so whos our best faceoff guy now? crosby? and hes not even that good
Taken straight off the Pens website word for word
Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero announced today that the Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Georges Laraque from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for left wing Daniel Carcillo and a third round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Laraque is currently in his ninth NHL season and has registered 22 points (five goals, 17 assists), along with 52 penalty minutes in 56 games with the Coyotes this season. He has registered seven multi-point games this season while posting plus-or-even rating in 48 of 56 games with Phoenix, including plus-or-even in 23 of his last 24 games, posting a plus-seven overall. The 6-3, 243-pound forward set a career high with assists in four consecutive games (five assists) from November 14th through November 19th.
Laraque, 30, has registered 133 points (48 goals, 85 assists) while collecting 878 penalty minutes in 546 NHL career contests. He spent eight seasons with the Edmonton Oilers and recorded a career-high 29 points (13 goals, 16 assists) playing in all 82 games during the 2000-01 season. He is a three-time winner of the Oilers Community Service Award (2002-04).
Laraque has also appeared in 36 playoff contests, registering nine points (three goals, six assists), along with 64 penalty minutes. The native of Montreal, Quebec was originally selected in the second round (31st overall) by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.
On a side note, if it comes down to it this guy will beat your fuckin ass.
i Miss Moore already…
What I want to know is how they get press photos of these guys so quick? Do they photoshop them, or do they send someone out to a local store to pickup a cheap 'Guins jersey and take them down to Olin Mills?
haha. its photoshop though
holy shit. i get the text messages and they are making a ton of trades…
Fuck that game…I cant stand the devils…I cant wait to have Old man Roberts and Laraque in the line up. We are in need of a nice little 6 out of 8 run or so…or we will be out of the playoff race real fast
txt to chad verbatim
Pens need a captain. Play the body on d. Play the puck on o and don’t have 3 guys behind the net!
thats the devils style bore the fuck outta you and find a way to get 1 goal …even when they have home games their fans boo them for being boring
losing streak ftw
east is to tight to be messin around. we gotta start gettin some points or will start droppin. like someone said before, its games like that where Crosby and Malkin need to step up and make something happen. 1 goal in 14 games or whatever isnt gonna cut it if you are suposed to be the best player in the league, i dont care if you lead the league in points or not. gotta step up in a game like that, not get owned from 3ft away from the net by broduers stick.
i like the new offensive lines. kinda sucks crishtensen is down on 4. also id rather see staal up on 2 with malone and malkin and drop ouellet down to 3 tho.
Here is the new lines
New lines
The updated combinations
Gary Roberts
Sidney Crosby
Mark RecchiRyan Malone
Evgeni Malkin
Michel OuelletJordan Staal
Maxime Talbot
Colby ArmstrongJarkko Ruutu
Erik Christensen
*-Chris Thorburn*–Newly acquired winger Georges Laraque will take Thornburn’s spot.
Here is how I would do it if i was the coach
- Staal-Crosby-Roberts
- Malone-Malkin-Recchi
- Ouellet-Christensen-Armstrong
- Ruutu-Talbot-Thorburn/Laraque
These lines look good, but also keep in mind how many times Therrien flipped the lines before he found the ones that got a winning streak going. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a lineup similar to this in the next few games while we get the bugs worked out.
i seriously doubt you will see recchi drop off that 1st line
^^^Then put Roberts on 2nd and Recchi on 1st. I just want to see Staal with Crosby. Roberts will work good with Malkin and Malone.
Decent game…sweet we got the SH goals…Staal = manchild. Not sure if I liked the new lines…but gotta give it some time. Crosby needs to SCORE!!! (In regulation)
Dude the Pens are full of Manchildren and born again 40-somethings. We’re off the charts right now.
here is what i like for line combos
recchi,crosby,roberts
ouellete malkin staal
Christensen-Armstrong-malone
Ruutu-Talbot-Laraque
nice win