Different day, same result: Penguins lose to Panthers 6-1
by FrankD on Jan 3, 2009 4:00 PM EST
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Call him up from the farm - I see it as an improvement
If you thought the Penguins looked bad against the Boston Bruins then they looked absolutely horrible today against the Panthers. These 1:00 games do NOT work in favor of the Pens.
But six goals? I guess there is some salvation in knowing it wasn't a shutout. Very little I might add, but it's still relative.
Fact is there is nothing good to say about this game. Looking back on wins like the Penguins 9-2 apocalypse over the Islanders on December 11 you knew that one day they'd be on the other side of the puck. No one could've predicted it would be this soon. And to the Florida Panthers no less.
There's just no life out there on the ice. No hunger. Marc-Andre Fleury looked beyond confused in the first period and Dany Sabourin watched so many pucks whiz by in the second that I wouldn't be surprised if the Pens tossed him on the IR for whiplash. Ultimately Fleury returned in the third to give up one more. Not that it mattered much at that point.
Heading into this game the Panthers were facing some goaltending woes. Thomas Vokoun and Craig Anderson were both tagging out of net from time to time, a display that presented much aggravation for both players. It's kinda ironic that the Penguins left this game the way the Panthers came in.
As for Sid's fight, of which JDunman will have the full coverage of tonight/tomorrow, I can't say I disagree with it. The crowd went crazy, the players were standing up and cheering and frankly it provided some entertainment. I consider it a sacrifice, an attempt to turn the tides of the game even if it resulted in a game misconduct. Perhaps that's the price to pay as a captain. With the way Sid has been playing these past few games you'd almost think he was in the box anyways.
And as the final jab, at least with a night game you can sleep it off and wake up to another day. This one is going to drag on for a few more hours. Let's get through this together.
The bad: The offense
The badder: The defense
The baddest: The goaltending
The badderest: The Pittsburgh Penguins
Next game: Monday. 7pm. Rangers. Gulp.
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Might this be about it...
…for Thierrien?
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He may very well be gone before the All-Star break. People keep insisting the Penguins are still playing at the same pace as last year, but at least last season they showed a little jump and promise. This is like watching a bunch of guys who go out there just to watch a clock tick down.
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and the playoffs...
keep slipping away. Maybe Crosby should hit Thierrien in the nuts.
It could only help at this point. If the Pens can’t win a few divisional games this month you just might be right about the playoffs…
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As for Sid’s fight, of which JDunman will have the full coverage of tonight/tomorrow, I can’t say I disagree with it. The crowd went crazy, the players were standing up and cheering and frankly it provided some entertainment. I consider it a sacrifice, an attempt to turn the tides of the game even if it resulted in a game misconduct. Perhaps that’s the price to pay as a captain. With the way Sid has been playing these past few games you’d almost think he was in the box anyways.
I don’t know – you’d have to figure that the Pens would have a better chance of winning with Crosby on the ice rather than the box for 19 minutes. Plus it could have easily been a seven minute powerplay for the Panthers after their penalty expired because I’m not sure McLean deserved to get called for fighting.
It definitely helps having him on the ice but by then it was already 4-1 Florida anyway. Even if the Pens managed to grab a goal or two a comeback win was definitely not in the works with the way the defense and goaltending held up tonight.
I agree – I don’t think McLean should’ve received a fighting penalty either. As one commenter said in the open thread, he was jumped.
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From reading comments/watching post game
Sid says he asked for it and he said yes…
McLean says
McLean, who said he did not hear Crosby ask him for a fight, took the incident in stride.
“Everybody can kind of understand what he’s doing for their team there,” McLean said. “He’s their leader.”
His non-defensive comments about the situation make me kind of lean towards believing Sid… If I just got jumped, I’d be pretty pissed about it.. but who knows.
Go 'Stros!
I’m with ya, but we don’t see anyone is pushing those words out there now do we? All we’re seeing is someone who isn’t even involved in the incident (Nick Boynton) saying Crosby bullied McLean.
Have a link by the way or is that from the vid?
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Let’s just hope it doesn’t have to come down to the unveiling of the ‘most badderest.’ I don’t think we’re ready for that just yet.
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