Recalled/Assigned: Penguins recall F Bryan Rust (returned after Klinkhammer deal)
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But he does recognize it's a need and seems determined to address it, unlike Shero.
Every time I think of wingers I just get a little dead inside thinking of how much better we would have been if Hossa had re-upped with us.
Like pretty sure we'd have won at least one more cup by now if he was still a Pen.
Like pretty sure we'd have won at least one more cup by now if he was still a Pen.
Speaking Moistly
What a terrible image.
At what point could me make an emergency call up from Europe?
Honestly.... my thought process went "Megna at RW, okay.... Goc at wing, okay... 4th line is to be ignored" it's probably the best they can do without moving a top 9 centre to wing. I do like that Rust is on L3 and IIRC Wilson was too instead of Adamsill. This is so ugly, thank god that Morrow and Pouliot weren't forwards.
Burn the lazy, stupid, entitled baby at the stake. No hating, bro, only being honest. #whatwhat
Honestly.... my thought process went "Megna at RW, okay.... Goc at wing, okay... 4th line is to be ignored" it's probably the best they can do without moving a top 9 centre to wing. I do like that Rust is on L3 and IIRC Wilson was too instead of Adamsill. This is so ugly, thank god that Morrow and Pouliot weren't forwards.
Burn the lazy, stupid, entitled baby at the stake. No hating, bro, only being honest. #whatwhat
Boocock
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Don't forget the obligatory "He hasn't been the same since his concussions" and "He's old now" comments.
It isn't hard to see how depleted we are at that position even before the injuries. If you don't have a solution it doesn't matter if you can see the problem.
And if he really wanted to solve it he shouldn't have spent 4 million on a D-Man we don't need. In fact that was a very Shero like move.
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Jag68Sid87
Sullivan gots to go!
Can Rust play on the left side? Has he done so in the AHL this season? It would help his value if he could, that's for sure.
madinsomniac
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Yeah I was hyping him last night only to find he had shoulder surgery.
Though he may be available later in the season, it wouldnt be advisable to get an AHL guy his first NHL look coming in cold after a long term injury... and he wont help us now. We are two injuries from Kukanhckl getting a NHL look by default
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Boocock
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No, it certainly was not a Shero-like move. I just called it an anti-Shero move in a different thread, ironically. Ehrhoff was signed for one year. During the 2010 offseason, Martin and Michalek were signed for five years. Rob Scuderi, when our d-man depth was much more developed, was signed for four years.
Christian Ehrhoff is a stopgap on a team-friendly contract. It was a great, great signing and a much better option that overpaying for a poor top-six solution.
Speaking Moistly
What a terrible image.
Yeah... and Payerl... Kuhnhackl? Farnham? PL3? Dea?
Those are forwards we have in WBS, but Dea would get destroyed. We're already 5 players deep from the AHL.
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I'd swap Megna and Downie. Put Spaling on the fourth centering the beer leaguers. Way he's playing, he should feel right at home.
Ebbett/Rust/Megna was an effective unit for WB. Maybe some of that chemistry will carry over. Worked briefly in 2011 when we had Sterling/Johnson and Jeffrey(? or was it Craig?) together. Of course, 2 of those guys got hurt after like 3 games. Also worked in...92?...with Callander and those two other curtain jerkers.
But yeah, the 3 and 4 centers need bumped up. They're--by far--the best forwards on the team that aren't the other two centers or Comeau, but not so good that they can get the job done with the guys they're playing with.
Edit: Jesse Marshall describes Rust as "old time hockey" on twitter. Not sure I understand why. My impression of Rust from the prospects game and camp is that he's a little guy that doesn't know his substantial limitations. Maybe he means that depth players in the "O6 era" were usually complete bums that were the same size as jockeys.
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Jaded-Fan
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It kinda freaks me out that this team consistently leads the league in man games lost, and has for years now, but Adams is freaking Superman and doesn't get a hang nail.
Further proof that God hates us.
Further proof that God hates us.
He plays 8 minutes a game. Most of which is doesn't have the puck. Not hard to stay healthy.
66-30-33
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What site do you use to check man games lost at? mangameslost.com is not keeping track right now.
Speaking Moistly
What a terrible image.
His role is blocking shots and occasionally letting someone punch him in the face, but he will never miss a game. Maybe that's part of the curse.
He gets injured, it's just never enough to stop him.
HandshakeLine
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Lolz. Not great, but c'mon, it's not even close to the worst lineups the Pens have iced in the last 10 years.
People forget how truly AWFUL that 2003-2004 squad was, for instance.
66-30-33
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I wonder if Pens will be healthy next season when we don't re-sign Adams....get rid of the unbreakable man, cure the team.
Jaded-Fan
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That is what I have used in the past. You are right, currently the site is on hold from keeping track. But the Pens previously have been at or near the top every single year but I think one of late. And given our current lineup no doubt we are again.
Honour Over Glory
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It's happening Peter!
Every body in here *****ing about plans and not having one and this and that and for the first time in a while, we have 2 rookie wingers up getting a chance when players are injured instead of a GM re-calling some crusty ass old vets from the AHL and the coach making them regulars.
Haters gon' hate, people hate that saying, but we have a ton in our own fan base.
I, for one, am thrilled to see Wilson and Rust up now.
Also, best of luck to Ulfie Jr, he's now in the same system as his little bro.
Every body in here *****ing about plans and not having one and this and that and for the first time in a while, we have 2 rookie wingers up getting a chance when players are injured instead of a GM re-calling some crusty ass old vets from the AHL and the coach making them regulars.
Haters gon' hate, people hate that saying, but we have a ton in our own fan base.
I, for one, am thrilled to see Wilson and Rust up now.
Also, best of luck to Ulfie Jr, he's now in the same system as his little bro.
HandshakeLine
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Yeah, I'm in agreement with HoG for a bit. You want a chance for prospects to show what's up? Now's the time. If they don't work out, they you start thinking about options. Or use the increased ice time and presence to up their value as part of another trade in a few weeks.
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I'm fine with that, but put them in a position to succeed then. If they are a "skilled" guy, give them a shot on the top-6, not with Sill and Ebbett while you move Adams up
HandshakeLine
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Adams isn't moving up, though. All indications point to Rust on the 3rd line with Sutter and Downie, which is decent.
And to play devil's advocate, it's good to have someone like Adams around for these kinds of occasions-- you've got a lot of fresh blood on the roster, you need someone who's not only a vet leader, but who you can send out IF the rookies start cracking.
I'm fine with having Old Man River on the roster for now, if it means that the coaching staff has a fail safe, temporarily.
