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GDT: Preseason Game #3 | Minnesota at Pittsburgh

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Bennett just can't help himself :laugh:

With the new coaching staff in here we’re trying to take a second or two more (with the puck) instead of just getting rid of it, getting it in deep,” Bennett said. “A couple times tonight you have that patience and something opens up like the one where Sutter hit the post. I think that’s very suited to my game and my line’s game.
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jmelm said:
What was Bortuzzo's injury? Does it appear serious?
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No clue. Just said he went down the runway favoring one of his legs.
 
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jmelm said:
For as long as this is the case, I'll give him a pass on "poor play". The drop off in his game is so obvious and so substantial from LD to RD that I cannot understand why the coaches & scouts cannot see this, and keep putting him out there on that side. Let Harrington, or even Maatta or Pouliot, play that side if necessary. Keep Dumo on LD!!
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He was making mistakes on the left side of the ice as well tonight. Just one preseason game but looks like he's having trouble with the speed of the NHL.

Despres has obviously had more NHL experience, but he was on a different level tonight.

Aside from that dumbass pass Harrington made to Comeau near the end of the game, he was rock solid.
 
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mpp9 said:
He was making mistakes on the left side of the ice as well tonight. Just one preseason game but looks like he's having trouble with the speed of the NHL.

Despres has obviously had more NHL experience, but he was on a different level tonight.

Aside from that dumbass pass Harrington made to Comeau near the end of the game, he was rock solid.
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Understood, but was he in fact playing RD for the most part tonight?
 
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jmelm said:
Understood, but was he in fact playing RD for the most part tonight?
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They rotated guys around so it's tough to keep track. I'd say he played most of his shifts on RD if I had to guess.
 
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Anyone have a clip of the despres fight?
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Not sure if this has been answered anywhere...but why does ESPN still list Sergei Anshakov and Evgeny Isakov as scratches for the Penguins? I last heard of Anshakov when the Pens traded Straka to the Kings and that was all. Is it just because they still own their rights?
(doubtful after this long since they were traded for/drafted)
 
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JJM777 said:
Not sure if this has been answered anywhere...but why does ESPN still list Sergei Anshakov and Evgeny Isakov as scratches for the Penguins? I last heard of Anshakov when the Pens traded Straka to the Kings and that was all. Is it just because they still own their rights?
(doubtful after this long since they were traded for/drafted)
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Sorry if it's been asked, but caught some of the game on Pens radio today and noticed Lange wasn't announcing. Anyone know why? And who's the other guy that was doing it today? It sounded like Phil Bourque was talking to himself.
 
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Sorry if it's been asked, but caught some of the game on Pens radio today and noticed Lange wasn't announcing. Anyone know why? And who's the other guy that was doing it today? It sounded like Phil Bourque was talking to himself.
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I'm pretty sure that it's only for the pre-season. Lange is coming back for the regular season.
 
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-says the same thing we've said about Beau. Like to see him bring that finisher aspect to his game. Go to the net more.
-the off-wing stuff. well said
-he'd like to push Sutter this year and play him with the more skilled guys

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Sureshotte said:
Sorry if it's been asked, but caught some of the game on Pens radio today and noticed Lange wasn't announcing. Anyone know why? And who's the other guy that was doing it today? It sounded like Phil Bourque was talking to himself.
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Lange usually doesn't do all of the preseason games, but he'll be calling the game on Saturday.

The other guy is ex-Caps announcer Steve Kolbe. He replaced Steve Mears on Penguins Radio.
 
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To be fair to Bylsma, there weren't a lot of options for Sutter this past year as far as skilled guys go.

Everything else, though, he can be killed for
 
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MJ calling Hornqvist a RW is interesting. He was pretty firm about that. Bennett, I'd lean towards keeping him on RW, but seeing him wind up in his own zone from the left side and move diagonally through the neutral zone to push defenders back makes me think he could be a LW. I'll keep an open mind in a post-DB era.
 
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