Pre-Game Talk: Panthers at Penguins - Derrick Pouliot debut tonight and NOOOOO Adams !!!!

[penguins2946*]

Wasn't sure if Dumoulin PK'd or not.

All of our D can kill penalties except for Pouliot.

 

[ColePens]

I am nervous about tonight's game. I want the defense to showcase itself so we can stop thinking we need all that money on the back end. DEspres/Letang need to roll tonight.

 

[IcedCapp]

Wasn't sure if Dumoulin PK'd or not.

He PKd in the disastrous Rangers game

 

[Captain Hook]

Damn, I had to sell my tickets for this game to go to the symphony tonight and now I'm gonna miss the first Adams-less game in 5 years?!?

Hope you got full Adams-less value for your tickets. I'm sure there's fans that would pay more to not watch Adams play. Kind of the opposite of a Crosby or Malkin.

 

[penguins2946*]

Pouliot will probably be getting limited minutes tonight because he played last night for WBS and it's his first game. I'd be surprised if he broke 14 minutes tonight.

 

[ProgOg]

“It’s exciting,” Pouliot said. “I played last night, so I’m a little tired coming in, but it’s exciting. I’m really excited to get it going … It was a late night. We got in last night, but that’s part of it. It’s unexpected and it happens.

“It’s very exciting and I’m very happy to be here.”

He sounds really calm and cool about his debut.

 

[IcedCapp]

Thank goodness Brenden Morrow is still in the league, we can ship Pouliot to Tampa for him

 

[wej20]

I'd go with:

Hornqvist - Crosby - Rust
Malkin - Sutter - Comeau
Farnham - Spaling - Downie
Kilnhammer - Goc - Ebbett

Despres - Letang
Harrington - Dumoulin
Pouliot - Scuderi

 

[ProgOg]

I'd go with:

Hornqvist - Crosby - Rust
Malkin - Sutter - Comeau
Farnham - Spaling - Downie
Kilnhammer - Goc - Ebbett

Despres - Letang
Harrington - Dumoulin
Pouliot - Scuderi

Kunitz is likely playing.

 

[Asuna]

All of our D can kill penalties except for Pouliot.

Sure they can, but how effective are they at it...which was more my point.

 

[penguins2946*]

Thank goodness Brenden Morrow is still in the league, we can ship Pouliot to Tampa for him

I know you're just joking here, but Pouliot is a monumentally better prospect than Morrow. Pouliot already has more points in his rookie season in 23 games than Morrow had in his rookie season in like 65 games.

 

[Asuna]

He PKd in the disastrous Rangers game

I thought I saw him PK'd at some point.

 

[NeedleInTheHay]

This could be one of those be careful what you wish for games.

 

[66-30-33]

Speaking of Morrow....he had 15 NHL games, 1 goal (against us, GO FIGURE!!!).

 

[djt153]

wild news about adams being out. i wonder whose call it was since craig undoubtedly has played through a lot of issues throughout his run. either way, johnston no longer has to even consider the streak when making personnel decisions, which i hope was never a factor but can never be too sure.

 

[Zen Arcade]

WBS' defense tonight against Binghampton:

McNeill
Goers
D'Agostino
Boak
Seymour
Cianfrini

Woof.

 

[wej20]

Kunitz is likely playing.

even better.

Kunitz - Crosby - Hornqvist
Malkin - Sutter - Comeau
Farnham - Spaling - Downie
Kilnhammer - Goc - Rust

Despres - Letang
Harrington - Dumoulin
Pouliot - Scuderi

 

[ProgOg]

even better.

Kunitz - Crosby - Hornqvist
Malkin - Sutter - Comeau
Farnham - Spaling - Downie
Kilnhammer - Goc - Rust

Despres - Letang
Harrington - Dumoulin
Pouliot - Scuderi

Weird, that lineup is actually just... nice to look at. Thinking about printing it out and framing it.

 

[penguins2946*]

@emptynetters: Christian Ehrhoff now listed as being on injured reserve per the team's Web site roster.

That doesn't sound good.

 

[wej20]

Weird, that lineup is actually just... nice to look at. Thinking about printing it out and framing it.

Lets hope Johnston agrees. When Beau's back he slots in somewhere in the top 9 and Rust drops out (Rust has been good but for 4/5 minutes a night Farnham makes more sense.)

 

[billybudd]

WBS' defense tonight against Binghampton:

McNeill
Goers
D'Agostino
Boak
Seymour
Cianfrini

Woof.

Where's Harrison Ruopp these days?

 

[Zen Arcade]

Where's Harrison Ruopp these days?

Injured, kid's a true Penguin.

 

[billybudd]

Injured, kid's a true Penguin.

Should have just figured that.

 

[ProgOg]

Jason Mackey @Mackey_Trib
The last time the Penguins' could deploy their top power play unit was Nov. 28.

 

[djt153]

Jason Mackey @Mackey_Trib
The last time the Penguins' could deploy their top power play unit was Nov. 28.

i guess that's a big deal, but part of me still says that's only like 2.5 weeks ago...