Pre-Game Talk: the Good, the Bad, and the Tyler Kennedy of Penguins off-day skate (Pens vs Jets PGT)

[cheesedanish87]

I wonder who plays with Sid if Geno is back, maybe Gibbons gets a chance, Vitale hasn't shown me much playing with Sid.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

I wonder who plays with Sid if Geno is back, maybe Gibbons gets a chance, Vitale hasn't shown me much playing with Sid.

Let's hope it's Wheeler or Kane .

 

[Frederick Stanley]

1 PM sucks big time today. NFL Playoffs and the WJC final are at the same time.

 

[WayneSid9987]

I wonder who plays with Sid if Geno is back, maybe Gibbons gets a chance, Vitale hasn't shown me much playing with Sid.

Vitale and Gibbons were getting looks the last game Neal started on Line#2.

Other than that it's a race to get Megna back in the lineup. Seen Bennett on the ice in street clothes yesterday. Still had his cast on.

 

[WVP]

I'm guessing
Scuds - Letang
Orpik - Despres
Maatta - Niskanen

Getting closer. Thank god that ridiculous injury stretch is nearing an end.

Hopefully Despres sticks the rest of the way.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Getting closer. Thank god that ridiculous injury stretch is nearing an end.

Hopefully Despres sticks the rest of the way.

So when Martin is back, what do you do? Shero is reaching decision time.

This is probably a topic for another thread.

 

[WayneSid9987]

So when Martin is back, what do you do? Shero is reaching decision time.

This is probably a topic for another thread.

Pretty simple for me.(looking through a DB lense)
Who ever is playing the best gets the priviledge of playing with Nisky on the 3rd pairing.
If Maata sucks one night, plug in Despres the next or vice-versa.

If it were up to me, i'd start healthy scratching anyone who isn't playing up to snuff cuz you have Maata or Despres who can step in.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Pretty simple for me.
Who ever is playing the best gets the priviledge of playing with Nisky on the 3rd pairing.
If Maata sucks one night, plug in Despres the next or vice-versa.

so you think we'll carry 9 D? With Bort, Engo and one of Despres and Maatta in the press box? No way.

No, someone will need to be traded or else Despres will need to be sent to WBS.

 

[TheStinger]

Did we bring Letang back so Maatta could go play in the final???

 

[cheesedanish87]

so you think we'll carry 9 D? With Bort, Engo and one of Despres and Maatta in the press box? No way.

No, someone will need to be traded or else Despres will need to be sent to WBS.

We most likely wouldn't have this problem, pens def always get injured, pens have played over half the season and have had there def healthy for 4 periods.

 

[WayneSid9987]

so you think we'll carry 9 D? With Bort, Engo and one of Despres and Maatta in the press box? No way.

No, someone will need to be traded or else Despres will need to be sent to WBS.

Forgot about that.
Who has to clear waivers? Bort?
Despres probably gets sent down then.

Orpik/Scuds/Nisky/Martin/Maata aren't going anywhere i'd say.
Theres a slim chance he trades Letang and moreso with Despres/Domoulin/Harrington/Pouliot.

 

[Ogrezilla]

We most likely wouldn't have this problem, pens def always get injured, pens have played over half the season and have had there def healthy for 4 periods.

We'll see. I don't like planning our team around always having an injured d-man when our forward depth is where we are clearly lacking.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Forgot about that.
Who has to clear waivers? Bort?
Despres probably gets sent down then.

Orpik/Scuds/Nisky/Martin/Maata aren't going anywhere i'd say.
Theres a slim chance he trades Letang and moreso with Despres/Domoulin/Harrington/Pouliot.

If Shero isn't even considering trading Orpik or Niskanen I'd be very upset. I don't really know how I would ever find out, but the idea of it really bothers me.