No wonder he has been playing lights out. Let's see how he handles the playoffs.Originally Posted by X-Terminator
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No wonder he has been playing lights out. Let's see how he handles the playoffs.
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.
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Pens win 6-1 over Buffalo.
Apparently, Fleury had an easy night.
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Nice practice tonight, boys. When does the game start? Oh, that WAS the game?
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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.
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Geno on Fleury's 300th win.
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"I'm score."Geno on Fleury's 300th win.
Pens to play a tough match up tomorrow night. Hopefully they'll be able to get revenge.
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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?
"A man's got to know his limitations."
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.
You guys have to check out this video.
http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.ht...id=DL|PIT|home
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Just saw that the Pens traded Rob Klinkhammer and a 1st round draft pick to Edmonton in exchange for David Perron
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Yes! I like it and they didn't have to give up any of their defensive prospects.
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.
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Good to be back in the Pens thread as well.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Fuck the Flyers. That is all.
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.
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I'm surrounded by Flyers fans... it's a damn nightmare.
I...fucking...HATE...this...move. Can't stand him at all. To me, it's Matt Cooke all over again.
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.
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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.
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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.
"A man's got to know his limitations."
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