Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres [Open Thread]

by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 6:00 PM EST Comment 57 comments

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (13-5-3) vs BUFFALO SABRES (10-8-3)

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Injuries: Pittsburgh Penguins

Doubtful

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Maxime Talbot	left foot	11.28.2008

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Sergei Gonchar	left shoulder surgery	9.25.2008
Ryan Whitney	left foot surgery	9.20.2008

NOTES

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

Janne Pesonen back with the Penguins tonight, as Max Talbot is out with an injury. That left foot is giving him hell.

Dany Sabourin listed as the starter. Let's hope it's a stronger start than Wednesday's disappointment.

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All right, let’s get this thing rolling. Come on Pesonen, give us a goal tonight and show us what it’s all about.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 7:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Refresh my memory, Pesonen has been up already this year, hasn’t he?

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 7:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah they called him up with Minard the last time when Dupuis, Fedotenko and Crosby were all banged up from pucks in practice. Neither of them did anything and they were sent back down.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 7:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The old man is making me cry, I want to call him Grandpa.

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 7:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Ya know, I thought the same…

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 7:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Vanek is in, I thought he was injured?

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 7:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Guess he was questionable, and he didn’t question it.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 7:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

hahaha

good way of wording it

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by D.O. on Nov 28, 2008 7:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Talbot’s in too apparently…

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 7:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

That stick DEFINITELY hurt

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 7:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

my my PP, new? Stick, ouch.

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 7:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

that kills me, it really does. We have the man advantage but it looks like we’re playing shorthanded.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 7:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Jeezy creezy, what are the shot on goal comparisons?

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 7:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

believe it or not, 6-4 Penguins

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Really? My game is frozen right now, so I am super happy. Happy thoughts happy thoughts… Still nothing, will not punch computer, will not punch computer, will not… gotta go for a bit.

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 8:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

aight. hope it works for ya soon.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Pens goal. Kennedy from Cooke.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Try this

http://www.atdhe.net/live-tv-885.html

It’s the Buffalo feed but it works

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by D.O. on Nov 28, 2008 8:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks, my feed came back, it is my computer not feeds, usually.

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 8:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This is naeseating

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

nauseating

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hard one, should’ve went for easier like I want to vomit.

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah. I’ll have to go with that next time. Big words and I don’t agree.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Holy crap, this ‘new and improved’ PP is worse.

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 8:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I’m not a fan so far. Let’s hope they can change our minds on this attempt

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

All right, that should’ve been a penalty shot. Blatant breakaway with a penalty that obstructed the shot.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Personally I think they should go with a “last year’s PP line” and a “this year.” Sykora, Malkin, Dupuis, Letang and Scuderi on one line. Then second line, Satan, Fedotenko, Staal, Goligoski and Boucher.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Obviously I threw Scuderi in there in place of Gonch and Whit, but you get the idea. I’d even opt to see Kennedy out there.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Pickin’ up what you are layin’ down. Why wouldn’t MT have tried that already?

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Shrugs. Who knows? Give him time. The odds will eventually work out to a point where MT will have tried every possible combo known to man. And then he’ll call up guys from the minors to try new things.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’ve said it before, if it ain’t broke dont fix it, could have been his first choice to go with what worked last year, was a good year.

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

where is Crosby?

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by D.O. on Nov 28, 2008 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He has decided to take to the drink and is coasting, but still doing fab., not fab. to what we expect but very good. Is that what you were asking?

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 8:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

well kind of

but Frank didn’t list him in either power play unit…I thought he would be there

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by D.O. on Nov 28, 2008 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

hah good point. I guess I was just listing all of the people who receive his passes but didn’t include him. Funny.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Good point, maybe Frank is anti-Sid at the moment ; )

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Tough love. Earn your spot on the power play damn it.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh just wait till the game is over. The third period hasn’t come and gone yet.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

For true, we are well schooled in the third period comebacks, ha ha, we are just waiting for the kill.

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My cousin once told me that on questionable hits you go down and try to bite your lip to draw blood and a longer penalty.

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 9:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

That’s just hardcore to the extreme

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

According to him, a regular thing.

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 9:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Meh. If he didn’t fan on that first shot I’d be that wouldn’t be in the back of the net.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 9:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

There we go. Even it up

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 9:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah even, but another pp for the pens and we could be behind : )

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

shhhh

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

here comes the PP

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 9:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sorry…

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

HEY THE PP SCORED! HURRAYYYY

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 9:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Hey Frank, what is the deal with Eaton? He must be unhappy sittin’, why can’t they send him somewhere he can play?

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 9:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

No clue. There’s a chance he’s still shaking off a blocked shot or two. I remember he limped off the ice a few games ago, so maybe he’s still messed up from it.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 9:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He is not really listed as injured, or even day to day, is he not listed as healthy scratch most games?

by AngelaMc on Nov 28, 2008 9:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah he’s been scratched for the past few. And I’m a bit surprised Fedotenko was scratched tonight as well. Eaton is the healthy 7th d-man. I guess MT has been stocking up with more forwards per game since defense is clearly not our forte this season.

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by FrankD on Nov 28, 2008 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs