The All Purpose Pens Off Day Thread - Injuries, Practice, Injuries, Lines, More Injuries, etc

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

 

[ColePens]

I never expected us to get lucky on that one. He can't hide from that Bjugs update. That will eventually have to come out. Guarantee he had a major setback.

 

[cheesedanish87]

 

[Speaking Moistly]

If Sully trusts him to play 10 minutes and he doesn't **** himself in the process, Bjoogs will be twice as effective.

Yeah, Sullivan just isn’t playing L4 and if Bjugstad in less than ideal shape would change that, it would be huge for the rest of them and I’m sure the <5 minute club playing with him would appreciate it. If scratching Galchenyuk would get L4’s minutes up then that needs to happen. The minutes they’re getting aren’t sustainable and the team is already half dead.

Are they progressing, Sully? Are they?!

Dumoulin might be but Bjugstad? I fully expect we’ll hear something bad and I’ll feel really sorry for him. He went from skating to not skating and still hasn’t started skating again.

 

[Andy99]

Very discouraging...

 

[chethejet]

Getting the injured players back is critical here. Running out of time to see what is what and now it appears there is no real prognosis as to when all will return. To many hits this year to weather the 82 game schedule. Shame the Pens just can't stay healthy enough to make informed decisions on personal. If Dumo, Bjugstad and Marino are March returnees at best, not sure how GMJR can address the needs without knowing the status of them.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Getting the injured players back is critical here. Running out of time to see what is what and now it appears there is no real prognosis as to when all will return. To many hits this year to weather the 82 game schedule. Shame the Pens just can't stay healthy enough to make informed decisions on personal. If Dumo, Bjugstad and Marino are March returnees at best, not sure how GMJR can address the needs without knowing the status of them.

The needs are pretty obvious.

 

[HandshakeLine]

The only minor upside on the Marino injury is that it might save him some other wear and tear in his first pro-season, since he'll still be able to skate and keep himself in game shape while recovering, but he won't have to deal with the next 4 weeks of brutal grind as we limp towards the post season.

 

[wej20]

The only minor upside on the Marino injury is that it might save him some other wear and tear in his first pro-season, since he'll still be able to skate and keep himself in game shape while recovering, but he won't have to deal with the next 4 weeks of brutal grind as we limp towards the post season.

And coming from college he's not used to the 82 game grind. As long as he gets a handful of games before the playoff then should be OK.

 

[EightyOne]

Lafferty needs to start getting ZARs minutes. way better player

I disagree.

Yes and no.

Lafferty needed to be sent down like...8 weeks ago.

But someone needs ZARs minutes.

 

[ColePens]

I really don't understand the 4th line call ups. That 4th line is garbage. I'd run Blender, Laff, and I'd call up Adam Johnson to round it out. These are the guys who showed they could actually play. I'd sit Gally. He's useless. I'd sit Aggo and AA every single time. They have not done a single thing. Blender was 100x better than those 2 combined.

I'd seriously run a line of Blender/laff/AJ.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Not good about Marino. His loss is huge.

 

[StaalForOne]

The only minor upside on the Marino injury is that it might save him some other wear and tear in his first pro-season, since he'll still be able to skate and keep himself in game shape while recovering, but he won't have to deal with the next 4 weeks of brutal grind as we limp towards the post season.

This is a good point. He's played 51 games this year, but before that his highest GP in a season was 56, and that was USHL. Last 3 college years were only ~30 games each.

 

[2wayPlay]

Dumo not even skating? Good lord this D will not be able to survive another month. This season looked very promising too but these injuries are brutal!

 

[ownal]

I really don't understand the 4th line call ups. That 4th line is garbage. I'd run Blender, Laff, and I'd call up Adam Johnson to round it out. These are the guys who showed they could actually play. I'd sit Gally. He's useless. I'd sit Aggo and AA every single time. They have not done a single thing. Blender was 100x better than those 2 combined.

I'd seriously run a line of Blender/laff/AJ.

Really hoping that is the 4th line when Chucky is traded.

 

[Andy99]

Dumo not even skating? Good lord this D will not be able to survive another month. This season looked very promising too but these injuries are brutal!

We looked like we could have been a contender again. It's beyond horrible with Dumo, Jake, Marino out...who knows how they'll play if and when they return....we may not see this season again from Geno...I feel terrible that it's being wasted...I feel bad for him too...he's been tremendous

 

[Gurglesons]

Really hoping that is the 4th line when Chucky is traded.

I don’t.

Fourth line would hopefully be McCann - Bjugstad - Hornqvist in my opinion.

Trade - Crosby - Simon
Kahun - Malkin - Rust
ZAR - Bleuger - Tanev
McCann - Bjugstad - Hornqvist.

I would then push Kahun down to L4 and Bjugstad into the 13th. When Jake’s healthy.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Dumo not even skating? Good lord this D will not be able to survive another month. This season looked very promising too but these injuries are brutal!

That’s cool, Stillers season starts in 6 months, you can go get a head start on even more disappointment!

 

[HandshakeLine]

Not good about Marino. His loss is huge.

Meh, I honestly think that was the best possible outcome from that shot to the face, given that at least he’ll be back in a few weeks and isn’t on life support.

 

[Gurglesons]

Dumo not even skating? Good lord this D will not be able to survive another month. This season looked very promising too but these injuries are brutal!

We would need to lose a shit ton of games to miss the playoffs. And like regulation losses since we are playing a lot of the teams below us in the east and have games in hand.

 

[HandshakeLine]

We would need to lose a **** ton of games to miss the playoffs. And like regulation losses since we are playing a lot of the teams below us in the east and have games in hand.

Gimmick posters gonna gimmick, my man.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Meh, I honestly think that was the best possible outcome from that shot to the face, given that at least he’ll be back in a few weeks and isn’t on life support.

For sure, but he's been our best blueliner by miles, imo. He's been able to prop up some pretty underwhelming guys all year while still looking fantastic almost every single shift through this point in the season. Seriously impressive, and I think his presence will be missed badly.

 

[ColePens]

I don’t.

Fourth line would hopefully be McCann - Bjugstad - Hornqvist in my opinion.

Trade - Crosby - Simon
Kahun - Malkin - Rust
ZAR - Bleuger - Tanev
McCann - Bjugstad - Hornqvist.

I would then push Kahun down to L4 and Bjugstad into the 13th. When Jake’s healthy.

We were talking about the next couple of weeks til we get healthy and the tdl passes. Right now should not be gally and AA.

 

[PensandCaps]

For sure, but he's been our best blueliner by miles, imo. He's been able to prop up some pretty underwhelming guys all year while still looking fantastic almost every single shift through this point in the season. Seriously impressive, and I think his presence will be missed badly.

letang is miles better

 

[ncm7772]

Awful, awful, awful news all around.

Even Kahun’s update isn’t particularly encouraging.