This just in, Brent Johnson Breaks DiPietro's Face, DiPi out 4-6weeks.

Had to save it as soon as I saw it, too funny.

So, it's been the talk of the NHL world, two goalies got into a fight and one didn't have a chance. Well, that fight led to Glass Jaw DiPietro to suffer a little bit of a facial fracture. No surprise as he's more fragile than a leg lamp. Johnny law came out, DiPietro tried to fight the law, and the law won. Lesson learned DiPietro, if you don't want to get your world rocked for 6 weeks, don't job Cooke at the end of a game you had no business prolonging.

Pens vs Islanders again in Long Island next Friday.

Better luck next time Rick.

Hungry? Bite into some Fleury Flakes.

What happens when your goalie plays out of his mind after looking like he was going to have the worst season of his career, going to the all star game and working his way back into top 5 contention with the other netminders?

Fleury Flakes is what you get, your own god damn cereal and a t-shirt. Needless to say I'll be getting this.
19.99 buys you a box of cereal and a pretty decently designed T-shirt so get at it Pens fans. Put the cereal with the rest of your memorabilia and wear the T-shirt every time you do anything, ever.

You can get yours here.

Letestu is gone for 4-6 weeks. Malkin back in lineup against Buffalo.

I still find this funny for whatever reason. 

Letestu will undergo surgery to his knee and will be missing 4-6 weeks of time, this is another blow in a long line of recent team injuries. The crack in the Test Tube means that the Penguins are now without the services of 3 of their centers, but really Mike Comrie shouldn't count because he ... we won't even go there yet. Sidney Crosby will miss his 12th regular season game on Friday, Letestu will be missing his 3rd game, Aaron Asham his 2nd, however thankfully there is a bit of good news.

Evgeni Malkin has signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers!

Just kidding, but he will be back on the ice against Buffalo and back in the lineup.A much, much, much needed addition to an injury depleted Center corps. Geno practiced hard the past few days and should come out strong against the Sabres at home on Friday night.

Remember everyone going to the game on Friday, bring those terrible towels and keep them swinging. Speaking of terrible towels, check this ridiculousness out. http://twerribletowel.com/

Isles vs Pens Game 52 Recap

Wow. Who would of thought this game was going to have excitement written all over it right down to the final 16 seconds of the game. Wow. I'm still in awe at this game. Lot's to talk about in this one! One of the major story lines? How terrible Rick DiPietro is.

Even Eric Tangradi takes down DiPi. How is that Bud Light can still there?!

So the Pens just got done shutting out the Islanders last Tuesday night, we were treated to the same thing last night with a 0-3 shutout. The first period we saw a lot of action from the Penguins including goals by T.K and Kunitz. Kunitz's goal was a bit of a surprise as DiPi was cheating the post a bit and left an opening anticipating pass, well no sir, Kuni didn't pass and instead put one in from usually an impossible angle, 2-0 Pens.

Not much else happened after that leading up to the third period, Max hit 2 posts with one shot and it didn't go in, but the horn rang, that was kind of funny and upsetting all at the same time. Max also laid Comeau out and he laid down like a baby waiting for a call. The Isles are upset, Konopka went on to say, "We're not happy, and we're not happy with the outcome of the game. We have to remember this." Remember it however you want Konopka, but the hit was fair, and Comeau didn't even miss a shift! The Penguins and the Islanders face off again next Friday. 3 games in as many weeks for the two clubs, so any memory Konopka has will be fresh.

Fast forwarding through the majority of the third period we get down to the juicy bits.Craig Adams tries hard to get Talbot the puck on any empty netter and Talbot just misses. Adams doesn't give up though and gets possession again, dishes it yet again to Talbot who finally gets his goal! 20+ games without a goal 10+games without a point, things were looking frustrating for Mighty Max. Now though, he tallies his 50th career goal and 100th career point milestones all within the same Empty Net shot, during a standing ovation we get to see his happiness.

You'd think at this point, 3-0 against the Islanders, Talbot getting his milestones and back on his feet, that this one would be all she wrote in Pittsburgh. Well, you can thank DiPietro again for some extra fireworks. During the final 20 seconds of the game the Pens on the offensive yet again, Cookie gets a little close to the crease and DiPi decides that he takes offense, Cooke being Cooke he probably taunted him. DiPi basically attacks Cooke, which raises the ire of the Pens, including Big Brent Johnson down there at the opposite end.

The zebra starts skating out towards Johnson to say, hey buddy, don't come down here. Johnson skates right by him and goes for DiPi.

Then seconds later, Glass Jaw goes down.

Ow! Don't hurt me anymore BEEJ!

After that Fleury comes out and cleans up the last 16 seconds. Still unknown who gets what in terms of shutout credit, Johnson doesn't care if you see his interview. Win is a win, 4th straight for the Pens, 7th of their last 8, all without almost 6 guys now.

Lets go Pens!

Brent Johnson lays out Glass Jaw DiPietro with one elbow.

In case you missed it, or you just want to relive the awesome again and again, here it is straight hot off the youtube presses.




Fan submission from their glass seats:


Hell of a game Pens!

Islanders vs Penguins Game 52, Didn't we just see these guys?

Well here we go again, seems like we did this recently... Oh yeah last Tuesday. So before I said that Fleury needed to be the guy to stonewall the Islanders and he definitely came out and earned that 5million a year paycheck during the 0-1 shutout he posted against them. Tonight that chore falls on Brent Johnson but after his last performance hopefully he comes out and has something to prove.

Penguins injury woes continue as they are now without Aaron Asham who has suffered an injury to his upper body after last nights first period. Letestu is having an MRI done today to see how severe his problem is, he was rumored to be on crutches so hopefully it's just a precautionary thing. Malkin will also not be in the lineup tonight, however he has practiced the past two days including a practice today with Bylsma, Kennedy, Lovejoy and Eric Tangradi.Sidney Crosby will be missing his 12th (including ASG) consecutive game. Here is hoping Sid's scoring streak stays longer than his missed games.

This is the back end of another back to back series of games, the 10th of such series so far this year. In that time the Penguins are 6-1-2 on the 2nd game, 13-4-2 overall. The Penguins are 6-3-1 in the last 10 games. Tonights game will be a good game to see Tangradi and Jeffrey on the same ice again, only this time in an NHL game together. Jeffrey has been the golden ticket as of late winning key face offs to set up scoring chances, calling his own number for a slapshot or posting the game winning shot in a 7 round shootout. The kid has moxie and he's taking it out on his opponents.

No projected lines for tonight as far as I know, you can expect something like this:

Chris Kunitz - Dustin Jeffrey- Pascal Dupuis
Matt Cooke - Jordan Staal - Tyler Kennedy
Eric Tangradi - Max Talbot - Chris Conner
Mike Rupp - Craig Adams - Eric Godard

Brooks Orpik - Kris Letang
Paul Martin - Zbynek Michalek
Alex Goligoski - Deryk Engelland


Big Brent Johnson will be in goal for the Penguins.

Love those pads.

After an assist in last nights game, Maxim Talbot is one point away from 100 career points. You could tell in the past two games he has been hungry to get a puck on net. Mighty Max has been mighty silent in most of the games this year, leading some (and me) to speculate on him playing himself out the door. Hopefully that isn't the case as he adds a lot to a team that needs all the support from the bench it can get right now.

I don't know what it is, but you gotta love him.

Eric "Big Dog" Tangradi called up to Penguins from WBS. In Line-up vs Isles.

After an AHL All Star Performance and the blow the Pens suffered to Aaron Asham last night against the Rangers, the Penguins have called up their #1 prospect, Eric Tangradi. Big Dog has played in 9 games this year for the Penguins and has 1 goal and 1 assist. Here is hoping he will fill in nicely after practice and come out like Jeffrey with guns blazing against the Islanders. There was no morning skate today for the Penguins but Tangradi, Malkin, Kennedy, and Ben Lovejoy were practicing this morning.

Bylsma was working Lovejoy and Malkin particularly hard on the ice, weight skating and more.

Tangradi on the ice at practice this morning.