Pre-Game Talk: All Purpose Off Day Thread | This wasn't what I meant by a balanced defense ...

[CrosbyMalkin]

That defence gives me flashbacks to the mid 90's-mid 2000's Penguins.

But look we got the Reconball back! What more could you ask for?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

He was never fantastic in Florida. He was a young player with potential. Issue is his skill set is everything the NHL is moving away from.

I dunno. I don’t hate the player, I hate contract just like JJ.

f*** sakes man I'm trying.

Work with me.

 

[LOGiK]

Who watched the penguins since at least the late 90's? I was laying around this morning thinking of hockey on tv, post the espn aves - wings era. After the meltdown of the penguins franchise, was the network FSN? And am I wrong to remember they only broadcast 50-60 games a year and would put on other sports game over penguins games when they were so bad?
Pre versus era, when VS was still OLN (ugh) until NBC got involved.

Main point, how many games did FSN or whatever network broadcast during the dark ages. I remember game nights when games were not broadcast I'm curious to remember better, if anyone from back in the days can refresh my memory plz.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Who watched the penguins since at least the late 90's? I was laying around this morning thinking of hockey on tv, post the espn aves - wings era. After the meltdown of the penguins franchise, was the network FSN? And am I wrong to remember they only broadcast 50-60 games a year and would put on other sports game over penguins games when they were so bad?
Pre versus era, when VS was still OLN (ugh) until NBC got involved.

Main point, how many games did FSN or whatever network broadcast during the dark ages. I remember game nights when games were not broadcast I'm curious to remember better, if anyone from back in the days can refresh my memory plz.

When we sucked it was mostly to air good teams vs us. To get a ratings boost.

 

[Multigrain]

All the D are playing guessing that if someone hasn't been called up one of those guys is probably good to go? He is running with 6D and 2 injured guys as backup?

 

[LOGiK]

When we sucked it was mostly to air good teams vs us. To get a ratings boost.

Crazy how far hockey has come since late 90's. I guess sports in general, hence the million dollar salaries.
I remember beings a braves fan in the 90's because tbs broadcast all their games.

 

[Peat]

In theory sure, but he has had sparkling underlying numbers for us. I think we've been (I certainly have been) biased against him because he does seem to represent the crap we don't want in the lineup and he's been in over Blueger and Sprong before him. But he's given us everything we could ask for from a 13th forward. He's not Tanner Glass.

He's been getting insanely tough defensive starts, and played with Cullen who's been a major possession drain all year. And yet he's had superb results. He's not the problem.

The two guys who have been very effective and getting no credit for us this year are Wilson and Ruhwedel. If those guys were our 12F and 6D we'd be perfectly fine, let alone if they're in the press box ready to go.

Being pedantic, I don't think he was up at the same time as Sprong. But yes. He's got effective results and if he's our worst worry, we're in an okay spot.

That said - while you can see him bulling the puck from one end of the ice to the other - his hands really do take the edge off it at times. The moment his form dips or the adrenaline goes, he's going to be a pretty bad player to have in there. I think fear of that moment is where a lot of the criticism comes from.

 

[Night Shift]

Crazy how far hockey has come since late 90's. I guess sports in general, hence the million dollar salaries.
I remember beings a braves fan in the 90's because tbs broadcast all their games.

It was probably worse for Blackhaws fans though at the time. home games weren't televised unless they were playing on national tv. The Wirtz mentality was, come to the arena if you want to see them.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Can someone refresh me on the post-TDL roster rules. I'm thinking there's no limit on roster size but the cap still counts, and you only get 4 recalls. Is that right or am I misremembering?

16.4 Active Roster Size; Playing Roster.
(a) There shall be a maximum of twenty-three (23) Players on each Club's Active
Roster at any one time, provided, however, that, on the date of each season's Trade Deadline, a
Club's Active Roster may be increased to any number of Players the Club, in its discretion, so
determines, subject to Article 50.

That's all I could find in the CBA early this morning.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

@Son Goku -- moving the DBZ convo over here

If Crosby is Goku, what is Geno? And does that mean Ovechkin is Vegeta?

 

[theicebox]

@Son Goku -- moving the DBZ convo over here

If Crosby is Goku, what is Geno? And does that mean Ovechkin is Vegeta?

Lemieux = Goku
Jagr = Vegeta
Francis = Piccolo
Crosby = Ultimate Gohan
Malkin = Future Trunks
Guentzel = Goten
Fleury = Krillin
Letang = Yamcha
Kunitz = Tien
Dupuis = Chiaotzu
Jay Caufield = Master Roshi
Bob Errey = Kami
Colby Armstrong = Dende

^ some random thoughts.

 

[Allie Kitsune]

Lemieux = Goku
Jagr = Vegeta
Francis = Piccolo
Crosby = Ultimate Gohan
Malkin = Future Trunks
Guentzel = Goten
Fleury = Krillin
Letang = Yamcha
Kunitz = Tien
Dupuis = Chiaotzu
Jay Caufield = Master Roshi
Bob Errey = Kami
Colby Armstrong = Dende

^ some random thoughts.

Then who is Shane Endicott?

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Then who is Shane Endicott?

I was going to say Nail for some reason, but he's too badass.

Maybe that floating cat thing? I don't recall its name.

 

[ILikeTurtles]

Lemieux = Goku
Jagr = Vegeta
Francis = Piccolo
Crosby = Ultimate Gohan
Malkin = Future Trunks
Guentzel = Goten
Fleury = Krillin
Letang = Yamcha
Kunitz = Tien
Dupuis = Chiaotzu
Jay Caufield = Master Roshi
Bob Errey = Kami
Colby Armstrong = Dende

^ some random thoughts.

Wouldn't Beau Bennett be Krillin since Bennett was always hurt and Krillin always died?

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

Anyone know if there is site that lets you splits advanced stats in a season by date range?

 

[Peat]

Anyone know if there is site that lets you splits advanced stats in a season by date range?

Natural Stat Trick will do that. Just click the More Filters drop down box and you can start setting date ranges.

 

[Andy99]

I’m just trying to figure out which two players will be injured in the next game—I’m calling it for Schultz again since he’s our only PMD left and Geno because he wasn’t out enough games this year to equal his yearly average, and he likes to put himself in positions to be hit...

 

[EightyOne]

It's hard to say, they're all so ripe for injury. Ugh Pens life, yo

 

[Sorry]

Geno is definitely Piccolo.

 

[Andy99]

Letang and Dumo do not appear to be playing this weekend...they haven’t skated

 

[WayneSid9987]

Letang and Dumo do not appear to be playing this weekend...they haven’t skated

Perhaps it was just hoping on JR's part.
Letang, if things go well wouldn't need anything more than a morning pre-game skate.
Dumo will have to go thru the protocol stages.
Anywho wrong thread for this.

Arghhhhh this defense!

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

Who watched the penguins since at least the late 90's? I was laying around this morning thinking of hockey on tv, post the espn aves - wings era. After the meltdown of the penguins franchise, was the network FSN? And am I wrong to remember they only broadcast 50-60 games a year and would put on other sports game over penguins games when they were so bad?
Pre versus era, when VS was still OLN (ugh) until NBC got involved.

Main point, how many games did FSN or whatever network broadcast during the dark ages. I remember game nights when games were not broadcast I'm curious to remember better, if anyone from back in the days can refresh my memory plz.

Iirc they had some games broadcast on a local network im not sure which (wpn maybe). I dont ever remember not being able to find the game somewhere.

 

[The Old Master]

Who watched the penguins since at least the late 90's? I was laying around this morning thinking of hockey on tv, post the espn aves - wings era. After the meltdown of the penguins franchise, was the network FSN? And a m I wrong to remember they only broadcast 50-60 games a year and would put on other sports game over penguins games when they were so bad?
Pre versus era, when VS was still OLN (ugh) until NBC got involved.

Main point, how many games did FSN or whatever network broadcast during the dark ages. I remember game nights when games were not broadcast I'm curious to remember better, if anyone from back in the days can refresh my memory plz.

I had to watch the pens on the old uhf channel the game looked like they were playing in a snow storm and you could only make out shadows. talk about the dark ages.

 

[Pens1566]

Iirc they had some games broadcast on a local network im not sure which (wpn maybe). I dont ever remember not being able to find the game somewhere.

I go as far back as KBL and having the saturday night games on kdka. Think it would have been as early as '88 maybe. I get fuzzy on the era you're referencing. Maybe Fox Sports Pittsburgh.

 

[Pens1566]

And just like that, I give you ...

List of Pittsburgh Penguins broadcasters - Wikipedia