Health wise he’ll be 100%. No chance in hell he will be in game shape. That’ll probably take a month or so and the anti-Malkin crowd will be insufferable.
- Victoro311

They are already making excuses and saying the Pens should trade him instead because he isn't needed.

Health wise he’ll be 100%. No chance in hell he will be in game shape. That’ll probably take a month or so and the anti-Malkin crowd will be insufferable.
- Victoro311

I think he'll round into shape quicker than he did last year coming off of rehab.

They are already making excuses and saying the Pens should trade him instead because he isn't needed.
- burgh4life87

Pens are gonna have to lose at some point. It’s only a matter of time but it will be funny if it’s on geno’s first game back.

Pens are gonna have to lose at some point. It’s only a matter of time but it will be funny if it’s on geno’s first game back.
- 10inchTerror

No, they are winning the rest of the way. Anything else would be failure.

Health wise he’ll be 100%. No chance in hell he will be in game shape. That’ll probably take a month or so and the anti-Malkin crowd will be insufferable.
- Victoro311

Malkins going to be a poop show for at least a month. Giving a guy 2nd line minutes so he can have a month long training camp is ridiculous. I’d play him on the 4th line and make him earn it. If he doesn’t like it he can sign elsewhere next year.

Malkins going to be a poop show for at least a month. Giving a guy 2nd line minutes so he can have a month long training camp is ridiculous. I’d play him on the 4th line and make him earn it. If he doesn’t like it he can sign elsewhere next year.
- Grinder47

What color crayons did you eat for breakfast today?

Health wise he’ll be 100%. No chance in hell he will be in game shape. That’ll probably take a month or so and the anti-Malkin crowd will be insufferable.
- Victoro311

The insufferable part will be you guys saying poop like “Malkins not looking good, but what do you do”?

Pens are currently only 6 points out of 1st in the league....with 3 games in hand. Unreal. Lets not forget how many points they banked in October/November a lot of nights with their whole 1st PP missing and 3 of their top 4 D out. Some nights 6 to 8 regulars out. They do indeed have to lose sometime and that could very well be Geno's first game...Sammy will be the first to post Geno slander...

What color crayons did you eat for breakfast today?
- Feds91Stammer

The one labeled non biased logical lineup decisions. Not the bleeding heart Malkin fan one.

The insufferable part will be you guys saying poop like “Malkins not looking good, but what do you do”?
- Grinder47

Well what you dont do is trade him or not re sign him in offseason as you continue to suggest if he has a hard time getting up to speed...which he most likely will. I do kinda agree with you in maybe limiting the ice time a little at first. Bottom 6 and 1st PP unit for the first little while is fine with me. Obviously if he's machino out the gate you're not going to keep limiting it but the chances of that are slim given all the experience we have with him returning after long layoffs. Never know though, he could be dynamite out the gate...or the team around him is playing so well its masks his play better this time.

The one labeled non biased logical lineup decisions. Not the bleeding heart Malkin fan one.
- Grinder47

I didnt realize Feds loved Malkin/The Pens so much....

I didnt realize Feds loved Malkin/The Pens so much....
- MattStrat

Big time biased pens fan here.

The one labeled non biased logical lineup decisions. Not the bleeding heart Malkin fan one.
- Grinder47

I’m not sure you know what logical means.

I’m not sure you know what logical means.
- Feds91Stammer

He saw it once… in a book.

I’m not sure you know what logical means.
- Feds91Stammer

Not rearranging a 10 game winning streak lineup to fit a once superstar into his old role after coming off a long knee surgery layoff is logical.

Not rearranging a 10 game winning streak lineup to fit a once superstar into his old role after coming off a long knee surgery layoff is logical.
- Grinder47

Carter shouldn’t be inserted into the lineup at all based on this “logic”

They are already making excuses and saying the Pens should trade him instead because he isn't needed.
- burgh4life87

The Penguins won a cup while missing Letang and using Ron Hainsey as a top pairing D.

Clearly, the Penguins don't need Letang to win. Should trade him now.

Carter shouldn’t be inserted into the lineup at all based on this “logic”
- Feds91Stammer

Yup, gotta keep Carter out for the sake of the winning streak. Can't change the lineup now.

Yup, gotta keep Carter out for the sake of the winning streak. Can't change the lineup now.
- j.boyd919

We’re lucky trading Lafferty didn’t eff things up.

Not rearranging a 10 game winning streak lineup to fit a once superstar into his old role after coming off a long knee surgery layoff is logical.
- Grinder47

In its entirety this is moronic but I would ease him in a bit. Start him at 4th line centre for a game or so with pp minutes. Bump him up to 2nd line LW with carter and let him swap over to centre when his conditioning catches up to him.

Carter shouldn’t be inserted into the lineup at all based on this “logic”
- Feds91Stammer

You’re right. Zucker-Geno-Kapanen 20 minutes 2nd line as soon as Malkins ready to play.

We’re lucky trading Lafferty didn’t eff things up.
- Rinosaur

I still don’t get trading a guy that can at the very least handle the nhl physically and skating wise for a guy that flat out can’t play in the nhl.

You know you're doing well when the trolls come out of their mom's basements.
- Rinosaur

This a blog site, not an echo chamber.

You think spelling is grammar?
- burgh4life87

Yep