Ten Thousand Fists in the Air

Good Tribute to 2009

the goose

Cool Renegade Clip

What can you say.........Worse game

Well, just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water............this game was even worse than the last one. This team is depleted physically and mentally right now. The injuries keep mounting, the team appears to be and plays as if it is worn down. The Pens have been outscored in the last 4 periods 9-1, and Marc Andre Fleury has given up 4 goals in his last 27 shots faced. There is no use in tallying all of the issues right now, we know every team will have droughts like this during an NHL season, and we should be thankful that the Pens banked enough points in the early season to give them some cushion. Getting Malkin, Gonch, TK, and Talbot back on the ice for the Pens will go a long way towards curing what ails them. As far as the image, it was too good to pass up, despite the whipping we took!

What can you say? Bad game.......

The Pens seemed to be following the script..........somehow or other despite being badly outplayed, the Pens take a 2-1 lead into the third period..........and then, the wheels fell off. The putrid power play, a horrible performance by Fleury, and a swarming Kings team that beat the Pens to the puck, and kept play in their zone added up to an embarrassing 4-1 third period, and a 5-2 loss. They cant win them all, but I would have felt better if they did not look like a deer in the headlights.........put it aside and take 2 points from the Sharks......4 out of 6 points on a West Coast trip is not a bad take.

Take a win on the road

The power play was horrendous.......Fleury, not very good..........but they take two points due to another strong performance from the youngsters.............another goal by Alex Goligoski, and one by Letang along with the energy of Tyler Kennedy and you wind up with another Penguins win. Mike Rupp and Dupuis also cash in for the Pens. Despite not scoring tonite, Staal and Crosby were big parts of the victory, each with a save to help out a struggling Marc Andre Fleury. What do you make of Crosby's play. I have seen him make some of the lamest passes, including a few tonite and at times look NOTHING like the best player in the world........and yet, when it matters, the guy one way or the other finds ways to help this team win. His play in the third period of the Panthers game, his game winning SO goals (he is 4 for 4), his game saving SAVE last nite. He even attempted to get some energy dropping his gloves against the Wild. Is this NOT the definition of leader? I think that it is. When the game is on the line, "the Kid" has been money, even if he has been somewhat up and down during the game(by his standards). As far as Fleury goes I expect Fleury to be much stronger v the Kings on Thursday, but in the meantime this team keeps stockpiling points. With 24 points, they are atop the NHL, and I will take every 2 pts you can with Malkin and Gonchar both on the shelf. An interesting statistic that bodes well for the Penguins. Under Dan Bylsma, they have never gone two games in a row without collecting at least a point. The mark of a consistent hockey team.