Morning Skate Buzz
Prior to the morning skate, Ron Hainsey, Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel, Olli Maatta and Trevor Daley all skated going through individual on-ice workouts.
The one missing player was Evgeni Malkin who will miss his sixth straight game tonight and is also not participating in the main portion of the morning skate.
Is the Malkin injury is a little more serious than the Penguins have let on or is the team just being smart here and very cautious?
The Penguins lineup tonight vs the Flyers will see two lineup changes, Matt Murray starting in goal and Scott Wilson in for Josh Archibald. It’s been more than 10 weeks since Marc Andre Fleury made consecutive starts.
Lines
Sheary – Crosby – Rust
Cullen – Rowney – Kessel
Kunitz – Bonino – Hornqvist
Kuhnhackl – Sundqvist – Wilson
D-Pairs
Dumoulin – Schultz
Cole – Ruhwedel
Gaunce – Streit
Goaltender
Matt Murray
— Who is closest to returning among the players who skated prior to the morning skate?
The Penguins are optimistic of Ron Hainsey (upper body), Olli Maatta (hand), Jake Guentzel (concussion) all returning to the lineup before the playoffs begin and getting at least a couple games in.
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Stat update as someone said something controversial
Team leaders in primary assists this season
1. Crosby and Malkin at 26
2. Kessel at 24
Just imagine what this would look like had Kessel not been meh for the past 10 or so
Yep – that’s what happens when nobody holds you accountable – fatty mcfatt fatt just says whatever he wants. Now he’ll ignore this. that’s how he does.
Gets better when you factor Letang at 9. End of the day I dont care how they happen as long as they do. Kessel has had a strong year with a slow finish. Just like the Geno argument I don’t get how one can truly sit their arms crossed and bitch about either players overall season.
Hey, we ended up signing Jeff Taylor. Nice call, D.
good to hear. the d prospects look a bit thin right now, need to hold onto the talent that they have in the pipeline.
Was also quite pleased to see this – you hate losing your own assets for nothing – and by all accounts, this guy has shot up the chart way beyond his 7th round draft pick status from 3 years ago.
Sam and dusty trying to understand hockey is like a third grader trying to understand calculus.
You don’t understand hockey period. You are not a 3rd grader you are just a bandwagon.
#HockeyStartsInApril
Sam, i’m not sure you’re in a position to call anyone out for not understanding hockey.
You prove here on a daily basis that you understand the game. Keep it up.
MAF gets the nod for the Masterton nominee from Pittsburgh… cue the outrage
GAME WINNER ASSIST UPDATE
Look at this STUNNER – Kuhnhackl, yes TOM KUHNHACKL, now tied with Lejunk in game winner assists. $7.25M to be tied with a 4th liner. Embarrassing. As an aside, “chubby” continues to lead the team along with Schultz and Crosby. Coming down to the wire. Who will win this year’s Copper Frog award for most Game Winner Assists? STAY TUNED.
Crosby – 7
Schultz – 7
Kessel – 7
Malkin – 6
Kuhnhackl – 5
Letang – 5
Cole – 4
6 tied w/ – 3
5 tied w/ – 2
5 tied w/ – 1
Wait, Sam said chubby does nothing but pick up secondary assists. I’m so confused!
D please can you post us the way you did for fleury. Murray’s first 23 shots SV% and his last 10 shots sv%
And make sure it’s in bold capital letters so Yoda and disciples sees it
Thank you
Penguins have a goaltending problem. But in the meantime, Kessel is a bag of shit again. A huge bag.
Don’t say that he is good picks up a bunch of secondary assists on regular basis and scores once in a while 5v5. I think he is even underpaid for a 3rd liner. A guy like him should be fine on a 4th line
Guys been shit for roughly the last ten but sammich in his infinite wisdom equates it to the entire year. What a dumbshit lol
Sam only watches once in a while when the Habs aren’t playing. He doesn’t know his asss from his elbow. I’ll tell you one thing – Kessel has been more productive than Letang.
In eating department and stealing paychecks he sure has been more productive
I’m sorry – you think Kessel is more productive…at STEALING PAYCHECKS….compared to Letang….that’s gold.
At least letang plays 1st pair on defense vs top lines while chubby plays 3rd line and can’t even score 5v5 goals anymore at that rate have young players that cost cheaper with same 5v5 production
Just because he is paid a lot money pens are forced to play him on power play so he gets points. Give him slightly less role on power play you will see his points will drop even more there is a reason why tortz didn’t want him for team USA and jackets playing vs Kessel is a dream come true for tortz because he knows his style.will make Kessel be a ghost in playoffs
A ghost in the playoffs! C’mon Sammy – this isn’t Sid vs. Washington. The guy was their best player in a Cup year last year. At least we can count on him dressing – unlike your pusssy frog and his bruised vagina.
You really believe all this? dont you?
Well let me correct you right there – he doesn’t play first pair defense – because he doesn’t play at all. He sits in the press box. So – go fish.
Team leaders in primary assists this season
1. Crosby and Malkin at 26
2. Kessel at 24
Last 9 outings for each.
Murray – .910 sav% and 2.67 gaa.
Fleury – .934 sav% and 2.11 gaa.
Good to see the team riding the hot goalie in Murray into the playoffs!
Since a 10 game regular season sample size is clearly more important than their playoff sample sizes. You’re getting to the yoda level with Murray.
Ha! Look at this one
#HockeyStartsInApril2017
#HockeyEndsInApril2017
#1993
Yes, because what he did last year has any merit this year. I would prefer to look at their most RECENT performance when trying to dictate their short term future. I guess because Hagelin had a good playoff performance last year, we should ignore his pathetic 6 goal performance this year.
You’re correct. Winning a cup means NOTHING. You’re a lost cause.
Judging by Murray’s game at the same time last year going into the post season I am very worried tbh. That said missing nearly 2 lines is doing this team no favours but Murray had a feeling of being near unbeatable by now last year and this year not so much.
It would be a shame to lose another year on the Crosby/Malkin window by letting Murray blow it. Hopefully somebody soon grows a sack and forces Sullivan to play Fleury a few games in a row.
Now you bandwagons agree with me pens won cup based team was hot not because of Murray any donkey in net would’ve won cup last year. Murray wasn’t tested much last year and team blocked a lot shots as same said he will expose this year because team won’t blocked same kind shots this year and he is still not ready to play 80+ games
I guess safe to say Yoda I am your prophet now lol
I always enjoy the irony of yoda saying something retarded only to be outdone by momma’s boy with the pungent BO. Bravo, frog.
I think Murray just let in another one….
Murray needs to leave that concrete block in his glove at home. Holy sh*t is that ugly.
Hey D I know you are a some sort of an amazing writer,so the way you did to Fleury can you please give us the stats of murray SV% at his first 22 shots on goal and his SV% on his last 10 shots .
Thanks
Your number 1 supporter
Sam
Oh and add thumbs up thumbs down section next to your article so I can give you a few thumbs up from my multiple accounts according to Stain
Thanks again
Sam
Good news is pens are not playing the flyers in the playoffs. Man these flyers love to play pens new home
The reality is who cares. The pens have a playoff spot clinched so this all means nothing. They aren’t catching the caps with 30 million in injuries. Sid isn’t winning the art Ross with sheary and geuntzel out. So until the playoffs starts, it’s going to be boring and worthless.
I think it matters considering their goalie can’t stop a beach ball right now.
Eat shitt, if Fleury played tonight there would 5000 words describing how shittie you think he is. Watching this guy flounder as the playoffs approach is very concerning. He has struggled to put up back to back quality starts, chalk it up to youth but if it was the other way around you’d be a blithering idiot not writing off you fucken hypocrite.
Hang yourself Fool
The 30 million dollars worth of injured players has seemed to officially caught up. Just pathetic all around.
I don’t think $30 million worth of players were in Murray’s glove hand.
The first goal was bad, other than that I would say it was a pathetic performance from a bunch of minor leaguers.
Just the first goal. You’re a blubbering tard. #TearItDown
There might be… it looks awfully heavy lol
What a bad game….
3 pp goals since Malkin was injured…. 16 opportunities, would place them near the bottom 10! We need this guy back. As I know sammich is gonna speak up… 11 since Letang was hurt in 47 opportunities.. 23.4% which was good for 3rd But if you adjust for the games Malkin missed it’s 8 in 31 before Geno was hurt or 25.8% which outpaced the number one PP in hockey! Geno is a very important piece of this squad especially on the PP. Oh and Murray looking like total shit again. This is fucken bad… he wields that glove like… Read more »
Maybe let Fleury play a couple game in a row to give Murray a mental break?
Are you kidding me? They should’ve traded fleury already Murray is ready to play 80 games a year. Just ask Yoda
Maybe send Murray to fielding school.
Hey Yoda the prophet what do you think of samtheman’s skills when he said new magic number for Murray is minimum 5
Murray looks sharp again. Get ready for a yoda-free week
He will still be here
Telling us none of the goals was Murray’s fault
Not sure but probably similar to the whine yoda will use what Murray looked bad
Any word on what wine Letang had in the press box tonight?
No but you can help us by telling on which vodka our Russian has been drunk on ,while he is at home vacationing
The good news is that he can buy his own. Unlike you who needs mommy to pay for him.
I’m not a liberal /democrat I buy my own stuff don’t depend on mom or the government
Well yeah. Your own stuff with her money. That’s what I said.
Great, lose Sheary again! FUCKK!
See Pedro is in net tonight. E-G
Watching his documentary, its clear that Mario Lemieux is truly a great American.
Most probably since he is paying American taxes so your lazy Fat asss stays home and work and plan for next black lives matter event
Most probably
If you’re going to bring up other people staying at home, you should at least not leech off of your mom
And probably shower once in a while. Just to change it up.
I like how the teaser suggests there will be more information on the Malkin injury, then he’s not even mentioned. I don’t see us overtaking the caps, so as long as he comes back by playoffs, it wouldn’t be the worst thing. He will still finish with more points than Toews.
And more points then fraud Parise that is now a 3rd liner
His favorite part of the year is July 1st while other players desperate to find contract this prickk gets bonus check
More points than fraud letang. Who’s been on vacation for a month. And played 45 games this year. With his disgusting French BO
Like malkin isn’t he takes vacation every year for 20 games and when he plays half the time he is in a penalty box sabotaging the teams momentum at least now team tries to win even if they dont.have same talent as him that’s why I said in past trade his lazy asss and get few decent players that wants to win and not be a part time star when feel like it.
But no BO. And 20 games isn’t 40. French pusssy
Quebec playing tonight?
Con man malkin always has mysterious injury around this time of the year it’s a annual routine for him but by playoff he is always good to go then when he suckks the excuse is he played injured but then team is eliminated he is the first one jump in play for WC
Conn Smythe man Malkin**
Letang making “progress.” Sounds like someone finally caught him not drooling on himself. What a waste of cap space.