dany sabourin Stories - PensBurgh
A Goaltending Conundrum
The goaltender pictured is Bryan Pitton. He's had a bad season in Stockton as a rookie pro, getting handily outplayed by his backup, the undrafted Andrew Perugini. Here are their numbers:Pitton: 30GP, 3.34 GAA, .890 SV%Perugini: 28GP, 2.78 GAA, .911 SV%Imagine my surprise when, this morning, I came...
Prize Prospects and Minor League Journeymen
The picture here is of Devan Dubnyk, the Edmonton Oilers #1 ranked goaltending prospect and their first selection of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He's had a decent season on a struggling AHL franchise, and is often mentioned as one of the few bright spots of the Falcon's dismal season.Here are his...
"Battle" of the Backups
Outside of Dwayne Roloson, three goaltenders have a) played in the NHL and b) been Oilers property this season. Mathieu Garon was dumped after failing to live up to his performance last season, while Dany Sabourin has been stuck in the minors. The third goaltender is the current backup, 2002 2nd...
Marc-Andre Fleury day-to-day, likely out for Thrashers game
I've read rumblings of a knee injury. In fact, even that was vague beyond vagueness. I feel the term "(knee)" labeled next to his name on sports line sites is just a generic way of labeling a lower-body injury. Besides, Michel Therrien has said is nothing too serious and Fleury could technically...
Dany Sabourin, Alex Goligoski save Penguins in 5-4 shootout win over Flyers
What would a Pittsburgh Penguins game be like without an overtime? Fact is the Penguins were lucky to just get there. In all honesty you can say the Penguins stole this game away from the Flyers. Then again, the Flyers nearly stole it away from the Pens. Let's recap, shall we? The Penguins...
THN Predictions
There's always this adolescent sort of giddiness channeling through my nervous system when I see the newest edition of The Hockey News resting idly in my mailbox. Whether it's the pristine pages of an otherwise hot off the press issue, or the otherwise soggy and matted edition that awaits when...
Deadline Looming
With the NHL's trade deadline standing roughly 20 days away, a lot of things can happen around the Penguins camp. The trades, recoveries and overall futures of some Pens players are certainly part of the consideration. The following is simply a personal list of players I feel fall into the...
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