Crosby Out With Broken Jaw

[bringitonhome]

Was Hartzell on the ice with them?

Yes. Also, neal only skated for 15 min.

[Inkio]

Crosby, Neal, Martin all on the ice early again today. Malkin still in street clothes watching.

Looks like Hartzell is there as well. Welcome to the NHL - now go play against Sid, Neal, and Martin

We'll see if Malkin steps on the ice for the team skate.

[nexguy66]

Twitter mentioned 71 among the players on the ice. Confirmed?

Looks like optional morning skate for #Pens: 14 16 48 10 9 19 15 46 27 17 71 5 41 47 4 3 2 58 92 29 on the ice

[tfrizz]

92 29

Can't believe I didn't notice that until now... Fleury 29, Vokoun 92.

Vokoun wore 29 everywhere else, so he just flipped them. Duh!!

[tfrizz]

Pittsburgh Penguins ‏@penguins 50m
Crosby will not skate Thursday. Heading home to attend family funeral, per Bylsma #Pens

[relantel]

Tampa with 4 games left with St Louis and Stamkos still 3 points back of 87. Sid, if back at all during the regular season, could run away with the Ross. He may still win it even if he sits. AO and Kunitz are another 5 points back of the pair of Bolts, with 4 and 5 games left, respectively.

[murphydump55]

Tampa with 4 games left with St Louis and Stamkos still 3 points back of 87. Sid, if back at all during the regular season, could run away with the Ross. He may still win it even if he sits. AO and Kunitz are another 5 points back of the pair of Bolts, with 4 and 5 games left, respectively.

It would be so sweet to see Sid come back for one regular season game and capture the scoring title because of it. I couldn't imagine the sour faces out there.

[SoCalPenguin]

I'm concerned that even though Tampa looks like garbage their last few games are against trash teams like Florida and Carolina etc. they will feast on crap like that I know it. That and a couple **** ENers. He could easily get 6-7 points that way.

Sid needs to play 3 games and he needs to totally go off in at least one of them. He needs a 4 point night.

[Shakes]

71 87 18

For the scoring title.

[CERV96]

I'm concerned that even though Tampa looks like garbage their last few games are against trash teams like Florida and Carolina etc. they will feast on crap like that I know it. That and a couple **** ENers. He could easily get 6-7 points that way.

Sid needs to play 3 games and he needs to totally go off in at least one of them. He needs a 4 point night.

Agree

Just remember the year Sid had to share the Rocket Richard trophy cause Stamkos got an empty net goal late in the last game of the season.

[Steve Dave]

I'm concerned that even though Tampa looks like garbage their last few games are against trash teams like Florida and Carolina etc. they will feast on crap like that I know it. That and a couple **** ENers. He could easily get 6-7 points that way.

Sid needs to play 3 games and he needs to totally go off in at least one of them. He needs a 4 point night.

Agree

Just remember the year Sid had to share the Rocket Richard trophy cause Stamkos got an empty net goal late in the last game of the season.

Since there is a tiebreaker for the scoring race (most goals) shouldn't there be a tiebreaker for the rocket? Like fewest games played or fewest shots?

[CERV96]

I was thinking least empty net goals.

[Steve Dave]

I was thinking least empty net goals.

That's good. 2nd tiebreaker, least games and third, least shots?

Crosby played 81 games that year and Stamkos, 82. Not sure how many en goals either one had.

[CERV96]

I think Stamkos had more ENG's than Sid. I remember all this from conversations past.

Iginla and Nash had to share it one year as well.

[slipshod]

Something that has bugged me and now we seem to have extra time to kill with speculation: If Neal is "symptom free" why is he only skating 15 minutes and then not at all the next day? More Pens med staff shenanigans? Setback?

[llipgh2]

Something that has bugged me and now we seem to have extra time to kill with speculation: If Neal is "symptom free" why is he only skating 15 minutes and then not at all the next day? More Pens med staff shenanigans? Setback?

He worked out off ice the next day. It was a scheduled off ice workout, according to the Pens.

[SoCalPenguin]

If the BOS game is made up next week Crosby can play in it...yay

[NashvilleCat]

ENGs should not count toward the Richard trophy.

[America]

ENGs should not count toward the Richard trophy.

Then they should't count at all

[PhantomJB93]

ENGs should not count toward the Richard trophy.

Then they should't count at all

Personally, I don't think it would be the worst thing in the world if they counted as a "team" goal like a shootout win does. Would take away a lot of hat tricks and goals by players who rarely score though. Plus Fleury would never get his EN goal he tries so hard for

[bringitonhome]

Bylsma said today that Martin is the injured player most likely to return during regular season.

[itissteeltime]

I think thats great news

[bringitonhome]

I think thats great news

It is, but doesnt seem that crosby will be available all that soon; which is bad news.

[pens2005]

Bylsma said today that Martin is the injured player most likely to return during regular season.

That's terrible news to me. That tells me Sid isn't playing until maybe mid first round or early 2nd round if we get that far.

Terrible news for trying to develop chemistry before the games really count.

Didn't like Bylsma saying this at all today.

Also, does that list include Malkin? If it does then Geno isn't coming back anytime soon either.

Ugh...

[bringitonhome]

Bylsma said today that Martin is the injured player most likely to return during regular season.

That's terrible news to me. That tells me Sid isn't playing until maybe mid first round or early 2nd round if we get that far.

Terrible news for trying to develop chemistry before the games really count.

Didn't like Bylsma saying this at all today.

Also, does that list include Malkin? If it does then Geno isn't coming back anytime soon either.

Ugh...

Malkin skated this morning with the team...not so sure he was talking about him. Im not a big fan of the vague updates bylsma gives.