Pre-Game Talk: Pens Start A West Coast Swing

[Speaking Moistly]

PyGladams (which may revert back to Gladasew) is completely dead weight and will prevent the Pens from being able to successfully roll 4 lines in the playoffs. This reminds me of the late 90s teams.

Eh, Pyatt could still do something and at least he has an actual asset, size. Gladams and Kobasew are completely known quantities that do nothing. Bylsma's idea of protecting a lead is also a Gladams problem and he keeps trying to cram them into everything.

Gladams has to go for a lot of reasons that are unique to them.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Pyatt will be waived again once players start getting healthy. When is Beau due back?

I'm not so convinced.

It seems completely beyond reason... but I'm just not convinced.

Probably because if we waived him he'll clear this time. And then we're stuck with him, whether he goes down to the AHL or not, it's still money on the cap. Dumb dumb and even dumber decision to pick him up in the first place. Even more ridiculous now.

Pittsburgh Penguins ‏@penguins 28s View translation
#Pens tweak lines at morning skate: Kunitz-Crosby-Gibbons Jokinen-Malkin-Neal Glass-Sutter-Pyatt Engelland-Vitale-Adams

Pittsburgh Penguins ‏@penguins 48s View translation
#Pens D-pairs: Orpik-Despres Scuderi-Letang Maatta-Niskanen-Bortuzzo (3 rotated together)

Who's not playing at forward for Engo?

It looks like Sill.

Sill.

I suppose if the ONLY choices are Despres vs. Sill, I'd rather keep Despres in the lineup. So glad that decision is being made here. But naturally I'd scratch somebody before Sill, but he's the new kid in town so naturally he doesn't have enough pull yet to stay in the lineup (even though Sill is our best option at 4C imo).

 

[bradshaw06]

Poor Sutter.

 

[UnrealMachine]

Glass got promoted to the 3rd line after last game's "effort"?!? There.is.no.god.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Glass got promoted to the 3rd line after last game's "effort"?!? There.is.no.god.

It's basically a necessary evil in order to do right by Simon Despres in Dan Bylsma's warped lineup world.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

And here I was thinking what a bright spot Sill has been...

 

[Shady Machine]

Anything to keep Engelland and Gladams in the lineup. We really need Engo in there so he can play top pk minutes on defense!!!

 

[66-30-33]

Hearing rumors Pens are about to sign Mark Eaton to a multi year contract. Despres back to the AHL.

 

[SuperDuper68]

I really don't know what to say. There is so much stupid being said in the last 2 pages. You people really are baffling me.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

I really don't know what to say. There is so much stupid being said in the last 2 pages. You people really are baffling me.

You are baffling me, Pascal

 

[Jag68Sid87]

You are baffling me, Pascal

Another whiff by a guy named Duper.

 

[66-30-33]

Another whiff by a guy named Duper.

That's it, YOOOOUUUU'''''''"RRRRRRRREEEEEEE OOOOOUUUUUTTTTTT!!!!for the season

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Poor Sutter.

My initial reaction as well. Of course they scratch one of the few bottom-6ers that's actually looked like he's given a damn recently in Sill.

 

[Shrimper]

Hearing rumors Pens are about to sign Mark Eaton to a multi year contract. Despres back to the AHL.

That's not funny.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

My initial reaction as well. Of course they scratch one of the few bottom-6ers that's actually looked like he's given a damn recently in Sill.

The ******* made Gladams look bad.

I really do feel sorry for Sutter this season. He probably can't remember every winger he's played with, just numbered them. #9 is here and #5 is back because #7 is gone.

 

[IcedCapp]

I really don't know what to say. There is so much stupid being said in the last 2 pages. You people really are baffling me.

excellent contribution to the discussion

 

[AjaxTelamon]

Where is Sill dammit Disco strikes again. D pairs look better

Yeah the D pairs do look better, thankfully. Hard to fathom Glass on the 3rd line. What a fiasco.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Another whiff by a guy named Duper.

That's it, YOOOOUUUU'''''''"RRRRRRRREEEEEEE OOOOOUUUUUTTTTTT!!!!for the season

 

[madinsomniac]

He had no chance with Staal... so there was no tough decision there, really. Talbot got an offer he couldn't refuse from Philly. Again... not exactly a tough choice. Cooke was actually, IMO, a dumb non-sign. And Rupp... really?

Not exactly a stellar defense, Shelly.

You could get Rupp Talbot and Cooke and have enough for a legit non star winger for what you are paying Dupuis Glass and Adams in salaries. Staal was not resigning. All of those left via free agency and every one provided things this team lacks. Cooke brought grit and secondary scoring and could PK over Kobesew or D'agotini. Talbot can do everything Adams can do plus score. Rupp brought size and grinding ability that Glass cant touch. In each case our replacement was a sever downgrade to these players we lost, and the money they are getting isn't outrageous

 

[Penguinzilla*]

Why did he go crazy here? I don't remember this

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Adams and Dupuis are the best part, they're like dogs responding to the owner doing something.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Team USA, this is your leader.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Why did he go crazy here? I don't remember this

Qdoba shorted him a burrito.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Damn late games, what kind of hockey game starts at 7pm?

 

[Lomez]

I think the last game in Vancouver was on October 6, 2011.

Pens won 4-3 in a shoot out

2 goals for Cooke, 1 for Neal, Malkin scored the shoot out goal and fleury was in net

So, how did Adams do? Which of everyone's favorite young defenseman was watching from the press box in that game? That was the game HCDB failed to adjust. He also put together some wacky line combinations of crap forwards Shero gives him to play with.