i am hearing that kris letang will be out for a while with shoulder problem flown back to...

i am hearing that kris letang will be out for a while with shoulder problem flown back to pittsburgh today

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about 2 years ago Hooks Orpik 11 comments 0 recs |

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When it rains it pours. So much for the great start

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by GhostWalker40 on Nov 8, 2009 7:55 PM EST reply actions

Okay now I’m going to cry…. horrible.

by Cari on Nov 8, 2009 7:58 PM EST reply actions

Letang also battled through a shoulder injury in the playoffs, not sure if it’s related at all (or even the correct shoulder) but maybe that could factor into things.

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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 8, 2009 8:09 PM EST reply actions

Not good. Hopefully he’ll come back when geno gonch and superstar.

by Repperson29 on Nov 8, 2009 8:27 PM EST via mobile reply actions

relax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AezyNohMiRI

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by pensomniac on Nov 8, 2009 8:53 PM EST reply actions

Or if you prefer something twangier:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-IJxTd8dCo

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by GreenEyedLilo on Nov 8, 2009 11:57 PM EST up reply actions

:( :( :( wow so that makes talbot, sarge, geno, TK, and now Tanger hurt. Can someone say screwed??

by stoopidtom on Nov 8, 2009 9:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Well at least we can be thankful for the great start. Not that I expect the Pens to drop 7 in a row or anything, but they’re still well over .500.

Still, it’s a bit upsetting to think how good a start they were really off to…

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by FrankD on Nov 8, 2009 10:12 PM EST reply actions

Come on guys, this isn’t the end of the world. This is why we have a deep farm team. Gogo got a chance to shine last year, this could be an opportunity for someone else to show us what they can do. Our season’s not ruined, we’re just going to have to lean on some guys a little harder than we usually do.

by Hatt the Moople on Nov 8, 2009 10:40 PM EST reply actions

Aw, hell. Thanks for passing it on, Hooks.

No, the season’s not ruined at all. It’s very young, and we know that a great finish counts for much more than a great start. We can have that. Ours is also not the only team experiencing bad luck with injuries. But oh, it’s gonna be an even harder few weeks for the Pens and their fans.

"Darling, you say Brooks Orpik 'checked' that guy. He did not 'get under him and put him into the wall'."--Beloved to me, Winter 2007

"Don't beat yourself!"--Darrell Waltrip

by GreenEyedLilo on Nov 8, 2009 11:53 PM EST reply actions

As an outsider(Flyers fan), that watches a lot of Penquins games. Could all these injuries, not the Gonchar one, that’s a broken bone. But could the rest of these injuries be a direct result of the all out style that the Penquins play. Last year when this style was implemented they were at the bottom of the standings and every game was a playoff game. Players play through pain when the season is on the line. I am not saying the Pens are sissy’s and don’t want to play, but teams are more apt to sit a guy that tweaked something early in the season. Every game I’ve watched prior to the injury bug they seem to play every shift like their hair is on fire. I guess my question is does the Pens system lend itself to regular season hockey.
After 2 years of watching the Pens knock out the Flyers I have built up a lot of hatred for this team. But watching them go through 3 rounds of the playoffs, and the effort they displayed in the early part of this season they have gained my respect. I just think playing every shift as hard as they have to play lends itself to all these minor injuries. Maybe I am wrong, because every team has players dropping like flies.

by burtonboypa on Nov 9, 2009 8:49 AM EST via mobile up reply actions