Pens opening at Philly 19th, Home opener vs Toronto 23rd.

[flame]

Friend of mine works in Pittsburgh radio.

Confirmed to me Pens open at Philly at 3 PM the 19th

Home opener is vs Toronto on the 23rd.

[Gaucho]

Still unofficial, I assume.

[no name]

Still unofficial, I assume.

I think the league will offically announce tomorrow once the players vote. But its been concistant with what we heard all along.

[penny lane]

~ canes, last game of season, 4-27.

Rob Rossi ‏@RobRossi_Trib
Jordan Staal's ONLY trip to PGH -- 4/27, the @penguins last game of the #NHL season #pens

[Gaucho]

I sort of hate the prospect of opening the season in Philly.

[Idoit40fans]

Prove it.

[relantel]

I sort of hate the prospect of opening the season in Philly.

what better way to cleanse the wounds of last year?

[columbia]

~ canes, last game of season, 4-27.

Rob Rossi ‏@RobRossi_Trib
Jordan Staal's ONLY trip to PGH -- 4/27, the @penguins last game of the #NHL season #pens

If they play the Caines in Raleigh on a Saturday night, I'm heading up for that.

Fingers crossed.

[flame]

Yep he just msgd me saying Staal comes in for last game of season 4/27 also. He also claims Pens will play the Rangers and Islanders 5 times each. Flyers and Devils 4 times

[thepittman]

I sort of hate the prospect of opening the season in Philly.

I'll be there hopefully, I'm undefeated there

[MelicharSux]

Yep he just msgd me saying Staal comes in for last game of season 4/27 also. He also claims Pens will play the Rangers and Islanders 5 times each. Flyers and Devils 4 times

Mark Madden?

[llipgh2]

Rossi's early tweet has the Pens on the road first 4 of 5 games... Flyers, Rangers, Jets and Sens. Rough way to start the season.

[Digitalgypsy66]

~ canes, last game of season, 4-27.

Rob Rossi ‏@RobRossi_Trib
Jordan Staal's ONLY trip to PGH -- 4/27, the @penguins last game of the #NHL season #pens

If they play the Caines in Raleigh on a Saturday night, I'm heading up for that.

Fingers crossed.

See ya there, bub.

Or am I boycotting the NHL this year?

[flame]

Yep he just msgd me saying Staal comes in for last game of season 4/27 also. He also claims Pens will play the Rangers and Islanders 5 times each. Flyers and Devils 4 times

Mark Madden?

No sir but I did have a drink with Madden at a bar in 2008 lol

[DocEmrick]

Well...at least hockey's back

[flame]

Just saw Rossi says the same stuff. Pretty much confirmed what the first 5 games of season are and last game are at least.

Kinda glad we get the Islanders 5x instead of Flyers or Devils

[The Current One]

Rossi's early tweet has the Pens on the road first 4 of 5 games... Flyers, Rangers, Jets and Sens. Rough way to start the season.

Very tough if true. If it's the Flyers and Rangers on the road before coming home, that's going to be difficult. With only 48 games, I think they would have to grab at least six points out of the first five games to be in the thick of things, even though it's still early at that point. The Toronto game is the most winnable, obviously, but I could certainly imagine a scenario where they go 1-4 in those first five, and things could snowball from there.

[PensFaninRegina]

Josh Yohe ‏@JoshYohe_Trib
Sorry, traditionalists. No Saturday night home games for Pens on revamped schedule.

[Idoit40fans]

Rossi's early tweet has the Pens on the road first 4 of 5 games... Flyers, Rangers, Jets and Sens. Rough way to start the season.

Very tough if true. If it's the Flyers and Rangers on the road before coming home, that's going to be difficult. With only 48 games, I think they would have to grab at least six points out of the first five games to be in the thick of things, even though it's still early at that point. The Toronto game is the most winnable, obviously, but I could certainly imagine a scenario where they go 1-4 in those first five, and things could snowball from there.

I read this post before reading the user, which is always an error. When I read that last sentence, I was thinking: "this is either Bathgate or The Current one".

[beLIEve]

Rossi's early tweet has the Pens on the road first 4 of 5 games... Flyers, Rangers, Jets and Sens. Rough way to start the season.

Very tough if true. If it's the Flyers and Rangers on the road before coming home, that's going to be difficult. With only 48 games, I think they would have to grab at least six points out of the first five games to be in the thick of things, even though it's still early at that point. The Toronto game is the most winnable, obviously, but I could certainly imagine a scenario where they go 1-4 in those first five, and things could snowball from there.

I read this post before reading the user, which is always an error. When I read that last sentence, I was thinking: "this is either Bathgate or The Current one".

You have to assume that they come out of any 5 game stretch that includes the Leafs and the Jets with at least 4 points. You just have to.

[penny lane]

~ canes, last game of season, 4-27.

Rob Rossi ‏@RobRossi_Trib
Jordan Staal's ONLY trip to PGH -- 4/27, the @penguins last game of the #NHL season #pens

If they play the Caines in Raleigh on a Saturday night, I'm heading up for that.

Fingers crossed.

exactly

[Tico Rick]

Rossi's early tweet has the Pens on the road first 4 of 5 games... Flyers, Rangers, Jets and Sens. Rough way to start the season.

I like it. Test their mettle against rivals early, and early road bonding.

EDIT: Also, hopefully they'll play good, sound road hockey and not be thinking about trying to impress the hometown fans with fancy pants play.

[Tico Rick]

~ canes, last game of season, 4-27.

Rob Rossi ‏@RobRossi_Trib
Jordan Staal's ONLY trip to PGH -- 4/27, the @penguins last game of the #NHL season #pens

If they play the Caines in Raleigh on a Saturday night, I'm heading up for that.

Fingers crossed.

exactly

Good idea. I may in fact do that as well.

[Lt. Dish]

I sort of hate the prospect of opening the season in Philly.

You knew it had to be this way, though, right, Gaucho? This is the way the Universe effs with us at times.

[Tico Rick]

Why are we all so scared of Philly?!? We need to have the attitude that we go there and stomp them!