Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota Wild [Open Thread]

by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 5:45 PM EST in Game Open Threads Comment 31 comments

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (11-4-2) vs MINNESOTA WILD (10-4-1)

IN PITTSBURGH @ 7:00

Tonight's game is being broadcast on VERSUS

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WILD BLOG: HOCKEY WILDERNESS

NOTES

Get your SPG picks in for a chance to win a Penguins wall clock courtesy of Carrolls Cove.

As mentioned earlier, Dany Sabourin will be in net over Marc-Andre Fleury tonight.

Boucher debuts with the team tonight. Looks like he's getting paired with Alex Goligoski. Evidence shows concrete lines and pairings don't exist in Pittsburgh anyway, so whatever works.

Marek Zidlicky makes me uncomfortable. He's as offensive as a defenseman can get. I hope the Pens play a disciplined game tonight and keep his shot away from the power play.

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On Versus tonight – do it up

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 7:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Pens gotta get the lead early here and make the Wild play their game.

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 7:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Zidlicky = deadly. Can’t let him shoot. He’s right up there with Sheldon Souray

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 7:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Just in, who’s hot who’s not, I have bad feed but watching on mute and listening on radio, so I deal.

by AngelaMc on Nov 18, 2008 8:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Well the only goal scored against the Pens had a weird bounce. It came off the faceoff that the Pens won and skipped right past Sabu.

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

And as for the Pens, Cooke scored on a Jordal Staal shot. Since then it’s just been back and forth with a few minor chances. Backstrom looks like the better goaltender right now.

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 8:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

ah, found a better feed, I watch

by AngelaMc on Nov 18, 2008 8:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

annnd Malkin just took a puck off the face. Not cool.

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeesh, I didn’t see puck, I thought feet, ankles=bad, maybe just teeth?

by AngelaMc on Nov 18, 2008 8:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

probably teeth

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 8:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, for true, blood, yeesh, that is why I not nurse.

by AngelaMc on Nov 18, 2008 8:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

haha the blood doesn’t both me so much as when I watch them pick up their teeth. I saw Brendan Shanahan do that one game last year and it made me cringe.

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

glad I didn’t see it, boy hungry, I be back

by AngelaMc on Nov 18, 2008 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

you got it

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I showed pic of cake to boy and he wants me to make him Flames one for his birthday this weekend, I have a lot of skills, but really, amazing.
I’m purchasing cake. From what I saw newbie seems to be alright, right handed shot is cool.

by AngelaMc on Nov 18, 2008 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well take a pic. I’d like to see it regardless.

Boucher had a pretty solid string of shot blocks earlier in the night. They’ve been using him on the PP and the PK. Definitely looks like a good fit for the special teams.

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 8:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I hate that new rule.

by AngelaMc on Nov 18, 2008 9:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah it’s pretty lame. But Sabourin has to know when to roll with it and when to let the defensemen take it.

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

There have been a lot of Ref’s down lately.

by AngelaMc on Nov 18, 2008 9:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah – they really should stay the hell out of the way.

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Staal is getting a real beatdown tonight. You missed it, but he actually dropped the mitts before. He three threee punches and the other guy didn’t do anything. It was pretty pathetic but at least he showed up.

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 9:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I heard it while listening, fights just aren’t the same on computer radio, and yeah, he is taking a lot.

by AngelaMc on Nov 18, 2008 9:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I agree. My Center Ice was out one game last year and I felt like it was the early 1900s and I was listening to a Rocky Marciano fight on the radio.

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Man, what a game

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 9:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Crazy, how is it that they do this, almost everytime, do they lead the league in most non-regulation play?

by AngelaMc on Nov 18, 2008 9:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn’t doubt it. This is their ninth OT game

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ouch, sadness swept her aura!

by AngelaMc on Nov 18, 2008 9:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Bah. They got the point at least

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 9:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Dear Pensburgh

Fantastic Game…You had us on the ropes, Best of Luck for the rest of the Season and Hopefully we will see you in the playoffs.

Sincerely

Hockey Wilderness.

by Tony_O on Nov 18, 2008 10:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks man. Nice change of pace from what we see in the East. There’s a definite difference on both sides of the ice and it was nice to see it for a night.

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by FrankD on Nov 18, 2008 10:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs