message in if you're around - hope you all didn't sleep in thanks to the glorious and non-sensical daylight savings

almost cost the Pens another goal there...Fleury leaving too many rebounds up for grabs

Ovie and Malkin don't get along? Who knew?

I was surprised by 12:30 start, I just assumed 1:00.

Evidently their pre-game is 2 minutes of golf preview, 1 minute with Crosby, 4 minutes of commercials and puck drop.

is super physical.  People are just getting laid out everywhere

Because I'm up in Canada I don't get to watch a lot of Pens games but I can never get over how bad Crosby takes it, everyone has his number when he plays.  Today, no exception.  He's getting pounded.

With a lights out check!

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That's right, he loves to try and split the defense.  Maybe he likes the look of bruises or something.  He's not as bad as he used to be with the refs, he's been esp. quiet the past few games.

I'm originally from Northern Ontario (think Pronger and the Staals) but I'm going to school in Ottawa.

I figured out the "expand" but the preview was driving me a little crazy.

I wanted to go see the 67's today, but there's a Pens game on, and I am literally snowed in.  I can't open the back door. I think next weekend is the last in their regular season so I need to try and get a game in, I haven't been yet this year.

Ottawa is a nice city.  Just don't ask me about Emery, it isn't pretty.

are crazy.  They can't make up their mind on Emery. TSN and CBC seem to have solidified against him though, I agree with them.  Not a huge sens fan though.

I go to the University of Ottawa, we're right next to the Rideau Canal.  I've skated it a few times, but the season was short this year and I was away for part of it.  We've had too much snow for good skating, and warm weather.  I need to get some hockey skates for next year though, my figure skates don't cut in on the canal, too many bumps and holes.

Must be happy to have Sid back in the lineup.  Someone for them to market again.  They actually moved two Pens games because of it.

Yeah, the arena is kind of out there strategically.  You get all the traffic off the queensway so you can try and get people from outside the city to come, plus the city is trying to grow out toward Kanata area. Eventually it will build up out there.

I'm studying English Lit and Second Lang. Teaching, but I want to get into Library Science.

Where are you from? The U of O has a big push or grad programs lately, it's getting a little ridiculous.

Can he make a save and NOT leave the puck right in front?

there it is - first Caps goal

that was fun.

on the other hand, actually was fun.

Staal is way overdue for some points. You think?

is the rule on losing your helmet?  Hope you don't get hit and die?

probably lose it.  And while he was at it probably go after them for calling him Mike/Michael.  It's french, friends.

always get footage of Sid swearing.  He's probably not happy, it'll ruin his squeaky clean image.

can't remember where I read it, but I'm sure I read that one game he ripped his mike off because he was so mad and he didn't want it to be miked and broadcast.

need to mic Talbot. He's probably more interesting anyway.

Fleury just got popped

back on his game?

back. And probably not ripping his mic off just yet.

we just establish how much I'm loving Gonchar this season.

5 on 3's.  There goes a perfectly good lead.

That's kinda bound to happen when you give a team two 5-on-3 opportunities

Kris Letang has been playing pretty well. But what's going on with Ryan Whitney?

Crosby interview after first period, Ovechkin after second...what more could they ask for?  If this goes to OT maybe we'll see something on Malkin after the third.

either that or they'll just cut to golf.  That's how they roll at NBC.

former Pens coach in the booth?  Am I just confused.

I didn't know he went into broadcasting.

didn't notice him during the winter classic.  He should give us some coach-ly insight on Crosby during the commentary or something.

clicked to watch the Crosby cam they've been pushing all game, on nbcsports.com.  Must be a boring job to just film a guy sitting there through commercial breaks.

Looks like Thrashers just don't believe in the black and gold.

Staal deniiiied

that we need more goalies, but for a second round pick we should have taken him - anyone should have taken him. (We gave ours up for Gill though, right?)

some good chances.  

no trip, lucky

the commercial break someone finally told the Pens that they're allowed to shoot the puck, it isn't against the rules.

too many men on the ice.  Horrible horrible penalty to take right now

can we hold on?

a goal!

holy crap

crazy

Incredible.  Way to put it into your own net Backstrom.  haha

with the gimme goal for Staal.

yay

he deserves a goal too.

what a finish

a win. Thank God.

to have on national TV too.  Although I doubt many non-hockey fans watched, but if they did I'd hope this would make them fans.

directly to golf.

for a good thread.  It was fun.

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