mikey's Thread of Penguin Randomness

Postby **dodint** » Thu May 28, 2020 8:10 pm

MLB is trying for a July 4th launch.

Postby **faftorial** » Thu May 28, 2020 8:16 pm

MLB is trying for a July 4th launch.

For real games or an abbreviated spring training?

Postby **dodint** » Thu May 28, 2020 8:37 pm

Opening Day.

They basically have about a week to iron out a labor deal. According to Richard Justice, anyway.

Postby **faftorial** » Thu May 28, 2020 8:40 pm

Opening Day.

They basically have about a week to iron out a labor deal. According to Richard Justice, anyway.

I don't see it happening but hopefully it does.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Thu May 28, 2020 9:08 pm

Oh, then I am mistaken. Last I read, they were saying they may not have a season...

Postby **dodint** » Thu May 28, 2020 9:40 pm

Well, they are hung up on important issues like...spitting.

Postby **faftorial** » Thu May 28, 2020 9:46 pm

Well, they are hung up on important issues like...spitting.

Face touching too.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu May 28, 2020 10:45 pm

Will Marchand have to wear a mask so he doesn't lick people?

Postby **Kane** » Fri May 29, 2020 9:33 am

August would be cool. I'll hopefully be off and spending time with the little 'Om anyways.

Postby **dodint** » Fri May 29, 2020 8:34 pm

I went to pick up some takeout and 105.9 had the 1992 SCF Game 2 broadcast on. That was really cool. Unfortunately they still have Getsoff doing painfully long intermissions so I didn't get to hear much of it.

Postby **faftorial** » Sat May 30, 2020 5:23 pm

Nice write up on Drew O'Connor in the Trib:

Thanks to a growth spurt that saw him surge from a compact 5-foot-9 to a stout 6-foot-3, O’Connor earned a scholarship from Dartmouth and in two years developed into the Big Green’s “best player on the ice every game we played this season,” according to former Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy, a volunteer assistant coach for Dartmouth this past season.

O’Connor’s dominant sophomore season saw him finish with the fifth-most goals in the NCAA during the 2019-20 campaign and be recognized as the Ivy League Co-Player of the Year along with Cornell goaltender Matthew Galajda.

https://triblive.com/sports/penguins-a- ... r-forward/

Anyone familiar with him?

Postby **Gaucho** » Sun May 31, 2020 5:33 pm

Postby **Blue Canary** » Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:29 am

Hey, friends. Hope all is well.

Sad news: Pens bar Foley’s NYC closing.

I’m looking forward to the return of pucks, but I admit this play-in round business has me revisiting some saltiness about that dismal stretch back in late February/early March.

Catch you all later this summer!

Postby **Gaucho** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:34 am

Jason Zucker.

Postby **nocera** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:45 pm

Postby **the wicked child** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:48 pm

So it begins...

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:48 pm

We all know it's Bjugstad.

Postby **nocera** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:51 pm

Better finding out now than when they're all reporting together for camp. Should we set up a poll? My money is on Dumoulin.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:51 pm

My money is on Beau Bennett actually...

Postby **shoeshine boy** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:08 pm

I'm guessing Marleau. you know, all those kids he has are just walking cootie factories.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:12 pm

My money is on Beau Bennett actually...

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:14 pm

Postby **willeyeam** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:09 pm

Re-seeding after each round during the covid Cup

Postby **Orlando Penguin** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:13 pm

I would have leaned toward Bennett as well but since he's no longer on the roster, I'd have gone with Bjugstad.

As for the reseeding situation, I think that's the right move after the qualification round but after that, I think you keep it a straight bracket.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 1:15 am

Nice write up on Drew O'Connor in the Trib:

Thanks to a growth spurt that saw him surge from a compact 5-foot-9 to a stout 6-foot-3, O’Connor earned a scholarship from Dartmouth and in two years developed into the Big Green’s “best player on the ice every game we played this season,” according to former Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy, a volunteer assistant coach for Dartmouth this past season.

O’Connor’s dominant sophomore season saw him finish with the fifth-most goals in the NCAA during the 2019-20 campaign and be recognized as the Ivy League Co-Player of the Year along with Cornell goaltender Matthew Galajda.

https://triblive.com/sports/penguins-a- ... r-forward/

Anyone familiar with him?

Big rangy kid, plus skater. Definitely has some skill to him. Balanced attacker. Backchecks hard and comes back deep for a LWer. Not a world-beater, but clearly the best player on his team. Played a ton of time, sometimes 24, 25 minutes a night...PP/PK. Wasn't super sold on his hockey sense in my limited viewings. The size/skating/skill package for a 21 year old is workable. It'd be cool if we got a third liner out of this. It's all about the hockey IQ, if he's got it, he'll play...if it's only mid- or low-level, he probably won't make pension...but again, just passive viewings, he wasn't draft eligible (obviously), so he wasn't on my radar...