Penguin Notes: Rally, Mario, Moves.....
The "Save the Penguins" rally was held Friday night before the Pens match up with the Buffalo Sabres. It was very cold, which may have kept some people away. All three local news channels were represented. Interviews were conducted with fans etc. The group wasn't very big to begin with, but it grew as KDKA's live feed was about to hit the air. Bob Pompeani, a KDKA news personality, went on the air at 6:45 and represented the rally well. You can view the clip here....
http://rapidshare.de/files/9315563/KDKA-Pens_Rally.wmv.html
It may not have been as big a success as everyone would have liked, but it was a start. I for one will do everything that I can to help the cause. Their will definitely be additional rallies. Hopefully it can be done on a larger scale in the future.
Pens Drop a Pair to Buffalo
You could see Michel Therrien's influence almost immediately in the Friday night match up against the Sabres. Though it was his first game behind the bench of the big squad and he only had one practice with the team, his system was taking root. The players were flying through the neutral zone, generating turnovers, taking them the other way for scoring chances and all around showing more effort than previously seen this season. Unfortunately, the outcome was the same. They fought hard to get to overtime on Friday, but an ill advised penalty, their 9th, put them down 4 on 3. Buffalo quickly won the game on Chris Drury's rebound goal.
Saturday's tilt didn't start out as good. The Pens quickly went down 2-0, prompting Coach Therrien to take a time out. His displeasure was evident and he let the team know it. The gist of his rant was: This is crap, if you don't want to play stay on the bench. The team quickly responded, but could not get the late equalizer and went on to lose 4-3.
The team does not play until Friday night when the Philadelphia Flyers come to town. This will give Michel Therrien and his staff a week to get the team better conditioned and to implement their system. Therrien has sited the teams poor conditioning as one of the main reasons for their horrible start this season.
Mario Has Relapse
Mario Lemieux returned to the line-up on Friday night, playing on a line with Sidney Crosby and Ziggy Palffy. Unfortunately, he suffered more heart palpitations during the third period. The team held Mario out of their Saturday game with Buffalo for precautionary reasons. It is not known how much time Mario will miss.
Vandenbussche Waived - Reassigned
Ryan Vandenbussche was waived over the weekend, once he cleared waivers he was reassigned to Wilkes Barre-Scranton.
No New Coach for Baby Pens Yet
The Wilkes Barre-Scranton Baby Penguins have not yet named a successor to Michel Therrien. The team was coached this weekend by Joe Mullen and Rick Kehoe. There are several rumors that General Manager Craig Patrick is interested in hiring Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Head Coach/GM Pascal Vincent. Vincent has stated in news reports that no one from the organization has contacted him.
http://rapidshare.de/files/9315563/KDKA-Pens_Rally.wmv.html
It may not have been as big a success as everyone would have liked, but it was a start. I for one will do everything that I can to help the cause. Their will definitely be additional rallies. Hopefully it can be done on a larger scale in the future.
Pens Drop a Pair to Buffalo
You could see Michel Therrien's influence almost immediately in the Friday night match up against the Sabres. Though it was his first game behind the bench of the big squad and he only had one practice with the team, his system was taking root. The players were flying through the neutral zone, generating turnovers, taking them the other way for scoring chances and all around showing more effort than previously seen this season. Unfortunately, the outcome was the same. They fought hard to get to overtime on Friday, but an ill advised penalty, their 9th, put them down 4 on 3. Buffalo quickly won the game on Chris Drury's rebound goal.
Saturday's tilt didn't start out as good. The Pens quickly went down 2-0, prompting Coach Therrien to take a time out. His displeasure was evident and he let the team know it. The gist of his rant was: This is crap, if you don't want to play stay on the bench. The team quickly responded, but could not get the late equalizer and went on to lose 4-3.
The team does not play until Friday night when the Philadelphia Flyers come to town. This will give Michel Therrien and his staff a week to get the team better conditioned and to implement their system. Therrien has sited the teams poor conditioning as one of the main reasons for their horrible start this season.
Mario Has Relapse
Mario Lemieux returned to the line-up on Friday night, playing on a line with Sidney Crosby and Ziggy Palffy. Unfortunately, he suffered more heart palpitations during the third period. The team held Mario out of their Saturday game with Buffalo for precautionary reasons. It is not known how much time Mario will miss.
Vandenbussche Waived - Reassigned
Ryan Vandenbussche was waived over the weekend, once he cleared waivers he was reassigned to Wilkes Barre-Scranton.
No New Coach for Baby Pens Yet
The Wilkes Barre-Scranton Baby Penguins have not yet named a successor to Michel Therrien. The team was coached this weekend by Joe Mullen and Rick Kehoe. There are several rumors that General Manager Craig Patrick is interested in hiring Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Head Coach/GM Pascal Vincent. Vincent has stated in news reports that no one from the organization has contacted him.
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