Jedi Master Mears,
How’s it going today? I’m back from the Big East Tournament in NYC, so I’m back in show attendance. I got to hang out with the New York Pens Chapter while I was out there. Is it any shock that all the coolest people I met in NYC were all from Pittsburgh? Inherently, none of them were cab drivers.
I’m still struggling but I wanted to agree with a point you made. The Pens attacked Boston early and really muscled into Chara all game. Chara, being the team captain, made some serious un-captain-like moves because of it. We capitalized on our opportunities. It was great to see the Pens zero in on the Bruins and not let Boston set the physical pace. Despite sloppy spans of time throughout the game, the Pens never let the game slip away. As a fan, you always get nervous when that 2 goal lead appears and there’s a ton of time left on the clock.
The support lines are still being amazing behind the 1st line. Dupuis deserves a ton of credit. He’s a quiet player as far as his presence on the ice. His speed, vision and physical play is second to none on our team. Acquiring him couldn’t have worked out any better. People used to talk about Talbot being the locker room personality but after seeing the 24/7 series and the James Neal 36 Hours episode, Duper deserves WAY more credit. He had me rolling with all of the pranks and constant jokes he slings around the locker room. That’s a huge dynamic to add to a team. It’s so important to have a fun, stress-free personality like that and have it compounded by solid productivity on the ice on top of it. If people haven’t recognized yet, Dupuis is far more valuable than what we get to see on the ice.
It goes without saying, we’re all excited to see Sid come back. Waiting for the final confirmation is like dangling a juicy steak just out of the reach of a hungry animal’s cage. I’ll make no predictions as to when he’ll be back or what will be done with him when he does come back. I don’t envy coach Disco for having to figure that one out but that’s certainly one hell of a high-class problem.
When Letang comes back to a full, healthy lineup, the Pens potential will just be gargantuan. Astronomical. Absolutely terrifying.
LETS GO PENS!!!
-The Pittsburgh Jedi
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