Random Penguin droppings

It’s already been talked about a ton, but the summer of sadness continued the other day when John Barbaro died. People like Seth Rorabaugh did a much better job of putting into words than I could. However, he was truly a Penguin great, and was as much a part of the Penguins Experience as the Igloo for close to 40 years. The game will never be the same.

On a brighter side, the clock continues to tick until hockey season and yesterday was a big day.

In order of importance:

Sir Mario and Sid broke in the Ice at the CEC

Max Talbot called it like it is

The announced some crap about the Winter Classic

Let’s hope that Mr. Barbaro’s untimely passing is the official end to the Summer of Sadness, and we can all begin the countdown to the next Hockey Night in Pittsburgh!

Let’s Go Pens!

Well Worth The Read

Awesome and fitting "euology" to the awesome and fitting end of the Washington Capitals' playoff run. This is over at Puck Daddy, but done by the best smart-asses in the business, The Pensblog

Check it aaaahhhhht...If you think the opening banner is awesome, what till you read it!

Let's Go Pens!

Can You Say Something Out of Nothing?

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/sid_blows_nhl_golden_chance_22VH7UimsoimIdQfehXQTJ

Oh wait....No one cares!

People act like he was fondling a 20 year old in a bathroom or something...

Monday Brain turds

-This weather is beautiful and makes me doubly unhappy that I am stuck inside working for the man. All this sunshine in March makes me worry about what is to come. You know we’re going to have to pay for this nice weather somewhere down the road. We will probably get the snow storm from hell in April, or at the very least the sun will go behind the clouds on or about March 15th and stay there until well into May...

-There was a great article in the Post Gazette yesterday about Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party (I am eagerly awaiting being called anti-American, socialist, etc. because #1 I am not Republican, and #2 agree with something that is not pro-Republican) The article talked about how despite the popularity and success of Reagan’s policies, it shifted Republican thinking, and took them away from their core values of fiscal responsibility and practicality. If you have half an open mind to dissent and candor, read it. If not, let the screaming begin.

-Sorry, but Matt Cooke deserves a suspension for his hit on Mark Savard yesterday. I can’t believe he wasn’t at LEAST tossed out of the game. Did he mean to hurt the guy…no way, but the hit was at the very least reckless. TPB has a different take on it. I respect their opinions (to start, they are waaayyyyy more knowledgeable than I am about hockey, I am just a run of the mill fan), but I have watched more than a couple Pens games and his hit was reckless, the kind that the NHL is trying to cut down on. They are correct that an agitator plays on the edge, plays with fire if you will, but as the old adage goes, sometimes when you play with fire, you get burned. Cookie deserves to get burned for a couple games on this one.