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I haven't been following the Olympics at all. Normally I'd be watching not only hockey but many of the other events, but with caring for my wife taking up a lot of my time I haven't been watching any TV except for the Pens games.
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Made it out to watch the Canucks trounce the B's last nite in the other Hockey Night in Canada game.
Tonnes of Bruins fans at the game.....love the Original Six fans. Great buzz in the building pre-game. Marchand is such a weasel...as the rink rats are rolling out the carpet on the ice for the anthem and ceremonies he skates over to the carpet almost wiping out the ushers as he jumps the carpet making it look like an accident. Nobody around me caught it but I always like to watch pre game warm-up as lots of stuff happens. Anyhow....Canucks got some bounces, finally got a great goaltending performance from Nillson and capitalized when they needed too. On a normal night the Canucks would have got blown out playing like they did. Probably one of the best atmosphere nights this year in the rink with a sellout to boot. It will be a few years before the Canucks will become a solid team but the prospect pool is starting to materialize. They have one of the best goalie prospects in Thatcher Demko playing down in AHL Utica, they have Adam Gaudette from Northeastern who just layed it down in the Bean Pot and is a Hobie Baker finallist. Also Elias Peterson in Sweden, Cole Lind in Kelowna. Most are names you probably haven't heard of except Gaudette. Unfortunately development takes time. They are in desperate need of #1 goalie and better defence. Oh well, at least the Canucks are watchable.
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At the end of 2 periods it's Pens over the Blue Jackets 4-1. Pens scored on 3 of their first 4 shots. Bobrovsky doesn't know whether to cry or wind his watch.
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GO BRUINS!!
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Pens beat the Jackets 5-2 and now sit atop the Metro Division standings. I like this one being a win in a second of b2b games against a Metro rival on the road. Nice win!
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I hear ya, AE
How did Crosby play? Looking at the stats he had 0 points and was 4 wins / 15 losses on faceoffs. Yesterday he was 9 wins / 15 losses. Uncharacteristic for him on faceoffs. |
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BTW- Top two goal scoring teams in 2018 are the Pens and Bruins! Pens with 84 and the Bruins with 71.
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McDavid had his 3rd hat trick of the season yesterday. Too bad the Oilers are in such a mess. They were supposed to be contenders this year but I don't think they'll even make the playoffs. |
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They say they will make a descision at the end of the season on a contract or retirement. They are great mentors and can still play in the league...though they are slowing down. If you have a few minutes read the Players Tribune letter they wrote to Canucks fans. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the...vancouver/amp/
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Pens playing tonight. Guessing Crosby will have a big night since they've been off a couple of days. |
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Pens beat Carolina 6-1 after having 4 days off. Pens were a little sloppy in the 1st period and then put the pedal to the metal in the 2nd and 3rd. Sid had a power play goal, and double shifted some on the 1st and 4th lines. Pens acquisition today of centerman Derek Brassard from the Senators should help to keep Sid's double shifting to a minimum going forward.
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Team Canada won Bronze today at the Olympics by defeating the Czech Rep today! I can't believe they lost to Germany yesterday and didn't think they'd get by the Czechs today. Congrats! Edit: BTW, I was given a heads up that we're nearly at 300 posts. When that happens this thread will be locked so I'll create a new "Part II" thread in the mid 290s. |
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Kessel and Malkin have made up the slack - meaning that the "two-headed monster" is actually becoming a three headed monster. Then there are the minor league players who have come up and are making contributions so I'm not really worried about Sid - or Kris Le Tang for that matter. I'm not involved in Fantasy sports so as long as they're out there contributing to the team I'm not concerned about numbers. I just want to be able to get cheap seats on Stub Hub and see them out there.
Meanwhile, things are really getting interesting in the Metro. The Pens and Flyers are tied for second and both are only one point behind the Capitals. This has me more excited than being worried about Sid losing at the face offs. To be in the running this far on in the season after winning two cups in a row the previous two seasons just leads me to feel that this is truly a Herculean effort by all the experienced players. What I'm trying to wrap my head around though, is this three way trade with Ottawa and Las Vegas. I know the Pens are getting a big hand but am wondering what they're giving up. I know that Cole is gone but have yet to really pore through the details. Also, I'm pretty bummed. I am signed up for alerts on Stub Hub and saw tickets for $40 for Tuesday's game in the upper bowl (which still provides a better view of the ice than watching on television) but family commitments were prohibitive.
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Jim Rutherford said it was the most complex deal he's ever made as a GM. Here's the breakdown: To Ottawa: From Pittsburgh: Defenseman Ian Cole, Pen's 1st round pick in 2018 draft, Goalie prospect Filip Gustavsson, Pens 3rd round pick in 2019 To Las Vegas: From Pittsburgh: Forward Ryan Reaves, Pen's 4th round pick in 2018 draft. From Ottawa: Centerman Derek Brassard To Pittsburgh: From Las Vegas: Derek Brassard (LV retains 40% salary), Forward prospect Tobias Lindberg. From Ottawa: Forward prospect Vincent Dunn, Ottawa's 3rd round pick in 2018
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