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GAMEDAY 8 - LIGHTNING

Saturday, 17 October 2009 03:31 pm
Written by Penguins Experience
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7:30 PM

Mellon Arena

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It's the the beginning of a five game homestand for the Penguins.
They went 4-0 on their recent road trip and are now returning home.

It's also the season debut of the blue third jerseys and another return home for Ryan Malone.
"The Tampa Bay Lightning, which arrived to Pittsburgh late Friday and held a dinner-time practice at Mellon Arena, conducted an optional morning skate Saturday. One of the players opting not to skate was former Penguin Ryan Malone, who instead caught up with some old teammates."

-- The Penguins official site
"Pittsburgh South" is no more as Malone is the only former Pen playing with the Lightning now.

Is this song still funny?




The Pens lines are the same as usual:

Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Bill Guerin
Pascal Dupuis - Evgeni Malkin - Ruslan Fedotenko
Matt Cooke - Jordan Staal - Tyler Kennedy
Mike Rupp - Craig Adams - Eric Godard

Brooks Orpik - Sergei Gonchar
Mark Eaton - Kris Letang
Jay McKee - Alex Goligoski

Marc-Andre Fleury


Here's our best guess at Tampa Bay's lines:

Alex Tanguay - Vincent Lecavalier - Steve Downie
Ryan Malone - Steven Stamkos - Martin St. Louis
James Wright - Jeff Halpern - Drew Miller
Todd Fedoruk - Zenon Konopka - Stephane Veilleux

Mattias Ohlund - Victor Hedman
Paul Ranger - Andrej Meszaros
Matt Walker - Lukas Krajicek

Antero Niittymaki


It's a shame Talbot isn't playing against Niittymaki tonight:





Steven Stamkos has seven points in six games this year.
Rookie Victor Hedman has four.


Ryan Malone has six goals, no assists.



Do It.

Go Pens.


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#1 Stanello 2009-10-17 16:08
whatev
 
 
#2 SpeedOfThought 2009-10-17 16:11
Let's start this homestand off strong. Go Pens!
 
 
#3 Benny Bob 2009-10-17 16:13
Go pens!
 
 
#4 Kyle 2009-10-17 16:18
yeaaahhhhhhhhhh h woody;

 
 
#5 dps2002 2009-10-17 16:23
If any of you think tonight is an auto-loss due to the blue alternates, then I think it's safe to call you a joke. What you wear doesn't determine how you play.
 
 
#6 2009-10-17 16:30
@ dps that's actually not true research has shown that a team wearing red colors is more likly to win a match then a team wearing blue (for example)
 
 
#7 Sweet Trav 412 2009-10-17 16:31
Nut up or shut up
 
 
#8 XLilNico21X 2009-10-17 16:32
Steve Downie is on their first line?
 
 
#9 penguinsexperience 2009-10-17 16:37
Quoting XLilNico21X:
Steve Downie is on their first line?


www.tampabay.com/.../1044697

Quote:
"Steve Downie, a feisty presence the past few games, went from the fourth line to right wing on Vinny Lecavalier's line. Stephane Veilleux went from Lecavalier's line to the fourth."
 
 
#10 PittHockey 2009-10-17 16:39
Quoting dps2002:
If any of you think tonight is an auto-loss due to the blue alternates, then I think it's safe to call you a joke. What you wear doesn't determine how you play.

Please go tell that to Disco

Quoting EmptyNetters:
On avoiding a let down at home Saturday after a long road trip:

That’s why we plan to wear the light blue jerseys. Two negatives make a positive.

community.post-gazette.com/.../...
 
 
#11 The Skating Penguin 2009-10-17 16:40
Tocchet has been sending-out the Konopka/Downie/Fedoruk line in crucial situations, often after TB scores goals, where they've been drawing lotsa penalties thru their hard-work, and winning lotsa draws, too:
Veilleux has been playing with VL4 and Tanguay

The Bolts have given-up 3 short-handed goals the last 2 games, and many more opportunities for shorties:
Staal may get his chances tonight

the TB power-play has been effective, w/ VL4 at one point, Hedman or Foster at the other, St. Louis along the Right wing half-boards, and Malone at the goalie's Left shoulder, with Stamkos triggering shots from the slot:
Stamkos' play has improved tremendously since Mullet-Head went back to TV

Niittymaki played well in both Lightning wins this year.

the Lightning had 3 fights Thursday against Ottawa, as the game turned chippy late

LET'S GO PENS!!!!!
 
 
#12 PittHockey 2009-10-17 16:42
and damn, I was hoping Bourque would get another shot
 
 
#13 Quintus 2009-10-17 16:50
Lets go Pens! I can hardly see anything going wrong when we are fortunate enough to have the favor and blessings of Tallahassee. Automatic victory.
 
 
#14 Rage 2009-10-17 16:52
Quote:
Nut up or shut up


This is the only thing that drives me nuts about an otherwise awesome movie..."nut up" is used a lot in military circles and it has a totally different meaning. To "nut up" is also known as "seize up", and "vapor lock" along with many other variants. It means to freeze up or just generally get so flustered in a given situation that failure results...

Case in point: Say you're in a hypothetical country that is hypothetically hostile and full of little(hypothet ically) brown people...say that(hypothetic ally) you and your small tactical unit of highly trained hypothetical Rangers are to fast rope into an area where a hypothetical war chief lives to snatch him. You hit the hypothetical LZ and start taking hypothetical small arms fire and the first guy out of the chopper onto the fast rope hypothetically misses the rope, falling to the hypothetical ground...see? He "nutted up"...totally different meaning.

Oh, and I hear there may be some c-bloggers who need to adhere to Rule #1...just sayin

Go Pens
 
 
#15 ice 2009-10-17 17:15


Do it.
 
 
#16 CrazyCarl40 2009-10-17 17:18
@DPS

Not completely true. If you don't wear a rubber with some one night stand, everybody loses.
 
 
#17 dps2002 2009-10-17 17:27
Quoting CrazyCarl40:
Not completely true. If you don't wear a rubber with some one night stand, everybody loses.


...so noted.

/me shakes head
 
 
#18 Smitty 2009-10-17 17:46
 
 
#19 jayness 2009-10-17 17:56
Steve Downie playing on the first line is fucking clown shoes.

Do it.
 
 
#20 Mutski 2009-10-17 18:14
DO IT!

 
 
#21 akus 2009-10-17 18:18
I said it once, i'll say it again.....i love the Pens and hockey,but i fuckin love this place.


Cblog always comes through when your life sucks and you need a laugh.


C`mon Geno, let's get dirty.
 
 
#22 akus 2009-10-17 18:26
I need the Geno on the bench saying "C`mon.......or a gif of him slammin into the glass.

@ice, is that from last years TB game?( nevermind,Kunie wasn't with the team then...or was he?)
 
 
#23 Little Artie 2009-10-17 18:28
I'm a little concerned about the boys coming out flat tonite, but Disco was probably pretty hard on them after giving up a two goal lead in Carolina, so we'll see.

Quoting jayness:
Steve Downie playing on the first line is fucking clown shoes.

Do it.


Agreed. Who let Melrose make the lines?
 
 
#24 FFBarton268 2009-10-17 18:28
Tallahassee. Yesss. And Rage, that's only one meaning. And I've never heard of 'nut up' being used in that situation. I've always heard it used/used it as a meaning to show some balls. It goes hand in hand with 'man up'.

Also, I'm pretty sure the Malone song will never get old for me.
 
 
#25 Annie S 2009-10-17 18:39
Quoting akus:
I need the Geno on the bench saying "C`mon.......or a gif of him slammin into the glass.


This one?

 
 
#26 akus 2009-10-17 18:44
@ice,

I guess if i could red i cud cee the game was in caroline
 
 
#27 akus 2009-10-17 18:44
Quoting akus:
@ice,

I guess if i could red i cud cee the game was in caroline



Better yet in PITTSBURGH!!
~~

Yes Annie,thank you.
 
 
#28 akus 2009-10-17 18:45
Let's Go.
 
 
#29 The_Goon_Blogger 2009-10-17 18:50
Where are ya, ya spongy, yellow, delicious bastards?
 
 
#30 akus 2009-10-17 18:52
Quoting Rage:
It means to freeze up or just generally get so flustered in a given situation that failure results...



Go Pens


We could call it the Hartnell.
Or the Ward.
How about DaVarly???

It's endless really.
 
 
#31 The Skating Penguin 2009-10-17 18:55
Quoting akus:
Quoting Rage:
It means to freeze up or just generally get so flustered in a given situation that failure results...


We could call it the Hartnell.

No..... 'to-Hartnell' would be:

#1- to throw your stick or glove, at an opposing player who has a break-away, or

#2- eat finger-food DURING a game
 
 
#32 akus 2009-10-17 18:56
Lookin at the schedule there are some good games tonight.


Do it,Mr Anderson.
 
 
#33 jakehk 2009-10-17 18:57
DOOOOOO IT!

Go Pens.
 
 
#34 akus 2009-10-17 19:15
@Staff,
When you go to trial with FSN, mention the pain and suffering we endured while listening to musick during a spot on Geno and the Cup.
The musick was louder than Geno.
Not cool,not cool at all.
 
 
#35 rockhopper 2009-10-17 19:17
I may not make it to 7:30 EST. Just turned on the Preds-Caps game. Beninati and the other guy (who is this dicktoucher?--he's worse than Beninati, really!)are going to have me stabbing myself in the eye.

Edit: Oretchkin just scored. I just threw up a bit in my mouth.

Edit2: I love having the Edit button back! Woooooo!
 
 
#36 Quintus 2009-10-17 19:34
Break out your Blues baby, game time!
 
 
#37 Sabrejets 2009-10-17 19:44
anybody find an internet video feed?
 
 
#38 Smitty 2009-10-17 19:46
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OO!
 
 
#39 Sabrejets 2009-10-17 19:55
www.rajangan.net/.../
Rajangan?
 
 
#40 maggie71 2009-10-17 20:08
SARGE!!!!!!!!!! !
 
 
#41 rockhopper 2009-10-17 20:37
Well that was awkward.

The Bibster leaves Steiggy hanging on the explanation of Gogo's 'stache.

LOL
 
 
#42 rockhopper 2009-10-17 20:38
Ugh.

Eats almost cleared it.
 
 
#43 Smitty 2009-10-17 20:38
crap.
 
 
#44 Kyle 2009-10-17 20:41
Quoting rockhopper:
Eats almost cleared it.


I know i'm gonna take a lot of flak for this, but damn, Eaton has to be the worst D-man we have now (last year I thought it was USS G).

YOU HAVE GOT TO CLEAR THAT!!!! KICK THE SHIT OUT OF IT TO THE CORNER MARK, FUCK!
 
 
#45 Smitty 2009-10-17 20:43
WOOOOOOOOO!
 
 
#46 grachi 2009-10-17 20:47
2 goals for gonch in one night. Pure Awesome.


- Clip
 
 
#47 Kyle 2009-10-17 20:48
SARGE in CHARGE

when's the last time Jags got 2 goals in a game for the Penguins???
 
 
#48 Necronius 2009-10-17 20:54
Anyone see the behemoth woman wearing the team canada jersey in the front row KNITTING? "Yeah, I got front row seats to the pens game, in the seat right beside the penalty box. I think I'll go knit a sweater."
 
 
#49 grachi 2009-10-17 20:55
she was taking pictures earlier. Maybe she has ADD or something
 
 
#50 Kyle 2009-10-17 20:57
just watching the Kings - BJs game since I have a free preview of Center Ice and there's a Powder Blue and Home Black Pens Jersey behind the Kings bench...

IN COLUMBUS!
 
 
#51 The Skating Penguin 2009-10-17 21:11
Quoting Kyle:
just watching the Kings - BJs game since I have a free preview of Center Ice and there's a Powder Blue and Home Black Pens Jersey behind the Kings bench...

IN COLUMBUS!


I'm sportin' my mid-'80s-era Yellow #87/Crosby sweater tonight (I-know, jersey-foul) here in central Florida, and while walking the pooch, my neighbors are lookin' at me like 'Dude..... W-d-F?'
 
 
#52 Annie S 2009-10-17 21:16
Quoting Kyle:
just watching the Kings - BJs game since I have a free preview of Center Ice and there's a Powder Blue and Home Black Pens Jersey behind the Kings bench...

IN COLUMBUS!


It's probably for Scuderi.
 
 
#53 grachi 2009-10-17 21:31
just announced that they took Gonchs goal away and gave it to Dupuis instead.

That honestly upsets me.
 
 
#54 black vegas gold and white 2009-10-17 21:38
Well the good news about giving it to Dupuis is that all the people who were giving him a hard time will now have to back off a bit. Now it Kunitz can just get one.
 
 
#55 black vegas gold and white 2009-10-17 21:41
NICE!!!!! RUPP with another goal
 
 
#56 penguinsexperience 2009-10-17 21:42
I missed the last Pens goal watching Osgood get exposed in a shootout against Colorado.
 
 
#57 black vegas gold and white 2009-10-17 21:44
If that's the case.....all is good
 
 
#58 monkeydog 2009-10-17 21:48
It continues to be cold in the D -- Deadwings lost in a shootout to the Avs. On the other hand, Caps won in a shootout with the Great Ape scoring. He had two other goals in the game and so the clownshoes "Red Rockers" threw hats on the ice for a hat trick. Wonder if someone should tell them that shootout goals aren't credited as such?
 
 
#59 penguinsexperience 2009-10-17 21:48
3-75-4 still possible for the Wings.
 
 
#60 Davethecapsfan 2009-10-17 21:52
Quoting monkeydog:
It continues to be cold in the D -- Deadwings lost in a shootout to the Avs. On the other hand, Caps won in a shootout with the Great Ape scoring. He had two other goals in the game and so the clownshoes "Red Rockers" threw hats on the ice for a hat trick. Wonder if someone should tell them that shootout goals aren't credited as such?


Yeah not sure what that was about...not cool to do that during a shootout. Varlamov did let in a softie that tied it up in the 2nd but stuffed 3 breakaways in regulation and nothing got by him in the shootout. I'll take it. Should have put this game away early and we were very loose on a few plays that resulted in those breakaways.

Avs are looking like that team that has all the young stars and makes some noise to the All Star break, but who knows if it'll last all season. Anderson looks to be an extremely shrewd signing though to date.
 
 
#61 penguinsexperience 2009-10-17 21:55
I hope the Avs continue to do well. I've always liked them, especially when they beat Detroit.
 
 
#62 Lyons54 2009-10-17 22:07
Woooooooooo!

 
 
#63 Smitty 2009-10-17 22:07
I wonder if Downie will be having visions of Free Candy dancing in his head?
 
 
#64 flip 2009-10-17 22:11
Trade McKee.

Wow
 
 
#65 Birdman27 2009-10-17 22:11
A few things:

1. I know he has a few goals, but Im still not comfortable with #17 not being Sykie


2. Jay McKee is a monster.


3. It seems like we were just toying with Tampa Bay tonight.
 
 
#66 The Skating Penguin 2009-10-17 22:14
Quoting Birdman27:
Jay McKee is a monster.


the Lightning broadcaster Rick Peckham is crediting McKee with 7 blocked shots in tonight's game
 
 
#67 fleuryous 2009-10-17 22:23
Instead of AdBlocker, can I just in[******] joke city Jay McKee into my computer software, please?


WOOOOOOOO.

Go Pens.
VERY convincing win.

Dups gets a G. Baller.
 
 
#68 PTSPens 2009-10-17 22:30


The Pens website is a mess this year. There's always stuff like this on it.

And for those of you who can't count which is equal to the number of Detroit fans that visit this site and Bruce Beudreau (You know the only reason he's talked about defense this year is because he's been reading tPB) this is five in a row. Got that Motowners?
 
 
#69 jakehk 2009-10-17 22:39
Holy Hell, Mckees Rocks 7 shots blocked?

ERupption back 2 back games with a goal?

What a team.

Woooooooooooooo oo!
 
 
#70 fleuryous 2009-10-17 22:39
Quoting Kyle:
Quoting rockhopper:
Eats almost cleared it.


I know i'm gonna take a lot of flak for this, but damn, Eaton has to be the worst D-man we have now (last year I thought it was USS G).

YOU HAVE GOT TO CLEAR THAT!!!! KICK THE SHIT OUT OF IT TO THE CORNER MARK, FUCK!


You're right...


you are going to take a lot of "flak" for that. Eaton is a big reason we won the Cup last year. If he's our "worst D-man," then I'm more than perfectly fine with it..Because that means we've got some sweet D.
 
 
#71 flip 2009-10-17 22:40
Quoting fleuryous:
Instead of AdBlocker, can I just in[******] joke city Jay McKee into my computer software, please?


WOOOOOOOO.

Go Pens.
VERY convincing win.

Dups gets a G. Baller.


A photoshop involving Jay and McAfee antivirus or something is needed.
 
 
#72 rockhopper 2009-10-17 22:49
I gotta agree with fleuryous.

If Eaton actually is their "worst D-man" (which is, of course, debatable) the Pens are truly blessed. Really the way this team has been playing it's hard to see any weaknesses!

Plus, that puck that he almost cleared to the corner was flying through the air and he had to try and bat at it in the direction it was already traveling--a far more difficult task than trying to hit one coming toward you.

So many reasons we're lucky to be Pens fans!!!
 
 
#73 WHYGJayCaufield 2009-10-17 22:54
Quoting PTSPens:


The Pens website is a mess this year. There's always stuff like this on it.

And for those of you who can't count which is equal to the number of Detroit fans that visit this site and Bruce Beudreau (You know the only reason he's talked about defense this year is because he's been reading tPB) this is five in a row. Got that Motowners?


Not tonight-- the guy who has Detroit's lone computer is watching youtube videos
 
 
#74 jakehk 2009-10-17 23:15
Quote:
A photoshop involving Jay and McAfee antivirus or something is needed.


I am on it!



wooooo
 
 
#75 dps2002 2009-10-17 23:19
Farm report:

Baby Pens go to a shootout with Syracuse and win, 4-3. John Curry shut down all four shooters he faced in the shootout, while the Pens scored two in three chances to win.

Goals tonight by Tim Wallace (TIMMAH!) and Ryan Bayda twice. Aaron Boogaard went back to what he does best, and that's fight...engaging Jon Mirasty in a lively dust-up.

With five games played, the Pens find themselves 3-2 and tied for third place in the AHL's East Division with Binghamton (six points each); the Senators have played six games thus far. Albany and Hershey currently tie for the division lead at eight points each. Hershey has played one more game than WBS, while Albany has played five games.

Next up for the Pens is the second of 12 games with Hershey next Friday night, followed by a trip up to Bridgeport next Saturday.
 
 
#76 fleuryous 2009-10-17 23:39
Beautiful PS. There are no words, just emotions.
 
 
#77 dying alive 2009-10-18 00:13
Does Alex Goligoski have a mustache? If so it must be quite a cookie duster because I swear I could see that thing from D23.

There may be a challenger to Talbot/Dupuis for manly facial hair.
 
 
#78 mobiuswon 2009-10-18 00:13
The Stanley Cup will be at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Robinson on Monday from 5:00pm – 8:00pm!

img.ed4.net/.../stanleycup.html
 
 
#79 pensfan 2009-10-18 00:17


great this moron is back
 
 
#80 Kyle 2009-10-18 01:08
Naw, I agree with you guys... i'm not saying 'Trade Eats' and not implying that he's terrible cause he's our worst...
and yes it IS debatable, cause I haven't seen Skoula play yet, but damn, does Eats makes a lot of crucial mistakes every year.

and about that puck tonight, that's why I said to kick it, it was right around his feet and he's swinging at the air with his stick.
 
 
#81 Kyle 2009-10-18 01:09
also, can anyone post up that "Welcome to Jay McKees Rocks" photoshop, my uncle is from there and I wanted to show him, esp. after this impressive showing from #74
 
 
#82 FreeCandy77 2009-10-18 01:11
Reppin the baby blues the right way tonight!
 
 
#83 flip 2009-10-18 01:12
Wow, Jakehk.

You, sir, are making the playoffs.
 
 
#84 The_Goon_Blogger 2009-10-18 03:53
pittsburghlive.com/.../...

Another Rossi lead that references the Steelers for no fucking reason.

Rupp scoring is amazing, and Godard and him being +1s? Unreal.

This is some kinda hockey our boys are playing, enjoy it.
 
 
#85 Stilly 2009-10-18 07:29
Capitals fans are absolutely the most retarded people in existence. Ovechkin scored two goals in regulation and then on his score in the shootout, the ice was showered with hats. They were probably stunned to find that the goal he scored isn't a real goal, and promptly blamed Bettman for taking a goal away from their hero.

What a bunch of dumbasses.
 
 
#86 Stilly 2009-10-18 07:34
Quoting flip:

A photoshop involving Jay and McAfee antivirus or something is needed.


I told my wife last night, that if they could extract a small bit of McKee's shot blocking ability, then they could make condoms that were 100% effective. No shot would ever get through.
 
 
#87 Stilly 2009-10-18 07:36
Whoa Bissonnette beat the shit out of Boychuk last night while the 'Yotes mudholed the Bruins. Good to see him still kicking ass.
 
 
#88 thickandy 2009-10-18 08:04
Quoting Stilly:
Quoting flip:

A photoshop involving Jay and McAfee antivirus or something is needed.


I told my wife last night, that if they could extract a small bit of McKee's shot blocking ability, then they could make condoms that were 100% effective. No shot would ever get through.



I'm working on something as I type - Some excellent ideas. Makes my life easier.
 
 
#89 thickandy 2009-10-18 09:08
 

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