Comments on: Gameday Poop: Pens vs. Hurricanes – Bring back the Whale!

By: shoot66

shoot66 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:59:30 +0000

That Kunitz call was stupid both pl;ayes hit at the sametime and skates collide Chris gets called for tripping, I’m not whinning but is it just me or have some of the calls against Pen’s benn more than a lttle questionable????

By: Ron Malore

Ron Malore — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:20:51 +0000

Crosby fails to score on a 150′ breakaway – Malkin fails to show-up on his penalty shot and IMO the game still shouldn’t have went into OT because that tripping call on Kunitz with Ruutu ‘diving’ negated the Guerin to Crosby goal. I’m not whining about it as this game could have went to either team. I just thought with all the refs were letting go this one was rather a wimpy call.

By: Kutdacheez

Kutdacheez — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:30:32 +0000

Good game expected tonight especially since a win by the CANES cinches them a playoff spot. From a Flightless Birdie POV this is a tone-setting game like the (6-1) smashing of the Devils as these two could meet in the first round. I think the matchup is this simple: How will the Gleason-Corvo combo handle the two-headed monster and company. They held Ovechnik down. The CANES have some good face-off centers and to a puck possession team like the Pens lets hope they bring their A-game. I did hear that in order to remind those tailgating at the RBC Center they actually ring a cow bell to remind them it’s GAME-ON. I’m thinking Pens fans will be heard in the crowd if anyone of them found out which one of the Carolina’s they actually play.
I thought people only go to the Carolina’s to retire or to play golf.

By: MS FORECZECH

MS FORECZECH — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:57:31 +0000

A little bit on Brad Thiessen – he’s not only a Hobey Baker Award finalist but also the Hockey East Player of the Year. He’s picked-up a lot of awards like the Eberly Award as the goalie with the best SV% in the BEANPOT. What in means the most is that Shero is doing something about building a shallow prospect/farm team goalie base. This is a major signing. Right now it is only UFA Garon and John Curry who may be slotted to backup Fleury next season. Other than that we have Chad Johnson with Alaska-Fairbanks (no relation to Chad Javon OchoCinco Johnson) and selections in last year Entry Draft: (150th) Alexander Pechurski from Magnitogorsk (Russia 3) and (180th) Patrick Killeen from Brampton (OHL). We also (I think) still have a sleeper in German, Patrick Ehelechner who we picked up in that (who could forget) Nils Ekman trade. Nils Ekman is like Peter Alhoa!

By: MS FORECZECH

MS FORECZECH — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:21:38 +0000

The first tie-breaker is WINS and right now a win tonight against Carolina will tie us with Carolina for most wins of the remaining teams not yet eliminated . . . (40) Flyers, (43) Canes, (42) Pens, (40) Habs, (40) Rags, ( 38) Panthers, (38) Buffalo. This is a BIG game.