[billvill]

PITTSBURGH
Player Date Status Description
Paul Martin 2013-01-13 questionable for Saturday's game against Philadelphia post-concussion syndrome


When did this happen? Did he fall in his kitchen making scrambled eggs?

[Hankey]

He blamed his poor playoffs on a concussion. I honestly thought he said it to avoid getting traded.

[billvill]

Hankey, on 15 January 2013 - 07:36 PM, said:

He blamed his poor playoffs on a concussion. I honestly thought he said it to avoid getting traded.

We need to get rid of this guy.

[Robert Goulet]

Paul Martin has come down with "Oh shit, the season is starting."

[Robert Goulet]

billvill, on 15 January 2013 - 07:34 PM, said:

PITTSBURGH
Player Date Status Description
Paul Martin 2013-01-13 questionable for Saturday's game against Philadelphia post-concussion syndrome


/> When did this happen? Did he fall in his kitchen making scrambled eggs?

BTW, where did you see this?

[billvill]

Robert Goulet, on 15 January 2013 - 09:08 PM, said:

BTW, where did you see this?

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/injuries/

[Robert Goulet]

Does TSN know something the Pittsburgh media doesn't?

Well, besides everything else.

[Astro_Mikey]

WHAT THE HELL HAVE THE DOCTORS BEEN DOING?

*facepalm*

[Badger Bob]

[Badger Bob]

If they put Martin on IR, doesn't that give them more flexibility with keeping Bortuzzo or Strait on the roster and not having to put them through waivers to send them back to WBS?

The concussion is what put him on the shelf at the end of the Philly series.:
http://www.cbssports...y-in-pittsburgh

He has Head AIDS from Sid!!!

[billvill]

Badger Bob, on 16 January 2013 - 08:15 AM, said:

If they put Martin on IR, doesn't that give them more flexibility with keeping Bortuzzo or Strait on the roster and not having to put them through waivers to send them back to WBS?

The concussion is what put him on the shelf at the end of the Philly series.:
http://www.cbssports...y-in-pittsburgh

He has Head AIDS from Sid!!! />

Mad Egg disease??

[stonewizard51]

Astro_Mikey, on 16 January 2013 - 01:21 AM, said:

WHAT THE HELL HAVE THE DOCTORS BEEN DOING?

*facepalm*

Maybe they're sending him to Sid's Chiroquactic Neurologist

[FanSince74]

stonewizard51, on 16 January 2013 - 08:55 AM, said:

Maybe they're sending him to Sid's Chiroquactic Neurologist

Or already sent him, and that is why he isn't better.

[Badger Bob]

billvill, on 16 January 2013 - 08:19 AM, said:

Mad Egg disease??

Scrambled Brains?

[Astro_Mikey]

Badger Bob, on 16 January 2013 - 08:15 AM, said:

If they put Martin on IR, doesn't that give them more flexibility with keeping Bortuzzo or Strait on the roster and not having to put them through waivers to send them back to WBS?

The concussion is what put him on the shelf at the end of the Philly series.:
http://www.cbssports...y-in-pittsburgh

He has Head AIDS from Sid!!! />

It's contagious.

[Astro_Mikey]

And so it begins...




2013.01.27
LW Tanner Glass, "upper body injury" (shoulder?)
Status - "game time decision" on Sunday, January 27.


2013.01.28
D Matt Niskanen, "Lower body injury" (knee?)
Status unknown; re-evaluating in Pittsburgh today.

[Badger Bob]

Quote

Penguins' Niskanen out Tuesday; injury not serious
By Josh Yohe

The Penguins will be without defenseman Matt Niskanen on Tuesday when they play the New York Islanders at Consol Energy Center.

However, the injury will not keep Niskanen out of the lineup for an extended period. He will likely be listed as "day-to-day" following Tuesday's game.

Niskanen sustained an ankle injury during the first period in Ottawa on Sunday when he crashed skates-first into the boards. He did not return to the game, forcing the Penguins to use five defensemen.

Either Simon Despres or Robert Bortuzzo will replace Niskanen in Tuesday's lineup. Niskanen has primarily played on the left side of a defensive pairing with Kris Letang this season.

It'll be interesting to see which of the two young blueliners that Disco decides to dress tonight. Although, Lovejoy is pretty much a traffic cone, so maybe both of them.

[stonewizard51]

Badger Bob, on 29 January 2013 - 07:52 AM, said:

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It'll be interesting to see which of the two young blueliners that Disco decides to dress tonight. Although, Lovejoy is pretty much a traffic cone, so maybe both of them.

We've already seen what Despres can/cannot do so maybe it's time to let Bortuzzo give it a try. I'm not a big Lovejoy fan but if it's him sucking up 8-10 mins of ice time or Despres getting twice that much and doing the same thing as Lovejoy then I'd say keep Ben in the lineup. At least his toi is minimized.

[FanSince74]

Glad to hear the injury isn't serious, but you know the meaning of day to day. That usually means month to month.

[Badger Bob]

Dustin Jeffrey is manning the point on the 2nd unit of the PP in practice.