The All Purpose Pens Off Day Thread - Injuries, Practice, Lines, etc - Another day, another injury

[ZeroPucksGiven]

Chucky-Lafferty-Simon aka the 5 minutes line.

While I think Simon deserves a demotion from 1st line mins, I don't think banishing him to the L4 is the correct approach either.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Great news on Rust ='s no more Jake-G-Simon.
Thank the LORD Letang was a maintenence day.
And Schultz takes Ruh out.
Things are lookin' up.

I hope JS checks in and JJ is still sick. Wanna see what it looks like.

 

[Icarium]

Rust to be back soon? An early Christmas miracle if I ever saw one.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Rust to be back soon? An early Christmas miracle if I ever saw one.

Yea, i'm surprised.
In boot and using crutches in Columbus this past Friday...

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Yea, i'm surprised.
In boot and using crutches in Columbus this past Friday...

Either that was a precaution or these guys are rushing back a little bit given circumstances. Prob some combination of both.

 

[Trade]

While I think Simon deserves a demotion from 1st line mins, I don't think banishing him to the L4 is the correct approach either.

Would you rather him with Tanev and Blueger?

I will say a Chucky-Laff-ZAR line would be hilarious to watch. I'd be interesting to see how they'd jam ZAR's extra minutes in there.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Would you rather him with Tanev and Blueger?

I will say a Chucky-Laff-ZAR line would be hilarious to watch. I'd be interesting to see how they'd jam ZAR's extra minutes in there.

Gonna play that line against Kessel

 

[vikingGoalie]

sorry if this was already posted,
but all the injuries over the years, this explains it all.

Is an exorcism at PPG Paints Arena needed?

"Center ice today is right smack in the middle of the asylum ward from the original hospital."

 

[Andy99]

Trotman demoted...Schultz looks ready...too bad we can’t toss out Ruh too..

Penguins activate Justin Schultz from IR, assign Zach Trotman to AHL | TribLIVE.com

 

[Khelandros]

Who is starting in net tonight?

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Who is starting in net tonight?

No morning skate, so we won't find out until a little before the game.

 

[Al Smith]

Who is starting in net tonight?

It should be a given. It was awesome to see Jarry hold the fort and keep the 1-0 lead in the first half of P2 Wed night. Pens have needed that for the last several games and finally got it.

 

[66-30-33]

Should be

Jarry
Jarry
MM (just so he doesn't get rusty)
Jarry
Jarry

 

[66-30-33]

Trotman demoted...Schultz looks ready...too bad we can’t toss out Ruh too..

Penguins activate Justin Schultz from IR, assign Zach Trotman to AHL | TribLIVE.com

Good, he can trot his ass back to WBS! hopefully we see him for the last time.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Good, he can trot his ass back to WBS! hopefully we see him for the last time.

We’d only have 6 healthy D then.

 

[66-30-33]

We’d only have 6 healthy D then.

When he dresses we only have 5D anyway, he blows.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Rust to be back soon? An early Christmas miracle if I ever saw one.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Look at the rest of this month:

Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule

What a great opportunity to stockpile some points. Next 3 at home too, where they've been dynamite. Then you get Sid back in January and you only improve.

That's what the logic should be, anyway. Unfortunately logic means dick-all in this league.

 

[2wayPlay]

We really need to do something with Horny this dude is broken. Can’t be shelling out this kind of money to a player who is hurt 80% of the time. Loved his contributions but dump that salary.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

We really need to do something with Horny this dude is broken. Can’t be shelling out this kind of money to a player who is hurt 80% of the time. Loved his contributions but dump that salary.

As long as hes healthy for the playoffs hes worth that contract. Hes always performed well during them. Not just by agitating goalies by being a Holmstrom and alllowing others to score but he can also score as well. Way more than Holms did. No reason to get rid of him right now. If/when Hallander/Bjorkvist/ etc can come up and play his type of game then fine. But hes the exact type of player we need for playoffs, not his fault the last few years Sid shunned him. And he was on a 3rd line with Simon and Bjugstad.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Also, there's no way to get rid of Hornqvist, unless he wants a trade, so...

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Im also calling BS on a few of these injuries. Obviously not Sid, Bjugstad, and the obvious ones. But as soon as someone came back another would get hurt immediately with a "lower body injury"? Yet we didnt see it? And in two or 3 or them happening in practice? Rust was Fine then hes in a boot and limping. Only misses a handful of games tho. I think both Rust and PH going out for 2nd time was planned. Two vets, taking one for the team. Them wanting guys like McCann, Kahun, Tanev, etc to continue to get more responsibility. Not just by having to move up to top 6 but knowing these games are gonna rely alot more on them now. With us having a depleted bottom 6. Also allowing Malkin and his linemates to take over.

Great strategy. Got the team back to 2015-16 style of play. Whether it's true or not Ill choose to believe this was the case.

 

[EightyOne]

Im also calling BS on a few of these injuries. Obviously not Sid, Bjugstad, and the obvious ones. But as soon as someone came back another would get hurt immediately with a "lower body injury"? Yet we didnt see it? And in two or 3 or them happening in practice? Rust was Fine then hes in a boot and limping. Only misses a handful of games tho. I think both Rust and PH going out for 2nd time was planned. Two vets, taking one for the team. Them wanting guys like McCann, Kahun, Tanev, etc to continue to get more responsibility. Not just by having to move up to top 6 but knowing these games are gonna rely alot more on them now. With us having a depleted bottom 6. Also allowing Malkin and his linemates to take over.

Great strategy. Got the team back to 2015-16 style of play. Whether it's true or not Ill choose to believe this was the case.

....good one, breh

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

....good one, breh

There were Aliens in that movie dude...

ZAR is dosing the water on a player each time one gets back so he keeps his spot then....now I got it. All lower body injuries ..

 

[2wayPlay]

Im also calling BS on a few of these injuries. Obviously not Sid, Bjugstad, and the obvious ones. But as soon as someone came back another would get hurt immediately with a "lower body injury"? Yet we didnt see it? And in two or 3 or them happening in practice? Rust was Fine then hes in a boot and limping. Only misses a handful of games tho. I think both Rust and PH going out for 2nd time was planned. Two vets, taking one for the team. Them wanting guys like McCann, Kahun, Tanev, etc to continue to get more responsibility. Not just by having to move up to top 6 but knowing these games are gonna rely alot more on them now. With us having a depleted bottom 6. Also allowing Malkin and his linemates to take over.

Great strategy. Got the team back to 2015-16 style of play. Whether it's true or not Ill choose to believe this was the case.

Might be the funniest thing I have read on these boards. Thank You.