Injury Report: Kris Letang Lower Body Injury (Status: Healed, Back Friday 10-25)

[KIRK]

Or Bortuzzo

Uh, what's wrong with Borts? He's playing quite well, thank you.

 

[IcedCapp]

Letang doing drills with some major stopping, starting, cutting, lateral skating, etc.#Penguins

https://twitter.com/pgshelly/status/388306605655072768

 

[penguins2946*]

Letang can't be out for much longer, which hopefully means that Niskanen will be moved soon. I can dream.

 

[AquaticBirdman]

Letang can't be out for much longer, which hopefully means that Niskanen will be moved soon. I can dream.

Bort or Maata will end up getting the axe before Niskanen. Why even both dreaming? :p

 

[Waffle Fries]

Pittsburgh Penguins ‏@penguins

Kris Letang is on the ice for the #Pens morning skate. His first time skating with his teammates since his lower-body injury

https://twitter.com/penguins/status/388689091237519360

Sounds like good news. Hopefully he will be back in the next couple days.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Yeah, I can't wait for the Pens to trade a cheap, experienced (if unspectacular) blueliner to make room for a rookie on a hot streak! What could possibly go wrong with that?

It's not like this organization knows how to develop blueliners or anything.

/Snark.

Letang back is good news. Trading Niskanen could be good news, based on the return. But I'd move Engelland long before I thought about moving Niskannen.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Yeah, I can't wait for the Pens to trade a cheap, experienced (if unspectacular) blueliner to make room for a rookie on a hot streak! What could possibly go wrong with that?

It's not like this organization knows how to develop blueliners or anything.

/Snark.

Letang back is good news. Trading Niskanen could be good news, based on the return. But I'd move Engelland long before I thought about moving Niskannen.

To Any Other Team:

Matt Niskanen

To Pens:

Jack LaLanne's Ultimate Power Juicer

3600 RPM and best of all it's dishwasher safe.

 

[HandshakeLine]

To Any Other Team:

Matt Niskanen

To Pens:

Jack LaLanne's Ultimate Power Juicer

3600 RPM and best of all it's dishwasher safe.

Well, clearly, I hadn't counted on an offer of THAT magnitude. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Uh, what's wrong with Borts? He's playing quite well, thank you.

Nothing, I'm a big fan of how he's playing. I was saying that it would also suck if Bort was paying the price rather than Nisky.

Originally Posted by Le Magnifique 66 View Post
Great news!

Only thing that sucks is watch Maatta pay the price instead of Nisky

 

[Darth Vitale]

Handshake: I feel that Lalane offer is short-sighted. Couldn't the team benefit more from a lifetime supply of Myoplex shakes?

 

[Horace]

Returning home Tuesday for Edmonton is a realistic target if he continues to progress and skate.

Now we just need Neal!

 

[KIRK]

Handshake: I feel that Lalane offer is short-sighted. Couldn't the team benefit more from a lifetime supply of Myoplex shakes?

You know, ever since you revealed yourself to be a Dark Lord of the Hockey Sith, your line disciples have been on quite the scoring tear.

Nothing, I'm a big fan of how he's playing. I was saying that it would also suck if Bort was paying the price rather than Nisky.

I would not be disappointed if BOTH Nisky AND Orpik paid the price.

Scuds-Letang
Despres-Martin
Maatta-Borts

The Pens need cap space for another true 5M winger who won't play with Sid.

 

[Ogrezilla]

You know, ever since you revealed yourself to be a Dark Lord of the Hockey Sith, your line disciples have been on quite the scoring tear.



I would not be disappointed if BOTH Nisky AND Orpik paid the price.

Scuds-Letang
Despres-Martin
Maatta-Borts

The Pens need cap space for another true 5M winger who won't play with Sid.

So what team has an extra 5M forward that needs two d-men?

Orpik and Niskanen to Carolina for Skinner
to Buffalo for Vanek
to EDM for Perron


Get it done Ray

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Any word today? This makes me wonder if he might be in tonight

Or it could be unrelated.

Bortuzzo has stayed on the ice with the injured players, which suggests Engelland might replace him in the lineup tonight in Tampa.

https://twitter.com/MolinariPG/status/389059809720299520


ETA: Has he practiced with the team yet? I thought he did but all I see was a morning skate.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

I would not be disappointed if BOTH Nisky AND Orpik paid the price.

Scuds-Letang
Despres-Martin
Maatta-Borts

The Pens need cap space for another true 5M winger who won't play with Sid.

Truth. I think they're both done here, which makes it all the more important that the young guys get playing time. If we expect them to be able to jump into the top 4 in the next year they can't be in the press box or wbs.

 

[AjaxTelamon]

Wow, Engo is going to get torched against St. Louis and Stamkos.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Any word today? This makes me wonder if he might be in tonight

Or it could be unrelated.

https://twitter.com/MolinariPG/status/389059809720299520


ETA: Has he practiced with the team yet? I thought he did but all I see was a morning skate.

God that makes me sad. I'm at the point where I hope Bort is just slightly nicked up, because if this is a decision based on anything but injury I will lose all hope of Disco learning anything.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

God that makes me sad. I'm at the point where I hope Bort is just slightly nicked up, because if this is a decision based on anything but injury I will lose all hope of Disco learning anything.

I feel your pain. I've been trying to give him the benefit of the doubt but that wouldn't bode well for him.



"But I'm tryin' Bylsma, I'm tryin' real hard"

 

[WhoDaresWins]

Pittsburgh Penguins ‏@penguins 1m
A welcomed sight at CONSOL Energy Center

http://instagram.com/p/fc_BPGOpER/

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Bennett was missing from practice along with Neal. Guess he really was dinged up? Hopefully not out for too long, if at all.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I guess Letang left after 30 minutes of practice.

Not sure what, if anything, to take away from that. Good that he's at least on the ice again, I suppose.

 

[cheesedanish87]

BB is day to day, do the pens have the cap space to call somebody up? they need to call up somebody they only have 11 healthy forwards.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

They don't have enough room for a call up. My guess is they play seven defensemen against Edmonton if Bennett can't go. If I remember right Bortuzzo often slotted in at forward when WBS did that last year, so you might see him on the fourth line.

 

[Darth Vitale]

You know, ever since you revealed yourself to be a Dark Lord of the Hockey Sith, your line disciples have been on quite the scoring tear.

Even the very wise cannot see all ends...

I guess Letang left after 30 minutes of practice.

Not sure what, if anything, to take away from that. Good that he's at least on the ice again, I suppose.

I suspect they are easing him into the full practice workload. Did he take any hits?

 

[Frederick Stanley]

Bennett was missing from practice along with Neal. Guess he really was dinged up? Hopefully not out for too long, if at all.

I think Bylsma even benched Bennett for practice. You know, sending a message.