Penguins/NHL
Competition increases at forward position
With Patric Hornqvist’ pending return this week to the lineup, likely Wednesday night vs the Washington Capitals, it moves one of the regulars from the first three games of the season to the press box.
Pittsburgh also has Josh Archibald a healthy scratch to open the season, who provides great speed and energy when given an opportunity, waiting to get his first crack into the lineup this season.
The Penguins have a situation brewing where some of the bottom-tier forwards will be on notice every game and a bad game or two will plant you in the press box.
If Monday’s practice is a pre-cursor of what to expect vs the Capitals, Scott Wilson will be the odd-man out with Conor To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
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Stuck with too many NHL defensemen on 1-way contracts, Vegas GM George McPhee has been around long enough where he should not have fell into the trap of realizing how difficult it is to move players during the dog days of summer and early in the season when no GM’s are desperate.
One of Vegas’ big signings from the off-season (2 Years, $9 million) was 30 year old Russian Vadim Shipachyov. Due to the Golden Knights roster situation, Shipachyov has been stuck in the minors and reports out of Russian surfaced this week that he wants out.
McPhee called reports of Shipachyov wanting to return to the KHL false. Then said “He can’t, he’s under contract with us.”
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) October 9, 2017
Shipachyov is a skilled playmaking center with great vision but no one around the league knows yet if he can play at this level. Older European players in their upper 20’s/30’s who star overseas that try to come to the NHL rarely make it and are often misjudged/overhyped by evaluators.
One concern from scouts with Shipachyov on a smaller ice surface is how he holds [hide] onto the puck far too long. With him still not in the NHL, it remains a question mark unanswered.
With a $4.5 million cap hit this season and next, the growing consensus appears to be the Golden Knights and Shipachyov are stuck with each other unless Vegas took a worse contract the other way with term off another clubs hands.
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If anyone doubted how valuable Hornqvist is to the Penguins look at last night…comes back goal and an assist in a big road game…..He does so many things for the Penguins heart, energy, drives the net, physical presence gets the dirty goals.
As I said before horny replaced dupper he is the heart and the energy of the team
Yes sam, as you said before. Not a single person other than you has realized what Hornqvist brings to this team. Since the Neal trade everyone has been fucken blind to this… #asIsaidbefore #lastIchecked #fuckenposer #habsnumberonefan
Great recap D regarding the game last night. You really captured the spirit of the whole thing.
With yoda gone and Murray and Sheary being large factors last night he is struggling to write a hate article for the sammiches
Hey Sam… who scored the winning goal last night?
#onnotice
Let’s hope this trump meeting with the team starts the pens a winning streak.
I can’t wait til they go collect their free win at Le Mausolee!
But… they started winning before the trip to the whitehouse asshoIe
Should have “traded” Murray instead of Fleury… amirite sammich
You cockk Murray winning because team playing in front of him while fleury is winning because he is stealing the games for Vegas. All 3 games fleury stole it for them. Now get fuckedd now you wannabe.
The virginal bandwagob was proved wrong for the 1827399 consecutive time. His record of idiocy continues to grow. Not to mention Sheary with the game winner and Schultz with the game winner assist. It’s a bad day for the virginal bandwagon.
Classic Fleury fan boy. When Murray wins it’s because of the team in front of him. When he loses it’s because of him. What a pathetic group. Fleury is the definition of average.
Right when Murray wins it’s the team but when MAF did it it had nothing to do with the team… what a fucken idiot. No really, do you realize how fucken stupid this is. You can’t give one guy credit for wins himself then say it’s the team when the other guy get them. Besides, if you actually fucken watched games you would have seen how good Murray was last night. He was very good. There is a wannabe in the conversation sammich, it’s the kid that has clearly outed himself as a Montreal fan that will go back to… Read more »
Who scored that third goal…anyone see? I missed it.
Crosby clearly
Maybe it was McDavid
Sam I didn’t shut my TV yet. Wrong again Frog puzzy.
McGuire nails the point in relation to how there is no (or next to no fighting in the playoffs) soooooo…. enjoy the hype for 78 more folks
Listening to Milbury struggling with why they are making certain calls is like reading sam trying to anything
Galchenyk may be on the block… knowing Bergevin we could have him for wing depth as Dmen centres are not on his radar. Move a Wing for Galchenyk to try him as a 3C and watch him flourish once he leaves that fuck garbage franchise that hasn’t truly been relevant since shortly after the draft was introduced
It would be interesting. He certainly isn’t a prototypical 3rd line center and I feel he would be best utilized as a wing, but it would certainly give us an offensive boost in our bottom 6. He would also be able to play with some offensive talent in that role.
He’s a natural C tho
Him and his con buddy frauding stealing paychecks. From teams. 2 lazy bums. Galchenyuk and his best friend yakupov 2 underachievers
Yak has 5 points in 4 games… making 875M
Yeah any donkey looks good playing behind Crosby, malkin. No pressure. Galchenyuk was a bust Habs been trying to move his lazy asss since last 2 years. This summer there was rumors for duschene. since day one he was suppose to be the teams number 1 center. Must be the American part or the Russian part of him. Great mix. Arrogant and lazy
I heard Galchenyuk requested a trade because He can’t stand Drouins pungent BO
why was Sutter such garbage then?
I used to like Trotz, I know being a rival team coach would change this but fuck him
Why does everyone care so much about the Chicago game? It seems like every jabroni posting on any Pittsburgh message board is still bringing it up. We shut out the Preds and regardless, it’s an out of conference game in early October. Responding to it by shutting out a really good team is far more important at this point.
Sam cares, his Habs lost to Chicago better than the Penguins apparently
No you fuckinn typical liberal clown .
you came up with Habs have score less goals then 7 players in NHL and I just respond to the Hawks game towards you but you and some cocksuckerss here like to turn things against me and put words on me when it shouldn’t be
Everything said to you is absolutely warranted. You’re a complete moron that roots for a team not represented on this site. You bash everyone that isn’t Canadian and make points that have zero validity. You get called on it and cry like the 12 year old bitchh you are. You even have multiple accounts just because you think giving yourself thumbs up will help your cause. You’re the biggest dumbasss I’ve ever came in contact with and that’s saying something. There’s a reason why you’re the joke of the site.
Another stupid lie good one another typical Democrat move. I have multiple accounts. Good one must be joke of the site
Lol
Fuxk are you ever dumb lol
Don’t forget that he slams down poutine and donuts and couldn’t point out a vaginaa if his life depended on it.
And his mama slams random street cockk cuz his life depends on it
And in response you made the choice to shit on the Penguins thus exposing your allegiances you fucken dumb shit lol! It’s funny how you make light of people’s political leanings while just being an overall fucken dope in every scenario. I’m sure the people that identify as conservative out here wish you’d stop associating yourself with them you trash frog Habs fan! Well except one whose being swinging from your bag since yoda left #pointsam
THe answer is simple. People are morons.
Vegas will definitely win a Cup before Montreal. We all might be dead before I’m proven right, but it’s gonna happen.
Alex Galchenyuk is playing on the 4th line! Hahaha. What a bunch of dopes.
As I said it he is a overrated American /russian.
You know who’s overrated? That smelly francophone Jonathan Drouin.
Clearly you never watched his game.
I watched enough to know that he needs help, and doesn’t have it in Montreal, rendering him essentially useless. But it’s hard to expect you to understand that – you’ve barely been watching the game 12 years
Habs look so good.
They currently have less goals as a team than 7 NHL players!!!
At least they had a better match vs the Hawks then the pens did
With all high caliber stars pens managed to lose 10-1. Only positive about the game was it was not on home ice. Or else the average bandwagon fans would’ve left the game in the first 10 mins of the game
At least hey… such a big fan of the Pens. You can’t hide behind your thin veil anymore sammich. You should move your accounts to theinsideontheshittyhabs.com at this point.
Since the major expansion starting from the absorbing of the WHA in the 80s the Habs have 2 cups and the Pens 5… this includes a drought of 24 years, soon to be 25. You’re Habs are shit.
Let the record show that the Pens have 1 more point in 1 less game thus far but hey… at least Montreal did a better job losing to Chicago lol.
The Bell Center with a lot of empty seats tonight Samantha. 0 center model must be pissing off their fans. #samisaracist
I bet tomorrow your TV will be shut as soon as pens are down 2-0 in the first period and just like last year you will say see you Thursday
TV shut. Good sentence structure you dumb Frog. I bet all the Hab fans shut their TV’s last night.
#0CenterModel
Hey sam, who was Sheary playing with when he scored the tying goal vs StL and why did you “close/shut” your TV early enough to not know the answer to this? #pointsam
Sammich is here… that is a down vote of one… should hit zero as soon as he remembers that second account password
D can you tell us how did the pens do at the white house today
Don’t think he would be a fit for the Penguins unless…Vegas retained a little salary. He makes $2.5 the Penguins have about $2.8 in cap space.
Maybe Carter Rowney for Shipachoyv Vegas retains $1 million?
Then what number would he wear?
29?
Yoda – what did you think of the new Star Wars trailer?
Hey sammich, this article was written for you. Have at er
Yup I agree Mr Box score that overrated fool is well exposed that even you Tool should accept it
Didnt you say exactly this about Murray after the Chicago game? Yes… yes you did!
End of the day you clearly don’t watch as was established after game one when you suggested his strong game came off the back of Crosby while he was playing with McKegg.