Confirmed with Link: Penguins Sign Tom Sestito to PTO

[Sam Spade]

This "player" isn't even worth the 275 prior posts. He will never suit up for the regular season Pens, ever.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I think people forget being the aggressor rather than being the target, taking liberties with other opposing teams stars, would go farther than turning the cheek the other way when it's one sided.

I disagree.

Sestito isn't Tanner Glass here.

No, he's probably worse.

 

[steveg]

Yeah, that was Staal. Dubinsky's teams have never won a playoff series against the Pens.

Yeah, you are right. As I think about the players and teams specifically, Dubinsky's CBJ team obviously lost to the Pens, though Dubinsky worked Sid over pretty bad, repeatedly, in that series. The Rags must have taken note, as Staal took it to the next level with his cross-checks to the back of Sid's head -- with the Rags obviously, ultimately, winning that series.

Here's one of them...

Even Kerry Fraser agrees that this simply cannot be allowed...

http://www2.tsn.ca/blogs/kerry_fraser/?id=451684

Maybe we need my personal most hated ref ever, Kerry Fraser, taking over for Campbell?! LOL.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Yeah, you are right. As I think about the players and teams specifically, Dubinsky's CBJ team obviously lost to the Pens, though Dubinsky worked Sid over pretty bad, repeatedly, in that series. The Rags must have taken note, as Staal took it to the next level with his cross-checks to the back of Sid's head -- with the Rags obviously, ultimately, winning that series.

Here's one of them...

that **** is a joke. Any other pro league and he's at least getting a call from the discipline people.

 

[steveg]

that **** is a joke. Any other pro league and he's at least getting a call from the discipline people.

Yep. Fraser was markedly less kind in his comments. Said it was at least five and a game, if not "intent to injure," and a match penalty...

Say the on-ice officials missed it. Inexcusable, but fine...but HOW doesn't the league then, reviewing the play afterward, suspend him for at least a few games? The fact that the league (obviously) took a look, but chose NOT to do ANYTHING? That, to me, is the worst part, and is what proves that it's a league issue. This is a league problem, and fixing this problem would make this whole "enforcer or no enforcer" argument essentially moot.

 

[Zen Arcade]

I don't know if there's a deterrent factor, but I think there's a definite mental edge to be gained by playing a physical style and initiating rather than retaliating.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I don't know if there's a deterrent factor, but I think there's a definite mental edge to be gained by playing a physical style and initiating rather than retaliating.

just like there's a mental edge to skating circles around a team or making pretty plays around a team. There's a definite mental edge to being more effective than the other team, regardless of how you do it.

 

[Zen Arcade]

just like there's a mental edge to skating circles around a team or making pretty plays around a team. There's a definite mental edge to being more effective than the other team, regardless of how you do it.

Right, but I'm saying there's no "correct" way to build a team.

I feel like a lot of people have an either or mentality, like the only choices are to play nothing but undersized skill guys in the bottom six or have your entire 4th line be worthless plugs that bring "grit."

I'd like to see the Pens have more of a mix, but that's a long term thing that starts with drafting.

 

[Human]

Yeah, you are right. As I think about the players and teams specifically, Dubinsky's CBJ team obviously lost to the Pens, though Dubinsky worked Sid over pretty bad, repeatedly, in that series. The Rags must have taken note, as Staal took it to the next level with his cross-checks to the back of Sid's head -- with the Rags obviously, ultimately, winning that series.

Here's one of them...

Even Kerry Fraser agrees that this simply cannot be allowed...

http://www2.tsn.ca/blogs/kerry_fraser/?id=451684

Maybe we need my personal most hated ref ever, Kerry Fraser, taking over for Campbell?! LOL.

so I get that the refs might miss it. but the league watched it after and was ok with it. the only explanation would be that they wanted to help the Rags. it lacks logic...

 

[Ogrezilla]

Right, but I'm saying there's no "correct" way to build a team.

I feel like a lot of people have an either or mentality, like the only choices are to play nothing but undersized skill guys in the bottom six or have your entire 4th line be worthless plugs that bring "grit."

I'd like to see the Pens have more of a mix, but that's a long term thing that starts with drafting.

I'd say a bottom 6 with a combination of Kunitz, Bennett, Dupuis, Bonino, Cullen, Fehr, Plotnikov and possibly Sundqvist has a damn good mix of player types.

 

[Ogrezilla]

so I get that the refs might miss it. but the league watched it after and was ok with it. the only explanation would be that they wanted to help the Rags. it lacks logic...

no, the league encouraging good ol' fashion hockey is the real explanation.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

so I get that the refs might miss it. but the league watched it after and was ok with it. the only explanation would be that they wanted to help the Rags. it lacks logic...

They don't take player safety that seriously and it was the playoffs. Crosby didn't get injured so they don't care.

It's an incredibly self destructive league that is killing the entertainment and that is going to have this come to a head in some catastrophe.

 

[Headshot77]

I watched Goon and I really liked it. Let's sign Douglass Glatt.

 

[plaidchuck]

It's like some guy.watched Slap Shot and.still thinks that's the model for the league.

 

[Darth Vitale]

It's hard to believe we have an 8 page thread on Tom Sestito. Even for us that's a head-scratcher.

WTF.

 

[Ogrezilla]

It's hard to believe we have an 8 page thread on Tom Sestito. Even for us that's a head-scratcher.

WTF.

its become a thread on if fighting is valuable again. at least its contained and fairly relevant compared to when this normally happens

 

[Jacob]

Pretty sure that was one of two cross checks to Sid's head in the same sequence, though the other was kind of to the ear and not as vicious.

Worse yet is that Staal is like a huge ****ing ***** that got played like bongo drums by Semin once, and even he has the balls to target the head of a star player with impunity, from either the Penguins or from the league. There's something wrong with that. He still hasn't paid.

 

[plaidchuck]

Once again anything goes in the crease sadly.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Once again anything goes in the crease sadly.

that play was 10 feet from the goal

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I doubt this guy gets anything but a 2-way contract and starts in WBS. If he's even that lucky.

 

[Beast Mowed]

We'll need him around to deal with Rinaldo, never forget! Sure, he's with Bruins, but we'll need an enforcer in the wings when you have the firepower we have moving forward.

 

[Ogrezilla]

We'll need him around to deal with Rinaldo, never forget!

Sestito could be on the ice with a glock instead of a stick and Rinaldo still makes that same cheapshot on Letang.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

We'll need him around to deal with Rinaldo, never forget! Sure, he's with Bruins, but we'll need an enforcer in the wings when you have the firepower we have moving forward.

Rinaldo might not be as much of a tool with the Bruins. People seem to forget that when playing on the Flyers, players that are borderline idiots, are full blown idiots taking on the Flyers persona.

 

[Beast Mowed]

Rinaldo might not be as much of a tool with the Bruins. People seem to forget that when playing on the Flyers, players that are borderline idiots, are full blown idiots taking on the Flyers persona.

Watching Rinaldo develop under Hunter, you're probably right. Another OHL fail.

The thing is, Sestito has Utica Italian style, sometimes it haunts people.....

 

[Ogrezilla]

Rinaldo might not be as much of a tool with the Bruins. People seem to forget that when playing on the Flyers, players that are borderline idiots, are full blown idiots taking on the Flyers persona.

right, the Bruins are all about class