Pittsburgh Penguins vs Boston Bruins [Open Thread]

by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 5:07 PM EST Comment 106 comments

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (19-14-4) vs BOSTON BRUINS (28-5-4)

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NOTES

Get your SPG picks in before the puck drops for a chance to win a Penguins wall clock, courtesy of Carrolls Cove.com.

Kris Letang back in the lineup tonight.

Dany Sabourin with the start in net for Pens.

Tim Thomas likely according to Boston Globe.

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I’ve been slacking on the game feeds lately – guess I’ll hang out tonight.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Boston commentators talking about this being the year!

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I’d love to see the Bruins home-win streak snapped tonight.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

No Godard fighting tonight. He’s scratched.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

It looked like Satan tried to pass to the ref.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

WOOOO!!!!!! Pens up!

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

First NHL goal by Dustin Jeffrey.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Crap! Not even five minutes in and they’ve traded goals.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Stupid glass should be taller.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Our PK is just as effective as our PP.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

That was gross. What a stupid goal.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Just in from Mac’s triple AAA final, tail end of my hockey marathon, I need a win.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 7:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I could use one as well.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I was ticked at Wings win today, I loathe them…ugh.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah – I think they cheated. Just like they did in the finals.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wings fans don’t have reflections. Creepy.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That’s because they are the undead

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

During the game, they showed a crowd shot with two Wings fans getting a picture taken. I was like “What a waste – they won’t even show up in the picture.”

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Let’s try something new on the PP: a goal!

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

0-2 on the PP. They were just chasing the puck up and down the whole time.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Hey ya’ll, checkin in. Missed everything up until this point but heard Jeffrey got his first NHL goal

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 7:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yup – got it pretty early.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My computer is going beserck, ugh, fingers crossed, I can see a goal.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 8:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

My computer is running fine and I’m still crossing my fingers for a goal.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The NHL GameCenter online lets me watched the Boston video, but listen to the Pens radio – and its synched up.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sad for me it is my injured computer, beyond my abilities, it needs a doctor, a world class surgeon actually.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Stat!

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

im watching online this eve

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ah, the Internet. What wonders it holds!

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m literally just too tired to go into the other room to watch it on tv

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

scratch that – lazy

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We don’t judge here. Well, not Pens fans, at least.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I love my, just out of the mafia, true Bostonian, announcer. That is the beauty of diff. feeds via internet.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My roommate is watching football on the TV in the room I’m in, and I keep hearing whistles, questioning why play isn’t stopping.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

CRAP!

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

double crap

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

triple crap

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 8:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Another power play – let’s see if we can do something this time.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

If by something you mean nothing then sure….they’ll do something

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We are just being outplayed here.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

cooooommmmmeee on lets do something with this, pleeeaase with sugar on top…

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Commentator said 0-18 on the PP.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

0-19 now, I guess. No shots in the PP.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

vomit

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

They skate into the Bruins’ zone, it gets swatted away, they chase, bring it back, and repeat. Do they realize they have an extra man?

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Max is heading for the box again.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

What is with all the penalties.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

5 on 3 – Dupuis with hooking.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ugh, so ‘player only’ meeting did f all.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 8:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Bruins and Pens are the only teams who haven’t given up a 5 on 3 goal this season.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I’m pretty sure the Pens gave up a goal when on the 5-on-3 PP though…

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Therrien looks pissed.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Here we go – another PP to blow.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Well, they’re nothing if not consistent.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’d imagine a players-only meeting creates a little tension with the coaching staff as well.

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Just curious, but if a head coach goes, do his assistant coaches go as well, sort of coaching package? Or is individual?

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 8:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I’m not sure. I think it’s a matter of who all gets fired.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

They often put the assistant in until the end of the season or until they find a midseason replacement. That’s what Atlanta did last season, and something many teams have done in the past.

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Optimisim at last, the best in the league when behind going into the third.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 8:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

They do look like they’re playing harder – but it’s early.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Commentary said that Cooke got caught with his hand in the jar. Get it?

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 8:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Fedotenko!!!!!!!

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

We’ve still got time.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I need this… I had to defend Crosby and the Pens to a drunk Flames fan last night, as well as defending my son(wearing Oilers jersy) to drunk Edmonton fans. It was hard work. I need vindication

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

hah how did that go anyways?

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I tried speaking softly, head down, but ended up in heated debates anyhow. yeesh, will not do it again.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 9:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sounds fun.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Flyers fans are just as bad…

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, they suck hard.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I read such. The only thing that saved me was that I was too tired to have my inner tiger roused.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Of course I got up at that exact moment. Sigh.

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I feel for you. I started yelling Fedotenko over and over. My friends probably think I’m crazy.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Operation desperation… go..

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

We have a go for Operation Desperation!

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow – Staal got popped.

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sabu got me a little nervous there.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Ditto

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

SOB

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

They really looked like they were getting something rolling and then they take a stupid penalty

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That was crap. Total crap.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, next the Pens get a penalty for bad breath.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 9:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

25 shots on goal each. Doesn’t seem like it…

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Not at all. Really looks like the Bruins are outplaying in every aspect

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Another PP.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Commentary just said “the turkey will be on the table!” I have no idea what that means.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

On a side note, Crosby is really disappointing lately

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah – he’s really been a non-entity tonight.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Not too tired for my inner tiger tonight Frank… : ) Is in a slump, yes, but what bugs me most is when people say it is because he is too focused on being the face of the NHL. It is not like he said ‘I will only play in the NHL if I get all the attention and marketing and image’ no he did not, and after the lock-out he did get hockey fans watching agian.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 9:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m one of those people saying that. Sure, his rookie year the Pens were horrible so I guess it didn’t matter much. But I think there is a lot of stress on the Pens to repeat and surpass last season’s performance so perhaps they just want the players to focus on hockey. I’m one of those people for sure.

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

0-4 on the PP tonight, with only 4 shots.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

It just looks like other teams are so good at clearing the puck when Pitt is on the PP

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

The story of each of these – they’re chasing the puck back and forth across the ice.

A lot of pretty passing, though.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The passes are always pretty until you say UGH when it goes wide, out of the zone or onto another team’s stick

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, there are always exceptions.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You think they’d pull Sabu.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

OH MAN COME ON

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Fernandez on his head… ah, ugh

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 9:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

That’s game. Damn.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Happy bleapin’ new year.

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 9:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Only against the Pens…

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Well, it was sort of fun, guys. Later on.

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by JDunman on Jan 1, 2009 9:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Adios

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

chaio

by AngelaMc on Jan 1, 2009 9:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

they showed alot of fire in that third period. Crosby losing that face off with i think 16 seconds left on the clock killed the game

by sdhman11 on Jan 1, 2009 9:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I’m with ya – but judging by how well Fernandez was playing tonight I don’t think it mattered all that much. If anything it killed any chances with ease.

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by FrankD on Jan 1, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

fernandez was exceptional. fedotenko’s goal was in transition. Had they shot more in transition they may have tied it up. Once they settled down in offensive zone they always seemed to be looking for that extra pass

by sdhman11 on Jan 1, 2009 10:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs