By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media
Looking ahead to faceoff …
Game: Penguins (13-7) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (9-8-1)
Time: 7:08 p.m.
Site: PNC Arena, Raleigh, N.C.
TV, radio: Root Sports, NHL Network (national), WXDX-FM 105.9
Here is the official live box score.
Here is TribLIVE’s Penguins page. Rob Rossi is on the scene. Here’s Rob’s online-only recap of the Penguins’ morning skate today, including what Jordan Staal had to say.
If you don’t see your current residence below, please reply to this post and we’ll add you to the list of Lunatic Locations
Dejan’s Lunatic Nation – at the Trib,
Arizona – Tucson, Chandler, Phoenix, Sunnyslope, Davis-Monthan AFB*
Arkansas – Rogers
Austrailia – Mackay
California – Bakersfield, San Francisco, UNION CITY, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Hollywood, Huntington Beach, Yuba City, Solana Beach, Yorba Linda, Yuba City*, Edwards, Long Beach, Modesto, Davis
Canada – Toronto, Winnipeg, Moncton – New Brunswick, Ontario – Muskoka
China – Beijing
Colorado – Ft Collins, Estes Park*, Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs
Connecticut – Cos Cob, Bridgeport, Wallingford, Norwalk, NEWTOWN
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Delaware – Newark
Denmark – Greenland – Thule*
District of Columbia
Florida – Palm Harbor, Orlando, Valrico, Gainesville, Daytona Beach, Oviedo, Tampa, Jacksonville, Sarasota, Palm Beach Gardens, Cape Coral, Coco Beach (Major Nelson and Mary Ann), Niceville (Red Neck Rivera), St Petersburg, Pembroke Pines, Ft Lauderdale, Palm Beach Gardens, Hallandale Beach
Georgia – Marietta, Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Acworth
Germany – Leverkusen/Cologne
Hawaii – Honolulu
Idaho – Mountain Home, Coer d’Aline, Mountain Home AFB*
Indiana – Indianapolis, Burns Harbor, South Bend, Bicknell, Ft Wayne
Iowa – Bettendorf, Humboldt
Illinois – La Salle, Peru, Payson, Chicago, Palatine (3 inmates there), Lincoln Park, Grayslake, Algonquin
Japan – Tokyo
Kentucky – Louisville, Bowling Green, Lexington
Louisiana – Slidell
Maine – Bangor
Maryland – Arnold, Odenton, Severn, Baltimore, Waldorf, Hagerstown, Chevy Chase, Hampstead
Massachusetts – Boston
Michigan – Kalamazoo, Eaton Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor
Minnesota – Yinzer
Mississippi – Biloxi
Missouri – St Peters***
Montana
Nebraska – Omaha
New Hampshire – Barrington
New Jersey – Chesterfield, Princeton, Roxbury, Lebanon, Lincoln Park, Berkeley Heights, Somerville, Hammock, Barrington, Delran, Pennsville
New Mexico – Mike
New York – New York, Smithtown, Manhattan, Long Island, Nyack, Brooklyn
Nevada, Las Vegas
North Carolina – Asheville, Hickory, Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, Wilmington, Chapel Hill, High Point
North Dakota
Ohio – Cincinnati, Columbiana, Westerville, Green, Hilliard, Toledo, Louisville, Columbus, Perrysburg, Pickerington, Youngstown, Cleveland, Olmsted Township, Liberty Township, Warren, Oregon, Wintersville, Austintown, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base*, New Philadelphia, Powell, Canton, Salem, New Albany, Bloomingdale
Pennsylvania – Downtown, Hopewell, Indiana, North Wales, Franklin Park, Forest Hills, Lansdale, Philadelphia, Du Bois, Reading, Crafton, Arnold, Wexford, Mt Lebanon, Canonsburg, Lancaster, Huntington, York, Boiling Springs, Philly suburbs, Morningside, Harrisburg, Lawrenceville, Bradfordwoods, Norristown, Hanover, Clearfield, Sewickley, DuBois, Plum Boro, Slippery Rock, Wilks-Barre, Sharpsville, Bessemer, Greensburg, Washington, Imperial, South Side, Duncansville, Newville, Sheppton, Grove City, Butler, Allentown, Ross Township, Blairsville, Flood City (Johnstown), Overbrook, Danny’s Hoagies, Baldwin, Economy, Sharpsville, Erie, North Huntington, Bellfonte, West Mifflin, Kennywood, Pleasant Hills, Beechview (Mad Turk, No 200), Macgunie, Mechanicsburg, Uptown, Cambria County, Mon Valley, Salisbury, Coraopolis, Emsworth, Cranberry Twp, Garrett, O’Hara Township, McCandless Township, 115 Federal Street, Bethel Park, Harrison City, Penn Hills, Kittanning, Dover, Lebanon, Upper St Clair, Rennerdale, Oakland, Scranton, Moon (RMU), State College, Erie, Penn Twp, Stowe, Elizabeth, Hermitage, Easton, Carlisle, Finleyville, Belle Vernon, Madison, Sellersville, Waynesburg, Warren, Beaver Falls, Chambersburg, Green Castle, East Freedom, Leechburg, Banksville City
The Philipines
Rhode Island
Singapore
South Carolina – Duncan, Longs, Columbia, Bluffton, Greensville
South Korea – Seoul, Mike
Sweden
Tennessee – Smithville, Nashville
Texas – Tyler, San Antonio, Belton, Houston, Katy, Plano, El Paso
Utah – Salt Lake City, Provo
Vermont – North Bennington
Virginia – JAL, Hampton, Rescue, Richmond, Front Royal, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Warrenton, Springfield*, Virginia Beach, Fairfax, Arlington, Yorktown, Henrico, Aldie, Manassas, Newport News
Washington – Seattle, Nine Mile Falls, Spokane, Sammamish
West Virginia – Martinsburg, Morgantown, Wheeling, Mt Olivet
Wisconsin – Madison, Oshkosh, Hortonville
Wyoming – Caspar, Lander
315 locations represented in the blog,
Honorary members, people that have, in our opinion, made a difference
Beano
Lemonade Guy
The Gunner
Mr Roberto Clemente
Mike Lange
Myron Cope
The Honorable Mayor Richard Caliguiri
Kevin Mcclachety
Mike Emerick
Commander Hadfield, courtesy of the Space Station
Fred Rogers
13 countries
44 states, plus the District of Columbia, missing 7 states, North Dakota, South Dakota, Hawaii, Alabama, Kansas and Oklahoma
Two planets, at least confirmed, and the Space Station
Honorable mention, England – London – Lisa
Asterisks denote confirmed hero’s, military, police officers or firemen/ladies
2/28/2013 5:34 PM
Tyngsborough Massachusetts
Good lord what a giveaway. Great poke by MAF….
Give it away, give it away, give it away now.
Every time they make those sloppy mistakes I envision pucks going in the net in playoffs…
Depres scratched. Are the Canes that imposing?
Is Eaton in or did they go with Bortuzzo? We dont get a lot of Pens games in Massachusetts so I can only follow the score on the Pens website.
Bortuzzo is playing. Still no Eaton.
Great pass from Sid and Kunitz all alone. Nice play but they don’t deserve to be ahead right now. Thank MAF for that.
The Pens are a turnover machine.
Yyyup.
Nothing like giving up a goal w secs left in the period….
Matt Niskanen is awful tonight.
Good lord. Nobody to help Fleury. Nobody.
This is a playoff contender?
3rd Carolina goal set up by great check by Vitale on Adams in neutral zone.
And now Skinner untouched. Wtf?
Just put Vokoun in and rest Fleury. Seriously. Send a msg Bylsma.
I was thinking the same thing. For his own protection. I think if it gets to 4-1 you’ll see it.
And nothing against MAF. Could be about 6-1 ….
Pens playing like it’s an All Star game. Don’t touch anyone around the net.
Repeat – not a playoff contender. This team can’t play on its own side of the red line.
Not doing to well on either side of the red line.
A shot on the power play!
Somewhere Therrien is saying soffff.
Agreed.
OK Sarah, now you’ll see Vokoun in the 3rd period. If you haven’t found something better to do, that is.
Laundry…
As I sign off to head to the other room to watch the final period, I prepare for the typical comments after the game “We lost focus. We lacked discipline. We didn’t get to our game.”
Put Niskanen in goal. He earned the punishment with his play tonight.
Dan B: Please stop overthinking it and play Simon Depres. Skill and speed should override your love of “grinders” (for example, Bortuzzo).
Seems like a team playing to get its coach fired.
Yup
They should be careful doing that. Next coach could be worse………..
But the Pens have a history of running coaches.
I just can’t see Shero firing Bylsma even though I think he should be replaced with someone who will make some key adjustments with the style of hockey. The passive penalty-killing was a huge problem against the Flyers, still an issue this season and worse because their defense isn’t as good and no Staal.
Then you’ve got the “chip-in” offense that is highlighted by long stretch passes that are easily intercepted or because there’s no speed some to the blue line that defensemen are able to safely step up and disrupt the play. That’s not what helped the Penguins win the Cup.
Tell me, how many times do you see tape-to-tape passing from Pens zone through the neutral zone?
All good points as usual Eric -
Thoughts – I recall early last season the PK was absolutely on fire, and contrary to the style now – they were VERY aggressive, a lot of movement, pretty much the opposite of the Statue of Liberty PK we see now. It’s confounding. Why the change??
As for HCDB – I see Rossi was mocking coach critics on Twitter last night, and I know Shero likes him….but really, if the Pens go 1 and Done again, do you see them keeping Bylsma? This group has all the earmarks of having tuned out their coach when it comes to sloppy play and poor discipline, and that’s outside critique of the Stretch Pass schemes….
How is it that TK is getting time on the PP and Dupuis and Cooke don’t? Also, I wonder if Shero could hear me booing this pathetic team from clear out here in Colorado?
This team is lacking grit.
To much passiveness in their own zone.
Too cute on offense.
In this short season, they have to get tougher, fast.
If they dont, they will be one and done.
They need to stop reading the press clippings saying they are a “contender”.
They need to play like one.