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Penguins – Rangers Off Day Buzz
Will Game 2 see Marc Andre Fleury vs Henrik Lundqvist or will it be the battle of the backups again?
From the Rangers side, there is confidence of Lundqvist being fine and able to play, unless a visit to an eye specialist in Pittsburgh this afternoon gives Ranger doctors some news they don’t expect.
“He’s [Henrik Lundqvist] been checked by our doctors but at this time, we don’t feel that it’s anything too serious,” Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. “There’s a little bit of swelling in and around the eye, so he’s going to see another specialist this afternoon.”
Vigneault said the call up of AHL goaltender Magnus Hellberg was just a precaution.
“It’s in case we get some bad news tomorrow,” Vigneault said. “At this time, we don’t feel that way, it’s just a matter of where the injury is and being on the safe and making sure everything’s all right.”
For the Penguins, they have not only jumped out to a 1-0 series behind their No. 3 goaltender, today was another day of positive developments on the injury front.
While just an optional practice, it was the first practice Evgeni Malkin has participated in since injured after being on the ice for individual workouts over the last week.
Malkin in the fifth week of what has now been deemed more of a five week injury than eight weeks following his latest checkup last week, expressed confidence of returning to the lineup at some point in the series but would not put a timeline on it.
The next step is Malkin participating in a full-team practice on Friday which he hopes to do. A positive sign for Malkin, he has shown increased velocity with his shot, notably his slap shot through the past couple sessions, according to observers.
On returning at some point during the series?
“Oh yeah [hide], think so,” Malkin said. “I don’t know when but soon as possible.”
Head coach Mike Sullivan also expressed optimism of Malkin returning this series, with lots of talk in the organization in the last little while of Malkin having a legitimate chance of playing when the series shifts to New York.
“We’re a better team when he’s in the lineup,” Sullivan said of Malkin.
The Penguins are 19-5-1 this season without Evgeni Malkin (excluding Flyers loss when Crosby, Letang didn’t play).
A big topic with Malkin’s pending return will be where should he play.
A source says one line Penguin coaches have kicked around when Malkin and Rust are both back, is putting Fehr on Malkin’s right wing to handle defensive responsibilities with To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
Same is going for a personal record of most thumbs down today!
lol hes definitely the clubhouse leader, always deep in the red numbers
hey stan remember you were laughing this season crosby being 3rd line center
i guess the russian stole his spot today at the practice
Is sam aware there was a time sid was out for an extended period and the team played better with malkin leading them?…..i mean they are two fo the ebst players they BOTH should be in there and they BOTH can lead a team
Sam is not aware of such things, many things for that matter.
Nice to see that Sam takes his crown seriously and is out to show Maloni who the real Sultan of Stupid is.
The two of them are trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
so funny that s.natch gets edited.
Jay, under 900 words nice job.
#yodasLogic
#simplyDusty
#Samknew
#GaydoggNovels
#TypicalStan
#NplFatSlob
#ZeroisaTool
#tbjQueerlover
I think i like the idea of Fehr Malkin Sheary.
Rust and Kuhnackl do a great job of playing to each others strengths, id like to see them stick together.
With you 100%, jeff.
I wouldn’t be upset either way but I’m leaning toward preferring the Sheary-Malkin-Rust combination. I think it’s important to get Malkin as close to 20 minutes as possible and while moving him throughout the line could accomplish that, I’d rather get him those minutes while keeping the contunity and I would rather see Rust getting 2nd line minutes than Fehr.
It makes for a nice make up on the defacto 4th line too… Kuhnhackl and Fehr both like to grind shit out, have some size and are capable enough scorers and Cullen is well…. NOT 39 lol. At least he don’t look it and he will distribute to those two well.
bennett injured yet ?.
I heard he hurt his penis pounding your tailpipe.
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I’m hopeful to see Sheary – Malkin – Rust get a legit shot together. I think that gives the team the best overall depth and balance.
i really hope malkin doesnt come back everytime he is back the team becomes depressing and boring to watch
its like their hunger and fire goes away and become predictable
kinda coincidence as soon as he got injured team start playing their best hockey
You’re a complete buffoon.
all he does is carry puck as soon as he makes the blue line he drop passes or just lightly pass on the side half the tme it does work gets poked or makes an offside with Chubby
Yeah – that’s all he does. Those two things.
Malkin practising with the team. Took a few lines drills with 87 and 72
few weeks ago i suggested
71-87-14 in order not to mess up line 2 and 3 and idiots here bombarded me
Well that was 71-87-72, so you deserved it ass clown
actually, i love that you started to brag about this here, because Jeff was premature – those arent’ the line combinations today – so you basically started pounding your chest telling everyone you were wrong – here are actual line combos:
#Pens lines:
Kunitz-Crosby-Hornqvist
Sheary-Malkin-Rust
Hagelin-Bonino-Kessel
Kuhnhackl-Cullen-Fehr
Way to be wrong again, Sam. #SamKnew
I said he took a few line drills with them, thats all
I’m not criticizing you – i saw the same premature line combos. The line rushes have been what I posted above.
This is a perfect response… See sam, the patting yourself on the back is one of your most annoying qualities. Especially because you’re wrong so often.
Also… if you really thought they would consider, even for a minute, taking Hornqvist off of Sids line to add Malkin as opposed to Kunitz then you may have just trumped yesterdays laugh-fest!!!
Sam, start taking the voting process here seriously. I’ve just absolutely had it with the random down votes. Ugh.
get a life you miserable fat fuckk
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I think he left that Rangers logo in his swimsuit pocket when he went in the pool.
Tbj, should we pick this flogging up where we left off or do you want a day off? What between game “adjustments” do you think the Pens should make today?
Dress Sestito and start Jarry.
EDIT: “LMAO”
That was cute how you came to tbj’s defense. Tell us more how you wear a suit and take a limo to pens games.
I wasn’t defending anyone. Tbj can take care of himself. Certainly as it pertains to you. I was just pointing out the absurdity of your “worse goalie, more goons” keys to victory. “LMAO.”.
The use of parentheses usually connotes a direct quote.
Not always, though. It can also connote me mocking your schoolgirl antics. “LMAO.”
that’s not how parentheses work.
haha – yeah – i read that wrong too – he thinks quote marks are parenthesis. Beautiful. “LMAO”
BTW – I don’t wear a suit anymore. The global pharmaceutical company I work for now is completely casual. But I make more. There’s a legit chance my bonus was more than your salary last year. Not that that’s important, but you seem to like to keep bringing it up.
It’s a little sad you felt obligated to share that. Besides everyone knows you work at Dunkin Donuts. There’s nothing wrong with that. Hold your head high.
I’m just glad you have your wife to carry you whatever landscaping outfit you’re a part of.
My wife used to work in the pharm sales industry before she advanced. It’s a cute profession. Lot’s of women. Not many men I find.
Good news for your wife with the excess of men. It really doesn’t matter to me though – I just deal with reporting. So the fact that it’s pharmaceuticals is irrelevant – other than the fact that I get a pretty nice discount on product.
Viagra?
was he also the guy that drives a 1999 or 2001 infiniti
Sam – if I drove a 1986 infiniti, it’d still be more impressive than your weird creepy french bus pass.
you probably own a BMW just like NPL
Bus Metro Walk
Oh, lmao
Wow a banner day for TIOPS, we hit an all time low on intelligent post as Sam and Yoda were nowhere to be found. I bow down to the new Sultan of stupidity.
Tbj is just a kid. Lay off
What an accomplishment… Guy must have stayed up all night huffing nitrous, guys in rare form. This is a level of dipshit reached by a select few. Had to imagine one guy can be responsible for so much “I have no fucking clue” in a single day!
Same and yoda are in giving thumbs down. Funny how the short bus sticks together.
It’s very rare when Sam can sit back and allow the stupidity to reach new heights on TIOPS.
Bravo, Maloni. Bravo.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Come on dude, stop hitting like the little pussy that you are. Harder, harder. Pretend you’re at a Bernie Sanders rally and you’re really, really upset about income inequality. The middle Class is getting Fucked!
Seriously NIpples, I enjoy your Pirates musings. You do seem to know a lot of beseball.
Please don’t sabotage my baseball cred.
He’s tooling you
Shhhhhhhhh
Not possible.
Are you the “middle Class” in this scenario? What a weird, erotic post.
Step your game up Nlpples. Meaner.
Hot Goalie!!!
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Todd Bridges Jr.
Maloni and same are lighting things up today. Between Same not being able to read and Maloni thinking Zatkoff and Sestito are playing due to their skill and not to injuries, it’s been a classic day in the TIOPS world.
Actually, that’s not what I said at all. But keep going. You need something to help us all forget that “adjustment” observation.
That’s exactly what you said. I understand if you now realize how moronic it sounds. Baby steps.
Tbj, I promise to stop tooling on you, but admit you have a replica Fleury jersey that your teacher let’s you wear at recess on game days.
I think you “tooling” on someone, only enhances their credibility.
As long as Zatkoff and Sestito are in the lineup, we’re good.
And here comes the gay, black, Democrat non-hockey fan. NiIpples, please share some of your hockey insights with us. What did you think about the Blues effort last night. Not a lot of high quality scoring chances, how did they win?
They probably played sestito and their ECHL goalie.
crickets
He has been busy with Bernie Sanders and 3 team that he is bandwagoning for. Pens, Florida and Tampax
Why? Because I said our starting goaltender should be starting over an AHL goalie? How do you get through the day?
Maloni on fire today! HAHAHA
http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/idjut.gif
Nipples. Us homos should stick together.
“Sullivan CHOSE to play Zatkoff over MAF and Murray”- Maloni. You’re even worse than usual today, and that’s saying something.
High octane retard.
Sheary – Crosby – Hornqvist
Kunitz – Malkin – Rust
Hagelin – Bonino – Kessel
Kuhnhackl – Cullen – Fehr
*Give Kuhnhackl, Cullen and Fehr spot duty on Malkin’s wings, put Malkin on Crosby’s wing here and there.
no kunitz ?
Are you blind?
haha
He’s got dumb and blind down. If he’s deaf, slight chance were talking to the pinball wizard himself.
Fleury should not play until Zak loses. Fehr will not last on Malkin’s wing.
That makes sense. Let’s wait until we lose instead of making adjustments so we don’t. #samlogic
Adjustments? Taking a hot goalie out that stole game 1? That’s your adjustment? Holy shit you’re a lost cause. Remove Fleury’s cock from your throat. You’ll think better
Zatkoff is hot but we’re not paying MAF upwards of 6 million to sit on the bench in favor of him.
Maloni wants to start AHL players in the playoffs. It doesn’t matter how much he makes. He wants to win the Calder Cup.
This keep getting better. We should play Fleury because he makes more money than Zatkoff. Is that the default line up mode on your hockey video game?
Actually, I think it’s the Penguins coach that chose to start an “AHL” goalie.
He didn’t chose to lol. He had to because all the NHL goalies got hurt. What a dumbass.
Kinda like why Sestito was in line up, right?
It was lol. When multiple forwards are injured, you call guys up. The fact that you can even string words together blows my mind.
He’s not hot. He had a good game. Hot insinuates a trend. There is no trend.
He’s hot until he loses. Donut please
You’re the only one that thinks he’s hot, homo. Mighty presumptuous assuming he’s into bears and continuing to stuff your fat ass with donuts.
Pretty sure I’m not the only one. Probably the first on this board of retards
Homo. Lmao. Now I’m gay. NPL, please defend me.
That’s a bit much, but I would be miserable too if I were you. Fleury is better than Zatkoff. It’s only complicated for you. You’re the only moron out there that thinks Zatkoff can keep this play up.
Hot goalie!
Stole game one… 37 perimeter shots with great defence moving pucks out of harms way… Hot!!! One game… Smoking!!!!
I think Maloni means “attractive”
I’m actually loling about this one… Zatkoff hasn’t played in months… One game… Hot. With him and Sestito we will never lose again
Credit where it’s due, Zatkoff battled and got the win. To ignore the D boxing out the rags and getting to rebounds when it looked like Z was fighting the puck is absurd. Don’t get me wrong, I hope that same D bails out MAF or Murray as needed but.. The D deserves credit for limiting quality shots and getting to loose pucks first
Come on man. Zatkoff was not fighting the puck. Dude was laser sharp. Had one bad rebound
And….
I don’t even care if it was all him. You know what he is. A sample of one doesn’t change that. Thanks for the great game. Now take a seat and let’s see if we can get you a ring you likely don’t really deserve.
Frank Peterangelo didn’t deserve a ring either, right?
I totally get it. Fleury was the best Pen the last two playoffs. Led the team to two first round exists. Gotta get that dude back in the net.
Sidney Crosby led them to first round exits. But you know that.
But Fleury was so good.
Agreed. Very good.
Yup. He overcame Crosby and the teams poor play to steal a series. Yup, gotta get that guy back in the net.
Ah. Now he has to overcome Crosby’s poor play. You’re at a nearly unattainable level of dumb.
Zatkoff did last night, no? You thought Sid lead the team last night to victory ?
We’re done here. Go talk to Sam. You two morons speak the same language. I can’t decipher extra strength shitbird.
LMAO, this was going so well for you Stanchion. I’d bow out too. As a friend, and I do consider you a friend, you’re at your best cyber bullying a foreign language speaker. Stick to your strengths.
Honestly, Sam kinda makes you look bad. Second language and even he’s never looked as dumb as you have tonight. I feel like I should be congratulating you. You attained the unattainable.
Still no answer eh?
Type “lmao” a few more times. Really brings out the 12 year old girl (or gay man) trapped inside.
Not good enough. You can do better. Have I taught you nothing! Lmao
Led*** Unless you’re talking about Sid’s big win in chemistry class. In that case, go with lead.
Sids line had four goals you dumbcunt Lmmfao… Congrats you just unseated yoda and Sam!
Here comes the loser stuck in Edmonton. So year saying Zatkoff didn’t contribute to the win because the 37 shits he faced – 37! – were harmless. Lmao.
That’s a lot of shits.
Diarrhea.
I bet it really turns you on when he shits water.
Haha, I love how you keep going to my hometown… I mean I guess it’s all you got so have at it dip shit. I may be from a quiet town in Canada but at least I’m not a total fucking moron like yourself!
On that note please point out where I said Zatkoff didn’t contribute. I clearly tipped the hat to him but I’m also pointing out the giant flaw in your logic in regard to him being “hot” and not needing to go with an NHL regular starter. There were points in the game where he wasn’t tracking well and looked to fight the puck. He played well but not even close to anything better we would get from MAF especially because NY took a lot of shots from further out. I mean even AV said he would like to see more… Read more »
Perimeter shots. Lmao. Yup. No point blank shots. Do they have televisions in Edmonton
How fucking unaware can one person be. The game plan going in was shoot from anywhere and they clearly threw a ton of shots from bad angles and far out. More proof you have no fucking idea what you’re watching!
Zatkoff did well but it’s not like he stood on his head facing a lot of great chances all night. On op of that you have to be in a special class of lack of expertise to not see the job the D did.
Malkin shouldn’t play until the forwards stop scoring!
when is the WC starting ?
Soccer or hockey?
bennett injured yet ?
Benny – another stellar performance from your buccos today. The Vogelsong signing is really paying off.
Really dont like the rotation right now, or any time in the past 6 months. Bunch of hot dog carts right now.
Hard to disagree. Obviously still early. But since Benny took his dick out and started waving it around after the sweep of the cardinals, I thought, what the hell….
I love the effort given by Z last night, but please don’t rest your number one goalie to play your number three if MAF is ready.
Sullivan thinks they’re a better team with Malkin in the lineup?! Sam – please reconcile.
stanch thinks they are a better team with crosby out of the lineup and st.blurry in the net.
Well, depends on which Crosby you’re talking about – the one from the last 4 playoff series? And the first 40 games this year? Yep. They’re always a better team with Fleury in the lineup.
they were definitely better with st.blurry in the lineup over thomas vokoun a few seasons back.
“They definitely were better with Sid in the lineup the last four playoff series.” See? I can do it too.
“Yogurt was definitely right about us finishing worse than last year and missing the playoffs.”
Ya but MAF won a cup and went to the finals back to back… If we are gonna use more than the recent past you still lose the argument twaat
Wrong
Actually like most we know the team is at its best with Crosby when hes going, Malkin when hes going and MAF! Basically the argument is fucken stupid and by the same token invalid.
One thing he realized quickly, they were better with Schultz at 5 minutes a game then Sestito 😉
Geno!