Recalled/Assigned: Penguins recall Matt Murray , Connor Sheary , and Kevin Porter from WBS

[BrunoPuntzJones]

You need to get over Zlobin

Skillful. Minded. Biscuit. Scorer.

 

[Giskard]

I wonder if Murray will play right away or he'll backup Zatkoff in tonight game, but I hope he'll get the more starts in Fleury absence.
And I really like to see Sheary in the NHL, and is better to have Porter in the pressbox then Wilson ot Sandqvist.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

You need to get over Zlobin

It was tough for me to as well, but that guy dug his own grave. What happened to Kuhnhackl?? 14 games played only?

 

[Zen Arcade]

It was tough for me to as well, but that guy dug his own grave. What happened to Kuhnhackl?? 14 games played only?

Got hurt in preseason and missed the beginning of the year, he's played well since returning though.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I thought Kuhn started the year healthy?

 

[Zen Arcade]

I thought Kuhn started the year healthy?

No, he got hurt during camp and was still on the NHL roster a couple weeks into the season because he was injured and couldn't be sent down.

 

[JWells16]

Why are people assuming that Murray will play right away? I assumed that Zatkoff would start tonight.

 

[sf expat71]

Well they're playing back to back games, so either tonight or tomorrow night we'll see Murray debut against the Bruins.

 

[Jacob]

Could you tell me a little bit more about Porter? He doesn't seem to be too popular on the board..

Maybe Sullivan knows something about Porter and we could be surprised? Probably not but given he coached him I will try to sleep at night using this as the excuse haha.

Do you watch games? Porter was up for half the season already.

 

[plaidchuck]

Yep.Porter is redundant, we all know exactly what he is, a career AHLer. As a non playoff.team now is the time to see what your actual prospects can do.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Very excited to see two of these three players in the lineup. Lord, PLEASE give Sullivan the brains and fortitude and conviction to sit Porter out, and NOT Sheary or Sprong. Please please please!

 

[plaidchuck]

Very excited to see two of these three players in the lineup. Lord, PLEASE give Sullivan the brains and fortitude and conviction to sit Porter out, and NOT Sheary or Sprong. Please please please!

Thats what i.dont get, why bring a guy up just to.sit? Bring up a wilson/sundqvist and rotate them with Sheary in games to see what you have. They're not a playoff team, now's the time to experiment.

 

[MrWilson*]

Also Letang and Bennett placed on IR



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Well that took about a new your minute.

 

[MrWilson*]

Also Letang and Bennett placed on IR



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Well that took about a new york minute.

 

[Shady Machine]

Thats what i.dont get, why bring a guy up just to.sit? Bring up a wilson/sundqvist and rotate them with Sheary in games to see what you have. They're not a playoff team, now's the time to experiment.

They haven't had an extra forward since Duper 'retired' so calling up 2 makes sense. Porter may be the long term 13th forward and Sheary is probably more of a Beau replacement. We will see who gets played, but that logic makes some sense.

 

[Shady Machine]

I'm going to the Jackets game Monday. Hope Murray plays in that one.

 

[pistolpete11]

I don’t see the big deal at all. Porter will be sitting the press box. They aren’t going to call up one of the Baby Pens’ top scorers just to scratch him. If they do, then by all means, ***** all you want, but only one of them are going to be playing...unless you wanted them to call up Wilson and Simon and scratch Sprong….

And Sullivan has been their coach all year. I’m sure he knows more about whether the call up should have been Simon, Wilson, or anyone else. Obviously he thought Sheary deserved the first shot.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

After the whole Sprong/Johnston-Rutherford debacle, I have to think Sullivan isn't dense and will keep Sprong in the lineup.

He gave Sprong 9 minutes in his first game. I think that's a good start. Obviously, this organization has big plans for Daniel Sprong so the coaching staff need to realize that.

If Tocchet really is the guy in charge of forwards now, then his head could be next on the chopping block if Sprong is sat out or benched again.

 

[JWells16]

Well they're playing back to back games, so either tonight or tomorrow night we'll see Murray debut against the Bruins.

Well then.

 

[pistolpete11]

After the whole Sprong/Johnston-Rutherford debacle, I have to think Sullivan isn't dense and will keep Sprong in the lineup.

He gave Sprong 9 minutes in his first game. I think that's a good start. Obviously, this organization has big plans for Daniel Sprong so the coaching staff need to realize that.

If Tocchet really is the guy in charge of forwards now, then his head could be next on the chopping block if Sprong is sat out or benched again.

I was just being a smartass.

Calling up Sheary and just to scratch him would be almost as stupid as scratching Sprong. That’s why I think people need to chill out about Porter getting the call up over guys like Wilson and Simon. He’ll be the 13th forward.

 

[crosby is the sauce]

Do you watch games? Porter was up for half the season already.

If you call playing only 8 games counting for half of the season. I just think Sullivan [bringing him up again] has some idea what he is doing since he has direct knowledge of Porters skill, coach-ability, etc. in 16 games in WBS and is enough to know he is a decent warm body to fill the roster even if he doesn't play.

 

[plaidchuck]

Did Wilson play in the preseason? I know Sheary did.and he.was pretty underwhelming.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

If any of those guys had a strong training camp (i.e. Wilson, Sheary, Rust, et al), Sprong would be playing in Charlottetown right now.

That said, it's encouraging that Wilson, Sheary and Simon in particular have played so well in the AHL so far this season.

I have to believe Simon is the next man up.

 

[UnderratedBrooks44]

I don't see the problem. Porter is certainly not anything to write home about but at least he was visible when he played from a fourth line perspective. Sheary is yet another extremely small guy. I'm not expecting much.

 

[PensFreak]

What happened to Zlobin? Someone mentioned higher up that he 'dug his own grave'