Polaris922

@Poulin20

Just remember I was being respectful till Podein threw my team under the bus in his post! Lol.

@ruxpin

Sorry Rux! He made me do it!

Sucks to be a Flyer fan as March ends

But at least we're not fans of the Pens

Seriously! I mean who wants to risk it. 40 years have proven Cups aren't that big of a deal.

The 2014-2015 Philadelphia Flyers...

Rest in Pieces

The Intelligence of Democrats - Polaris

Reasons I'm electable as President - Ted Cruz

Disagree. Lol

The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth ~ Hillary Clinton. Brief forward by Barack Obama.

"There’s no doubt that we’re a playoff team,” ~ Giroux

It's all the players fault, not mine. I'm a great coach...my team must suck

Paraphrasing Ron Wilson.

But he's right...

@Polaris922 Um.....care to retract?

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=56510

Please note, that when the Pens went to change to the gold and black, the Bruins officially protested to the league, saying those colours are exclusively Bruins property. Just cause the Pirates wore that colour scheme, does not make it right. Same city, totally different sport...not much of leg to stand on there. Using your logic, the Flyers could infringe upon the Wild colour's tomorrow, but based on the fact that the Eagles used to wear Kelly Green.

I said PITTSBURGH colors first. Because the Pirates wore them as a professional team before the Boo-ins.

@AJgoal   Geez, first they steal their colours, now they try to emulate #4....when does it end?  Worst version of the flying goal ever.

Colors again??  They were PITTSBURGH colors before they were Boston colors!   LOL 

"Proof I'm not a Homosexual" by Claude Giroux

Well done @yave1964

@hf101

I don't discount Malkin. He's done it before and when he's driven he can run with Crosby. In my opinion the problem is "when he's driven".

Heh heh

@pilldoc

No need to apologize bud. I think a lot of us defended him when he started with the elbows and knees because he'd had no history of it. Now it got him traded from Malkin to Fisher...

@Polaris922

My guess is Hornquists goal totals go up 20-30% playing with Malkin while Neals drop the same playing with....a washed up Roy? LOL.

Then again, now that Neal is playing in Cookes division maybe the two of them concuss each other while trying to take each others knees out.

Neal's career just went into the shitter. He needs someone to feed the puck and Nashville just doesn't have it!

@Polaris922

Horny's goal totals the past few years.....discounting the injury riddled year 2 years ago where he only played in 24 games....

30

21

27

22

Quite respectable numbers considering the medicore talent he was surrounded with in the putrid Preds offense. He's a virtual lock to have career highs in goals and points. Since his best season previously netted 30 goals in Nashville, I'd say he could quite easily score 40 goals next year. Adding 10 goals when he will be playing 5 on 5 with Crosby or Malkin AND be on the Pens top pp....that is not unreasonable at all. I say he scores 42 goals next year.

I get your thinking Jammer I just hesitate to assume he's going to exceed Neal's production until it happens. I expected Hossa to tear up the league on Sid's wing and got zilch. Just trying to measure what we know rather than potential. Not saying it won't happen, just cautiously optimistic.

@pilldoc

I'm not okay with Neal's departure. I might become okay with it IF Hornqvist scores 30+ goals. I said quite readily I don't think we got enough back for Neal. But like I said at the time I'm okay with his attitude gone, but not his shot.

Hartnells contract was too long. If it was 2 or 3 years, I'd have no problem keeping him.

It's been mentioned that it was a deal to get rid of 2 years of contract.

Hardly justifies the sudden criticism and loss of support. Makes me wonder if its a knee-jerk to his being shipped out. Hartnell is a better player than Umberger recently despite his problems so all but the two years favors Hartnell. And I'm reading a lot of people happy with this trade. Just going with the flow??

I gotta say... Anytime I went after Hartnell there was an outcry about what a great guy he is, what a locker room presence, a guy who scores the dirty goals, pays the price, does whatever it takes, etc etc etc...

Where'd all that go? Lol. The Nibbler is gone...

If you're expecting Umberger to bring speed and intensity, you're remembering a different Umberger...

I see Umberger as a downgrade from Hartnell. But the shorter stupid contract is a bit of an offset.

I had no idea MacDonald's numbers in those categories were that bad. That's pretty tough to argue.

@yave1964

Neal > Hornqvist

But Hornqvist will go to the tough spots Neal was afraid of. So we'll just have to see what that becomes.

Jokinen was no great loss. Dupuis is a much better player and his presence on Sid's wing will more than offset the lack of Joker on Malkin's.

The loss of Glass especially is a plus.

Add Spaling and Comeau and we're a plus.

Loss of Niskanen hurt, but Erhoff should offset that pretty easily and an even there.

Orpik wasn't the man he used to be. Like I've said before I am a big fan of his, but he needed to go. He's a 5/6 guy now at best, and I'd much rather he go so Depres or Bortuzzo get the ice.

So in my opinion the team got a pretty good upgrade overall.

I think Downie will be on a short leash, Pens have someone like Megna who can play in the NHL to take his place if he cannot control himself.

@B21

And they're high on Payerl right now. There was just an interview about him with Guerin.

So Tocchet has been hanging out at a coffee shop nearby where some if my coworkers stop for a break. He talks to them quite a bit apparently. I've spoken to him before but this is turning into a regular thing I guess. He told them yesterday a lot if his plans and ideas for toughening up the Pens lineup and expectations of players like Downie. Could be an interesting season...