Thibault Clears Waivers
Things played out as expected Wednesday afternoon as Jocelyn Thibault cleared waivers. The team will now try to trade him or assign him to Wilkes Barre-Scranton. He could also be added back to the active roster, at which time he would have to clear re-entry waivers. It is during this period that I think he will attract some teams, since they would only be on the hook for half of his salary.
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported today that Thibault was asked to take a rehab assignment in the AHL by General Manager Craig Patrick. Thibault refused the assignment, forcing the team to place him on waivers. The team still believes in Thibault, but thinks that he needs to work on getting his timing back, something that you they just cannot afford to do on a nightly basis in the NHL. The hope is that he can go to the Baby Pens and play a lot of games, hopefully getting him back on track.
In the meantime, Marc Andre Fleury made the start for the Penguins last night against Buffalo. The team lost 3-2 as Fleury let in a game winning goal that Coach Eddie Olczyk called "soft." Marc Andre played well for most of the evening, making several very tough stops and is looking to have a better outing next time.
The team in general seemed to play a much better game against Buffalo. They only allowed 26 shots on net, which is great in comparison to the 45 they regularly allow. There were still several lapses in judgment and too many penalties, but there was some improvement. The Penguins missed scoring on several great opportunities early in the game, including a 2 on 1 break in which Sidney Crosby couldn't finish off a pass from Ziggy Palffy. Palffy also rang a shot off the post in the second period. The Penguins knotted the game up early in the third, but couldn't hold Buffalo off of the board.
The Pens face off against the New York Rangers tomorrow night.
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported today that Thibault was asked to take a rehab assignment in the AHL by General Manager Craig Patrick. Thibault refused the assignment, forcing the team to place him on waivers. The team still believes in Thibault, but thinks that he needs to work on getting his timing back, something that you they just cannot afford to do on a nightly basis in the NHL. The hope is that he can go to the Baby Pens and play a lot of games, hopefully getting him back on track.
In the meantime, Marc Andre Fleury made the start for the Penguins last night against Buffalo. The team lost 3-2 as Fleury let in a game winning goal that Coach Eddie Olczyk called "soft." Marc Andre played well for most of the evening, making several very tough stops and is looking to have a better outing next time.
The team in general seemed to play a much better game against Buffalo. They only allowed 26 shots on net, which is great in comparison to the 45 they regularly allow. There were still several lapses in judgment and too many penalties, but there was some improvement. The Penguins missed scoring on several great opportunities early in the game, including a 2 on 1 break in which Sidney Crosby couldn't finish off a pass from Ziggy Palffy. Palffy also rang a shot off the post in the second period. The Penguins knotted the game up early in the third, but couldn't hold Buffalo off of the board.
The Pens face off against the New York Rangers tomorrow night.
posted by Bmetzer66 at 1:09 PM
1 Comments:
Most definitely. I think the kid will be fine. Maybe a little nervous the other night....he has pretty had the weight heaped on him the past few weeks...all the media saying he should be here etc. The only really bad goal that he let up the other night was the last one, and team gave the guy an eternity to shoot the puck.
That Thornton trade took me by huge suprise! I couldn't believe it....we will see if this a new begining for big Joe. I have always liked him...I was actually at the draft the year he and Samsonov were picked. It was in Pittsburgh....
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