Scary Gary OUT? Parent to Replace Coburn.
Penguins left winger Gary Roberts is questionable for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against Philadelphia tonight because of illness, and Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn has been ruled out because of an eye injury.
Roberts did not participate in the game-day skate at the Wachovia Center this morning. Adam Hall is Roberts' likely replacement.
Coburn's left eye is still swollen shut. He was hit in the face by the puck early in Game 2. It opened a cut that runs above the eye, down and across the bridge of his nose, requiring dozens of stitches to close and causing extensive bruising.
Ryan Parent will take his place in the lineup.
The Flyers, down 2-0, in the best-of-seven series, already are without top defenseman Kimmo Timonen, who has a blood clot in an ankle.
Article: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08134/881420-61.stm
TV Ratings are Through the ROOF!
By Steve From KuklasKorner,
Versus drew a record 1.7 rating for Sunday night’s Pens-Flyers game, to the tune of 2.3 Million viewers. I’d like to take you a little deeper with some of these numbers, to show you how impressive the NHL’s “drawing power” was on the network no one can seem to find on Sunday night.
-VERSUS was the #1 cable network among total viewers , Men 18-34, and Men 18-49 for it’s time period.
-The game drew a 9.4 in Philadelphia, and a whopping 22.3 in Pittsburgh, the largest in either market for any NHL game in those cities. VERSUS was the #1 TV network in Pittsburgh Sunday night, counting both cable and broadcast. The game was #2 in Philly among all networks.
-The telecast was the second highest-rated, and second most-watched telecast in VERSUS/OLN history. Only Lance Armstrong’s 2005 Tour de France victory drew higher numbers.
-It was the most-watched hockey telecast in network history, beating out Game 4 of this year’s Rangers/Penguins series.
-It was the most-watched Conference Final in network history, beating out the 1.1 for Game 7 of the 2006 Buffalo/Carolina series.
Article: http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/media/comments/going_deeper_on_the_versus_ratings/
Q&A w/ MT
By Paul From KuklasKorner,
Q. A couple of off‑ice issues. Gary Roberts, how is he feeling? Is there a chance he might play? And Jordan Staal getting some unfortunate news. How do you keep him focused for tonight’s game?
COACH THERRIEN: First of all, Gary will take a decision tonight. He’s sick this morning when he came to report to the team. We’ll see how he’s going to feel before the game, and we’ll go from there.
Regarding Jordan, he’ll leave the team tomorrow morning, and he’s going to come back with the team tomorrow night.
Q. How do you keep him focused for tonight’s game or do you leave him alone?
COACH THERRIEN: This is personal. Everybody deals with those things differently. So he came to see me yesterday announcing the bad news, but he seems all right. He’s focused to play tonight, and I’m sure all of his concentration will be there for tonight’s game.
To Read the Rest of the Article: http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/hockey/comments/talking_with_coach_therrien/
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SCF Schedule Game 1/2
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I posted the SCF schedule for game 3 - game 7. I found the schedule for game 1/2 on The Big Pens Message Board.
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Kudos to Spydey 629
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Game 1: TUESDAY, May 27 @ 8 on Versus
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Penguins at Red Wings
Stars at Penguins
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Game 2: THURSDAY, May 29 @ 8 on Versus
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Penguins at Red Wings
Stars at Penguins
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Video of the DAY
Sweden Vs. Russia Fight - Hockey VM 2008-05-10 (Both fights)
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