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Monday’s Penguins Buzz
Marc Andre Fleury who will make his third straight start of the season tonight vs the Colorado Avalanche, is off to another excellent start in the month of October with a 2-0 record and .948 save percentage.
Fleury has been particularly strong in his first two starts this season with his rebound control and not giving second, third chances.
Fleury’s past four October’s:
October 2015 | 6-4-0, 1.71 GAA, .942 save percentage
October 2014 | 6-2-0, 2.13 GAA, .926 SV%
October 2013 | 9-2-0, 1.81 GAA, .927 SV%
October 2011 | 7-2-0, 1.86 GAA, .934 SV%
Last season Fleury never posted another month with a save percentage above .923 and statistically Fleury normally peaks as a goaltender in October.
In a way, though, Fleury’s consistency of being able to come out of the gates strong is a pretty good thing and unique trait to have in a goaltender, even if his play in the first month of the season is normally not sustainable, has a career .907 save percentage all-time in November.
Fleury giving the Penguins .940 + save percentage goaltending last October avoided the Penguins being the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first 7-10 games and his October dominance almost gives the Penguins a head start in playoff positioning.
A strong first month of the season again for Fleury isn’t likely going to change anything on the trade front either way. For one, teams with a passing interest in Fleury believe he’s too expensive, Carolina and Ottawa among them, and maybe most important of all, Penguins GM Jim Rutherford has zero interest in trading Fleury this season.
None whatsoever.
A Penguins source put the percentages of Fleury being traded this season at “zero percent.”
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wow last minute change fleury in goal
“fleury tonight.
Condon tomorrow”
Sam spot on again…
“Last minute change” – Sullivan was non-committal to Condon yesterday you fucken turd lol
It is kind of buried here so i will repost because I find yoda’s stupidity to be boundless lol. This is about Malkin underachieving. I will preface by saying that he is as frustrating a player as any because he is prone to penalties and injuries but that doesnt change the fact that when healthy and on his game he is still one of the games top players. “Guy scored at near a 40 goal pace last year (just over 38 would have tied him with Pavelski as a top 5) to go along with roughly 83 points… which would… Read more »
I wonder when the local media starts getting suspicious about Crosby’s prolonged absence.
I’m sure it will be okay as long as he isn’t spotted skating secret sessions in Greensburg.
i mean, they covered for him during his three month absence last year…so i think we have a ways to go
I think penguins have the most overpaid players in the league at a point they even had overpaid GM and coach
Jesus sam, we actually see some legit dialogue out here and you pop up with this shit. Got news for you, there are guys that are probably overpaid on most teams. That noted you seem to bury your head in your ass about a lot of the guys you make the claim about while propping up others. As of right now the team is the defending cup champions and that speaks loudly. In a perfect world the GMs would pay the exact right amount for a player all the time and never lose said player to a higher offer but… Read more »
Yep, that’s why they won the cup.
Zero, How would you rate Maatta’s play …. Pouliot-level train wreck?
Kids concerning to say the least… he is no Simon Despres that’s for sure
but he is overpaid thats for sure
well same said it once mattaa and malkin package for oilers i guess its too late we are stuck with both
Despres? Agreed. Remember when you cried like a bittch when they traded that useless frog?
So maatta and malkin for the oilers? I don’t think they would take that.
Too late for what? A completely unrealistic trade that you dreamed up in your tiny little brain that was never a possibility ever.
Wait… Malkin and Maatto to the Oilers for who? You mean for ZERO? As in ZERO FUCKEN chance we would have got McDavid for anything less than at least Crosby? ZERO sam… there was literally ZERO chance the Oilers were actually thinking of moving the pick. ZERO… do you understand what this means? Zero, nada, zip, zilch, non-existent, nil, naught, goose egg, nul… Do I need to do this in French too?
he’s still young. he’ll be good one day. as for now, some time in the AHL wouldn’t hurt. he is way overpaid too. he is a 1 million dollar player making 4x that. they jumped the gun on that contract.
I can’t believe I am saying this but I agree to some extent. I am not sure if it’s the meds but the energy levels are not there and while he said he worked on skating this off season its hard to see it so far. Kid needs to call Jon Tavares skate coach. When he was a rookie skating was supposed to be his biggest hurdle, he looks great now. Maatta could do himself a huge favour by doing this one thing. I imagine getting the mobility sorted out would be the 1st step to him getting back to… Read more »
He appears to be a shell of his former self. Maybe confidence. But he certainly doesn’t have the motor to jump into the play like he used to. More concerning he’s losing too many one-on-one puck battles in his own end.
Really losing him to waivers for nothing while trying to send him to the AHL wouldn’t hurt?
Sam, how long do you think Price will sit out with a tummy ache? Has he officially been stripped of his manhood the way every French-Canadian has? You’re the only one I know with this type of insight, as you live with it every day.
Stanch, what did you think of the NHL’s experimental “man advantage” tonight. I heard someone call it a “power play”.
You’re as bad at this as sam is. Really.
I wasn’t sure if you knew what was going on. Just trying to help a friend. Do they have power plays in dek hockey?
Oh don’t act coy. You know what goes on in dek hockey. I mean, that’s the source of your next level hockey knowledge. It sure didn’t come from scrubbing your wife’s skid marks off of the bowl while she was out supporting the family.
Do goalies matter in Dek hockey?
Why don’t you give us the glorified janitor perspective on said matter. Here’s the real question – does anything OTHER than the goalie matter in dek hockey? Because it clearly doesn’t in the NHL, according to your keen homemaking eye.
Must the highest paid player score all the goals in Dek hockey?
You can see where I’m going here stanch. I’m trying to figure out if your 5-years of contribution to this site is derived from this “Dek hockey” experience.
I can see that, as usual, you’re standing on the dock as the boat is pulling away.
Not that any of us can expect for much more from a housewife with no distinguishable skillset, who thinks his opinion is somehow more meaningful because he took a break from doing laundry to play hockey in tennis shoes once a week with a bunch of out of shape middle aged suburbanites.
Ok, now we are getting somewhere. Dek hockey is played once a week in tennis shoes. Tell us more about your exposure to the sport.
You didn’t answer the question. I’ll wait.
So when do you think they will allow linemates to record points from the bench? Right boys!
One of the worst games of malkins career. He was a turnover machine. He was an embarrassment.
Probably can’t win with him – time to tear it down. As a side note, Sid was quiet again tonight. Guy has been invisible in October – 2nd straight year.
This place is hilarious… Pittsburgh, the defending cup champs, just start 2 – 0 vs two teams widely considered among the best in their conferences with the teams top player on the shelf buuutt…. it was the OT loss in a somewhat flat game vs a team full of players that can score that has some people talking. That said its the usual suspects of course. Some in the fan base are incredibly fragile #blowitup
malkin has been underachieving for years now. this is nothing new.
Guy scored at near a 40 goal pace last year (just over 38 would have tied him with Pavelski as a top 5) to go along with roughly 83 points… which would have placed him 3rd in the entire league behind Crosby at 85. Yes the injuries are a regular concern but your idea of “underachieving” is about as insightful as most everything else that you post (despite the lightning in the bottle comment about Mattaa… sans the fact that he would have to pass waivers)
Those Kessel post game interviews are awesome. He is so awkward during them.
Glad u just noticed he is weird. He always been a weirdo that chubby .he always looks lost somewhere in a space with that ridiculous smile
This is all Sam can resort to with Kessel anymore.
“couldn’t” care less…not could care less
Guys we’re flat for too much of the game tonite… maybe guilty of looking to tomorrow night but the Avs are not supposed to be too bad anymore. Hopefully it’s more energy tomorrow… and less 5v3s #moardiscipline
Blame your 9.5m thief
Yes Sam… despite him
Leading the team through the first two we can solely place the games lacklustre moments on him!
What did you think of Letangs game winning assist?
It was an unfortunate play was pretty disgusting but team was sleeping most of the time I guess the museum in Pittsburgh was effective in their energy. It’s okay tomorrow few of pens players will be woken up when they play in a alive building.
I like the excuse making for letang – so typical – the poor frog, it was an unfortunate play. Get fuckked, Sam.
What’s your excuse for malkin I bet he deserved his paycheck tonight
I didn’t try to make an excuse for Malkin? Please reconcile.
You don’t need to make excuses for him all u do is bash other people’s comments. I never see u post anything on your own most of them are replies to others opinion with stupidity .Specially your stupid Habs pregame half empty arena. And you saying pens fans better then Habs fans just shows how stupid you are. I don’t like Habs but I admit they have better fan base. You must be A) arrogant enough to admit . B) stupid enough to notice C) have no clue of any hockey. Or D) all of the above
“I don’t like the Habs” yet you talk about them nonstop lol.
I dont like i just like to show u guys how arrogant you guys are when you really shouldnt be
thank the canadians saving this shittsburgh franchise twice
No thank bettman without him hockey wouldnt be in PGH or wouldnt be sustainable throughout the league…but all of canada boos him because they are retards
This is also true – Bettman is a very good commissioner – and most people are stupid (especially the ones that haven’t played dek hockey like maloni has)
Agreed, I never got the blind hatred for the guy. He has done exactly what the board has wanted and has helped retain franchises in their cities almost to a fault (there are a couple that probably would be better served elsewhere but…). Guy has sold the game and despite the morons that feel its too much of a business it has always been a business, its just a better one now.
Canadians (like retard sam) bittch about a team in Phoenix, and now marvel at the savior for canada it produced. Typical hypocrites.
HEY… not all of Canada!
Let’s be honest sam. The taxpayers saved the franchise. The canadian did nothing but broker a deal where they stole taxpayer money to pay for an arena that they reap all of the benefits for. I love mario, but let’s fuckking call a spade a spade.
Not even sure what that means overall but I can make out that you called the team Shittsburgh… so your favourite team is “shit”. You speak higher of the local Canadiens than you do of the supposed favourite. You are, by definition, a bandwagon fan. I would put money on the idea that you were no where to be found during the era of Fata, Kotlzov, Abid, Beech, Meloche, Surovy and the myriad of other bums that patrolled the top 9. Other than a passing like due to the legend wearing 66 I would bet you really became a fan… Read more »
He’s probably so dumb, he didn’t become a fan until after they drafted Jordan Staal.
Sam “what’s your excuse for malkin”
Stanch “I didn’t try to make an excuse for Malklin”
Sam “you don’t have to make excuses for him!”
Tell me how you’re supposed to respond to this high level of idiocy?
So good
Nice save by Fleury in Ot- oh wait he didnt save it- what a stiff
A guy at his caliber and his pay should not take always 3rd period penalty. I believe you live in Edmonton did u see how the coach was pissed off from pouliot. Somehow no coaches have balls when it comes to your Russian why because he gets paid big money and coaches are scared to lose their job? This bs been going on for long time and no one seems to notice it specially the bandwagons if this site
Yes because Malkin and Pouliot are the same kind of player
Your Russian has made a habit taking dumb penalties In the 3rd period. It happens to every player to take a dumb penalty but he is been doing it almost every game. Specially at his salary he shouldn’t. But I bet you and stain don’t see that way
Usually 3rd or 4th liners take penalties often maybe he truly is or wants to be one. But at his price tag pens better ship him soon
Yeah – they clearly can’t win with him here. Trade him to the Habs – they know how to win Cups. #1993
Letang with a game winner assist
Soo many empty seats what’s the excuse stain .maybe the empty seats are crosby fans
If Habs had this pens roster they would be filling up 2 bell centers a night
They can’t even fill up one – you’ve seen the picture. Just stop.
Do you think you’re so cranky because your country is dying from obesity?
Our Russian never disappoints -1 and has his famous 3rd period penalties. Hmmm must be worth that 9.5m
Spooked hide?
Fucken Wilson… instead of providing the screen he could have tried to touch the puck
Game Winner Assist Tracker (as of 10/15/16):
Hornqvist – 1
there is no doubt that murray is gone after this year. the cultist love for st.bleury is out of control. any organization who choses a goalie in his 30’s at a 5.75 cap hit who has a history of choking over an up and coming young stanley cup champion goalie who is cheaper deserves to lose.
How many times have you copy and pasted this?
Depending on what they get, I’m fine with Murray being gone after this year. Remember how you tried to out-idiot yourself, and claim they’d lose him for nothing? yessssssssssssssssssssssssss hahahahahahahahahaha.
i’m so pumped we have an awesome goalie in october! yesssssssssssssss! hahahahahahahaha
can somebody please ask rutherford how does st.backup give you 5 more million dollars worth of value over murray? please explain.
who cares who the number 1 goalie is in the regular season. history will repeat itself and murray will be in once the playoffs begin. same old same old.
People who want to make the playoffs care.
#TearItDown
I don’t care if Wilson gets sent down. He’s going to be the rookie MVP again.
So we can expect him to be a productive nhl player. Thanks.
Well he isn’t #somethingspecial. Besides it’s time he got going, after all this is his what? 90th game? You got an updated figure on this maloni?
You know how it goes – you win one game in the playoffs, you’re something special. No goals in two games? Send him down. That’s the kind of hard hitting analysis you get from several seasons of beer league dek hockey. #Zak
What do you guys think about hits as a statistic kept by the NHL …good thing or dated ?
I think the league should keep track which teams have most expensive 3rd line centers
Why do you guys think canada is so fat? http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-s-obesity-rates-triple-in-less-than-30-years-1.2558365
So malkin is on 2nd line at 9.5m i see
once sid comes back does this mean he will be on the 3rd line our russian?
leagues most expensive 3rd line center ?
Help me out Stain
You are beyond help.
Radulov?
Sam – you realize the Penguins at full strength don’t have a third line, right? You also realize you interchangeable comment that Kessel and Malkin are on the third line, yet they don’t play together, no? You realize that, at $8.7 million, Sid refuses to play the first half of a given year, no? Is he the league’s most expensive 13th forward? Discuss.