
This is way, WAY overdue. In fact, I'd be all for making this their regular jerseys again. It's the one I grew up with.

salamander
09-19-2014, 12:22 PM
It sickens me that there are Pens "fans" bitching that this looks too much like a Boston jersey. What pisses me off is that these fans probably didn't become fans Malkin and Crosby came along. It's this ignorance that makes other fan bases hate us.

X-Terminator
09-20-2014, 06:58 AM
It sickens me that there are Pens "fans" bitching that this looks too much like a Boston jersey. What pisses me off is that these fans probably didn't become fans Malkin and Crosby came along. It's this ignorance that makes other fan bases hate us.

I'm not surprised by this in the least. They're bandwagon "fans" who don't know or care about the history of the team or the uniform. They all sicken me.

SCSTILLER
09-21-2014, 05:21 AM
This is way, WAY overdue. In fact, I'd be all for making this their regular jerseys again. It's the one I grew up with.

It's the one I grew up with also. I remember in school having a 77 Paul Coffey jersey just like these ones. If they made these the regular jersey's like you mentioned above, I would love it.

salamander
10-07-2014, 06:25 AM
It's that time of year again, boys and girls. It's officially hockey time! The Pens open their season at home on Thursday against the Ducks.

vader29
10-07-2014, 10:44 AM
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X-Terminator
10-07-2014, 05:36 PM
I am interested to see how different they look under the new system. It's going to be an adjustment period at the beginning, so I expect them to struggle somewhat at the start of the season, then get better as they get more comfortable in the system. Beyond that, this team is so damn soft that I won't be able to stand it. Not a single tough guy to be found anywhere in the lineup. The toughest guys on the team will be behind the bench and on the post-game show.

I hate the new NHL.

Count Steeler
10-08-2014, 04:08 PM
New season, new thread. New coach, will it make a difference.

Go Pens Go.

salamander
10-08-2014, 04:43 PM
I'm ready for some goddamn hockey. Pittsburgh starts tomorrow and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins start on Saturday. Let's go Pens!!

steelerdude15
10-08-2014, 09:07 PM
I'm looking forward to the season.

zulater
10-12-2014, 07:39 AM
2-0. Good start, I like the new lines. All four lines seem to be playing with great energy and are controlling the play to a large degree when they're on the ice. The defensive pairings are off to a good start too. Nice to see Despres finally out of the dog house and on the ice. Anyway too early to say too much. But it's hard not to like what you see so far. And yeah I know they need to limit the turnovers and the PK needs work. But the way they're skating they remind me a lot of the 90's teams where they give up some scary chances, but they make up for it by out-chancing their opponent by a wide margin. Who knows maybe Fleury's better facing the odd 2-1, or 3-2 chance? Keeps you sharp. What's not happening, other than the penalty kill is they're not giving up many sustained cycles in their own zone. But it's still early, so who knows? :noidea: Good start.

steelerdude15
10-12-2014, 02:55 PM
Is anyone else struggling a little to watch the Pens a little bit this year? Usually after a few games at the start of each season, the game will slow down for me, but I feel like because of the new system, the Pens are playing so fast. If I watch another game, I don't have a problem at all. Anyone else going through this too?

X-Terminator
10-12-2014, 04:12 PM
2-0. Good start, I like the new lines. All four lines seem to be playing with great energy and are controlling the play to a large degree when they're on the ice. The defensive pairings are off to a good start too. Nice to see Despres finally out of the dog house and on the ice. Anyway too early to say too much. But it's hard not to like what you see so far. And yeah I know they need to limit the turnovers and the PK needs work. But the way they're skating they remind me a lot of the 90's teams where they give up some scary chances, but they make up for it by out-chancing their opponent by a wide margin. Who knows maybe Fleury's better facing the odd 2-1, or 3-2 chance? Keeps you sharp. What's not happening, other than the penalty kill is they're not giving up many sustained cycles in their own zone. But it's still early, so who knows? :noidea: Good start.

Yeah, I'm not all that concerned right now with the turnovers and PK. It takes some time to really get comfortable in a new system, especially defensively. And they didn't really have time to work on the PK very much during camp because everything went into implementing the system. I suspect that it will be better as the season goes on.

Overall though, I am happy with the start.


Is anyone else struggling a little to watch the Pens a little bit this year? Usually after a few games at the start of each season, the game will slow down for me, but I feel like because of the new system, the Pens are playing so fast. If I watch another game, I don't have a problem at all. Anyone else going through this too?

No. They are playing much faster than they have in the past, which I like, but it hasn't been a problem for me keeping up with the pace.

steelerdude15
10-12-2014, 06:17 PM
No. They are playing much faster than they have in the past, which I like, but it hasn't been a problem for me keeping up with the pace.

I hope it will slow down for me in a few games.

X-Terminator
10-19-2014, 07:49 PM
I have to say, I knew Hornqvist was good, but damn...I really, really like his game. I also didn't know he was that good a skater either. Dude is always around the net, has incredibly soft hands and does nothing but shoot the puck. I said he'd score 30+ with Crosby/Malkin...he might make it to 40. He has 4 goals and 42 shots already this season in just 4 games. He is exactly the kind of winger the Pens have needed for years. I think I might get his jersey instead.

X-Terminator
10-22-2014, 09:25 PM
Another home game against the Flyers, another loss. I don't know why they can't beat that team at home. But at the same time, they seem to play well and win in Philadelphia. Makes absolutely no sense.

polamalubeast
10-22-2014, 09:39 PM
10-1-1 in the last 12 games in Pittsburgh for the Flyers

X-Terminator
10-22-2014, 09:59 PM
10-1-1 in the last 12 games in Pittsburgh for the Flyers

That is ridiculous. I was hoping they'd fare better now that Bylsma's gone...apparently not. And they won't get another chance until April. But at the same time, it wouldn't shock me if the Pens won both games in Philly between now and then. That's the way this series has gone the past several years.

salamander
10-28-2014, 09:47 PM
8-3 win tonight after falling behind 3-1. Not too shabby.

salamander
11-01-2014, 08:58 PM
The Pens have 3 shutouts in their last four games, winning 3-0, 8-3, 3-0 and 5-0. They're also 18-42 (I think) on the power play this season.

X-Terminator
11-01-2014, 09:07 PM
154:46 shutout streak. The last goal they allowed was at 5:14 of the 2nd period against the Devils. Their PP though...it's almost like a video game PP at this point. It won't last forever though. Eventually they will hit a slump.

stillers4me
11-01-2014, 09:10 PM
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zulater
11-02-2014, 11:47 AM
I have to say, I knew Hornqvist was good, but damn...I really, really like his game. I also didn't know he was that good a skater either. Dude is always around the net, has incredibly soft hands and does nothing but shoot the puck. I said he'd score 30+ with Crosby/Malkin...he might make it to 40. He has 4 goals and 42 shots already this season in just 4 games. He is exactly the kind of winger the Pens have needed for years. I think I might get his jersey instead.

Hornquist continues to impress. I think he instills a sense of will in the whole team. I see Crosby and Kunitz going to the net and playing with more grit this year. This is a better Penguin team for a multitude of reasons this year, but this guy is a big part of it. This looks like a tremendous trade, and one that probably good for both teams, because it looks like Neal is fitting in there.

Steelerette
11-05-2014, 02:48 AM
The one thing I was worried about with Jim Rutherford is the team would be soft. But it seems like two things are happening:

-It's not as bad as I thought it would be, and
-It's still a little soft but it's seeming to lend itself well to Bettman's NHL.

I guess he also never had the same kind of superstar power in Carolina that he does here and Hornqvist is proving an excellent supplement.

X-Terminator
11-05-2014, 06:48 AM
The one thing I was worried about with Jim Rutherford is the team would be soft. But it seems like two things are happening:

-It's not as bad as I thought it would be, and
-It's still a little soft but it's seeming to lend itself well to Bettman's NHL.

I guess he also never had the same kind of superstar power in Carolina that he does here and Hornqvist is proving an excellent supplement.

As far as I'm concerned, they're still as soft as melted butter, and they will be exposed as the season wears on.

vader29
11-05-2014, 01:37 PM
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X-Terminator
11-05-2014, 04:32 PM
Two words.

Big mistake.

Count Steeler
11-05-2014, 06:48 PM
Two words.

Big mistake.

No wonder he has been playing lights out. Let's see how he handles the playoffs.

Steelerette
11-08-2014, 03:51 AM
Fleury's an above average goalie, even a good goalie, but the defense tends to choke in front of him in the playoffs... while he does get some undeserved flack, I'm not sure he really has that extra gear to turn it on when the defense is failing him. To pick up the team's slack when the going gets tough. To see what I mean go watch a playoff performance by Hasek or Khabibulin. If Vokoun is ready to start playing again anytime this season, he'd be a good guy to have on hand for a playoff run, to give us a little fight when the team's otherwise getting beat.

stillers4me
11-08-2014, 08:33 PM
Pens win 6-1 over Buffalo.

Apparently, Fleury had an easy night.


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salamander
11-08-2014, 08:42 PM
Nice practice tonight, boys. When does the game start? Oh, that WAS the game? :chuckle:

vader29
11-19-2014, 12:04 PM
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X-Terminator
11-19-2014, 12:36 PM
Just unbelievable the number of Penguins who have had serious medical conditions. Just in the past 14 months alone, there has been Vokoun's blood clot, Letang's stroke, Maatta's tumor and now Duper's blood clot. Before that, there was Badger Bob's cancer, Lemieux's back problems, his cancer and his heart condition that ended his career in 2006; and Crosby's concussion issues. An unreal amount of bad luck has befallen this team, one of the biggest of which was Michel Briere's fatal car accident in 1970, right there with Badger Bob's passing as the biggest tragedy in Penguins history.

vader29
11-25-2014, 10:16 PM
Geno on Fleury's 300th win. :lol:

p/vzuZK-OpLP

salamander
11-25-2014, 11:16 PM
Geno on Fleury's 300th win. :lol:

p/vzuZK-OpLP

"I'm score."

steelerdude15
12-07-2014, 07:39 PM
Pens to play a tough match up tomorrow night. Hopefully they'll be able to get revenge.

zulater
12-08-2014, 05:07 PM
With all the injuries it occurs to me that the Pens might not win their division. The Islanders are pretty damn good this year too. But being the 4 or 5 seed wouldn't be the worst thing that could happen to this team. When we've won our Cup's we were never seeded high. Maybe it's better if the pressure is on the other guy? Maybe Crosby, Malkin and co wont feel as much pressure if the other guy's are favorites?

X-Terminator
12-08-2014, 05:09 PM
New season, same old shit. Dupuis, Bennett, Letang, Kunitz, Hornqvist and now Maatta all out of the lineup tonight. It's already Bennett and Maatta's second trip to IR and we haven't finished the calendar year yet. Unbelievable how this keeps happening every single season.

steelerdude15
12-25-2014, 08:08 PM
You guys have to check out this video. :lol:

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=744845&navid=DL|PIT|home

salamander
01-02-2015, 11:42 AM
Just saw that the Pens traded Rob Klinkhammer and a 1st round draft pick to Edmonton in exchange for David Perron

vader29
01-02-2015, 12:02 PM
Just saw that the Pens traded Rob Klinkhammer and a 1st round draft pick to Edmonton in exchange for David Perron

Yes! I like it and they didn't have to give up any of their defensive prospects.

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X-Terminator
01-02-2015, 04:48 PM
I actually called this back in late November before all of the injuries. Love this trade, and I don't mind giving up the pick since it will be a late-round pick anyway. They're getting a guy who is still young and improving as a player, which is worth a lot more than a pick that may or may not pan out. I'm liking GMJR more and more every day, at least as far as his personnel moves are concerned. His view on toughness, though...well, let's just say it leaves much to be desired.

X-Terminator
01-02-2015, 05:14 PM
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steelpride12
01-04-2015, 05:25 PM
Good to be back in the Pens thread as well. :p

steelerdude15
01-04-2015, 05:47 PM
I like the trade. I think this guy will be really good for the Pens. Apparently his play is a lot like Geno's so sticking Geno, David, and Patric could be a really good line.

vader29
01-20-2015, 11:07 PM
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X-Terminator
01-20-2015, 11:25 PM
I'd like to see some context for Rinaldo's quote, but it doesn't look good since it's guaranteed that he will be having a meeting in New York with the Dept. of Player Safety in the next couple of days.

vader29
01-21-2015, 12:37 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1tF4D707Hk

X-Terminator
01-21-2015, 03:16 PM
Not very smart, Zac. You most likely added a couple of games to your suspension. Though I have to agree that the hit was to Letang's back shoulder and not directly from behind. But he also left his feet when he didn't need to, AND he is a repeat offender to boot, having been suspended 4 games last April for a head hit. I say he gets 6-8 games.

vader29
01-22-2015, 11:16 AM
Report: Pens' Letang out indefinitely, Malkin to miss All-Star Game

The penalty-filled affair between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers Tuesday has claimed some casualties apparently. After neither played against the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday night, Penguins defenseman Kris Letang and forward Evgeni Malkin could miss some additional time.

According to John Shannon of Sportsnet, Letang is out indefinitely after the hit from Zac Rinaldo that is likely to get the Flyers ruffian a lengthy suspension. Shannon also reported that Malkin will skip the All-Star Game while dealing with his injury. He took the warmup for the game against Chicago, but was a late scratch.

Read more: http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24983040

salamander
01-22-2015, 11:23 AM
Fuck the Flyers. That is all.

X-Terminator
01-22-2015, 11:39 AM
All this does is piss me off even more. Not because of the Flyers' play, but because the team refuses to toughen the team up so that their star players aren't constantly abused. I can't blame the Flyers for taking advantage of that. Every team they play from here on out should do the same thing, hoping that it finally wakes Mario and GMJR the fuck up.

salamander
01-22-2015, 11:41 AM
All this does is piss me off even more. Not because of the Flyers' play, but because the team refuses to toughen the team up so that their star players aren't constantly abused. I can't blame the Flyers for taking advantage of that. Every team they play from here on out should do the same thing, hoping that it finally wakes Mario and GMJR the fuck up.

I'm surrounded by Flyers fans... it's a damn nightmare.

X-Terminator
01-27-2015, 10:01 PM
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I...fucking...HATE...this...move. Can't stand him at all. To me, it's Matt Cooke all over again.

Steelerette
01-28-2015, 03:08 AM
I think the Flyers game made him realize, okay we need a little grit on the ice. And this was the best that could be done in this immediate moment. It's like we traded Goc for Goc, now with extra penalty minutes. Lapierre is kind of a seedy bitch, but I guess he wins faceoffs and can put up a fight.

I don't hate the move. I think it's slightly in our favor. But I also think it's a bit pointless of a move. Maybe he's been acquired in order to be packaged.

vader29
01-28-2015, 06:56 AM
It's like they said F it, a repeat offender like Rinaldo only gets 8 games for almost breaking Letangs neck so they might as well add some shady characters to the team since the NHL doesn't seem to care to put a stop to the thuggery anytime soon.

zulater
01-28-2015, 09:00 PM
Crosby has become a huge liability in the face off circle. He might as well be given an assist for Ov's pp goal. His total worthlessness in the face off circle is what put the Caps on the pp. I mean it's one thing to lose a face off. But he's been getting beat clean all night. Offensive zone, defensive zone. He stinks.

He's not a franchise player anymore. He's not even Ron Francis good anymore. Overpaid and overrated.

X-Terminator
01-28-2015, 09:37 PM
I honestly don't know what's wrong with him. Yeah, he's still among the league leaders in scoring, but he really hasn't had a good season at all. Maybe all of the abuse he's taken over the years has finally caught up with him. Malkin is going to have to carry the load once he gets back into the lineup.

Of course, the bigger issue is that the Pens simply can't beat teams within their division. And since any first-round matchup will likely feature a division rival, they might be one and done again this season.

salamander
01-28-2015, 09:50 PM
It's too bad the Pens could never trade Crosby because they play much better without him.

X-Terminator
01-28-2015, 09:57 PM
It's too bad the Pens could never trade Crosby because they play much better without him.

They'd be absolute idiots to trade him.

After everything he's been through and all he has done for this franchise, the least the fans can do is give him some benefit of the doubt. But that won't happen. In fact, I expect the internet and the radio tomorrow to be full of Pens fans demanding that he be traded.

salamander
01-29-2015, 06:32 AM
They'd be absolute idiots to trade him.

After everything he's been through and all he has done for this franchise, the least the fans can do is give him some benefit of the doubt. But that won't happen. In fact, I expect the internet and the radio tomorrow to be full of Pens fans demanding that he be traded.

I get that, and I do agree with you, but generally speaking, it seems like they tend to play better without him.

zulater
01-29-2015, 07:29 AM
They'd be absolute idiots to trade him.

After everything he's been through and all he has done for this franchise, the least the fans can do is give him some benefit of the doubt. But that won't happen. In fact, I expect the internet and the radio tomorrow to be full of Pens fans demanding that he be traded.

Maybe so. But he needs to start living up to his pay grade and stop living off his reputation. I know he was the Hart Trophy winner last season, but he hasn't been the same lethal goal scorer since he had the run of head injuries. I figured it out, and the season before he got racked up in the outdoor classic he had his first 50 goal season. Then the year he was hurt he was scoring at a unprecedented pace for not only himself but for the league as it has become in recent years. Anyway the math was something along the lines that he was scoring goals at a rate of nearly .8 per game if you included the season before and the season off the injury. Since his return to play his goal scoring has dropped to about half that. Something like .38 per game.

Anyway he's still a damn good player. But he's not playing like a great player and that's what he's being paid to do.

X-Terminator
01-29-2015, 08:17 AM
Maybe so. But he needs to start living up to his pay grade and stop living off his reputation. I know he was the Hart Trophy winner last season, but he hasn't been the same lethal goal scorer since he had the run of head injuries. I figured it out, and the season before he got racked up in the outdoor classic he had his first 50 goal season. Then the year he was hurt he was scoring at a unprecedented pace for not only himself but for the league as it has become in recent years. Anyway the math was something along the lines that he was scoring goals at a rate of nearly .8 per game if you included the season before and the season off the injury. Since his return to play his goal scoring has dropped to about half that. Something like .38 per game.

Anyway he's still a damn good player. But he's not playing like a great player and that's what he's being paid to do.

Crosby was never known as a pure goal scorer in the first place. He was always a pass-first player, even in junior. He does not have a goal-scorer's shot. When he was scoring all of those goals, he was living around the net, deflecting pucks left and right. That all changed after the concussion. He clearly has not been the same player since then, I agree. It just amazes me how many fans now want to dump him after a couple of bad playoff performances and one good, but not great, season so far.

BTW, scoring is down all across the league, so it's not just Sid struggling to score goals. The league is on pace to have the fewest total goals scored in a season in nearly 50 years. There probably won't be a 50-goal scorer nor a 100-point player this season. However, for all of the complaining that fans are doing over Sid's production, he still leads the league in points per game.

zulater
01-29-2015, 08:56 AM
Crosby was never known as a pure goal scorer in the first place. He was always a pass-first player, even in junior. He does not have a goal-scorer's shot. When he was scoring all of those goals, he was living around the net, deflecting pucks left and right. That all changed after the concussion. He clearly has not been the same player since then, I agree. It just amazes me how many fans now want to dump him after a couple of bad playoff performances and one good, but not great, season so far.

BTW, scoring is down all across the league, so it's not just Sid struggling to score goals. The league is on pace to have the fewest total goals scored in a season in nearly 50 years. There probably won't be a 50-goal scorer nor a 100-point player this season. However, for all of the complaining that fans are doing over Sid's production, he still leads the league in points per game.

Not arguing. But I would say that Malkin's surpassed him as the Penguins best player. Hopefully this team gets healthy soon. I still think they could make noise in the playoffs if they go into them healthy. Of course first they have to make them.

salamander
01-29-2015, 09:19 AM
That's the key - they can't ever catch a break with the injuries. Every damn year this team gets ravaged by injuries.

TD's & Beer
02-17-2015, 05:40 AM
Things are looking better - Pens are scoring again with Hornqvist and Comeau back

Beau knows hockey

TD's & Beer
02-17-2015, 10:18 PM
ugh - and they lose to the Craps by totally losing their minds with penalties and letting another team under their skin

wasted a helluva game by Fleury too

oh well, maybe being the wildcard this time around and playing the Isles first isn't such a bad idea

salamander
02-17-2015, 10:21 PM
A couple things were reiterated tonight - the Pens are soft and undisciplined, Ovechkin gets away with murder and Crosby needs to shoot the damn puck when the opportunity is there instead of passing it...

TD's & Beer
02-18-2015, 09:03 AM
Crosby needs to shoot the damn puck when the opportunity is there instead of passing it...

amen

his habit of passing everything off with little dink backward passes rubs off on his teammates and they have nowhere near the skills to make it work

this team is a turnover machine right now - frustrating


I wish Malkin showed half the amount of energy every game that Ovie has.

Whatever you think about the dude, he brings it.

X-Terminator
02-18-2015, 10:58 AM
I've said it a billion times elsewhere - the problem with this team is that they are not built for today's NHL. They are neither big nor tough enough, and you need both in order to win consistently - especially against Metro Division teams built especially to beat them. The Caps, Rangers, Jackets and Flyers all have a bunch of big, physical guys who know just how to wear down the small Pens team so that they are ineffective and easy to control. The Isles' game is built on speed, which constantly gives them fits. If they do not get with the times and add more size and toughness to this team, they will continue to struggle in their division and will not have any success in the playoffs.

TD's & Beer
02-18-2015, 06:47 PM
I'm still holding onto the theory that they're sandbagging their game for the playoffs this time

I can dream, can't I?

X-Terminator
02-19-2015, 08:22 PM
Sid found the "eject" button on his gloves tonight and fought Brandon Dubinsky, which he should have done in the playoffs last year when he was being virtually assaulted by him while his so-called "teammates" sat around with their thumbs up their asses.

And of course Dubinsky scores the game-winning goal late in the 3rd period.

Right now, I have absolutely no answers as to why the Pens can't score goals. All that talent, and they are 0-20 on the PP this month and have the 5th fewest goals since January 19. I've resisted saying this for a long time, but I think it's time to start breaking up the band a bit. A shake-up is sorely needed.

TD's & Beer
02-20-2015, 08:25 AM
I think it's safe to say teams are no longer in awe of the Pens

Shake em up!

Trade Kunitz today for any 3rd liner. Sutter and Erhoff too... give away Adams and Sill.

Meanwhile, James Neal is on pace to score 36 goals - I wish we had him back right about now... hate to say it, but Nashville fleeced us on that deal. Orpik looks pretty good with the Caps too, At least they aren't afraid to hit, dirty or not.

Losing Maatta was bigger than anyone imagined. Pouliot is making too many mistakes.

X-Terminator
02-20-2015, 09:34 AM
Kunitz would already be gone if it wasn't for Sid. It reminds me of why the Pens kept Kip Miller for so long because Jagr insisted on it, even though Miller blew major ass. Sutter has pretty much proven that he sucks big time and is not the 3rd line center we need. Shero should have pulled the trigger on trading him for Ryan Kesler. Don't even get me started on Adams.

Neal has 1 fewer goal than Malkin - 21 goals in 53 games. The Preds have 24 games left, and he needs 15 goals. Not likely to happen. BTW, Hornqvist would likely be right there with him if he didn't miss 13 games due to injury. So I'd say the trade right now gets an "incomplete."

TD's & Beer
02-20-2015, 10:04 AM
Kunitz would already be gone if it wasn't for Sid. Sutter has pretty much proven that he sucks big time and is not the 3rd line center we need. Shero should have pulled the trigger on trading him for Ryan Kesler. Don't even get me started on Adams.


The PP sucks, they need to fix that first. The season isn't over, it hasn't even started yet. The Pens will make the playoffs.

and Sid will get over losing Kunitz, just like he got over losing Colby Armstrong

I'm afraid we're turning into a smurf team - dey soff

vader29
02-20-2015, 10:58 AM
I'm starting to wonder if all these years that they were looking to find wingers to play with Sid they should have instead been looking for a top center to play with their wingers. Leadership is severely missing from this team, Adams will fight his own teammates in practice but avoids physicality in games. Kunitz should not be on the first line on any team. Just frustrating to see the same stuff year after year and if nothing changes by playoff time it will be another first round exit.

X-Terminator
02-20-2015, 11:07 AM
They need another top 6 winger. Then my lines would look like this:

Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist
Comeau - Malkin - new winger
Kunitz - Sutter - Bennett
Spaling - Lapierre - Downie

Adams and Sill watch the games from the press box. I'd also prefer another 3rd line center or winger to replace one of Sutter/Bennett.

TD's & Beer
02-20-2015, 11:48 AM
. Just frustrating to see the same stuff year after year and if nothing changes by playoff time it will be another first round exit.

the good news is Fleury is having his best season, by far

wildcard won't be so bad - maybe wake Mario up and get on the phone to Babcock

TD's & Beer
02-20-2015, 03:40 PM
They need another top 6 winger..

we are what we are - my math says Pens will make the playoffs - 24 games left and the Flyers aren't exactly setting the world on fire either ... they are 14 pts back from Pens.

It would take a heroic collapse for that to happen.....win a couple here and there, no more injuries and they can coast in


uh-oh
now they're getting cocky

Pens Confident They'll Overcome Turbulence

R-E-L-A-X

“When you lose a couple games and aren’t playing right everyone gets nervous, coaches, players, the organization,” Malkin said. “(The situation is) not bad, but it’s not good. We know we can come back. I believe this team has good guys and good players. We need to support each other, relax and we’ll be back.”

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=754286&cmpid=pit-twt-penguins

X-Terminator
02-20-2015, 05:08 PM
It's not the Flyers I'm worried about. It's the Panthers. They are only 9 points behind the Penguins for the top WC. They're playing some really good hockey, and they have a date with the Pens on Sunday. Who'd have thought that would be a huge game at this point in the season?

TD's & Beer
02-20-2015, 06:26 PM
Dave Molinari @MolinariPG Johnston says he might "tweak' forward combinations to try to generate offense tonight.


this should be interesting

X-Terminator
02-21-2015, 10:24 PM
Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist

And lo and behold, guess what the top line was tonight? Line 2 was almost right as well - 14-71-17. The result? A 4-2 win. They even scored a PPG!

Thanks for reading these forums, MJ. Hope you decide to keep checking in!

TD's & Beer
02-21-2015, 10:25 PM
Yay!

A win-they tried giving it back after 3-0 going into the 3rd

salamander
02-22-2015, 07:43 AM
And lo and behold, guess what the top line was tonight? Line 2 was almost right as well - 14-71-17. The result? A 4-2 win. They even scored a PPG!

Thanks for reading these forums, MJ. Hope you decide to keep checking in!

You're physic :chuckle:

TD's & Beer
02-22-2015, 05:31 PM
big game tonight, yeah, I forgot about the Panthers


Adams scratched!

http://www.gifbin.com/bin/320swyu40407.gif


Pens want to reacquire Jordan Staal!

The Penguins have interest in bringing back Jordan Staal, according to Josh Yohe of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Yohe says that a move wouldn’t happen until after the season ended, though Pittsburgh has checked in now with the Hurricanes to see what it would take to get something done before the trade deadline, which is March 2. Staal is in the second season of a 10-year, $60 million contract; thus, the Penguins would need to cut payroll significantly to fit him under their cap as they have less than $1 million in space now

http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nhl/239498/report-pens-want-to-reacquire-jordan-staal

TD's & Beer
02-22-2015, 07:05 PM
Pens up 5-0 in the 3rd.....Sid and Horny making magic together. Malkin gets another

salamander
02-22-2015, 07:24 PM
Johnston finally doing what Bylsma never had the balls to do by changing up the lines.

zulater
02-22-2015, 08:16 PM
Well two good games in a row. But what does it mean if they go to Washington next week and get clobbered again? Hope this is the start of something big, but remain skeptical.

X-Terminator
02-23-2015, 08:20 AM
Well two good games in a row. But what does it mean if they go to Washington next week and get clobbered again?

Somehow, I have a feeling that isn't going to happen. Don't ask me why.

TD's & Beer
02-25-2015, 03:16 PM
here we go

http://cdn.nhle.com/penguins/images/upload/2015/02/Winnikgraphic2.25.15.jpeg

Leafs in return for Winnik get Zach Sill plus 2nd round pick in 2016 and 4th round pick in 2015

vader29
02-25-2015, 03:36 PM
570689331788181504

salamander
02-25-2015, 03:52 PM
Do the Pens have any draft picks left? Lol.

vader29
02-25-2015, 03:55 PM
This is awesome.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cARmC7Jdx0

X-Terminator
02-25-2015, 04:06 PM
Hate to give up on Sill so soon, but this does explain why he'd been playing a lot lately. I also hate to lose him for another reason - toughness. The Pens actually got softer with this trade, because his Gordie on Saturday night notwithstanding, Winnik is nothing but a giant muffin. Kind of like Tampa's Brian Boyle. Didn't think it'd be possible for this team to get any softer, but they did. And they gave up WAY too much for him. Sill + a 2nd and 4th? Really? The Jets got Tlusty for a 3rd and a conditional 6th. I mean, if they were going to get a soft player and penalty killer, it would have been nice if JR didn't overpay for him.

TD's & Beer
02-25-2015, 06:15 PM
I didn't think anybody wanted Sill....we stole one again, I think

salamander
02-25-2015, 06:23 PM
I didn't think anybody wanted Sill....we stole one again, I think

The extra draft picks we gave up were a little too much in my opinion. Of course, I also liked Zach Sill because I watched him play in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for 5 years before he made it to Pittsburgh.

TD's & Beer
02-25-2015, 07:00 PM
The extra draft picks we gave up were a little too much in my opinion. Of course, I also liked Zach Sill because I watched him play in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for 5 years before he made it to Pittsburgh.


I understand your loyalty but most times hockey draft picks aren't worth a spit in a bucket, mostly

Sid and Malkin aren't getting any younger - they need to win NOW

TD's & Beer
02-26-2015, 01:46 PM
Big win against the Caps. Finally played smart, for the most part, didn't panic even though they let a 2 goal lead slip twice.
Sid and Malkin showing up and the PP scores!

Fleury is a God

X-Terminator
02-28-2015, 01:36 PM
Caps pick up Tim Gleason from the Canes, another tough defenseman. Jim Rutherford was last seen still taking his early afternoon, post-lunch nap. I mean, it's not like the Pens needed any grit or toughness on their blue line or anything. :rant::mad2:

I'm already sick of Ol' Man Jim and his soft as fuck philosophy when it comes to building a team. I'm anticipating another early exit in the playoffs for the Pens as they get destroyed physically yet again. Will it wake management up? Hell no.

Steelerette
02-28-2015, 08:58 PM
On the other hand the team is finally putting it back together. Maybe it means we had our collapse this year midseason instead of postseason :heh:

X-Terminator
03-01-2015, 04:17 PM
Caps add Curtis Glencross, and the Rangers add Keith Yandle.

JR might want to reconsider his feeling that the Pens are as good as anyone in the East. They are not.

TD's & Beer
03-01-2015, 06:49 PM
Can't tell if johnston is just incapable of keeping hold of the players attention or they just don't respect him, this team abandons defensive structure at the drop of a hat

Pens on a roll.

I like Winnik. He's big, wins battles

Geno is God and Pouliot was great in his coming out party.

salamander
03-01-2015, 07:34 PM
Nice win by the Pens.

In other news, the WBS Pens haven't lost a game in regulation since January. Goalie Matt Murray leads the AHL in shutouts, GAA, and save percentage. He has 3 straight shutouts and 5 shutouts in his last 7 starts. The Baby Pens are 32-18-2-4 so far this season.

X-Terminator
03-01-2015, 10:10 PM
Nice win by the Pens.

In other news, the WBS Pens haven't lost a game in regulation since January. Goalie Matt Murray leads the AHL in shutouts, GAA, and save percentage. He has 3 straight shutouts and 5 shutouts in his last 7 starts. The Baby Pens are 32-18-2-4 so far this season.

We will actually get a chance to see the Baby Pens here in Pittsburgh. WPMY-22 will be broadcasting 4 Baby Pens games on March 14, March 21, April 4 and April 18.

TD's & Beer
03-02-2015, 10:19 AM
I think we've made all our major moves


NHL trade tracker

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl-2014-15-comple...-list-1.210847 (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl-2014-15-complete-trade-list-1.210847)

X-Terminator
03-02-2015, 01:13 PM
572465296138768384

Unbelievable. Jim Rutherford, in less than a year, has managed to purge every single bit of toughness from this team.

Go fuck yourself, Jim. Seriously. And take Mario with you.

vader29
03-02-2015, 02:06 PM
572487516638584834

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572493971454365696

salamander
03-02-2015, 04:00 PM
Fuck you, Jim Rutherford.

TD's & Beer
03-02-2015, 04:10 PM
Bortuzzo and a 7th (2016) for Ian Cole (Blues retain $225k salary) = barely OK

Despres for Lovejoy = vomiting


We are the smurf team now, just gave away any size we had on the blue line


Thank God the deadline expired before JR could trade away Bennett for Letestu.

TD's & Beer
03-02-2015, 09:00 PM
JR - "when we really broke it down, if we didn't have the number of young defensemen we currently have, this would have been a really difficult trade to make. But when we're sitting there with Maatta, Pouliot, Dumoulin and Harrington, as some point in time these guys have to get in, and they all can't get put in at the same time. So that's when we had more of a comfort level, the fact that we had so many young defensemen, and we were trying to get more experience"

So we have too many young D guys - that's his explanation? So keep him another year then trade him for a young winger.


No wonder we didn't get a pick added in. We didn't even ask...what in Gods name do they see in Lovejoy that they just had to have?

Ducks Trade Deadline Acquisitions

On Despres’ upside.........'He’s not well-known around here. He’s a big, strong kid that moves the puck. He plays a big, physical game. He closes gaps really well. He’s a big-bodied guy, which is something we needed. The big thing with him is that he’s young, and to keep playing within himself. He has a chance to become a very solid top-four defenseman in the future.'

On if Despres was on his radar...'This is somebody we had asked about on a few occasions whenever we talked to Pittsburgh. It was Jimmy who came to me with this one. This is one of those guys that I’ve watched and liked, and wanted to get my hands on.'

http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?i...id=DL|ANA|home (http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=756191&navid=DL|ANA|home)

TD's & Beer
03-03-2015, 03:14 PM
Dave Molinari @MolinariPG - Pens Twitter reaction to Lovejoy-Despres deal seems evenly split. Some fans absolutely hate it.
Others like it even less than that.

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view2/1352238/bridge-jumping-o.gif

salamander
03-03-2015, 04:06 PM
Matt Murray was named the AHL goalie of the month for February. He leads the AHL (and WBS Pens team record ) with 8 shutouts this season.

TD's & Beer
03-04-2015, 01:10 PM
we'll see how our new boys do tonight

@JoshYohe_Trib #Pens morning lines are:

Perron-Crosby-Hornqvist
Kunitz-Malkin-Comeau
Downie-Sutter-Winnik
Spaling-Lapierre-Adams/Bennett was mixing in on the fourth line a bit,

Letang-Martin
Scuderi-Cole
Pouliot-Lovejoy

TD's & Beer
03-05-2015, 07:34 PM
ha ha - why so quiet?

call me a rebel

I wanna see See-MON fight Letang

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/odds_bucket/14254853557571%201_zpser4kdsgg.jpg

TD's & Beer
03-06-2015, 07:30 PM
Thomas Greiss will play between the pipes on Friday

shutout!

X-Terminator
03-07-2015, 12:42 AM
No shutout, but a win regardless.

I've been quiet because honestly, I don't have a whole lot of excitement for this team anymore, Sid and Geno aside. Didn't watch the game live tonight but will watch the DVR recording tomorrow.

TD's & Beer
03-07-2015, 03:22 AM
Malkin - 7 goals and 7 assists in his 7 game point streak - Pens come up with a slew of seeing eye goals, Sid finally scores an empty netter

Lovejoy gives a great interview

Lady Steel
03-07-2015, 04:07 PM
It got scary for a bit there last night. I got ascared.

salamander
03-07-2015, 06:20 PM
Matt Murray had ANOTHER shutout for the WBS Pens tonight. 4 straight starts, 4 straight shutouts. It's his 9th SO of the season and 6th is his last 8 starts.

TD's & Beer
03-08-2015, 01:02 AM
Epic battle!, Pens were getting squashed like bugs on the windshield, but somehow they survived against the massive champs

and Fleury raises his Godhood to another level - his 9th shutout!

Hornqvist making everyone forget Neal

zulater
03-08-2015, 09:00 AM
So we've rescinded the surrender the season, this team sucks theme from all of a week ago then?:yield: :boink:

Here's my thoughts on this team. If they can get out of the first round they've got a genuine chance to make a Cup run. In other words they're built to beat the top teams in the west. But the teams in their own division are going to be trouble.

I think in a seven game series they can adjust to the Rangers, and Islanders style of play enough to make them coin flip series.

stillers4me
03-08-2015, 09:09 AM
What great news to wake up to!!!! Fluery is certainly shutting up the haters this year! Let's hope he can keep it up in the post season. :rockon:

574442913536557056

Lady Steel
03-08-2015, 01:24 PM
Great game last night, but why, oh, why do all Pittsburgh teams want to give me a heart attack?

salamander
03-08-2015, 03:10 PM
Matt Murray now holds the AHL record for consecutive shutout minutes! He broke the record this afternoon (the game is actually still in progress).

http://www.wbspenguins.com/images/uploads/Images/MurrayShutoutRecord600.jpg

edit: Murray's streak ended when Springfield scored with a little over a minute left in the game. Murray had 304:11 consecutive minutes of shutout hockey. Pens win, 4-1.

X-Terminator
03-08-2015, 04:43 PM
That is impressive, no matter what league it is. Over 5 full regulation games without allowing a goal!

TD's & Beer
03-09-2015, 11:34 AM
If they can get out of the first round they've got a genuine chance to make a Cup run. In other words they're built to beat the top teams .

one game at a time, Sharks tonight

Pens are hot, Sharks are a mess right now, didn't win a single game last month, so if there was ever a good time to break the curse...


fun facts: Pens haven't won on the road against the Sharks since 1997

X-Terminator
03-09-2015, 02:02 PM
fun facts: Pens haven't won on the road against the Sharks since 1997

Or around the time Slick Willie was showing Monica a new, innovative way to use a Cuban cigar. I had just started tech school then at the ripe old age of 23.

Not exactly 0-39-3, but 18 years since the last win is a long ass time.

TD's & Beer
03-09-2015, 02:45 PM
Sharks coach Todd McLellan on Penguins' defensive approach this season: "They aren't giving you things for free anymore."


Lots of hockey left, if the Rangers keep on winning we might end up on a collision course with the Isles. I doubt we finish 4th, and 1st is still a possibility.

TD's & Beer
03-10-2015, 12:29 AM
Great game - not a good result even they outplayed them the whole game

Kunitz is about worthless - oh well, got a point

salamander
03-10-2015, 07:28 AM
Kinda saw that loss coming but I'll gladly take the point.

TD's & Beer
03-12-2015, 07:16 PM
holy crap

a Brandon Sutter sighting - 2 goals

3-0 Pens

make that 4-0

700th for Malkin!



p.s. Kunitz still sucks

Sid saves the day - 6-4

X-Terminator
03-14-2015, 11:09 AM
It's a good thing I was at the bar drinking beer, because I might have actually gotten upset about them deciding to take the rest of the night off...then acting shocked that the Oilers didn't simply walk off the ice after they went up 4-0.

salamander
03-14-2015, 12:22 PM
For all of you interested Pittsburghers, you guys can catch the WBS Pens game tonight on My Pittsburgh TV. Should be a good game as they're playing their biggest rival, the Hershey Bears. Both teams are playing very well are are fighting for the division lead and a top spot in the conference.

TD's & Beer
03-14-2015, 02:52 PM
worst nightmare begins

No Sid - scratched before the game

Malkin in the infirmary - who knows how long he'll be out after getting hit

Downie was the only hope we had to score., Kunitz still sucks

no dice, Bruns win 2-0 with the empty netter at the end

Wings/Pens on national tee-vee tomorrow - that should be fun


Dejan Kovacevic
Johnston on whether Crosby/Malkin will play tomorrow: 'I don't know. ... We think they might be able to play tomorrow.'

yeah right, Sid got the ebola for sure

vader29
03-14-2015, 04:07 PM
Kunitz still sucks
Heard the announcers mention during the game that Kunitz has one goal in his last 18 games, now make it 19, so unacceptable for someone playing with Malkin or Crosby and the first power play unit. :frusty:

salamander
03-14-2015, 05:01 PM
Man, Kunitz has definitely fallen...

X-Terminator
03-14-2015, 05:28 PM
Heard the announcers mention during the game that Kunitz has one goal in his last 18 games, now make it 19, so unacceptable for someone playing with Malkin or Crosby and the first power play unit. :frusty:

Time to demote him to the 3rd line, move Downie up with Malkin and switch Comeau back to his natural LW. He is terrible, and is dragging that line down. If JR was so damn trade-happy before the deadline, why not try to find a winger to replace Kunitz?

salamander
03-15-2015, 05:34 PM
I didn't watch the game but from what I can gather, the Pens reiterated the fact today that despite a new coach, they are still the same, undisciplined group they've been for the last couple of years.

X-Terminator
03-15-2015, 07:47 PM
I didn't watch the game but from what I can gather, the Pens reiterated the fact today that despite a new coach, they are still the same, undisciplined group they've been for the last couple of years.

I watched the Pirates instead. Best decision I made all day. And on top of all of this, Hornqvist is apparently injured again and it's serious.

Looking like yet another wasted season and another wasted year of Crosby and Malkin's primes. We still have to play the postseason, obviously, but I'm sure it will be short - another first-round exit. If and when that happens, they should just blow this team up. They won't be winning another Cup any time soon. They have neither the players, the mentality nor the tough, physical style necessary to win a championship.

salamander
03-15-2015, 08:14 PM
I watched the Pirates instead. Best decision I made all day. And on top of all of this, Hornqvist is apparently injured again and it's serious.

Looking like yet another wasted season and another wasted year of Crosby and Malkin's primes. We still have to play the postseason, obviously, but I'm sure it will be short - another first-round exit. If and when that happens, they should just blow this team up. They won't be winning another Cup any time soon. They have neither the players, the mentality nor the tough, physical style necessary to win a championship.

So long as Mario is in charge, this is the team we're stuck with, unfortunately...as sad as that is to say.

TD's & Beer
03-16-2015, 08:00 PM
Moderately good news after a weekend of embarassment


Josh Yohe @JoshYohe_Trib - Pens are hopeful Hornqvist won't be out longer than a week or two.

Pittsburgh Penguins@penguins - #Pens Coach Johnston: Hornqvist won't be on the road trip. Out for about a week. Malkin day-to-day. May join trip later.

salamander
03-17-2015, 08:32 PM
Who's ready for another early playoff exit? This team cannot beat other (physical) Eastern teams.

X-Terminator
03-17-2015, 08:39 PM
No Malkin or Hornqvist tonight, so I'm not surprised they lost. Still though, if this team lasts more than 4 games this postseason, I'll truly be stunned.

TD's & Beer
03-17-2015, 08:55 PM
Shut out again...studs on the bench

Coasting to the finish

circling shooters won't make it - where's Winnik and Spaling in front of the net?

TD's & Beer
03-18-2015, 10:59 PM
if this team lasts more than 4 games this postseason, I'll truly be stunned.


It's a revolving door of band-aid fixes and underperforming vets

Just another Pens run to the Cup

maybe they'll get lucky this time

TD's & Beer
03-19-2015, 06:06 PM
Watched some of the Ducks game last night, Despres was very good, and their coach gave him tons of responsibility. STARTED him in the 4 on 4 OT

Despres, takes a hit, keeps the puck, makes a nice pass up to Fowler on the breakout, Kesler takes it from there.

Game winner. Ducks beat Kings.


I felt very proud of my little Simon

salamander
03-19-2015, 08:50 PM
This team is a joke right now. Paging our captain, your team needs you to step the hell up.

TD's & Beer
03-20-2015, 10:51 AM
"Kris Letang scored, his first power-play goal in 56 games."

"Pens have not come back from a 3rd period deficit all year"

Scuderi "We just need some puck luck, we'll be OK"

X-Terminator
03-24-2015, 08:58 PM
Well, I'm sure Craig Adams will be everyone's favorite punching bag once again. He gets into a fight with Steve Ott after the Pens go up 2-0, doesn't win (as usual), and the Blues end up rallying behind it, come from behind and win the game in OT.

They got a point against one of the better teams in the league without Malkin and Hornqvist in the lineup, which is good, but it still leaves a sour aftertaste. It's a game they could have easily won.

zulater
03-24-2015, 09:36 PM
Well, I'm sure Craig Adams will be everyone's favorite punching bag once again. He gets into a fight with Steve Ott after the Pens go up 2-0, doesn't win (as usual), and the Blues end up rallying behind it, come from behind and win the game in OT.

They got a point against one of the better teams in the league without Malkin and Hornqvist in the lineup, which is good, but it still leaves a sour aftertaste. It's a game they could have easily won.

No blaming anyone here. I'm glad for the much needed point. Geno and Hornqvist are back skating again. Hopefully they'll be back soon.

X-Terminator
03-25-2015, 08:52 AM
No blaming anyone here. I'm glad for the much needed point. Geno and Hornqvist are back skating again. Hopefully they'll be back soon.

Biggest problem I had with the game is that Sid is still looking more like a passenger than the dominant force he used to be. The Penguins will not win if he doesn't get back to being that player again. Malkin needs to get back ASAP - he is the real leader of this team, and, IMO, the team's best player.

TD's & Beer
03-25-2015, 10:14 AM
The roster is a mess right now. I don't really like this team because I don't know this team.

There were moves to be made to get us back on the right track, but JR missed them. And what's worse is he set us back further with the Despres trade

p.s. kunitz still sucks

http://40.media.tumblr.com/974556943d4f608845ba1de3317b40af/tumblr_nlqtwvtJDS1txyx4lo1_540.png

salamander
03-25-2015, 10:22 AM
Since I can't trust Pittsburgh, go Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. :chuckle:

X-Terminator
03-25-2015, 11:35 AM
The roster is a mess right now. I don't really like this team because I don't know this team.

There were moves to be made to get us back on the right track, but JR missed them. And what's worse is he set us back further with the Despres trade


The best moves JR could have made would have been no moves after acquiring Winnik. I really believe trading both Bortuzzo and especially Despres has messed with the psyche of this team. Big time. When you disrupt the locker room like that, bad things can happen. Instead of making them better, he has made them worse.

I've seen enough. Fire him, Mario.

TD's & Beer
03-25-2015, 01:25 PM
The best moves JR could have made would have been no moves after acquiring Winnik

totally agree

I don't know much, but it seems this organization believes Despres and Beau Bennett are the problems and Scuds, Lovejoy and Kunitz are the solutions.
That's how bizarre this has gotten.

Pens have no cap room even to bring up another young guy without sending someone else back down - the playoffs will open up the roster, but I can't see the pens playing the youngins with any chips on the line

TD's & Beer
03-25-2015, 06:43 PM
Since I can't trust Pittsburgh

I trust them to make the playoffs

but beyond that they need shake them bitchin lines up when everyone's healthy, that's what I say

Winnik - Crosby - Hornqvist
Perron - Malkin - Comeau
Kunitz - Sutter - Downie
Spaling - Lapierre - Bennett

TD's & Beer
03-25-2015, 06:56 PM
eh, give it another week

Pittsburgh Penguins
Coach Johnston on Malkin and Hornqvist: "They won't be going with us on the trip. They didn't take contact at today's practice."
11:28 AM - 25 Mar 2015

salamander
03-25-2015, 09:09 PM
The best moves JR could have made would have been no moves after acquiring Winnik. I really believe trading both Bortuzzo and especially Despres has messed with the psyche of this team. Big time. When you disrupt the locker room like that, bad things can happen. Instead of making them better, he has made them worse.

I've seen enough. Fire him, Mario.

This team was neutered of any remaining toughness when Despres and Bortz were traded and it has already shown.

salamander
03-26-2015, 06:44 PM
Down 2-1 against Carolina. I'm not even surprised anymore.

salamander
03-26-2015, 09:44 PM
Lost 5-2 against the uber powerful Hurricanes. You know, at this point, I hope the Pens don't even make it to the playoffs. I get that Malkin is out but this team sucks anymore. /end rant

TD's & Beer
03-27-2015, 06:27 PM
Did you see the post-game interview?

Sid: "We can't come out with that kind of effort against a non playoff team". Its small but you can tell he's annoyed... I actually think he needs to do more of that.

need more fire in the belly

TD's & Beer
03-28-2015, 04:48 PM
this team is cursed


Bob McKenzie@TSNBobMcKenzie
PIT injury jinx continues. Kris Letang, hit by ARI's Shane Doan, was taken to hospital, expected to be kept overnight for evaluation.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUYPXb8xdy0

X-Terminator
03-28-2015, 11:01 PM
I'm thinking they're cursed because there used to be a hospital (St. Francis Medical Center) where the arena now stands. They should just call it Consol Medical Center.

Anyway, with or without Letang, the team will be one round and done in the playoffs, so they'd be better off just sitting him the rest of the season if he has a concussion.

TD's & Beer
03-29-2015, 08:53 AM
We'll be lucky if he's not done for the year.

I don't think it was intentionally dirty but seemed like a really late hit to me and an awkward fall. He landed on his tailbone and his head snapped back and hit the boards. The puck was out at center ice when contact was made. Totally unnecessary and the worse possible result for Letang.




meanwhile, The Isles are falling apart even worse - Pens can move ahead of them and take over the #2 spot tonight


http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/odds_bucket/142759645388863%201_zpsz8qylhi6.png

stillers4me
03-29-2015, 09:09 AM
We'll be lucky if he's not done for the year.


We'll be lucky if he's not done forever.

X-Terminator
03-29-2015, 11:56 AM
The Pens will be playing with 5 D tonight with both Letang and Ehrhoff out. Winnik will move between wing and D if necessary. Yeah, this isn't going to end well at all. Thank you very much JR for fucking up the salary cap so that they can't call anyone up.

TD's & Beer
03-29-2015, 03:47 PM
We'll be lucky if he's not done forever.

that too

Doomed

Out Indefinitely


Coach Johnston on Letang: “He has a concussion, so that’s been determined. He’s been released from the hospital."
No timetable for return

TD's & Beer
03-29-2015, 09:38 PM
That win felt good


They circled the wagons and everybody played hard. Great PK to get to the SO.

salamander
03-30-2015, 05:18 AM
If Letang goes on IR, wouldn't that help with the cap space issue for now?

X-Terminator
03-30-2015, 07:41 AM
If Letang goes on IR, wouldn't that help with the cap space issue for now?

He can't be put on IR because there's less than 10 games left in the season. So they're going to have to play the rest of the season short-handed unless either he or Ehrhoff is able to play before then.

salamander
03-30-2015, 08:13 AM
He can't be put on IR because there's less than 10 games left in the season. So they're going to have to play the rest of the season short-handed unless either he or Ehrhoff is able to play before then.

Ahh, ok. I wasn't aware of that. So yeah, f*ck you, JR.

TD's & Beer
03-30-2015, 12:51 PM
Interesting


Teams with lowest contributions from young players(includes forwards and defencemen aged 24 and under as of Feb. 1)


1. Pittsburgh. Sid is a kid no longer. And the Penguins remaining in a win-now mode for years has really hurt their ability to incorporate youth in a significant way. With Sidney Crosby approaching 28 and Evgeni Malkin already there, Pittsburgh’s core is moving out of its prime as the NHL continues to get younger and younger. The highest-scoring Penguin 24 and under this season has been defenceman Simon Despres (17 points) – and they already unloaded him to Anaheim. Olli Maatta’s injury issues have hurt the Pens’ ranking, but even with him healthy, they’d remain bottom three. This is a growing concern.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBWfl6RVAAIV1Bt.png:small


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/mirtle-maple-leafs-tank-job-has-been-remarkably-successful/article23680117/

X-Terminator
03-30-2015, 01:09 PM
Ray Shero had a LOT to do with that. They will get younger next season when they (hopefully) add Kapanen, Sundqvist, Maatta and Dumoulin to the lineup along with Pouliot moving into a prominent top-4 role. I expect Martin, Ehrhoff and Adams to all be gone. I would add Kunitz, but as long as Sid has his way, Kunitz will continue to waste a roster spot.

TD's & Beer
04-01-2015, 10:49 AM
2 more games left with Philly - just hope the Pens win and keep their heads and escape without more injuries tonight - who will they target with Letang out?

game is on NBCs Wed rivalry night

salamander
04-01-2015, 11:51 AM
2 more games left with Philly - just hope the Pens win and keep their heads and escape without more injuries tonight - who will they target with Letang out?

game is on NBCs Wed rivalry night

It's the Flyers so I'm expecting a loss and you know damn well the Flyers will probably be headhunting for anyone they can Knowing the Pens are already shorthanded.

TD's & Beer
04-01-2015, 01:45 PM
http://i.imgur.com/g0PvxhC.jpg

X-Terminator
04-01-2015, 02:09 PM
His wife is pretty hot. But glad to see he is OK. He wouldn't be posting anything if he was still in a dark room.

Unless of course this is an April Fool's joke. In which case, I'm so not laughing that I would strangle you with my stare alone.

Anyway, if they can't beat the Flyers when they have 5 regulars out of the lineup (4 of them done for the season), then they don't deserve to go to the playoffs. Don't care if they are short-handed themselves.

TD's & Beer
04-01-2015, 02:37 PM
if they can't beat the Flyers when they have 5 regulars out of the lineup (4 of them done for the season), then they don't deserve to go to the playoffs. Don't care if they are short-handed themselves.

oh stop with the negative vibes man- it's just one game, and the Pens will make the playoffs easily

Downie with the hat trick

no worries against the loveable losers

X-Terminator
04-01-2015, 04:26 PM
oh stop with the negative vibes man- it's just one game, and the Pens will make the playoffs easily

Downie with the hat trick

no worries against the loveable losers

I stand behind every word. I just don't like this team's make-up at all.

TD's & Beer
04-01-2015, 05:52 PM
get everybody back for the playoffs and see what happens - call me an optimist - I ain't givin' up

salamander
04-01-2015, 06:24 PM
I'm with X-T. Until the Pens prove otherwise, I don't have faith in them come playoff time.

On a side note, for renewing my WBS Pens season tickets early for next season, I get 2 free tickets to a Pittsburgh Pens preseason game for next season. It's only preseason but it'll be my first big Pens game.

TD's & Beer
04-01-2015, 06:43 PM
His wife is pretty hot.

finally we agree

Letang's wife could heal me too

http://s1.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Catherine-Laflamme-8-267x400.jpg

salamander
04-01-2015, 09:22 PM
Down 4-1 to the Flyers. Pathetic.

TD's & Beer
04-01-2015, 09:28 PM
then again I might have taken the brown acid by mistake

Holy sheeeeeet does Lovejoy suck..can we just cut him and bring up a youngin?

salamander
04-01-2015, 09:31 PM
then again I might have taken the brown acid by mistake

Damn it, I told you to stay away from that stuff! :chuckle:

TD's & Beer
04-01-2015, 09:37 PM
Kunitz sucks, Sutter sucks, Martin sucks, Scuderi sucks and Lovejoy is abysmal.

Cut em all

salamander
04-01-2015, 10:00 PM
It's a shame the Pens can't manage their cap space because now would be a perfect time to see guys like Dumoulin (amongst others) play.

Kapenen is scheduled to arrive in Wilkes-Barre next week and I'm sure Sundqvist isn't far behind.

X-Terminator
04-02-2015, 07:20 AM
Anyway, if they can't beat the Flyers when they have 5 regulars out of the lineup (4 of them done for the season), then they don't deserve to go to the playoffs. Don't care if they are short-handed themselves.

Ahem.

Quite honestly, I'm about done caring about what this team does from here on out. Let's just get their first-round exit out of the way, and move on. There is absolutely nothing likeable about this current team.

stillers4me
04-02-2015, 08:32 AM
You guys can oggle his wife all you want...Kris Letang is just too pretty for words. :lust:

TD's & Beer
04-02-2015, 10:32 AM
DK's column -"Do something!"

http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/

TD's & Beer
04-02-2015, 10:06 PM
Pens are now officially a Wild Card team - 5 pts ahead of Ottawa from falling out of the playoffs with 5 games to go.

TD's & Beer
04-03-2015, 03:06 AM
Penguins notebook: Team could make move to bolster defense

By playing a man short Wednesday, the Penguins are eligible for an injury exemption and are expected to recall defenseman Taylor Chorney from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before Saturday's game in Columbus.

Chorney is the logical choice to recall. He is an AHL-best plus-26 in 62 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season and has played 63 NHL games, including two with the Penguins this season. Also, he makes $550,000, which fits within the amount the Penguins are allowed to spend to remain cap compliant.

Top prospects Scott Harrington and Brian Dumoulin are not candidates for a potential recall because they make more than the $650,000 the Penguins can spend

http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/8097986-74/penguins-johnston-cap#axzz3WEObHapi

X-Terminator
04-03-2015, 07:24 AM
Pens are now officially a Wild Card team - 5 pts ahead of Ottawa from falling out of the playoffs with 5 games to go.

I hope they don't make it. I really do. They don't deserve it.

salamander
04-03-2015, 11:24 AM
Taylor Chorney called up and Kasperi Kapanen assigned to WBS.

TD's & Beer
04-04-2015, 07:28 AM
#Pens Ehrhoff is out for both of this weekend's games.


#Pens Malkin: "I rushed (previous injury). Came back a little too early and didn't feel good after back-to-back games."


#Pens Evgeni Malkin: I won't play tomorrow (at CBJ) but maybe Sunday (at PHI)."

TD's & Beer
04-04-2015, 03:12 PM
Pens managing to blow another 2-0 lead


suck and blow

salamander
04-04-2015, 03:37 PM
New coaching staff, same shit as before. I'm with X-T, this team does NOT deserve a playoff spot.

X-Terminator
04-04-2015, 04:01 PM
That's it, folks. There is absolutely no more reason to watch the Penguins this season. They will lose the rest of their games (yes, including the Sabres) and not make the playoffs, getting exactly what each and every one of them deserve. Thankfully the Bucs start in 2 days. A team that has more guts, balls and pride than that sad sack of so-called "hockey players" that play in Uptown.

TD's & Beer
04-04-2015, 08:45 PM
It's not over - - but Its a damn good thing we traded youth for all that experience again... more old farts doing nothing is obviously just what this team needed

we got 3 hockey players and a bunch of 4th liner turnover machines

it's all on the line against Philly tomorrow - - Malkin must return to save the season!

salamander
04-05-2015, 09:57 AM
Sorry, but I have no faith in this team right now. I fully expect the Flyers to butch slap the Pens today. Or another scenario is that the Pens squeak out a win today to give everyone false hope only to get manhandled in the playoffs again.

salamander
04-05-2015, 02:16 PM
Fuck this team right now. What a freaking joke. PLEASE just end the bleeding already.

X-Terminator
04-05-2015, 02:47 PM
Don't know why you're even getting upset. I didn't watch the game and have no more interest in that pathetic team this season. Thankfully the Bucs start tomorrow.

SCSTILLER
04-05-2015, 02:53 PM
Don't know why you're even getting upset. I didn't watch the game and have no more interest in that pathetic team this season. Thankfully the Bucs start tomorrow.

Yep, I have to agree with XT. I had the choice of either drinking beer and watching the Pens-Flyers game or break my back removing a tree stump in my yard. I chose the back breaking task of removing the stump because I knew the Pens would get owned by the Flyers again. Shame, season started out great, and then the good ole Pens started showing up again.

salamander
04-05-2015, 03:03 PM
I'm literally surrounded by Flyers fans where I live. It sucks....A LOT.

TD's & Beer
04-05-2015, 03:12 PM
Yup knew that was coming. Fire MJ ASAP

Flyers own the Pens asses

TD's & Beer
04-05-2015, 03:39 PM
I'm literally surrounded by Flyers fans where I live. It sucks....A LOT.

They are still under their skin and simply have the Pens number...what can you do

but let's rewind

Pens were up and in control late in the 1st with 1;30 to go

Winnik takes a stupid retaliation penalty

Scuderi Lovejoy can't clear on their PP........ and they score with 40 sec left.........well there's your problem

that changed the game to 1-1..it was all downhill from there

TD's & Beer
04-05-2015, 03:47 PM
and then the good ole Pens started showing up again

I have to give the Flyers credit - Sid and Malkin were invisible





Trailing 2-1 entering the third period, the Penguins dropped to 0-18-5 when entering the third period while staring at a deficit.


and that's all she wrote

TD's & Beer
04-05-2015, 03:59 PM
Fuck this team right now. What a freaking joke. PLEASE just end the bleeding already.


I believe team morale went in the toilet after the Despres trade

that's my story and I'm sticking to it

Kuntiz, Lovejory continue to suck and nobody on this team can hit the wide open net!

Even worse even Sid acts like he's not worried.

TD's & Beer
04-05-2015, 04:26 PM
Brandon Sutter: "If we keep playing like we did tonight, we'll be fine."


That is an actual post-game quote

let that sink in

X-Terminator
04-05-2015, 04:35 PM
The Pens need to clean house this summer. Keep Crosby, Malkin, Hornqvist, Sundqvist, Kapanen, Maatta and Pouliot; let all of the UFA's go and trade the rest for picks and prospects. Yes, that means Letang too, a trade that should have been made 2 years ago to acquire young depth. Time to blow this thing up and rebuild. It would have been easier had that senile old fart of a GM not traded away Bortuzzo and Despres for "experience," but there's nothing that can be done about that now. It may mean back-to-back seasons of no playoffs, but I personally will have no problem with that if it means we finally have a change in culture and the team overall gets younger and tougher. REAL toughness, not "toughness in the corners." And I'd rather not have that senile old fart of a GM in charge of any of it, so the first order of business should be to "retire" him once and for all.

TD's & Beer
04-05-2015, 04:51 PM
Scuderi post-game - "We carried the play tonight. As long as we bring this game the last three, we'll be okay"

Yup. This team is in denial from the top on down.

TD's & Beer
04-07-2015, 04:51 AM
Pens own the tiebreaker - even if they lose to the Sens they will still be leading.

It could come down to the last game against Buffalo on Sat - oh what drama!

TD's & Beer
04-07-2015, 07:24 PM
bang!

pow!

zap!

3-0 Pens after one

salamander
04-07-2015, 08:04 PM
bang!

pow!

zap!

3-0 Pens after one

We'll see for how long. They like to blow leads.

- - - Updated - - -

3-1.

Let's see how long it takes the Sens to pull off the comeback.

salamander
04-07-2015, 08:35 PM
3-2.

I'm done. Goodnight.

venom
04-07-2015, 08:43 PM
On a side note , congrats to my NY Rangers for clinching the President's
Trophy !! # Lets Go Rangers !!!

Now back to the Pens vs Senators

Lady Steel
04-07-2015, 08:47 PM
3-2.

I'm done. Goodnight.

Hang in there! Believe!

Flyers beat the Islanders 5-4.

salamander
04-07-2015, 08:56 PM
Save me, I'm turning into X-Terminator. :heh: :chuckle:

Lady Steel
04-07-2015, 09:01 PM
Save me, I'm turning into X-Terminator. :heh: :chuckle:

You just need a :hug:.

X-Terminator
04-07-2015, 09:03 PM
Save me, I'm turning into X-Terminator. :heh: :chuckle:

Nah, nobody can be me. I go above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to negativity. :heh: :salute:Besides, you actually watched the game, while I've been reading about Medieval English kings and gruesome Middle Ages executions. Far more entertaining than watching the Pens blow another lead.

Lady Steel
04-07-2015, 09:06 PM
Oopsie.

A Pens fan just posted this on Twitter. :lol:


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCCOdgCW0AAg6Gu.jpg

TD's & Beer
04-07-2015, 09:23 PM
And the choke job is complete.


Fire this fucking dipshit right now!


http://thumb.usatodaysportsimages.com/image/thumb/540-390nw/8278749.jpg


bring back Disco!

They turned turtle after their 3rd goal. Kunitz and Lovejoy should never be allowed back on the bus - leave their worthless asses in Canada!

Joe Starkey (@JoeStarkey1):

Senators players carrying Ben Lovejoy on shoulders to locker room

You trade Despres for Lovejoy, you deserve what happened tonight.

X-Terminator
04-07-2015, 09:50 PM
So here's where we are. The Penguins can clinch a playoff berth if the Rangers beat Ottawa in regulation on Thursday and they get a point against either the Islanders or Sabres this weekend. They can also clinch if the Rangers beat Ottawa in OT/SO and they beat either one of those teams. They'd just piss me off enough to do that. This team has no business going to the playoffs.

And to think...senile ol' JR traded Simon Despres for Lovejoy. That is already among the worst trades in franchise history. Right up there with giving away Markus Naslund for Alek Stojanov and trading Jagr for an empty stick tape roll.

Lady Steel
04-07-2015, 09:56 PM
This schtick the Pens have going on is boring.

That is all.

salamander
04-07-2015, 10:05 PM
The Pens have now lost 9 of 12 games.

X-Terminator
04-07-2015, 10:07 PM
The Pens have now lost 9 of 12 games.

And they will be facing the team that has been at least as bad as they have been - the Isles. I believe they have lost 11 of their last 14. They haven't clinched a berth yet either, as the Sens can still catch them too.

TD's & Beer
04-07-2015, 10:26 PM
Crosby: "We have two games left here to earn the right to play in the playoffs. It’s up to us now. We gotta forget this one pretty quick."

woooo boy, things are gonna change now!



Hire Bylsma!

salamander
04-07-2015, 10:31 PM
Crosby: "We have two games left here to earn the right to play in the playoffs. It’s up to us now. We gotta forget this one pretty quick."

woooo boy, things are gonna change now!



Hire Bylsma!

All they're going to do is come out, build a 2 or 3 goal lead then blow it like they have the past couple of games. It's like clockwork.

X-Terminator
04-08-2015, 07:45 AM
Hire Bylsma!

Hell fucking no. "Mr. Regular Season" can kindly coach somewhere else, thanks.

At some point, you have to start blaming the players. They did this same shit under Bylsma too. But yet, it's MJ who is going to end up taking the fall for it.

salamander
04-08-2015, 08:54 AM
Hell fucking no. "Mr. Regular Season" can kindly coach somewhere else, thanks.

At some point, you have to start blaming the players. They did this same shit under Bylsma too. But yet, it's MJ who is going to end up taking the fall for it.

So long as we have the core group of Crosby, Malkin, Letang, etc. It's going to be the same shit every year regardless of who the coach is.

TD's & Beer
04-08-2015, 09:23 AM
of course it's the management, they have no clue how to develop young talent - "let's trade for more Scuderi's and Lovejoys"
yeah - that's the ticket

I hope they trade Bennett to the Ducks and him and Despres win 5 Cups in a row.

ha

Round One Tickets On-Sale Now!!!

http://penguins.nhl.com/?navid=nav-teamnav-pit

TD's & Beer
04-08-2015, 10:55 AM
So long as we have the core group of Crosby, Malkin, Letang, etc. It's going to be the same shit every year regardless of who the coach is.

This team wouldn't have won 10 games without them - I prefer the simpler alternative


The Isles game will be on the NHL channel - so I have that to look forward to

X-Terminator
04-08-2015, 12:23 PM
So long as we have the core group of Crosby, Malkin, Letang, etc. It's going to be the same shit every year regardless of who the coach is.

They are not the problem. The problem is the supporting cast. It's simply not good enough.

TD's & Beer
04-08-2015, 01:15 PM
Everybody they brought in stinks now (except Horny)

that can't be good

salamander
04-08-2015, 06:31 PM
Kasperi Kapenen just scored his first AHL goal on his first shot!

X-Terminator
04-08-2015, 07:20 PM
Kasperi Kapenen just scored his first AHL goal on his first shot!

I really have high hopes for this kid. From what I've seen and heard, he is a sniper, which is exactly what the Pens need in their top-6. He'd damn well better get a real chance of making the team next season. Same for Sundqvist and Jayson Megna, who has really played great since moving to top-line center.

TD's & Beer
04-08-2015, 07:33 PM
Kasperi Kapenen just scored his first AHL goal on his first shot!

Nobody cares.

The Pens would just pair him with Adams and Scuderi and when he fails blame Despres and injuries.

salamander
04-08-2015, 08:03 PM
For anyone who does give a damn, here's the WBS Pens current player stats:

http://www.wbspenguins.com/news-stats/player-stats#feed=intkit&page=player_statistics

TD's & Beer
04-08-2015, 08:28 PM
I'm feeling this strange urge to get one of these


http://www.coolhockey.com/images/hanarbksd24a_m.jpg

salamander
04-08-2015, 08:46 PM
Kapanen with his first goal, Murray with ANOTHER shutout (his 12th of the season, 1 away from tying the all-time AHL record), and the WBS Pens clinch their 13th straight playoff appearance. It was a good night for the Baby Pens.

TD's & Beer
04-09-2015, 06:44 AM
ha ha - here we go, start up the media excuse train - toot toot



Penguins GM: Coach Johnston has done a 'very good job'

Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford doesn't like the term “vote of confidence,” but he has liked the job Mike Johnston and the team's coaching staff has done, even though a late-season slump has darkened the team's playoff chances.

“He's done a very good job with what he's had to work with,” Rutherford said Wednesday. “Given all the injured players and difficult circumstances, we've been very happy with the job that Mike and his staff have done getting the team to the cusp of the playoffs.”

“I've heard that term because I follow sports, but I don't like it. You can say you give a guy a vote of confidence, but it doesn't amount to a hill of beans,” Rutherford said. “He's done a good job under difficult circumstances and still has gotten us to 96 points and given us a chance to get into the playoffs here in the last couple of games.”

http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/8131798-74/penguins-games-done#axzz3WOacATC8

-----------------------

PPG -Johnston definitely not fighting for his job

Despres for Lovejoy“I would expect that that would be criticized,” Rutherford said. “If we had [Christian] Ehrhoff and Letang playing, we could plug Lovejoy and [Ian] Cole where I expected they’d fit. One thing about Lovejoy that I said at the time: This is a trade that over time will not be in our favor. We traded a young player [Simon Despres] for him, but our hockey organization is basically a group of nine people, and [it was clear] the trade was made more for experience, a trade that would give us a better chance in the playoffs.”

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/gene-collier/2015/04/09/Gene-Collier-8/stories/201504090088

--------------------

Rutherford makes me sick

X-Terminator
04-09-2015, 07:23 AM
Well they're right. Most likely MJ won't be fired. And I don't think he should be. Again, at some point you have to blame the guys on the ice for not getting the job done.

TD's & Beer
04-09-2015, 09:08 AM
Well they're right. Most likely MJ won't be fired. And I don't think he should be. Again, at some point you have to blame the guys on the ice for not getting the job done.


yeah - they would have to admit they made a mistake in hiring these guys - that will never happen


media has their marching orders from the front office - full blown damage control mode





Josh Yohe @JoshYohe_Trib - If you think the Pens are freefalling because Simon Despres isn't on the team, you aren't seeing the big picture.




Stan is my new hero...going off on the Pens, Lovejoy and Sutter, basically calling them worthless...he nailed it too...Sid gets his nads whacked and not a single player stood up for him


http://www.970espn.com/media/podcast-savran-on-sports-savran/4815-stan-opens-the-show-and-25953555/


Stan Savran: "Ben Lovejoy is godawful......godawful.........horrendously bad"


awesome stuff...

TD's & Beer
04-09-2015, 10:00 AM
Scoreboard watching time

Rangers sitting their stars against the Sens tonight

@PLeonardNYDN (https://twitter.com/PLeonardNYDN)
Staal, Nash and Zuccarello are getting the night off. Klein skated on his own again but isn't playing #NYR (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash)


Hope Boston and Ottawa lose tonight. That loser point we got could save us.


Ottawa v. Rangers - An Ottawa regulation loss means we only need 1 point this weekend to clinch regardless of what any other team does. If Ottawa wins and we don't get 1 point against the Islanders there is a chance we could be eliminated before even playing the Buffalo game since Ottawa/Philly is 12:30 on Saturday.

Detroit v. Montreal - Detroit can clinch a playoff spot with a win. A loss keeps it open.

Isles can clinch a spot even being idle - meaning likely they would likely rest some players against us tomorrow

X-Terminator
04-09-2015, 10:50 AM
NYR resting Staal, Nash and Zuccarello = easy OTT win. I think FLA beats BOS and both DET and NYI win and clinch. That puts all of the pressure back on the Pens to win both games this weekend if they want to get in the playoffs. So, make your plans to watch Bucco baseball instead.

TD's & Beer
04-09-2015, 11:13 AM
I watched the Buccos go 0-2....you really want me to watch again? ....their bullpen looked bad both games


watch baseball instead

well I watched them lose again....Swept!

baseball sucks

TD's & Beer
04-09-2015, 08:39 PM
Sens win 3-0

If Boston wins....


Pens royally screwed in the ass


nevermind....ass saved by the Mighty Panthers!!!!!!