Pittsburgh Steelers / "Saw" Movie Trailer (2011)

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Big win at Heinz Field today

I don't put anywhere near the effort and emphasis on the Steelers as I do the Penguins for many reasons. I just like the game of hockey better, and I like the players much better.  That said, I kind of grew up on the game of football, so I cannot skip the chance to  post something after a big win like the one at Heinz Field today.  I have said to anybody who has brought up the subject of the Steelers starting about two weeks ago, talk to me after the Cincinnati game. The three weeks of football starting today, I felt would clearly tell us yinzers what kind of team the Steelers really were.  I was struggling with what I thought about the Black and Gold.  I mean, I always root for the Steelers, but I was just not sure if they were a very good football team that was starting to find it's identity, or a team that had beaten some relatively soft competition, that was about to find out that it was a slightly above average team in a tough division and conference with a few too many teams just a little better.  I have not changed my opinion, that to be the real deal, the Steelers had to go 2-1 in this stretch at least to be considered a real contender, and I still think that is the case.  But, this was a VERY good start.  In all actuality, in my head, this was the game I thought that they would lose, and frankly the one that they could most afford to lose given the fact that they have two divisional foes in the next two games, one of whom has already beaten us, and soundly.   As I digest this game, and look at the dominance in time of possession (2 to 1), the overall yardage of the offense, and the way the Steelers got after Brady and company, I am not sure that this game is not even bigger than I had thought.  The Patriots had been 6-1 the last 7 times they had faced the Steelers with Brady at quarterback, and had pretty much owned us.  Not today, in fact the Patriots only mustered 17 points, 7 of those after starting at the Steelers 8 yard line.  The Patriots in fact, could only muster 213 yards in total offense today.  This is a big monkey off the backs of the Steelers, and has to be a confidence builder and motivational game for the future.  The Steelers played with swagger today, and it was fun to watch.  IF, they can pull off the win next week against Baltimore, they will be looking pretty good as far as the AFC playoff picture.   Winning the next two games would send the message to the rest of the AFC that the Steelers are the team to beat.  The Steelers recieving corps is off the charts, and I like the set up better with Brown, Sanders and Wallace taking the reps.  Speed kills.....and that is some real speed on the field for your black and gold!  The game plan was flawless as evidenced by the yardage, and dominance in time of possession.  It is tough to criticize ANYTHING when you handle a quality opponent like New England, but I have to point out two issues that concerned me a bit.   The Patriots were still in a position to win this game with about a minute left because the Steelers offense had to settle for field goals a little too often today.  One more touchdown, and this game is over early.  Second, Suisham just may cost the Steelers a big game.  Yes, he connected on 3 field goals today, but he again missed a 44 yard field goal that would have put the Patriots away.  He does that with some regularity, and I hope that it does not happen some time to cost the Steelers seeding or a playoff game.  Finally, let's hope that we get healthy, especially LaMarr Woodley, in time for the big game against the Baltimorons next week.  Go Steelers!!

Fight in subway after Flyers 8-9 loss

Not sure that this truly has much to do with the Flyers game as noted on TPB, but it is a humorous get. You have to watch until the end to fully appreciate this.

Penguins lose 4-3 to Toronto

The Penguins faced a very talented Toronto team tonight, losing 4-3 in a back and forth game.  Toronto opened the scoring, taking a 1-0 lead into the second period, as the Penguins gave up their first 5 on 4 goal of the season.  The Penguins tied the game when Matt Cooke hammered home a shot on a second opportunity off a tremendous effort by Asham who retrieved his own rebound in the corner and fed Cooke who was parked right in front of the net.  Asham and Lovejoy got the assist on Cooke's goal, his fourth of the season.   Toronto took the lead on a power play after a very cheap hooking call on Malkin, their second goal with a 5 on 4 advantage, both coming with Geno in the sin bin.  Not to worry, the Penguins answered shortly thereafter with a power play goal of their own from Chris Kunitz, also right parked right in front of the net.  The goal by Kunitz, his fourth, and assisted by Malkin and Letang tied the game at 2-2.  Kunitz finished the game with a goal, 5 shots, and 4 hits, and he had the screen that allowed for Malkin's power play goal late in the period.  Another solid game from the hedgehog!  Letang picked up his 10th point of the season on Kunitz's goal.  Toronto again took the lead 3-2.  Then, on a 5 on 3 power play, Malkin took a feed from Letang and Neal, and fired a rocket past Gustaffson to tie the game again for Pittsburgh.  It was Malkin's second goal of the year, and second point of the game, while Letang and Neal's assist left them tied for the team scoring lead with 11 points.  Again, Toronto answered the bell, getting the game winner from Phil Kessel within minutes of the Malkin goal to take the lead, which they would hold this time to win the game.  The goal gave Kessel the lead over Neal in the goal scoring race.  The Penguins did not play a bad game tonight.  They played a very good Toronto team, and answered the bell for the most part, despite being very shorthanded again.  I was extremely impressed again tonight with Kunitz and Neal, both of whom were in front of the net, throwing checks, and Neal's back check to break up a 2 on 1 in the second period was an example of the work ethic he brings to the table.  Mark Letestu and Dustin Jeffrey, two of the most productive call ups from last season remain invisible.  Jeffrey may still be working his way back from his knee injury, but Letestu has been bad since 3/4 of the way through last season.  With Eric Tangradi scoring at a point per game pace in WBS, I wonder if it could make sense to give the Big Dog a look again.  This next week will give the Penguins their first break in the schedule to really practice, and hopefully, get some bodies back in the lineup.  We will not  see Michalek or Kennedy, but it would be GREAT to see Staal and Crosby both in the lineup again by the time the Penguins play the Sharks Thursday night.

Bylsma: "Let's Grind These Bitches Down"

Love Coach Disco

Penguins beat Isles 3-2 in shootout

The Penguins ran their season record to 8-2-2, beating New York 3-2 in a shootout for their fifth straight win.  The injury riddled Penguins have managed to get points in 10 of their 12 games this season.  Tonight's game marked the first regular season game since April 3rd, 2010 that the Penguins came from behind in the third period after trailing by two or more goals.  The Pens looked like they had taken the lead on a power play goal by Jordan Staal in the first period, but the goal was waved off due to incidental contact between Matt Cooke and Evgeni Nabokov.  As it turned out the Islanders took a 1-0 lead into the third period, then Matt Martin scored a dirty goal in front of the net to put the Islanders up 2-0.  Then the comeback began.  Chris Kunitz got his third goal of the season from Pascal Dupuis and Kris Letang, to get the Pens to within one goal at 2-1.  Then, on a power play, James Neal nailed his 9th goal of the season on a snap shot, assisted by Chris Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin.  The goal tied the game 2-2, put Neal in a tie again with Phil Kessel atop the league in goal scoring, and gave Chris Kunitz his second point of the night.  What a beautiful Malkin to Kunitz to Neal tic tac toe play!   Neither team could score the rest of the way, or in overtime and the game went to a shootout.  Nabokov was replaced by Rick the Prick DiPietro due to a lower body injury.  The only person to score in the shootout was Evgeni Malkin, on a beautiful play in tight.  Fleury was perfect in the shootout, running his season record to 7-2-0, and his career shootout record to 29-15.  Fleury has now stopped 21 of his last 22 shots in the shootout, including 14 in a row.  Fleury leads the league in wins with 7.  Some other notes include the fact that the Penguins are 8-0 this year when they score 3 or more goals, the penalty kill is now 36 of 37 for the year, including 35 of 35 in 5 on 4 situations.  We all know what a season James Neal is having, with 9 goals and an assist.  Right behind him though, is Jordan Staal with 6  goals and 3 assists, and Super Duper with 3 goals and 6 assists, both with 9 points.  I thought it was significant how the Penguins quickly answered the Isles once they went up by two goals, breaking a rather dubious streak for such an accomplished team.  Marc Andre Fleury stood TALL in the third to keep it tied as well.  Next up, Toronto on the road Saturday.   Go Pens!

Steve Mazefsky Feature

Sorry to keep adding this, but apparently i have a couple of friends who could not find it.....Tom, Bill, here you are......don't laugh.