Pens Take Embarrassing Loss
The Pittsburgh Penguins thought they were turning a corner after beating the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Well, that just doesn't seem to be the case. Marc Andre Fleury has given them fantastic goaltending, only to walk away with two more in the loss column.
The young goaltender was called upon to make 39 saves last night against a very bad St. Louis Blues team. The Blues are at the bottom of the league standings and are having a season almost as disappointing as the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins let a great scoring opportunity turn into a 3 on 1 against them, which resulted in the first St. Louis goal. Sidney Crosby was carrying the puck into the Blues zone, dropped a pass to Sergei Gonchar, who fell as he tried to take it. This sequence allowed Mike Sillinger to get possession and lead the charge the other way. Keith Tkachuk finished off a cross ice feed from center Doug Weight.
Fleury kept the score 1-0 until late in the third period when he was beaten for a short handed goal by Jamal Mayers.
The Penguins gave the Blues 9 power play chances in the game, but were able to kill them all off. They can ill afford to be in the penalty box that often and think that they are going to have a chance to win the game.
The Penguins have enough offensive talent to overcome a 1-0 deficit late in a game, especially when they are getting superb goaltending. Why they have not been able to cash in on any of their opportunities is a question that is unanswerable. They haven't exactly gone up against Patrick Roy lately, facing a weathered Chris Osgood Monday night and the unproven Curtis Sanford last night.
The team doesn't play again until Friday night. Will changes take place? I am doubting it. They have been comfortable to wallow in what is quickly becoming a lost season this far. Not many surrounding the team even seem to care. Sure, many are saying the things you would expect, but nothing is coming out on game day that's shows concern. Aside from Sidney Crosby, Marc Andre Fleury and Maxime Talbot, you would be hard pressed to find a player who looks like they have any urgency on the ice.
If this team has a chance to win anything this year, it just might be the draft lottery to secure the rights to US sensation Phil Kessel.
SOME MOVEMENT ON AN ARENA PLAN
Some city officials met yesterday to try and work out a plan for a new arena for the city of Pittsburgh. The plan still seems to be heavily reliant on getting some revenue from Slots. The Governor still seems to be noncommittal on support for the arena and will not commit any funds as of yet, saying that he will let local leaders advise him on other projects in the area before he makes a decision. More on this later......remember the Save Our Pens Rally on Friday night outside of the Box Office at Mellon Arena before the Buffalo Sabres game.
The young goaltender was called upon to make 39 saves last night against a very bad St. Louis Blues team. The Blues are at the bottom of the league standings and are having a season almost as disappointing as the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins let a great scoring opportunity turn into a 3 on 1 against them, which resulted in the first St. Louis goal. Sidney Crosby was carrying the puck into the Blues zone, dropped a pass to Sergei Gonchar, who fell as he tried to take it. This sequence allowed Mike Sillinger to get possession and lead the charge the other way. Keith Tkachuk finished off a cross ice feed from center Doug Weight.
Fleury kept the score 1-0 until late in the third period when he was beaten for a short handed goal by Jamal Mayers.
The Penguins gave the Blues 9 power play chances in the game, but were able to kill them all off. They can ill afford to be in the penalty box that often and think that they are going to have a chance to win the game.
The Penguins have enough offensive talent to overcome a 1-0 deficit late in a game, especially when they are getting superb goaltending. Why they have not been able to cash in on any of their opportunities is a question that is unanswerable. They haven't exactly gone up against Patrick Roy lately, facing a weathered Chris Osgood Monday night and the unproven Curtis Sanford last night.
The team doesn't play again until Friday night. Will changes take place? I am doubting it. They have been comfortable to wallow in what is quickly becoming a lost season this far. Not many surrounding the team even seem to care. Sure, many are saying the things you would expect, but nothing is coming out on game day that's shows concern. Aside from Sidney Crosby, Marc Andre Fleury and Maxime Talbot, you would be hard pressed to find a player who looks like they have any urgency on the ice.
If this team has a chance to win anything this year, it just might be the draft lottery to secure the rights to US sensation Phil Kessel.
SOME MOVEMENT ON AN ARENA PLAN
Some city officials met yesterday to try and work out a plan for a new arena for the city of Pittsburgh. The plan still seems to be heavily reliant on getting some revenue from Slots. The Governor still seems to be noncommittal on support for the arena and will not commit any funds as of yet, saying that he will let local leaders advise him on other projects in the area before he makes a decision. More on this later......remember the Save Our Pens Rally on Friday night outside of the Box Office at Mellon Arena before the Buffalo Sabres game.
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