Pensburgh link hits: Shanahan's back, hockey rocks New Year's, Thrashers blog in the mix

by FrankD on Jan 13, 2009 8:00 AM EST in News

Hat trick of Penguins blogs

Sean Leahy from GoingFiveHole and PuckDaddy breaks down some of the stats that may help explain why the Pens are doing so poorly. Props for mocking Eklund - always a welcome sight on this blog.

Keeping with the trend, From the Rink takes a look at the Penguins' fall.

Update your links - ThePensBlog has a new home.

Other NHL news

Recent addition to the SBN hockey network - Bird Watchers Anonymous, the home for loyal Atlanta Thrashers fans. Start off your browsing with a look into The Falconer's mid-season review.

The Devils signed Brendan Shanahan after he pulled one of those late-season signings a la the works of predecessors such as Peter Forsberg, Teemu Selanne and Scott Niedermeyer, to name a few. In Lou We Trust is pretty taken back by it.

CBC reports that the Winter Classic drew the best ratings for a U.S. hockey game in 34 years. Sad thing to admit, great thing to surpass.

Vincent Lecavalier is the subject of a lot of trade talk. Some think he'll be a Canadien soon.

Rick Nash is on the IR for the Blue Jackets because body+boards=pain.

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If you watch closely, you can actually see Brendan Shanahan age.

Sure, it may be a rough stretch, but at least it's okay to like Jaromir Jagr again.

by JDunman on Jan 13, 2009 8:15 AM EST reply actions

My fondest memory of Shanahan is from watching a Rangers game one time in a bar. He took a puck to the mouth and literally skated back onto the ice to pick up his three teeth. Pretty hardcore, even for an old man.

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by FrankD on Jan 13, 2009 9:03 AM EST up reply actions

favorite shanny moment, him scoring the gamewinner, and then the empty net clincher to seal the 2002 cup….getting goosebumps just thinking about it…

by ahtrap on Jan 13, 2009 1:09 PM EST up reply actions

Penguins free fall.

There are a whole lot of fingers being pointed for the free fall, but there are 2 players you can see that stick out like a sore thumb. Miroslav Satan and Phillipe Boucher. How are these guys still on the ice?

by paps35 on Jan 13, 2009 10:15 AM EST reply actions

Satan is just a dud. Your guess is as good as mine as to why he’s still out there. Boucher looks like he should be doing so much more but he (obviously) isn’t. It’s disappointing, but in the end Sydor wasn’t doing much either. At the least Boucher is a bit better on the PK than Sydor, although his contributions on the PP, one of the things Shero said was a plus side, is hardly apparent.

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by FrankD on Jan 13, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions

Another thing I have noticed bad about this team is last year the call ups we had were incredible. When they came up the work ethic was outstanding. It made our starters step it up even more. This year they aren’t even trying to help. They just sit there and take up space on the bench for the most part. I mean Wallace and Jeffrey have been good, but they aren’t scoring like last years call ups were.

by paps35 on Jan 13, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions

Definitely a good point. Depth was a huge factor in the Pens’ run last season. I hate to think where they’d be this year with the same rash of injuries…

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by FrankD on Jan 13, 2009 11:31 AM EST up reply actions

We got linked to from Empty Netters.

Sure, it may be a rough stretch, but at least it's okay to like Jaromir Jagr again.

by JDunman on Jan 13, 2009 10:49 AM EST reply actions

awesome. I’m glad others can monitor Geno’s progress now.

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by FrankD on Jan 13, 2009 10:56 AM EST up reply actions

Thanks for the link!

Hang in there Pens fans. Most playoff teams hit a rough patch somewhere during the season. Last year I remember both the Flyers and Wings have some surprising losing streaks.

by The Falconer on Jan 13, 2009 10:22 PM EST reply actions