Pre-Game Talk: Pens at Flyers

[Will Hunting]

I´m already pumped for this. We need to crush them and make Holmgren crazy. They have 7 days without a hockey after this game.. So, if they lose this one, I can absolutely imagine that they would be furious through that span.

Mason, Emery

Timonen, Gustafsson
Grossman, Coburn
Streit, LSchenn

McGinn-Giroux-Voracek
Raffl-BSchenn-Simmonds
Talbot-Couturier-Read
Rinaldo-Hall-Rosehill

..is their expected lineup. Looks like Letang should be back for us. Just win, please.

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[66-30-33]

1-7-0

 

[mpp9]

Jeffrey practiced with D'Agostini. Might be a healthy scratch tomorrow.

 

[Fire Shero*]

Philly has pretty crappy lineup, which is fantastic.

 

[Ugene Magic]

All they need to do is get under the Pens skin and we're back to square one.


Lets pray they've learned their lesson and walk away from the after whistle stuff, and show they have built up the armor to avoid it all together.

2 points and a win is all that they should be focused on.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

I'm going to miss half of it if I'm lucky... I hate Thursdays.

Going back to what they were doing in the first three games and not getting drawn into things would be ideal.

 

[Shady Machine]

Jeffrey practiced with D'Agostini. Might be a healthy scratch tomorrow.

So that means they will be dressing 7 D.

 

[Pete Gas]

2 goals from Harry Z would be nice

 

[Frederick Stanley]

Games against Philly are always crazy. I hope Fleury has a good game, usually he's pretty shaky against them.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Neal and Letang are two of the pens who always lose there minds when they play Philly, probably not the worst thing in the world for them to miss this game.

 

[Sivek]

This is going to be a 7-2 loss and the subject of about 25 main board threads.

Book it.

 

[Will Hunting]

Josh Yohe ‏@JoshYohe_Trib 23m
Matt Niskanen on Flyers starting the season 1-6: "It's fine. I'm not sad about it. "

https://twitter.com/JoshYohe_Trib/status/390604586857529344

I love Nisky´s interviews!

 

[Ugene Magic]

Neal and Letang are two of the pens who always lose there minds when they play Philly, probably not the worst thing in the world for them to miss this game.

Great point. That eliminates half of the issue, now it's down to Sid, Marc, and Geno.

https://twitter.com/JoshYohe_Trib/status/390604586857529344

I love Nisky´s interviews!

 

[Ogrezilla]

So that means they will be dressing 7 D.

I have absolutely no problem with that. Ease Letang back in and avoid sitting Maatta.

 

[Zirakzigil]

https://twitter.com/JoshYohe_Trib/status/390604586857529344

I love Nisky´s interviews!

Not sure what else they were expecting him to say there.

 

[Darth Vitale]

I would've said "It's not as good as 0-7, but it's a good start."

 

[SUBdrewgANS]

Neal and Letang are two of the pens who always lose there minds when they play Philly, probably not the worst thing in the world for them to miss this game.

Malkin?

 

[Crozbar]

I will be really annoyed if the Pens let up and don't come out and royally crush these guys. The Pens cannot pack on enough hurt and domination on that team to make up for all the history (and those times it was the other way around). A sweep of the season series would be perfect this year. But it all starts with game 1#.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

It would be nice to see an appearance from beast mode Malkin. It feels like we haven't seen it since 2012.

 

[66-30-33]

Gonna be hard to beat Mason, he's been really good for them. 3-1 Pens.

 

[PensPlz]

The Pens have a way of making terrible Flyer teams look like superstars. Let's just hope emotions aren't out of control.

 

[madinsomniac]

Seems like the thing to happen... beat Carolina and Tampa Bay, lose to Florida and Philly...

 

[alcanalz]

I hope we crush them, moreso than normal that is. That board would be a trainwreck with a week off and a 1-7 start.

Is Letang actually back tomorrow?

 

[ByeBye]

A victory would be absolutely amazing, especially given their long break afterwards.
However, a win against this Pens team might just be what they need to get their act together, which makes me nervous. Also, our past few performances against lesser competition are worrying me.

That said, here's to a complete meltdown by Mason that completely destroys his confidence.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

It's going to be close, rivalry games typically are. The games were really tight last year too even though pens finished 1st and flyers 10th. Teams in this league are so close anyway that some extra fuel such as a rivalry can easily be the spark they need to win.