Penguins All-Star Draft Recap: Fleury and Letang Go Head-to-Head
by FrankD on Jan 28, 2011 9:33 PM EST
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As many of you know, the format to this season's All-Star Game took it back to the streets, whereby two captains were elected and the remaining all-stars were selected one by one. The two captains in this case, Carolina's Eric Staal and Detroit's Nick Lidstrom, each represented the East and West, respectively.
The first pick of this so-called draft more or less set the tone of what we can expect to see if future All-Star Games hold the same format. With his first pick, Staal selected teammate Cam Ward, whose inclusion in the game could easily be an area of debate, let alone his first overall selection. But what do you expect from a guy like E. Staal, especially in front of the home crowd?
Given the league's never-ending interest in constantly pitting Sidney Crosby against Alex Ovechkin, it must have come as a disappointment to some suit somewhere in the league's front office that the announcers couldn't talk about which of the two went first in the draft. Nevertheless, Ovechkin was selected in the second round by Staal, the first winger to go.
If the aforementioned Crosby's exclusion from the game was only heightened by Evgeni Malkin joining him, then at least Pens fans had the option to sit by and see just where fellow all-stars Marc-Andre Fleury and Kris Letang were selected.
I'll admit, I'm not entirely interested in watching the ASG. I probably haven't watched an entire one through and through since the late 90s, but I was kind of curious to see where Tanger and MAF would go in the draft.
Oddly enough, the two will go against each other, as Fleury was selected first by Team Lidstrom in the ninth round. Guess Lidstrom decided that putting Flower on his team at least gave him a chance at hitting the mesh in the dying seconds of the third period. Woops. Wrong game.
Letang was selected shortly after by Staal in the 12th round, despite his initial interest in potentially playing alongside Lidstrom.
And the last pick of the draft you ask? Phil Kessel.
Bruins and Leafs fans had to have had a laugh at that.
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Thanks for the credit on your caption, Frank ;P
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And the last pick of the draft you ask? Phil Kessel.
We can’t ever let Leafer hear the end of this. ;-)
Hey, an out is an out - unless you're Mario, in which case it's probably two outs. -UtesFan89
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He got a freakin car.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 28, 2011 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
Lol. This is just about identical to a comment I made over at PPP:
Kessel’s gotta be happy, though, right? Apparently, he’s the 42nd best player in the game (i.e. really good), and just won a freaking car. A CAR!
But still, it’s something we have over her. =P
Hey, an out is an out - unless you're Mario, in which case it's probably two outs. -UtesFan89
Hard work always beats talent if talent doesn't work hard.
ARE YOU F#$%ING KIDDING ME!!!! ADAMS!!! JESUS TAPDANCING CHRIST YOU HAD 24 SQUARE FEET AND YOU MISSED IT ALL!! - OlenWhitaker
Went away to Leafland for a day. It was nice, even though they lost. And I became a Certified Grabbo Lover.
KESSEL :(
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Whatever, dude. The guy got a car.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 28, 2011 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
Still, it’s a car.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
Does anyone know what model it was, though?
That’s the real question.
Hey, an out is an out - unless you're Mario, in which case it's probably two outs. -UtesFan89
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Went away to Leafland for a day. It was nice, even though they lost. And I became a Certified Grabbo Lover.
A Honda CRZ...
aka a car that he’ll never drive..
It’s what you’d buy if you can’t afford a nice car ;)
Is this where i admit i drive a crv?
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by FrankD on Jan 29, 2011 3:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
And, now that I think about, you may not have realized that the reply to Leafer was in a joking tone. I’m sure Leafer knew that it was (she and I do a lot of that), but I’m not sure if you did. So, now you know.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 2:13 AM EST up reply actions
“Whatever, dude. The guy got a car.”
Was to Leafer. Use the “up” button if you want to be certain.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
This whole time, I’ve been talking about my response to Leafer. I don’t know why you want to talk about my reply to wg1of5.
I even specifically referred to it:
you may not have realized that the reply to Leafer was in a joking tone.
This is the last time I’m going to talk about this because it’s really petty and frankly stupid. All I was doing was trying to make sure you were included in the loop by telling you that me and her were joking.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
I know it’s not a big deal, but I still feel bad for him. He’s like the shy dorky kid in gym class who doesn’t have friends with him, so he gets picked last. Then the class bully laughs and takes pictures, while the teacher asks him how he feels and gives him a lollipop
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by Leafer87 on Jan 29, 2011 11:19 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
See, what I’m trying to figure out is where his looks come from. I’ve seen photos of his gorgeous sister and then I wonder how he’s from the same parents. Sorry, Phil.
I guess that’s one more reason to feel bad for him, but I just don’t (again, sorry, Phil).
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
his brother looks like him
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also, Phil doesn’t just look it, but he actually is really shy.
And I didn’t know Amanda Kessel went to Shattuck’s
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Yep, she went there. And now she’s at Minnesota and apparently leading her team in scoring as a freshman.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Are we sure that isn’t John Elway’s brother?
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
Let’s compare.
Phil:
Amanda:
How does that happen?
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
Mailman?
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 4:55 PM EST up reply actions
Gotta be something like that.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
she has the smile
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The crooked smile?
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
haha I think men are more likely to bald prematurely than women, right?
She should be safe…for now.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
I gotta be honest I feel bad for him. With his raw talent and no real push back from the opposition, this is the kind of game he should excel in. Personally I thought Backes or Elias should have gone last. Oh well. At least he got a car.
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I just watched it and I felt bad for him too. He wanted to smile and acknowledge that he’s being a sport about it then quickly join his team — but the announcer dragged him back down and made him accept the money and the car while repeating for like two minutes that they don’t want him to be embarrassed. Made me cringe.
I believe in Geno.
The announcer never seemed to realize that, unless the players were right next to him, they couldn’t hear a word he was saying.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
and no real push back from the opposition, this is the kind of game he should excel in
Oh geez….this seriously made me LOL
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
Wouldn’t it be hilarious if he was named MVP of the ASG and got two cars in one weekend? That would be awesome.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 28, 2011 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
Sharing this for those who aren’t on twitter. Fleury wearing Letang’s name tag.
http://twitpic.com/3ucsju
I believe in Geno.
Hahahah
“I’m really scared to shoot on Fleury, he’s got some good moves,” Fleury said in imitation of Letang. He added, “It will be great for me to have bragging rights going back to Pittsburgh. Hopefully, I’ll see him in the shootout.”
From penguins website
I believe in Geno.
:D
On Crosby being cleared for light workouts:
It’s good to know. I started to worry about him (laughs). He was bored and wanted to get back. I’m happy for him to start doing stuff. Hopefully, it goes well.
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I want Fleury to have an open mic for when Letang tries to score on him.
"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
That would be cool, but nothing will be better than this.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 28, 2011 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
One of my favorite parts of the series. Hilarious!
by PensDiva on Jan 28, 2011 11:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Whoa.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 1:31 AM EST up reply actions
Fleury would have been much better than
Duchene and Giroux… It’s like they grabbed the 2 dullest people on the ice.
good luck
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by PensDiva on Jan 28, 2011 11:30 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I hope Tanger burns by old man Lidstrom on each of his three goals Sunday.
No, I ain’t bitter. I ain’t even mad.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 28, 2011 11:49 PM EST reply actions
ehhhh....
I don’t usually watch the ASG but I watch the skills comp…but staalsy was into the cities obligations to choose his teammates and that led to Lids (who may get a GM job when he retires lol) getting the better team…
And seriously did you see some of the players expressions especially toews they looked like zombies and demotivated at times
Loved how tanger tripped and ov taking kessels pic when he was the last one hahaa
by Geno McFleury on Jan 29, 2011 1:14 AM EST via mobile reply actions
It kind of looked like MSL was the puppet master behind most of Team Lidstrom’s picks.
I’ll just assume Lids didn’t read Tanger’s comments about wanting to play with him, because if he did know about that and then passed on him anyway, then that’s pretty messed up.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
I was wondering that myself. I would have to think Lids did read those comments…they were quoted a number of times. I did feel bad for Tanger and I can’t help feel a little bitter toward the “old guy” . I hope if they meet in the cup finals, Tanger shows Lidstrom what he is made of.
Everyone is talking about the Big Buf – he does have the offensive numbers (although no point in his last 10 games), but he doesn’t even play on the penalty kill.
Last night they were going on about Yantel and how great he is, and yes, he did creep up to the lead scorer among defensemen, but he doesn’t play against top lines and not on the penalty kill either.
(although no point in his last 10 games)
Wow, really? That’s quite a slump for him considering how hot he started the year.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
Kane looked out of it hald the time
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Yeah, I think the biggest problem I had with the format was the assigning of the alternate captains. They should have just had the captains and the first couple of guys they picked could be the A’s who helped them with the rest of the picks. For guys like Kane and Green to not have to go through the anxiety of wondering when they’d be picked was a travesty.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
And do you think it takes away somewhat from the skills comp having the rookies involved instead of the supposedly best players? I don’t want to make it seem more important than it is, and I get that the league wants to push their young’uns on us, but I’d rather have players involved who have actually done something to earn it.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
The NHL is getting what they wanted, which is a lot of buzz from the “draft”. I’d love to see the very best of the best, but I don’t think that will ever happen, it’s more about promotion and making money than actually showcasing the NHL’s stars. Oh well. I’ll probably still watch lol
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I really liked the idea. But, the coverage was terrible. They should have made it a half hour or hour long show. They drew it out way to long. The host and announcers were asses. I mean, he basically said to Cam Ward "you don’t deserve to be first overall. How does it feel. They should have just let it go quickly. You know, like it would have been if they were really just picking teams in a pick up game.
Put on your dancin' shoes.
I got a text from Marc Staal saying how Eric wanted to take me in the 6th round for my great locker room poddy humor, but you know, things just didn’t work out that way.
Where did Pechurskiy get picked?
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by FrankD on Jan 29, 2011 10:35 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
The best was when Patrick Kane announced he was choosing his “boy” Duncan Keith… Johnny Toews was pissed LOL
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haha yeah. I like how Duthie interviewed the “devastated” Marc, and then Eric was like “from the New York Rangers …….
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Henrik Lundqvist!”
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Lol, he did that? That’s awesome.
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Duchene seems like a cool kid :D
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yea. I like Duchene a lot. The Avs are my 2nd favorite team and when he entered the league, I knew he would be big. Also, I thought it was funny when they tried to get Toews to show emotion. I don’t think he’s capable of that.
by stoopidtom on Jan 29, 2011 1:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
haha Duchene
He’s a nerd at heart its funny, great personality, great kid with a nice future…I had Duchene as my #1 in 2009, glad he’s not letting my prediction down.
by Geno McFleury on Jan 29, 2011 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
Everytime I see the kid Skinner I can’t get over how young he looks. I mean this kid looks like he really is 12 years old. I think Lidstrom and his alternates were talking about how young looking he is also.
One thought about the All-Star Game.
The NHL might actually like the fact that Sir Sid is absent from the weekend’s festivities. It gives the league an oppurtunity to promote some of the league’s other stars. Because remember this :
Sid is like the “Sun” and when he comes out – all the other stars just dissappear.
I like the quote, but I’m sure they’d much rather have Sid at the ASG.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 6:25 PM EST up reply actions
Do you think Staal still would have went Ward
if Sid was there? I’m guessing Lidstrom goes Crosby > Stamkos… but I’m not 100% sure… he could still be bitter
I’m guessin’ Crosby would’ve been a captain, so Staal might’ve not even been picking. Maybe as an Alternate?
Had Sid not gotten the concussion
then I agree… but they chose captains before they knew 100% Crosby wasn’t playing.. so I was going with that as the criteria
He would’ve been an alternate then. They chose the alternates after Sid announced he wasn’t going.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
no way to know that.
neither Stamkos or Ovie were alternates.. and they are the closest thing to Crosby you get.
It’s a safe bet to assume that he would’ve been an alternate.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
…since the only reason he wasn’t a captain was because he had a concussion (according the Shanny), he would’ve been an alternate had he been able to make it.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
obviously you can assume Crosby would be an alternate
If you want great.. we know what you think..
Now, assuming Crosby is in the pool… Does Staal pick Ward over Crosby. Does Lidstrom pick Stamkos over Crosby.
There, happy? Shit, it’s like pulling teeth.. You ask a simple hypothetical question and get 10 answers to questions that weren’t asked.
Crosby goes first.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
About a week after Sid got hurt, I seen a report on TSN by Darren Dreger and he said (I’m paraphrasing) : the NHL was going to appoint 2 captains and Sid was definiely one of them, but now with the injury we have to wait and see what happens.
I never heard anything other than that the captains would be elected by the all stars themselves.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
No, I heard {from a Shanahan interview on Versus,early Jan.( I think)} that the league would be picking the Captains and the Captains would be picking the teams. And that’s exactly what happened.
Q. How did Sidney Crosby’s(notes) health play into the All-Star players’ vote for captain?
SHANAHAN: They asked about Sid’s health. I think the respect level for Sid among his peers has never been higher, but I also think the seriousness of concussions [is important]. Everybody just wants to make sure he’s taking care of himself and trying to get back on the ice.
And by captains, I’m talking about Staal and Lidstrom, not the alternates.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 11:39 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, he might’ve polled the players on what they thought, but there was no formal vote. I’m pretty sure that the league had the final say on who the Captains were going to be.
All-Star players’ vote for captain
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
* After the 42 NHL All-Stars have been selected, two captains will be chosen per team by the players.
From the very first announcement of the new format, it has been stated that the players selected to play in the game would then choose the captains.
Now, having said that, the two folks selected were awfully convenient choices – one being the home team guy and the other being the league’s elder statesman type. So, if you’re suggesting that the league said they’d do it one way but then pretty much went with whoever they wanted, then I’m not going to argue that. I’m always up for a good conspiracy.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
The Canadian Press reported this morning that Nicklas Lidstrom(notes) of the Detroit Red Wings and Eric Staal(notes) of the Carolina Hurricanes have been named the Draft captains.
Now, this reads like the were picked not voted on. If there was an election, when was this vote taken? Everything I read sounds like Shanahan did a lot of talking to the players and got input, but never a formal vote. Now, I could be wrong, Lord knows it wouldn’t be the first time.
NHLPA divisional player representative Steve Webb phoned each of the all-stars to talk about potential captains. Three names consistently came up: Lidstrom, Staal and Crosby.
“Lidstrom was a no-brainer,” Webb said. “The first couple guys I was calling right out of the gate were saying Staal. I think they recognized with Sidney – his name was always in there – but they always added Staal with Sid maybe not being able to appear.”
Here’s another piece that supports what you’re saying that it was a less than formal selection process, though it still seems to indicate they went with the will of the players.
In the end, I think it’s crazy to imagine that Sid wouldn’t have been selected as captain had his attendance been more certain, or even more likely. However, I understand Stros Bro’s point that he was just trying to pose a hypothetical question that assumed Crosby’s availability in the draft pool.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 30, 2011 12:08 AM EST up reply actions
It would’ve been really interesting to see who the players would’ve picked if they had a secret ballot election. You know what I mean, they wouldn’t have had to give the PC choices, like the home team’s captain or the most tenured player. Just who they really want as captain, with no questions from anybody. A true election.
Agreed. I’m sure many of them would have been more likely to give their true choices (themselves).
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 30, 2011 12:30 AM EST up reply actions
I’m stuck waiting on some work to finish up. I’ll talk to you later.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 30, 2011 12:47 AM EST up reply actions
Staal takes Ward.
Lids takes Crosby.
Staal takes Ovie.
Lids takes Stammer.
lather. rinse. repeat.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
Crosby’s a captain (if not, an alternate) if he goes to the ASG.
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by AllieLXXXVII on Jan 29, 2011 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
It’s bad luck!
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Would you like to elaborate Kiddo? Is it a jinx? And if so, how is it a jinx? Which I won’t believe in – anyway.
Also, I hope you’re not one of those “jersey foul” idio fanatics, ’cause I got a closet full of ’em.
Wait crap, I was thinking Winter Classic jersey /facepalm
I’m gonna crawl into a hole now, nothing to see here
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Stop. It’s okay. No biggy. I couldn’t possibly get mad at you. :)
BTW, I’m with you on the WC jersey. I will never-EVER don that thing.
BTW #2, The Pens are scheduled to wear the WC Jersey 2 more times this season. First on Feb. 10th against L.A. and then again on March 12th against the Habs.
Awesome, good info. I’ll be there for both games. Looking forward to some good photo ops and a couple of wins in the new sweaters.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
gah, someone call Mario and tell him to scratch those jerseys!
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Don’t be silly. The jerseys will be redeemed. You wait and see.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
are you getting Sid on team Staal or Lidstrom?
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Team Blue.
I refuse to call any All-Star Team “Team Player X”. Unless that team becomes Team Crosby. No other player will be afforded this honor by me. They will simply be Team Blue and/or Team White.
BTW Kiddo, my original comment was:
I’m gettin’ me one of those blue All-Star jerseys – done up with "Crosby 87".
See, I wrote “blue” right there.
They are still East VS West
If I remember correctly, the East(Staal) is usually red and the west(Lidstrom) is usually blue.
Yeah, you’re right Stros, in ‘07 the “Eastern” team was the road team so they worn white with red trim. While the “Western” team wore blue with white trim. The "Westen "team was the home team so they wore the dark colored jersey (as opposed to white for road team – “Eastern”).
In ’08 the “East” was the home team so they wore red with white trim and the “West” team being on the road wore white with blue trim.
In ’09 both jerseys had a bleu, blanc et rouge color them. This was because the game was in Montreal and it was the Canadien’s 100 th anniversary. The “East” wore red with blue and white trim, being the home team. While the “West” wore white with blue and red trim being the road team.
The interesting thing about this season’s game is the road team always wears white with colored trim and the home team wears dark colors (usually red or blue) with white trim. Well, all of the Hurricane’s all-stars are on team “White” (Staal). So are they the road team playing in their team home building?
He was the clear winner.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
Didn’t look like Tanger gave his best effort. MAF got in his head a bit, I think.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
Wait, he led his team to another glorious victory.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
Oh yeah, that was definitely a thing of beauty. And then all the shots with the machine not working. Somehow I think Ovie was loving every minute of it.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, he’s just too nice a guy sometimes. ;-)
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
hopefully he pulled a T.K and licked it first
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by GoPenguins on Jan 29, 2011 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And hopefully he disposes of it safely.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 29, 2011 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
I'd have to see a replay
but on first take, it didn’t come off like that to me. It looked like Tanger offered it to him.
It would be such an Ovie thing to do. One has to wonder, since he leads the league in SB/60 (sticks broken per 60 minutes played) how did he not have a dozen other sticks ready to go at a moment’s notice? He should carry a quiver full of them on his back for just such an occurrence.
/fakestatalert
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Jan 30, 2011 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
Anyone need a laugh? Go over to ThePensblog and check out their open post about the ASG. Look for “CrackDealer” – this (self proclaimed) lady is geeking out because she thought the word “SPEAR” meant something racist…really funny to read through the comments.
Get in the fast lane grandma, the bingo game is ready to roll!
LoL thats the most comments I have ever seen…I am hoping an admin makes a post over it
Get in the fast lane grandma, the bingo game is ready to roll!
by PensForTheWin on Jan 30, 2011 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
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