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Top Pens Plays/Moments of the 09-10 Season
by PensFan8725 on Jun 25, 2010 3:17 PM EDT
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PrintSo, since I'm totally hockey deprived right now and, geez, it's only been a month and a half since you know what, I was thinking everyone should post their top plays or moments of the season (and postseason). You can post as many as you want in the comments. I don't know if y'all want to rank them by voting or I'll just post the ones I like (it is my post after all =D ).
Some of my favorite moments/plays of the season (in no particular order) are after the jump.
NOTE: I had to link the NHL.com videos because the FanPost only allows me to link YouTube videos.
Mike Rupp shoves Zack Smith through the Zamboni doors:
Just what the team needed. After losing to the Sens in game 1, HCDB inserted Rupper into the lineup and the message he sent to the team paid off. At the time, Rupp was exactly what the team needed.
Malkin breaks out of his slump:
Although it wouldn't get much better for Geno after this, he hadn't scored in more than 15 games and was pointless in his last 4. When this goal (no matter how crappy it was) went in, it was such a relief.
Sid scores 50....and 51...and tries for 52:
Here's Sid's awfully good try for 52 goals.
I actually missed the first period of this game because of the NHL showing the Flyers-Rangers game, but I don't think I'll ever forget it all the same. If I read lips correctly, they told Sid at the start of OT that Stamkos got 51 and that last video is what he did. Amazing.
Mellon's last regular season game:
Couldn't find the ceremony, but the game was just as good. A nice thrashing of the Isles with all the Pens greats watching. Would've been icing on the cake to see Sid get 50 goals for 500 points, but he's too classy to let a goal that wasn't his stand.
Crosby takes over:
That series was absolutely his. Just like Rupp was what the Pens needed, Sid was also there to, not only lead the way, but dominate. Too bad the season was cut short just on round later.
Billy G's buzzer beater to tie it up, Duper's 100th career goal to end it:
Probably the best game of the year. Geno comes back from injury, Pens end a 5 game losing streak with a thrilling OT game. A pissed off Tim Thomas...doesn't get much better. Oh, and Duper get his 100th career goal with an empty netter (see how easy that was, Chris Borque?).
Shorthanded Pens comeback to beat Columbus:
This was a great win. The Pens, down two, score two goals within one minute to tie it up in the 3rd and win it in the shootout. Oh yeah, and we had half of the lineup missing (including Geno). Love how many Pens fan were there, btw.
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sweetie, you might wanna check your links. =) love the idea, though, and i’ll be back with some of my favorites.
i like the pens, sidney crosby, jordan staal, and typing in capital letters.
I forgot about the video icon on the side.
I've told [a 9 months pregnant] Nathalie that she can't have the baby on a game night. I'm not missing a playoff game. -Mario Lemieux in 1993
looks gorgeous!
i like the pens, sidney crosby, jordan staal, and typing in capital letters.
by katielynn906 on Jun 25, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol what looks gorgeous my fanpost?
I've told [a 9 months pregnant] Nathalie that she can't have the baby on a game night. I'm not missing a playoff game. -Mario Lemieux in 1993
sir, yes, sir!
i like the pens, sidney crosby, jordan staal, and typing in capital letters.
by katielynn906 on Jun 25, 2010 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess my screen name doesn’t insinuate it, but it’s actually “ma’am yes ma’am” thank you very much =].
I've told [a 9 months pregnant] Nathalie that she can't have the baby on a game night. I'm not missing a playoff game. -Mario Lemieux in 1993
That’s funny because I almost added a “sir” in one of my replies to you last night, and then I realized that I really didn’t know if that was correct or not. Now we know! :-)
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jul 2, 2010 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Great idea.
Don’t forget about Guerin’s buzzer beater goal against Boston. The puck was in the Pens zone until there was like 8 seconds to go in that game and I still remember getting pissed when Malkin threw that cross ice pass with like 2 seconds, I didn’t think there was any way in the world that would go in.
That was a fantastic game! I was there with a friend, and she didn’t even stand up for the play. She figured the game was over and there was no way the puck was going anywhere interesting. Later she was kicking herself for missing the play! I think everyone in the entire arena thought Malkin was going to (and should) shoot that puck. His pass to Guerin was brilliant, and there was really no chance that Boston was going to recover for a win in overtime after that play. I’ve been to some pretty great games since moving to Pittsburgh, but I’m pretty sure that one hits my top ten list :)
Go, Shero, Go!!! And also Brian Burke.
Sid's hat trick on hat night vs the Rangers, 11/28/09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ5EZ9E2kfw
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The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 25, 2010 6:24 PM EDT reply actions
"It's f***in' hat night!"
To quote Matt Cooke, who I’ll have to learn to like.
I loved this. I loved that he apparently took hat night as a challenge. I loved that it was against the Rangers and I could hip-switch into the break room the next morning with a big smile on my face. I loved the “let it snow” holiday commercial that came from this hat trick!
Lots of terrific memories from this past season here—thanks to you all.
"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
Cocktails With the Penguins, where Pens fans toast victories and drown defeats.
by GreenEyedLilo on Jun 25, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, yes, so many hats...
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I also love that they did this on Flower’s birthday.
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And I took one of my favorite pictures of Sid that night. This is what Sid looks like after a hat trick. Can’t touch this.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 25, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Banner raising, 10/2/09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci4OMb2s27A
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The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 25, 2010 6:30 PM EDT reply actions
Geno's hat trick on messenger bag night, 1/19/10 vs Islanders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIcR6gAPsD8
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The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 25, 2010 6:36 PM EDT reply actions
I’ll remember this because it happened during the trip Beloved and I took to see the Red Wings and Penguins at home, the one we took in lieu of Christmas with my family. We attended 2 games in Detroit and 2 in Pittsburgh. Guess where we were at when this happened? Thaaaaaat’s right. In Joe Louis, watching the Wings get shut out by the Blackhawks. I tried not to cuss as I was getting the Penguins scores via text message on my cell. A week after we got home, I remembered I’d TiVo’ed it, and so we watched it then.
"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
Cocktails With the Penguins, where Pens fans toast victories and drown defeats.
by GreenEyedLilo on Jun 25, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Um...
Obviously I meant to tell this story under the “Hat trick on Christmas stocking night” one. Duh. Nobody’s gonna want to give away goodies at Pens games this season!
"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
Cocktails With the Penguins, where Pens fans toast victories and drown defeats.
by GreenEyedLilo on Jun 25, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought maybe you took a late Christmas trip ;-)
No kidding about the giveaways. Sponsors spend all the cash to get their name out there and it ends up laying on the ice at the end of the game. Bad deal.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 26, 2010 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
The fan in me thinks it looks really cool and has these mental images of Bylsma saying “Wouldn’t it be cool to get a hat trick on hat night?”, with certain Penguins’ eyes getting all glittery at the thought. The marketing major in me felt real sympathy for the sponsors and hoped for their sake that at least the company’s logos would be shown and the names mentioned when the highlights were aired.
"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
Cocktails With the Penguins, where Pens fans toast victories and drown defeats.
by GreenEyedLilo on Jun 26, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Geno seals the deal against the Red Wings, 1/31/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQb5B2bomC4
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The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 25, 2010 7:02 PM EDT reply actions
Staal taunts VC crowd after 2 goals in 2 minutes to put Pens up 4-1, 2/7/10
http://penguins.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8473533&fr=false
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The outcome of this game wasn’t so good, but it was beautiful watching Staal stick it to the fans at the phone booth after they had been giving him the business all day with such brilliant jeers as “you’re not as good as your brother”.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 25, 2010 7:33 PM EDT reply actions
Mike Rupp shoves Zack Smith through the Zamboni doors:
Unfortunately I wasn’t on the ball enough to capture that as it happened. I only got the immediate aftermath:
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Carkner is confronting Rupp as Smith skates away from the open doors.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 29, 2010 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
Well, you can’t get every shot.
Seemed to piss him off enough, as he then went after the smallest guy on the ice (Talbot) and started a fight.
I've told [a 9 months pregnant] Nathalie that she can't have the baby on a game night. I'm not missing a playoff game. -Mario Lemieux in 1993
by PensFan8725 on Jun 29, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, no kidding
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 30, 2010 8:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Geno's OT game winner vs Florida, 12/12/10
This was another good one. The Pens were having their typical close game against the Panthers. They took a 2-1 lead into the 3rd period but Stephen Weiss disappointed the Mellon Arena crowd when his wrister beat backup goalie Brent Johnson.
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The Pens entered the game with a 6-1 overtime record and they didn’t let us down this time either. Jordan Leopold was called for holding 30 seconds into the extra frame and 7 seconds into the 4-on-3 power play Geno blasted the one-timer past Voukun for the win.
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It’s always nice when Geno ends the game smiling like that, and it was nice to see the anemic power play come through in the clutch.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 30, 2010 4:03 PM EDT reply actions
That was a great game…I actually missed the 1st period and the first part of the 2nd because my Center Ice was down. Came back just in time to see it come down to the wire. I remember Geno’s goal came really quickly into the PP…like right off the face off or something.
I've told [a 9 months pregnant] Nathalie that she can't have the baby on a game night. I'm not missing a playoff game. -Mario Lemieux in 1993
Yes, absolutely, it was the perfect 4-on-3. They got the face off back to the point. Gonch just walked in with the puck as far as the D would allow, then slid it over to Geno for the one-timer. With only 3 defenders on the ice, he had a clear lane for the shot, and from that range he is money.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 30, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
seeing all of them lookin’ so happy makes me miss this team.
i like the pens, sidney crosby, jordan staal, and typing in capital letters.
by katielynn906 on Jun 30, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry, katie, not trying to torture you :-)
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 30, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
haha, not your fault. these pictures make me happy! it just needs to be october sooner rather than later.
i like the pens, sidney crosby, jordan staal, and typing in capital letters.
by katielynn906 on Jun 30, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
This…gosh, it needs to be October. The only thing that makes me happier is that I know Sidney Crosby (not only him, but you know that he’s the one who misses it the most) is saying the exact same thing. Other teams should be very afraid of him next season…
I've told [a 9 months pregnant] Nathalie that she can't have the baby on a game night. I'm not missing a playoff game. -Mario Lemieux in 1993
Duper's shootout "winner" vs Toronto, 3/28/10
Say what you will about the gimmick known as the shootout, but it’s pretty fun to watch when your team your captain is so good at it.
It was a bummer when Bozak’s goal put the Leafs up 4-3 early in the 3rd. Fortunately, Matt Cooke came through with the tying goal in the final minutes, setting the stage for a scoreless overtime period and the Pens’ 10th shootout of the season. Not surprisingly, Sid came through with his 8th shootout goal of the year.
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What was a bit surprising was Pascal Dupuis getting the call as the 3rd shooter. After all, it was only his 3rd shootout attempt of the season, though he was 1-for-2 in his previous efforts. He came through in this one, giving the Pens the 2 points and a weekend sweep following their win over the Flyers the day before.
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The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jul 1, 2010 6:04 PM EDT reply actions
when your team your captain is so good at it.
Lol after the game, I remember the Leafs goalie saying that he asked the bench where Sid like to go in the shootout and he said he got like 10 different answers. Sid went high on that attempt, if I remember correctly….
The addition of Duper was a surprise, but he did a lot better than Billy G did on the previous shootout.
So,PAYD, which moments are your favorites? I’d like to put a few of them up.
I've told [a 9 months pregnant] Nathalie that she can't have the baby on a game night. I'm not missing a playoff game. -Mario Lemieux in 1993
Not one of my favorite moments
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Yes, Billy G did look rather uninspired in that shootout against the Caps on March 24th, though that seems to be the case for the guys who just skate up and rip it. Either it goes in and you look great, or you miss the shot / goalie makes the save and you look like you weren’t even trying.
My favorite moments? Well, I’m posting them. I’d probably have to wait until I’m done to figure out which I liked the most.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jul 2, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, and good point on the just drop your should and shoot tactic of the Shootout.
Sid and Tanger seemed to have figured out that dekes and faking out the goalie are the best way to go.
I've told [a 9 months pregnant] Nathalie that she can't have the baby on a game night. I'm not missing a playoff game. -Mario Lemieux in 1993
What about Malkin’s slow motion shootout goal? That was a great moment! As was the announcer on the replay: “And this is not slo-mo, folks. This is how fast Evgeni Malkin was going!”
I was at the game with some friends, and while I’m kind of over the whole Wings-Pens thing, the game had a great storyline filled with suspense, tension, highs & lows, and a wonderful ending.
Canada Rocks. Except for the Ottawa Senators.
Absolutely, that was one of the best. I posted a pic and link for that one above. It was great seeing Jimma Howard getting torched by both Sid and Geno in the shootout.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jul 2, 2010 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Heh … sorry for the duplicate. I guess your “Geno seals the deal” description didn’t tweak the right memory for me. But hey … it’s totally worth a second mention!
Canada Rocks. Except for the Ottawa Senators.
Agreed, I wasn’t complaining at all.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jul 2, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah … but I was! I didn’t pay too much attention, but I was, in fact, trying to offer something new. My own personal Fail :)
How ‘bout Craig Adams’ goal in Game 1 against Ottawa? I believe I was at a bar with some friends who don’t know a hockey stick from a curling broom at the time, but I managed to convince them that it was a cheers-worthy event. It’s post-season not regular season, but it was a great moment, nonetheless!
Canada Rocks. Except for the Ottawa Senators.
Now that you mention it, I do recall you being conspicuously absent from the game thread for that one. Great choice. You see a play like that and wonder why Adams isn’t a 20-goal guy.
And I absolutely plan to include some postseason moments (yes, there were some good ones!), so I don’t think you were cheating by mentioning this one.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jul 2, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Final regular season game at Mellon Arena, 4/8/10 vs Islanders
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This game is mentioned in the original post by PF8725 and I agree. What a night! So many great moments. The pregame ceremony with so many stars.
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Sid’s almost 50th goal.
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At least it was Sid’s actual 500th point!
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It was certainly a wonderful way to say our regular season goodbyes to Lady Mellon.
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The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jul 3, 2010 2:14 PM EDT reply actions
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