Oof. PENS LOSE.
We swear. We were ready to end our little hissy fit and recap a game.
Not this one.
Not like this.
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GAMEDAY 22 - SENATORS
7:30 PM
Scotiabank Place
Listen to the game at [WXDX]
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You can submit questions via the discussion tab for the Crash the Net segments or Penguins Hotline after the game.
Of course, the big news is that Sergei Gonchar and Max Talbot are returning tonight.
Of course, it's impossible to have all good news on the injury front.
Mark Eaton, the one defenseman that has played every game this season, missed the morning skate and will be a game-time decision.
Dan Bylsman "remains optimistic" that Eaton will play, despite him having back spasms.
Citizen's Voice has some interesting stats regarding the Pens defense.
If Eaton doesn't play, he will be replaced by Chris Lee (who was called up from WBS.)
That means the Penguins will dress four defensemen that have a combined total of 22 games of NHL experience between them.
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Detroit Got Nothing On The Republic Of Ireland
The NHL has had some major blown calls, including this one last night in the Wings/Dallas game.
From the Chief of Pants at [Abel to Joke]
That was such an obvious miscarriage, such a clear, blistering prison washroom assault of a call...that it’s almost impossible to believe Toronto missed it. If they didn’t, if they overturned it, could LaRue have simply ignored them out of sheer embarrassment? Not likely, but something idiotic happened.
And nothing will be done. Nothing. LaRue, of course, is one of Gary’s best. A ref in last year’s Stanley Cup Final, so you know he has to be good, right?
I’m wondering what the reaction to this will be from the MSM and blogging “elite”. I’m wondering who has the nad to call this exactly what it is...another example of a travesty by the most inept professional sports league in North America.
Oh. That’s right. It’s just another Wing fan and a conspiracy theory, right? Ok. Go with that if you want, but I’d suggest you watch this joke real close before stepping out on that branch.
It’s no conspiracy. It’s reality and we all just accept it. We, all hockey fans, just bend over and accept it. We accept the worst officiating in sports. We accept a crooked, incompetent commissioner. We just take it because we love hockey and we love our teams.
It’s time somebody stood up for the fan. The guy to do that may be the guy who hung up the skates yesterday. He’ll never be a commissioner, but he can definitely be a voice to be reckoned with.
It’s sickening and embarrassing what we’ll put up with. If you’re a fan of the NHL, you’re nothing more than an idiot pawn. And I’m right there with you.
A lot of emotion from the Chief. We could imagine ourselves being pissed off beyond belief, too.
Thank God Crosby pays off the refs so this doesn't happen.
Lost in all the Chief's ranting is that the Wings were down 2-1, so who is to even say they would have won the game?
Just saying, over the course of an 82-game season, things even out.
Soccer fans in Ireland wish they could say that.
As sports fans, we enjoy soccer's World Cup. It is compelling.
Late last night in a win-or-go-home qualifying match between France and Ireland,
maybe one of the worst calls in the history of sports occurred. [YAHOO]
To set the stage...
The game was in Paris. It was in extra time. Ireland was stunning the world.
They needed to win to get to the World Cup. France only needed a draw.
We're not even Irish, and that hurts.
They are calling it the "Le Hand Of God Goal," which is a tribute to the "Hand of God Goal."
Unreal.
Go Pens.
Sidney Crosby is Better Than You
Sidney Crosby carried the Olympic Torch in his home province of Nova Scotia today.
Empty Netters has some pictures.
Also, this was mentioned in cblog earlier today, but it's worth posting here.
Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated wrote an article on why Sidney Crosby should be named Sportsman of the Year.
It Never Ends
Jay McKee is out for two-to-four weeks.
Head coach Dan Bylsma announced after practice Wednesday that defenseman Jay McKee will be sidelined the next two-to-four weeks with a finger infection.
"Jay McKee has an infection in his finger and he needed to get that cleaned up and it’s going to be two-to-four weeks," Bylsma said.
It's now official.
Mark Eaton is the only healthy defenseman that played in the home opener.
We have entered bizarro world.
There is some good news, however:
"Brooks is progressing along, but not ready for (Thursday) night we think," Bylsma said. "Both Brooks and Gonchar are moving along in the right direction, so hopefully we get one of those guys back for (Thursday’s) game. It’s possible and we can call someone up if need be."
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They Never Learn
Dan Steinberg is up to his old tricks again on his B(L)OG.
By all accounts, Steinberg is a good enough guy.
But he's from Washington, so he's a joke.
Recently he put his love affair with everything Redskins on hold
to post something about Penguin fans.
Basically, he posted a bunch of Blingees
that were being posted at LGP.
He neglected to post this one, for some reason.
Steinberg says:
(True story: I saw someone mention how the top two teams in the Eastern Conference were playing Saturday night, and I suddenly thought maybe I had missed the fact that the Caps were playing the Pens. Nope. The Caps are playing the Devils. I guess this is why the Pens need the sparkles.)
Tip to Steinberg...
Before you jump to conclusions that the Pens and Caps are playing, you should wait for someone to mention that, "the defending Stanley Cup champions are coming to town, " or ,"Hey, Dan, there's a rematch of the Eastern Conference Semifinals tonight. Hopefully the Caps show up this time."
And.....Fail.
Another gift from DayWalk3r.
Basically he could get your conception on YouTube.
Some Swedish dude fails at everything.
Talbot On His Way Back
"Penguins forward Max Talbot, who has been sidelined all year following offseason shoulder surgery, is hoping to return to the lineup Thursday night when the Penguins travel to Ottawa to play the Senators.
Talbot was recently cleared for contact and has been practicing with the team. He will continue working for the next few days and the team will make a decision following its Thursday morning skate as to whether or not Talbot will return against the Senators."
There aren't too many better ways to celebrate that than by posting some old Talbot Photoshops:
