Mark Eaton out for tonight's game

Per the official website, a minor undisclosed injury will sideline Mark Eaton tonight against New Jersey. Martin Skoula, who's been a healthy scratch since December 7th, is expected to take his place in the lineup.

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I was glad to hear that Bylsma doesn’t think it’s serious, especially since Eaton has a history of knee issues.

Good to plug in Martin Skoula and hopefully not miss a beat.

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by Hooks Orpik on Dec 21, 2009 12:35 PM EST reply actions

Well, guess I have to reset the counter.

16 days, 4 hrs, 1 minute

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by FrankD on Dec 21, 2009 12:59 PM EST reply actions

Fortunately, Skoula has done well for the Penguins, so I’m confident that he can step in and do a great job tonight.

I hope Eaton recovers soon… he was our survivor during the D-man curse, but I guess it finally caught up with him.

by Cari on Dec 21, 2009 1:06 PM EST reply actions

yep, after tonight we won’t have a single D-man who’s played in all games… but anyway Eaton won the Last man standing award some weeks ago:)

You have to see it for yourself...

by Bla Razor on Dec 21, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions

True. The Pens have been lucky that guys like McKee and Orpik have suffered injuries but not missed too many games.

The timing was horrible with 5 defensemen going down at the same time, but given the severity of hockey injuries it could have been lot worse.

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by Hooks Orpik on Dec 21, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions

KNOCK ON WOOD

by Ulf Murphy on Dec 21, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions

Oh, you superstitous people :)

Don’t worry, i tapped my head a few times.

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by Hooks Orpik on Dec 21, 2009 4:59 PM EST up reply actions

To be honest I’m beginning to sway more in your direction with that superstitious stuff Hooks. I’ve never been an overly superstitious person but at times I’ve found myself falling into the trap. So perhaps I’ll just give it the ol Hooks Orpik “F it” and test my luck.

First test right now: MAF gets a shutout tonight

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by FrankD on Dec 21, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions