I have made a fairly consistent habit to write into Penguins Live with Steve Mears in the mornings on weekdays. In fact, through a small conversation we had through facebook, he inspired me to start this site. I always have a lot to say and some questions to ask. Steve playfully refers to them as novels and always reads most of what I write, if not all of it. Here is what I wrote into him today, and feel free to leave your own thoughts or comments.
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Hey Steve,
What a weekend, huh? As far as Saturday is concerned, I know I love seeing the Pens scoring 8 goals, but not at the expense of our defensive responsibilities and our goal tending. It was a nerve wracking game for me and it seemed to be that way for everyone on my twitter and facebook feeds, so I know I’m not alone there. I had a hard time being able to summarize the entire game because I had so many conflicting feelings on what all occurred on the ice that afternoon. Because so many of the goals were really pretty, I ended up just doing a Pens video goal review on my site: PittsburghJedi.com.
I wanted to know if you noticed this or feel this way at all, now that Malkin is pretty much unstoppable, have you noticed a more relaxed take on Sid’s return? From my point of view and the sports news I’ve been hearing and reading, I’m sensing a new lack of urgency for Sid’s return because of the continued success we’re seeing out of the team that we didn’t bank on lasting. I’m not saying that people don’t want Sid to come back, but I’m now wondering if the stir about Sid’s injury is more of a split matter? Half focus on the mysterious nature of concussions and the circumstances of Sid’s health/return and half on “how long can this Pens team keep up this success streak without Sid in the lineup?”. I’m hearing less and less about, when Sid will return and how long it will be until he returns, etc…, but more general mentions of his return: “and when Sid returns…” With the Pens’ continued success, have the fans and media become more satisfied with the team that’s currently out there, and have less of a sense of urgency for Sid’s return? Again, not saying that they don’t want him to come back, I just feel like the push for him to come back has softened in a big way with the teams success and especially Malkin’s success. Thoughts?
Quick points…
Malkin can do whatever he wants on the ice. Its almost comical how bad people want to stop him but just cant.
Staal constantly shows how valuable he is by the success and productivity his line churns out when he’s out there with them.
Letang is playing amazing and making up for all the flat play he had last year after the All-Star break.
Neal and Kunitz have proven time and time again that they are the wingers, or perfect type of wingers Malkin has always needed to be the player he loves to be.
I can’t wait to see the evolution of the team come the trade deadline.
LETS GO PENS!!!
-The Pittsburgh Jedi
PittsburghJedi.com
