Penguins/NHL
Penguins – Blue Jackets
Home ice in round 1 on the line tonight.
A regulation win tonight will put the Penguins three points up on the Blue Jackets with three games to go. The Penguins like any team want home-ice, especially the coaching staff who always want to play at home.
“We’re fighting for home-ice,” Mike Sullivan said.
The Penguins see tonight’s game as an important one but it’s a bit more important for the Blue Jackets. Whether the Penguins get Kris Letang back or not (considered doubtful) for Round 1, home-ice is instrumental for the Blue Jackets to get in a series vs Pittsburgh.
Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella over the last couple weeks is trying to pump into his club’s head that they belong to be considered among the NHL’s elite with the season they’re having and he wants them to play with an ‘arrogance’ that they belong.
Columbus is coming off back-to-back competitive losses to Chicago and Washington who get as elite as it comes. Now comes Pittsburgh.
The Penguins could get blown out tonight 7-1 again by the Blue Jackets like they did in December and it won’t matter to them. The Penguins will still come back next week against Columbus fully confident they’ll beat Columbus over a seven game series.
The Penguins without Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang have the opportunity tonight to put some doubt into the Blue Jackets head tonight. That’s still a team over there that hasn’t won in the playoffs yet.
Source: Kris Letang dealing with pressing nerve
[Daley expected to play this week]
[Concern emerging on Malkin?]
Mike Sullivan expressing confidence last Wednesday that Kris Letang would play for the start of the playoffs might have just been coach talk at this time of the year.
Today Sullivan said everyone is status quo.
“Where they stand is status quo,” Sullivan said. “Obviously the guys that are joining the team in practice, that’s a step closer to game action. Everything at this point is status quo until we tell you otherwise. That’s where it’s at.”
Letang has had no significant setback with his back injury but there’s also been no progress at all. No one involved has an idea when he’ll return or if the injury will hold up if he can return at some point.
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Letang on the shelf 4-6 months… it was a decent year folks!
Any news on Rust? Cullen?
So apparently both showed up to the “Sweater off our backs” thing the Pens did last night and neither showed visible signs of injury. If Rust wasnt limping that should be a good sign as his was low… Cullen may be more of a crap shoot due to the head shot.
I heard Rust was limping – but i didn’t get to watch since i’m out of town and the gamecenter app cut off.
DKs page had commentary about not seeing a limp. Both are being evaluated and we should hear something this AM
Hope DK is right then. My brother said “noticeable limp.” Maybe he was drunk. Completely possible.
Fingers crossed, Rust has been real good since he came back.
doomed, doomed!
At least we kinda know what’s letang’s injury. But what’s more weird is malkin is one of pens top star and in league yet no one knows or care about his mysterious injury. Hey npl maybe he got a call and working for putin
How exactly do we “kinda know” letangs injury? Are you just assuming it’s a bruised vagina because he’s french?
Any truth to the rumor that letang gave a lucky fan his sport coat tonight?
They way these cunts play, IF the Pens find themselves on the losing end of a series I would be fine with going for knees, numbers and skulls. What a filthy fucking team, it’s unreal how much I’ve grown to hate the Jackets
It’s torts he hates the pens I bet he would also want to have Callahan in his team so he can help duby to piss sid off. Best part Sully worked with torts for many years. Tampax, Rangers. Vancouver. They know each other well
Sam thinks he’s breaking this “sully worked for torts” story.
In other news, “sully” once landed a plane on the Hudson.
On cue Wilsons hurt… add to Rust going down the runway! This team is gonna be too banged up this year
Wouldnt it be funny if the Pens won the Cup this year and only Geno was invited to the White House?
Man I thought you’d given up on that. I thought that story was dead.
Sorry. “Story”
Lol seriously? That is Sam-level ignorance.
Right. I particularly loved this exchange on Sunday.
Your lover Jake Tapper to Adam Schiff: “Do you have anything definitive on Trump/Russia?”
A: “Nothing definitive at this point”
I wonder how many more months they need to find “something” definitive.
Carry on though. Need more smoke. Keep that fucker smoldering!
How do you feel? Being this hoodwinked?
Beauty… based on how some of those have gone I totally seen them calling that back! Build on it a Dumo, drive for 10.
Not sure if we’ve been able to best this horse enough but man Wilson is a solid depth guy! I like Kuhnhackl too but it’s hard to believe that people tried to convince themselves he was the better player earlier this year.
The suites at PPG must be fantastic. Its incredible how much time Letang has spent there since the move from Mellon.
The hotels in Florida must be fantastic. It’s incredible how much times malkin gets injured on yearly basis so he can go to Florida
Ive been in Florida hotels much times too. They are fantastic.
I’m sure you did that’s where you record your mom’s gang bangs
I’m gonna gonna give sam a thumbs up for this. It’s low hanging fruit but I think we all agree that it’s pretty much the best he’d ever come up with.
Wonder if Letang hurt his back filming that Edgar Snyder commercial.
Soooooo… Crosby’s “something to think about” remark? What’s the consensus… would Crosby actually consider going to Korea anyway? I mean we havent seen the owners place a ban at this point but it’s still very early but it is something the net seems to be asking today. Jeff22666? Comments?
I couldn’t see crosby going against the league.
Pretty sad the players at this point understand selling the game in that manner better than the league
Crosby is the product of the league bettman made him so he won’t open his mouth.
daley is expected to play this week? isn’t that odd since I seem to remember him being put on ltir at the trade deadline to keep him out for the remainder of the regular season?
To save for potentially adding a big ticket player? I mean, they didn’t really use the cap space, no? On top of that, they have a litany of players they can put on LTIR retroactively to take his spot, if it’s that big of a concern.
hey, i’m all for getting him (and anyone else) back.
Don’t fight it… I for one am happy at least one guy we need back will make it in time to dust off a bit.
Sully vs tortz. Student vs mentor
There’s some deep analysis, Montreal-style.
Of course pens can’t figure Situation for malkin. It’s because he is on vacation
Vs Letang who is a brittle as fuck frog. If I am Rutherford I am looking for a trading partner and a replacement asap in the off season
Scratch that… we will have to wait more pain filled year where Letang leaves a massive hole on the back end. Unless they decide to add a couple… then ask Shattenkirk and try to add something else through trade.
Jeff likes paying people top dollar to miss huge blocks of time consistently. It’s like charity work.
Stan likes paying people top dollar to have yearly vacation minimum 20 games and when he comes back with that salary becomes leagues most expensive 3rd line center. Not to forget while getting paid like 1st liner takes dumb penalty like a 4th liner.
You know what you sound like when you call him a third line center? Like someone that found out about the sport in July of 2005. You should stick to talking about DB. Your boy toy.
Jeff22666 gotta jeff22666…
You two are so cute, are you going to go on another site together, pick on a few idiots and torpedo that one as well? You and your buddy are the reason the comment section is ruined
zero and I don’t bring the hard-hitting knowledge you’re hitting everyone with right now – that much is for certain.
I love these remarks… when I do comment anything of substance people like yourself are absent and by proxy add nothing. As soon as the shit starts flinging your sanctimonious ass shows up to discuss it. Try walking the walk #cmgottacm is some real insight!
Guy shows up bi-weekly at best then pretends he has it all figured out. Ironically on other pages where the admins prevent the crap that started all this the conversation is far better.
Agree you add npl on that list too they are the reason a lot of people left this site. They tend to have an agenda on people Kingpuck, lancer mcshady left because of them those are a few to name that left because of those 3 clowns mainly npl and stain they bring nothing to this site all their comments are replies to others comments with negativity and they also formed a stupid thumbs down Crew
Oh this is good lol
paid for the year, why the hell not. What do i miss anyway, you telling an idiot hes an idiot?
stanchion must be so proud of you
“LEAAAVE LETANG ALOOOONE…” You’re as big an idiot as those other two if you think this is anything but me responding to sam.
Guy cherry picks Malkin’s injury so ya I am gonna speak on it despite what the team ballwasher may feel about it.
We get it sam is a racist idiot who hates everyone whose not Canadian, and yoda hates Fleury. They are never changing there minds so block them and move on with your day. But no every damn comment on here is geared toward them, and long standing, played out jokes.
Your contributions the last couple days are “stanchion must be so proud of you” and “CM gotta CM”… get over yourself
Geno must have broken something; you don’t need this long to get back from a muscle injury.
I am betting Letang does not get back for the playoffs and Geno won’t be ready–if at all–by the second round, if the Pens make it that far.
Plus it will take Geno three games or so to get into “compete shape.”
Depending on the type of muscle injury a break could heal a lot faster…
Olli Maaatta, unrelated to Olli Maatta