Pre-Game Talk: "Fan Appreciation Night" | Isles @ Pens

[PensPlz]

Oh man! 5 D. That means an absurd amount of ice time for Lovejoy and Scuderi

As a fan, I do not appreciate this. Thanks JR.

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

We should be totally fine against the Isles' speed/offense with 5 defensemen.

Congrats on your Art Ross, Tavares.

 

[PensPlz]

We should be totally fine against the Isles' speed/offense with 5 defensemen.

Congrats on your Art Ross, Tavares.

I see them "investing" for the playoffs tonight. They don't care if they win the game or not, they will play us hard in case by some chance we end up playing them. I'll be shocked if we aren't going 3 or 4 D for Buffalo.

 

[Gurglesons]

I see them "investing" for the playoffs tonight. They don't care if they win the game or not, they will play us hard in case by some chance we end up playing them. I'll be shocked if we aren't going 3 or 4 D for Buffalo.

lol. Imagine if Martin goes down with an injury tonight.

Scuderi - Lovejoy
Chorney - Cole

If I'm the Isles tonight, I'm just taking penalty after penalty.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

How about a reverse Pens effort tonight? Play scared turtle defense for the first 2 periods and run them to the ground in the third.

Though even that would probably result in an OT loss.

That would be what an intelligent coach would do.

 

[Wes C Addle]

Sounds like Matt Martin might be out for the Isles? That'd be good news if true, he seems to always crush a couple of key Pens each game.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Whatever happened to the "cap magic" of Botterill? Did his MS Office-License expire so he can't use Excel anymore?

It's really pathetic that we're having only 5D for the most important games of the season. And as someone recently put it (on Twitter, I believe), if we make it, people will wonder why Martin looks so gassed in round one.

Capgeek went offline.

Nobody ever actually observed Botterill being this great Capologist.

The Penguins told the media to tell us that.

Just like Scuderi is a defensive stalwart. Just like Adams is a warrior.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

I will be there, have tickets.

Usually the game is meaningless and it is more about the constant giveaways, mostly of stupid things.

Section 109, Row W. YOU HAVE WON A SMALL PACKAGE OF POTATO CHIPS!

Section 205, Row B. YOU HAVE WON A PACK OF GUM!

So it will be moderately surreal, and annoying to be honest, to have constant interruptions for that crap of a meaningful game. I am not sure how the crowd will react.

Haha, yeah, I'll be there too. Will be an interesting atmosphere for sure.

 

[Shady Machine]

Things could get ugly if they lose. The Fan Appreciation Night could turn into a boo bird session.

 

[billybudd]

Does anybody know why the pens couldn't send DP down to the baby pens and call up another def?

I'm guessing its because hes injured, but you would think they could send him down somehow and have him be a so called healthy scratch for the baby pens.

Can't send an injured guy down. I don't blame the PA for wanting that in the CBA one bit. You know it would be abused if they didn't.

Whatever happened to the "cap magic" of Botterill? Did his MS Office-License expire so he can't use Excel anymore?

It's really pathetic that we're having only 5D for the most important games of the season. And as someone recently put it (on Twitter, I believe), if we make it, people will wonder why Martin looks so gassed in round one.

That's Rutherford's fault, not Botterill's. The trades at the deadline is why we're in this predicament. Botterill didn't make those.

 

[djt153]

Things could get ugly if they lose. The Fan Appreciation Night could turn into a boo bird session.

hard to think of a stronger flashpoint for a true organizational overhaul than that. thatd be the perfect confluence of crappy play, crappy product, and crappy PR

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Packs of gum, potato chips, give away hats and eat and park smiley cookies will be raining down on the ice.

 

[JWells16]

Yikes that is bad.

Lovejoy-Martin
Scuderi-Cole
Chorney

The Isles will skate circles around that D.

I realize we've had similar defenses due to injuries in the past and won, but that's absolutely brutal.

 

[ColePens]

I'll be there unfortunately 112 if anyone is going

 

[Jaded-Fan]

I'll be there unfortunately 112 if anyone is going

105 for us. The girlfriend and I are going.

 

[cassius]

I kinda feel like buying tickets to this game.

If they lose, the fans will probably completely flip out and go nuts

 

[enviSAGE]

The game is about Lundqvist vs. Hotlby.

 

[Shrimper]

Win to avoid the Rangers please.

If we win us and the Islanders could be tied on 98 and 39 ROW.

Tie-breaker between us take out the first home game, 3-1 Pittsburgh.

Points are 5-1

So they'd have the tie-breaker.

Want the W1 spot.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

I'll be there unfortunately 112 if anyone is going

105 for us. The girlfriend and I are going.

I hope you all feel really appreciated!

 

[cajal]

This is the "shirts off our backs" night, right?

I'd love for the person who gets the Adams jersey to have scissors with them.... cut the name plate off of the jersey and rearrange the numbers to 72. Boom, new Hornqvist jersey.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

I hate to be the anti-pessimist and lose my name, but I do need to point out that as bad as the Pens have been recently, the Islanders have not been much better.

The Islanders have won three times.

In the last twelve games.

Their wins were against:





Just throwing some reality on our pity party we have going on as a balance.

 

[PensPlz]

Post-game stuff for "fan appreciation night" is going to be painful and awkward for everyone involved if we lose this game in epic fashion again tonight.

 

[Penguinzilla*]

Pens gonna win. Islanders stink

 

[Coastal Kev]

Post-game stuff for "fan appreciation night" is going to be painful and awkward for everyone involved if we lose this game in epic fashion again tonight.

I heard the Grand prize was having a dinner with Morehouse and Adams at Denny's.

 

[Sideline]

This is the "shirts off our backs" night, right?

I'd love for the person who gets the Adams jersey to have scissors with them.... cut the name plate off of the jersey and rearrange the numbers to 72. Boom, new Hornqvist jersey.

If we clinch tonight that's a sign from above. I think it means we need to call an audible on playoff avatars and bring back #SOPO #ROCKHARD