Official Gameday Thread: Pens @ Canes 09/04/13

[Kaizer]

did you guys know jordan staal has brothers? wow dude.

so theres these other guys right, they all get together and dress up in these weird thick shorts with their long johns hanging out the bottom, and they wear razor blades on their shoes. then they wait for it to get cold, except when it gets hot they have to go inside where it's somehow cold again, and slide around on their blade-shoes whacking each other with pieces of wood. sometimes, they'll like, throw a piece of hardened cow poop on the floor and smack that around too. they have two guys at each end of the room who passed out first the night before, so they have to take most of the poop shots in the face. and if they get scared and move out of the way, they get a point. whichever guy has the most points when happy hour starts, their friends have to pick up the tab for the other guy's friends.

Lets Go Poop Smacking Blade-Shoe Sliding Drinking Team From Pittsburgh!

[MelicharSux]

[Gaucho]

LET'S GO PENS!!!

[Kaizer]

well this is going to be a lively one.

[Beveridge]

Tonight's Check List

[ ] Skinner used to be a figure skater
[ ] Staal Brothers from Thunderbay
[ ] Jussi vs his old team for the first time
[ ] Sutter vs the Canes again
[ ] Cam Ward injury started the landslide
[ ] Jordan Staal rumored to have been a Pen at one time or another
[ ] 10 mentions on this being a division game next year
[ ] Adams drafted by hurricanes whalers

I give the guys 30 seconds to hammer them all out.

[penny lane]

Pens Inside Scoop ‏@PensInsideScoop 1h PensTV cameraman was filming #Pens bus arrival at PNC Arena from street. Truck nearly hits him. Inside the truck? The Staals -SK

hockey!

I want to see more Jussi; Koon with Gene and Iginla!

edit D pairs:
Pittsburgh Penguins ‏@penguins 2m Tonight's D-pairs: Orpik-Eaton, Murray-Niskanen, Engelland-Bortuzzo.

[DelPen]

Tonight's Check List

[ ] Skinner used to be a figure skater
[ ] Staal Brothers from Thunderbay
[ ] Jussi vs his old team for the first time
[ ] Sutter vs the Canes again
[ ] Cam Ward injury started the landslide
[ ] Jordan Staal rumored to have been a Pen at one time or another
[ ] 10 mentions on this being a division game next year
[ ] Adams drafted by hurricanes whalers

I give the guys 30 seconds to hammer them all out.

Forgot mentions of sod farming and Jordan was Shero's first pick ever.

Canes announcers already hit #4

[SolidSnake]

Have another beer Jordan

[marek]

Jordan's having fun being an uncle...

[Pavel Bure]

[pronovost19]

Forgot...the annoying...honk honk honk lets go canes

[farnham16]

Hate to beat a dead horse here, but sitting Despres again just doesn't make any sense to me at all. Your two best puck movers and skaters are out and you sit Despres, the next best one? The Pens basically have one dman, Niskanen, who can make an effective first pass out of the zone. You saw what a hard time the Pens had the other night against the Rangers with this D group getting out of their zone.

I don't get it.

[Rocco]

Hate to beat a dead horse here, but sitting Despres again just doesn't make any sense to me at all. Your two best puck movers and skaters are out and you sit Despres, the next best one? The Pens basically have one dman, Niskanen, who can make an effective first pass out of the zone. You saw what a hard time the Pens had the other night against the Rangers with this D group getting out of their zone.

I don't get it.

Carolina might hit him hard, and Bylsma doesn't think he can take a hit without curling up into a ball.

[DontToewsMeBro]

Engelland fight? yawn.

[DelPen]

I hate fighting

[Beveridge]

That fight was for all the Steelers fans out there. Bill Cowher's son-in-law for those who aren't making the connection.

[farnham16]

Yes, and playing Engelland has paid off already. A huge and meaningful fight....

[Lt. Dish]

Engelland fight? yawn.

He fought Westgarth, Bill Cowher's son-in-law.

Westgarth must be ticked off that he got traded from the defending SC champs.

[DudeMan2766]

Engelland fight? yawn.

I'm starting to feel the same way. Stuff does nothing for me anymore. The spontanious hatred like we had blow up Friday night is more interesting

[DontToewsMeBro]

Hate to beat a dead horse here, but sitting Despres again just doesn't make any sense to me at all. Your two best puck movers and skaters are out and you sit Despres, the next best one? The Pens basically have one dman, Niskanen, who can make an effective first pass out of the zone. You saw what a hard time the Pens had the other night against the Rangers with this D group getting out of their zone.

I don't get it.

I have been a Despres supporter, but he hasn't played well over the last few games he's played. It seems the only player he plays well with is Letang-whatever the reason. I don't see a huge problem with him sitting when we need our defense to be reliable with Martin and Letang out.

[murphydump55]

Hate to beat a dead horse here, but sitting Despres again just doesn't make any sense to me at all. Your two best puck movers and skaters are out and you sit Despres, the next best one? The Pens basically have one dman, Niskanen, who can make an effective first pass out of the zone. You saw what a hard time the Pens had the other night against the Rangers with this D group getting out of their zone.

I don't get it.

Carolina might hit him hard, and Bylsma doesn't think he can take a hit without curling up into a ball.

Agreed, Bortuzzo couldn't buy a spot in the starting lineup for how long? Now when we need a puck mover more than ever, we scratch Despres and Bortuzzo gets in?

[Pavel Bure]

Hate to beat a dead horse here, but sitting Despres again just doesn't make any sense to me at all. Your two best puck movers and skaters are out and you sit Despres, the next best one? The Pens basically have one dman, Niskanen, who can make an effective first pass out of the zone. You saw what a hard time the Pens had the other night against the Rangers with this D group getting out of their zone.

I don't get it.

Carolina might hit him hard, and Bylsma doesn't think he can take a hit without curling up into a ball.

He was playing like the rookie he is. The team won without him. He deserves to sit right now. With the injuries the Pens have giving Despres an increased role was actually hurting him.

[Puck Drama]

Greg Adams - victim because the stick came free.

[DelPen]

Hate to beat a dead horse here, but sitting Despres again just doesn't make any sense to me at all. Your two best puck movers and skaters are out and you sit Despres, the next best one? The Pens basically have one dman, Niskanen, who can make an effective first pass out of the zone. You saw what a hard time the Pens had the other night against the Rangers with this D group getting out of their zone.

I don't get it.

Carolina might hit him hard, and Bylsma doesn't think he can take a hit without curling up into a ball.

Agreed, Bortuzzo couldn't buy a spot in the starting lineup for how long? Now when we need a puck mover more than ever, we scratch Despres and Bortuzzo gets in?

Bortuzzo actually played really well the last few games. Engellend though is a waste.

[farnham16]

Hate to beat a dead horse here, but sitting Despres again just doesn't make any sense to me at all. Your two best puck movers and skaters are out and you sit Despres, the next best one? The Pens basically have one dman, Niskanen, who can make an effective first pass out of the zone. You saw what a hard time the Pens had the other night against the Rangers with this D group getting out of their zone.

I don't get it.

I have been a Despres supporter, but he hasn't played well over the last few games he's played. It seems the only player he plays well with is Letang-whatever the reason. I don't see a huge problem with him sitting when we need our defense to be reliable with Martin and Letang out.

The D the Pens have in there right now simply cannot move the puck or skate it out of trouble, that's what Despres can bring.

And at no point this season has Despres been as bad as Engelland has all year.