Lazy Sunday: Jarkko Ruutu vs Darcy Tucker

by FrankD on Sep 27, 2009 5:31 AM EDT

Before we get into what is by far one of my more favorite fights to come out of the past two seasons, let's first knock out some business.

El Sid is not playing in the final preseason game today against the Red Wings. This, in case you didn't know, is a good thing. He skated yesterday for the first time since leaving the ice on Thursday against the Blue Jackets and admitted he's feeling "better." Interpret that as a good thing. In any case, he has a few days to sit it out before the opener against the Rangers on Friday. [Tribune-Review]
Speaking of today's game, we'll once again have an open thread tossed up here for your reading/interacting pleasure. Feel free to shoot by and participate, as the game will be available on the NHL Network.
Puck Daddy sits down to chat with Dan Bylsma. Funny picture that must've slipped past me during all the Stanley Cup parade pics. [Puck Daddy]
And holy crap this is funny. I mean, as funny as a protest/riot march in Pittsburgh can get. I seriously LOL'd for realsies with this video.

Ok, take the jump for the fight and check back in on Pensburgh later for the thread.

From the 07-08 season, complete with punch counter.

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Oh yeah, Mark Madden linked that “protest” vid on his blog on Friday, and it was easily the funniest thing I’d seen all day.

God bless Pens fans.

by SlayerGhaleon on Sep 27, 2009 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

holy crap is that hysterical

" Lord Stanley, scratch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009

by oldtimehockey09 on Sep 27, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions

That “protest” was such a much-needed bit of humor for everyone in Pittsburgh, I bet! Win or lose, no team’s more fun than the Penguins, and no fans are more fun than Penguins fans!

The Bylsma interview was awesome.

We so needed that punch counter during this preseason. Hell, every game should have a punch counter.

And I hope-hope-hope Crosby’s okay for this weekend!!!! That said, I’ll be okay if I don’t hear/read any more about his groin for a while. :-)

"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

by GreenEyedLilo on Sep 27, 2009 8:22 PM EDT reply actions