News Article: Brian Gibbons Re-Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

[SuburbanRhythm]

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=693204

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[bradshaw06]

kobasew

 

[Captain Hook]

Yeah, Kobasew is likely close to returning. Not that it should excite anybody.

 

[Shady Machine]

Ebbett probably gets a game or 2 and then Kobasew comes back.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Oh well. Thanks for that one tantalizing game, fella.

At least Chuck Kobasew is nearly back in action. That sure takes the sting out of losing Bennett for nearly three months, huh guys?

Guys?

 

[Captain Hook]

Ebbett probably gets a game or 2 and then Kobasew comes back.

Sounds about right.

 

[IcedCapp]

Pick one. I don't care which.

 

[Will Hunting]

Love me some Chuck Kobasew. Hopefully he can find a fantastic chemistry with Matt D´Agostini when he´s finally back. That´s a way to go. No need for Megna and Gibbons. Yeah!

 

[Shady Machine]

Yeah I'm starting to add Sutter to the list of centers I feel bad for on this team. I'm sure he loves playing a with a different WBS player every few games, then getting Gladams on his wing. He needs some stability if we expect him to be successful.

 

[rkhum]

Isn't Kobasew a big upgrade and a legit top 9?

 

[Will Hunting]

Yeah I'm starting to add Sutter to the list of centers I feel bad for on this team. I'm sure he loves playing a with a different WBS player every few games, then getting Gladams on his wing. He needs some stability if we expect him to be successful.

Good point. I feel really bad for Sutter quite some time.. Poor kid. His game is fine in general, it´s not easy to make more than that in his situation.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Oh well. Thanks for that one tantalizing game, fella.

At least Chuck Kobasew is nearly back in action. That sure takes the sting out of losing Bennett for nearly three months, huh guys?

Guys?

The Pens PR machine will be on the job pumping those tires.

 

[Fordy]

Isn't Kobasew a big upgrade and a legit top 9?

hardly

 

[wgknestrick]

http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_statistics.php?ds=20&f1=2013_s&f2=5v5&f5=PIT&c=0+1+3+5+17+18+19+20

Just so we all understand. HCDB just sent 2 forwards who are currently scoring the most 5v5 points/min played back to WBS. Did they not perform? What is the STANDARD?

Sure, I don't expect them (Gibbons/Megna) to continue that pace, but WTF? I know the Pens are just banking in the points this month averaging a single point/game (and would be out of the playoffs in the west), but come on. PLAY YOUR BEST PLAYERS! It's not even a tough decision. What else do these guys have to do to prove they belong?

Ridiculous that Engo, Dags, and Adams are still playing while players who have demonstrated to be superior are sent packing.

 

[SEALBound]

Kobasew-Sutter-D'Agostini.

Not quite what I had envisioned for our third line. 4th line maybe.

 

[Shady Machine]

Isn't Kobasew a big upgrade and a legit top 9?

He was on Colorado's 4th line last year and signed a tryout contract with us. So no, I wouldn't call him legit top 9.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Yeah I'm starting to add Sutter to the list of centers I feel bad for on this team. I'm sure he loves playing a with a different WBS player every few games, then getting Gladams on his wing. He needs some stability if we expect him to be successful.

I feel sorry for so many players on this team.

Crosby - KCD
Kunitz - Also gets Dupuis'd
Sutter - The unseen sufferer
Vitale - Gladams
Bennett - Bylsma loath and injured
Maatta - Letang's babysitter
Martin - Orpik's babysitter
Bortuzzo - Bylsma no like
Fleury - the victim of the ****ed up roster when Dan really gets to it
The call ups that performed but it didn't matter.
Scuderi and Vokoun - injured; Letang's future keeper and Fleury's safety net


Malkin may have JMN but at least there's Neal and Jokinen doesn't have the hands of an arthritic double amputee.

Even Kobasew got screwed over when Bylsma took forever to acknowledge that he shouldn't be on the 2nd line, and Engelland who looked so much better as a forward but Bylsma won't put him back there. Most of the roster is a victim in some way at this point, most of them because of Bylsma

 

[Zirakzigil]

He wasn't great last night. Not surprised by this.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

I like Gibbons. I suspect he'd be a better center than winger in the NHL. I don't see why he couldn't carve out a niche here as a third or fourth liner...or even as a 13th forward.

Well, I DO see why but under NORMAL circumstances, with a DIFFERENT regime, he could do that.

 

[Shrimper]

Kobasew-Sutter-D'Agostini.

Not quite what I had envisioned for our third line. 4th line maybe.

D'Agostini was sent down.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

D'Agostini was sent down.

He was waived. Let's HOPE they send him down.