Pre-Game Talk: Pens v Kings | 7:00 EST @ CEC

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Pittsburgh Penguins ‏@penguins 15m
The view from #Pens morning skate: Brooksy scores a wrister on Fleury and gets hugs from Engo, Bortz, Tanger, and Despres

#family

#brooksfinallyscored

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Beau not back, I guess we get to wait for the Disco Presser to hear how long

 

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Dave Molinari @MolinariPG

Jeff Zatkoff, a former LA prospect, was the first goalie off the ice at Penguins' game-day skate. He presumably will start against Kings.

 

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Dave Molinari @MolinariPG

Bylsma: Paul Martin back skating today. His next X-ray this weekend.

Dave Molinari @MolinariPG

Bylsma confirms Zatkoff will be in goal.

 

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Dejan Kovacevic @Dejan_Kovacevic

Bylsma: Shero had 'pretty glowing' reports about Bennett at WBS. 'Hopefully, we'll see him back here in Pittsburgh soon.'

 

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Pittsburgh Penguins ‏@penguins 55s
#Pens GM Ray Shero scouted Beau Bennett in @WBSPenguins last night. His 3-game conditioning stint has expired.

Not tonight obviously but against Columbus?

 

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Dave Molinari @MolinariPG

Bylsma says there have been "five or six occasions this seasons when players have been benched "various reasons," such as bad penalties.




Pittsburgh Penguins @penguins

Coach Bylsma said Shero's scouting reports are more critical than scouts, but he gave Bennett a "glowing report." #Pens




Dejan Kovacevic @Dejan_Kovacevic

Bylsma, asked why he benched Jokinen but never an elite player like Neal: 'It's different.' Says benchings are shorter for stars.

 

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Dave Molinari ‏@MolinariPG 35s

Bylsma says there have been "five or six occasions this seasons when players have been benched "various reasons," such as bad penalties.


Dejan Kovacevic ‏@Dejan_Kovacevic 24s

Bylsma, asked why he benched Jokinen but never an elite player like Neal: 'It's different.' Says benchings are shorter for stars.


Damn my slow copy + paste fingers!

 

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Dejan Kovacevic @Dejan_Kovacevic

Bylsma, on giving team day off: 'We took the day off because we needed a rest and play a couple of heavy teams here.'





Dave Molinari @MolinariPG

Bylsma says he'd feel comfortable with Zatkoff as the backup goalie during playoffs.




ALL THE TWEETS today

 

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Pittsburgh Penguins @penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury will start in goal for the #Pens Friday night in Columbus.

 

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Dave Molinari ‏@MolinariPG 35s

Bylsma says there have been "five or six occasions this seasons when players have been benched "various reasons," such as bad penalties.


Dejan Kovacevic ‏@Dejan_Kovacevic 24s

Bylsma, asked why he benched Jokinen but never an elite player like Neal: 'It's different.' Says benchings are shorter for stars.


Damn my slow copy + paste fingers!

There was a game against NYI where i wasn't sure if Letang was benched or injured, after reading that im pretty sure it was benched.

 

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Dave Molinari @MolinariPG

Bylsma says there have been "five or six occasions this seasons when players have been benched "various reasons," such as bad penalties.

Bennett, Despres, Megna and Jokinen? 5 or 6 times with all this ****, though.

Dejan Kovacevic @Dejan_Kovacevic

Bylsma, asked why he benched Jokinen but never an elite player like Neal: 'It's different.' Says benchings are shorter for stars.

It's also different for talentless grinders.

 

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Dave Molinari @MolinariPG

Bylsma, on whether he'd give Crosby a game off to rest: "I’ve never seen that work out too well (with any player)."



Dejan Kovacevic @Dejan_Kovacevic

Bylsma, on giving Crosby game or two off, makes it really clear he wouldn't want to tick off Crosby by even asking.

 

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is it just me or are today's questions of a more 'journalistic" quality?

 

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I'd like to know these instances of benching a player.

 

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Dejan Kovacevic @Dejan_Kovacevic

I asked Bylsma if third and fourth lines physical enough, answered they 'could be harder.' Bemoaned loss of Conner, Ebbett as third-liners.




uhhhhh

 

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Dejan Kovacevic @Dejan_Kovacevic

This is just a bad place right now. Going to lunch.

 

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Dave Molinari @MolinariPG

Bylsma, on whether he'd give Crosby a game off to rest: "I’ve never seen that work out too well (with any player)."

... it worked well with Maatta this season...

is it just me or are today's questions of a more 'journalistic" quality?

Yeah, a bit, they're asking actual questions. A result of the positive response to criticizing them?

Dejan Kovacevic @Dejan_Kovacevic

I asked Bylsma if third and fourth lines physical enough, answered they 'could be harder.' Bemoaned loss of Conner, Ebbett as third-liners.

He's still an idiot, he just really doesn't assess players at all.

 

[wgknestrick]

This is not going to be a pretty game for us.

 

[UnrealMachine]

The Pens new 2nd line looks interesting:

 

[Shrimper]

Read Dejan's latest tweets. Pretty damning.

 

[Rectify]

Am I crazy to think we actually play a great game tonight?

 

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... it worked well with Maatta this season...

How's that the same? Maatta's a rookie and had a bad stretch.

 

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Dejan Kovacevic @Dejan_Kovacevic

I asked Bylsma if third and fourth lines physical enough, answered they 'could be harder.' Bemoaned loss of Conner, Ebbett as third-liners.




uhhhhh

Is he talking about them as third liners in the National Hockey League or the Hobbit Hockey League?

 

[Scandale du Jour]

is it just me or are today's questions of a more 'journalistic" quality?

Yup and Bylsma's answers show why he should be dismissed.