Injury Report: Vol. 2 (Updates in First Post) | No Geno, No Lovejoy, Flower Will Start @ Buffalo

Shady Machine · Dec 10, 2015

MrBurghundy said:
Would you say you were a better PP QB than Letang?

In zone probably :laugh:

I certainly didn't have his ability to skate up the ice (relative to competition).

PensFreak · Dec 10, 2015

Any Beau updates?

DegenX · Dec 10, 2015

Headshot77 said:
Shouldn't Dupuis still technically be on there? He didn't officially retire. He will be on LTIR until his contract expires.

Technically. But he's not going to be returning to the ice, so I didn't see the point of keeping him listed. Plus, there's a thread dedicated to his decision to no longer play hockey for anyone who wants more details.

PensFreak said:
Any Beau updates?

The team was traveling today. Once there is some sort of information, I'll update the first post as always.

ibar726 · Dec 10, 2015

Actually the more I think about...there has been no word of any call-ups today? The Penguins currently have zero reserve forwards on the roster, so if Bennett or Sprong were injured badly enough that they would have to be scratched tomorrow then wouldn't the Pens have wanted to call someone up today so they would be ready for morning skate with the team tomorrow? Unless MJ is planning on Scuderi's debut as a first line winger....oh gawd.

Speaking Moistly · Dec 10, 2015

ibar726 said:
Actually the more I think about...there has been no word of any call-ups today? The Penguins currently have zero reserve forwards on the roster, so if Bennett or Sprong were injured badly enough that they would have to be scratched tomorrow then wouldn't the Pens have wanted to call someone up today so they would be ready for morning skate with the team tomorrow? Unless MJ is planning on Scuderi's debut as a first line winger....oh gawd.

I'd assume that they're all healthy enough right now (please, Beau and Sprong), or that they'll officially call someone up in the morning but said player already knows. Or he's gleefully waiting to go with 7 D.

DegenX · Dec 11, 2015

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Fordy · Dec 11, 2015

letang is the next team distraction to get rid of

Le Magnifique 66 · Dec 11, 2015

Fordy said:
letang is the next team distraction to get rid of

I wouldn't really be against it, was hoping it was done after the Flyers series and before he signed that extension to be honest.

HMPens · Dec 11, 2015

DegenX said:
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How can a player who does such rigorous training over the summer be so prone to injuries, or is the problem that he does such rigorous training?

DegenX · Dec 11, 2015

Fordy said:
letang is the next team distraction to get rid of

Wonder what 12 teams are on his list?

Le Magnifique 66 · Dec 11, 2015

DegenX said:
Wonder what 12 teams are on his list?

Ya, thing is there has to be interest from one of those 12 teams!!

DegenX · Dec 11, 2015

Le Magnifique 66 said:
Ya, thing is there has to be interest from one of those 12 teams!!

I worded that weird ... it's a 12 team no trade list.

cheesedanish87 · Dec 11, 2015

Letang already with his 2nd injury in 27 games.

The guy is made of glass.

blueliner18 · Dec 11, 2015

Shady Machine said:
In zone probably

I certainly didn't have his ability to skate up the ice (relative to competition).

I'm with you Shady. All you have to do is fire a couple wristers on net and that would prove to be better zone time play on the PP than Letang can provide.

Speaking Moistly · Dec 11, 2015

HMPens said:
How can a player who does such rigorous training over the summer be so prone to injuries, or is the problem that he does such rigorous training?

I've wondered if he over trains, but at this point he might just be fragile or more importantly I think it's because he's stupid. He puts himself in the position to take more abuse than he needs to and he's the #1 D with all that entails. Letang also simply isn't that big, he's not Weber. Not huge, fragile, targeted and not smart enough to limit the abuse he takes. And the team is the centre of weird health problems.

That being said, they don't have the defensive depth to trade him and good Letang is awesome. He has put been good this season... Where's Niederreiter at?

Hope that Maatta's weird stuff is behind him with the cancer and that his shoulder is good, and hope that Dumoulin doesn't have a Penguins' special happen to him. We need them to insulate Letang' s customary missed games and I think they have a better chance at avoiding unnecessary abuse over a season.

Waffle Fries · Dec 11, 2015

The worst part of Letang being hurt is Scuderi playing.

Le Magnifique 66 · Dec 11, 2015

Waffle Fries said:
The worst part of Letang being hurt is Scuderi playing.

Good part is neither will be on our pp

Asuna · Dec 11, 2015

Waffle Fries said:
The worst part of Letang being hurt is Scuderi playing.

He doesn't have to though

HMPens · Dec 11, 2015

vabm8 said:
I've wondered if he over trains, but at this point he might just be fragile or more importantly I think it's because he's stupid. He puts himself in the position to take more abuse than he needs to and he's the #1 D with all that entails. Letang also simply isn't that big, he's not Weber. Not huge, fragile, targeted and not smart enough to limit the abuse he takes. And the team is the centre of weird health problems.

That being said, they don't have the defensive depth to trade him and good Letang is awesome. He has put been good this season... Where's Niederreiter at?

Hope that Maatta's weird stuff is behind him with the cancer and that his shoulder is good, and hope that Dumoulin doesn't have a Penguins' special happen to him. We need them to insulate Letang' s customary missed games and I think they have a better chance at avoiding unnecessary abuse over a season.

I wonder if he overtains as well, and he trains in Motreal at a facility that trains MMA, although there are NHL players as well. He really isn't a big guy for all the abuse he takes, and he is targeted every game because they know, when on his game, he is the most dangerous coming out of the back end. I was hoping the new conditioning coach would help. We have no idea what the injury is, except "upper body" and he'll be out "next little bit", so hopefully he can rest up and playing with Maatta, get back to being the player he can be.

blueliner18 · Dec 11, 2015

I guess MJ has as much faith in Clendening as he does in Sprong. Scuderi is awful, has been awful, and there is no light at the end of that tunnel. The only thing Scuderi can successfully pull off anymore is the "down on one knee, stick on the ice pass/shot block" on a 5 on 3 PK... and that's because he doesn't have to move much past a 3 foot radius of the left post!

Waffle Fries · Dec 11, 2015

Asuna said:
He doesn't have to though

He doesn't have to, but you know that he will.

We made it one game with a healthy roster. One.

Asuna · Dec 11, 2015

Waffle Fries said:
He doesn't have to, but you know that he will.

We made it one game with a healthy roster. One.

I know. It's extremely frustrating.

Shady Machine · Dec 11, 2015

Ugh Letang is too injury prone to be relied upon as much as they need him.

vikingGoalie · Dec 11, 2015

well the good is that MJ is stupid enough to put scuds back in the lineup, thus getting him one step closer to the chopping block.. (I hope)

BrunoPuntzJones · Dec 12, 2015

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