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

[Randy Butternubs]

Praise be to Fancy Sexy Jesus.

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

He only got clearance now because he wanted to go on the rides at Disneyland

 

[Tom Hanks]

Pics or it didn’t happen

 

[exHornet]

What is?

Our two best defensemen are finally returning.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Marino and Dumo returning cannot be overstated in its importance. That's gonna be so damn huge for this team.

 

[Night Shift]

Looks like this team is in a free fall. At best, one and done in the playoffs. If Crosby does not win another cup, is he a hall of famer? After all, other players did the heavy lifting during the out her cup runs. Personally, I am on the fence.

This is a joke, right?

He's back to HOF status only if they win tomorrow.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Praise be to Fancy Sexy Jesus.

We have our own Jesus

 

[WayneSid9987]

 

[Randy Butternubs]

We have our own Jesus

Needs top hat + monocle.

 

[Andy99]

Well, it's finally going to happen.

Another injury? Sure, any minute now...

 

[Night Shift]

We have our own Jesus

Hey that's not McDavid. Tom Hanks trying to pull a fast one

 

[WayneSid9987]

Another injury? Sure, any minute now...

Thats the spirit, Andy!

 

[Andy99]

Thats the spirit, Andy!

The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior I believe the saying goes...lol...

I just hope these guys are truly healthy when they make their returns and they’re not coming back because we’ve lost four straight and desperation over JJ is setting in...

 

[Andy99]

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

We have to find a way to keep Riikola in the lineup. He's not perfect, and he may not even be good, but he's markedly better than several other options we have.

I also think JJ's been much better with Marino this season than Petts has. As weird as that is to say.

Dumo-Letang
JJ-Marino
Petts-Riikola

We won't, but we should.

Riikola-Letang
Dumo-Marino
Pettersson-Schultz

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Should be interesting to see how the forward chips fall once everyone's healthy.

If Bjugs returns, and plays 3C, does that mean McCann can move up to LW with Geno-Rust?

Zucker-Sid-Sheary
McCann-Geno-Rust
Marleau-Bjugs-Hornqvist
Simon-Blueger-Tanev
ZAR/E-Rod

Might not be a bad setup. I've liked the McCann-Rust combination in the past.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Riikola-Letang
Dumo-Marino
Pettersson-Schultz

I'm not sure Riikola's the guy who can/should play with Letang, and that bottom pairing has been doodoo except for like one pre-season game. I love the Dumo-Marino pairing, but I don't think it's a possibility without leaving Letang or Riikola in a bad spot.

I'd seriously like to see us try Dumo-Letang, Riikola-Marino as the top-4. Riikola may prove incapable of handling the role, but I don't see how he'd be worse than JJ or Petts, who have both been horrendous--JJ due to an increased role he can't handle, and Petts, well, Petts has been garbage all year.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Can't believe they are still goin' with JJ-Tanger.
That duo's good play is just around the corner, guys.
I can feel it!

 

[WayneSid9987]

Ohh boy!

Also MP is on the 2nd PP unit.
Dumo in for Riiko may be happenin'.

 

[Andy99]

Should be interesting to see how the forward chips fall once everyone's healthy.

If Bjugs returns, and plays 3C, does that mean McCann can move up to LW with Geno-Rust?

Zucker-Sid-Sheary
McCann-Geno-Rust
Marleau-Bjugs-Hornqvist
Simon-Blueger-Tanev
ZAR/E-Rod

Might not be a bad setup. I've liked the McCann-Rust combination in the past.

I really don’t like McCann at wing...he hasn’t shown me a lot, particularly with Geno...I’d move up Marleau, but even so, I don’t think Rust-G-Horny is going to change unless Horny cools off, nor should it...that line’s been carrying the team...hopefully Sid and Zucker can get off the schneid and make L1 a force...because that’s what we really need out of the lineup...

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

I don't know why they insist on McCann at wing.

 

[WayneSid9987]

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

It blows my mind how this team can watch Riikola play so well for the vast majority of his games this season (not denying that there have been hiccups or flat-out stinkers, but far less than those of Petts, JJ, Schultz or Ruh/Trotman) and he's still the odd man out as soon as someone returns from injury--and sometimes just arbitrarily.

Endlessly frustrating.

 

[Andy99]

I don't know why they insist on McCann at wing.

from what I understand from BUF fans, ERod is not a center either...I don’t know why they don’t switch those positions and have McCann play center on that line..

 

[WayneSid9987]

Anywho. Since the D-Pair rushes were the same, this seems like a just getting Dumo/JM back into the swing of things practice(pk'ing practice).

Predict neither well be back tomorrow but next game after a full practice of the pairs they'll use with them back, we'll be back in business.