9/21 Exhibition GDT: Red Wings 2 at Penguins 3

[Hockey Convert 55]

WHAT? So now you can turn your back to a guy skating next to you and get an automatic 5-minute major? Jesus.

Edit: Glad I'm not the only one that thinks that is absolutely f***ed...

Edited September 22, 2011 by Hockey Convert

[CenterIce 83]

was that garth from wayne's world?

You saw the hair, too?

[WorkingOvertime 536]

He turned at the last second, and that's 5 minutes? Is that how boarding works this season? I am gonna be doing alot of bitching about that s*** this season

It's also never a good idea to be two feet from the boards when someone is coming to check you. I can see two min there, but five is ridiculous.

[sputman 1,268]

You saw the hair, too?

i did

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

It's also never a good idea to be two feet from the boards when someone is coming to check you. I can see two min there, but five is ridiculous.

Exactly, he's a rookie so that explains why he'd put himself in such a vulnerable position. But for a seasoned ref to then call the penalty, and not just a minor but a major, I'm perplexed. But it's the preseason so I dont care, but come opening night that s*** happens I'm gonna be swearing like a pirate for a couple of pages of the GDT

[sputman 1,268]

has anybody seen johnson win a faceoff tonight?

[puckloo39 5,686]

You saw the hair, too?

I thought it was a pile of straw... happy Halloween, a little early?

[brett 1,029]

joey putting on a show. pucks sticking to him

[P. Marlowe 748]

has anybody seen johnson win a faceoff tonight?

Wins: 13

Losses: 8

Source: TSN

[dobbles 252]

wow, stay classy neal

while it was nothing major, why do something like that in the preseason?

god the penguins are douchey.

[Heroes of Hockeytown 694]

Ahh, almost got that Forsberg move.

[stevkrause 1,247]

Beautiful pass by Huds there, if only Brunner had finished...

[Konnan511 1,736]

Brunner, no need to get too fancy, but I am liking Hudler and Brunner being on the same line with Johnson. Two offensive talents with one of the better defensive players in the league.

[sputman 1,268]

Wins: 13

Losses: 8

Source: TSN

oh!

[hooon 1,089]

How was that not a penalty on the Brunnstrom play? The Pens player slashed the stick right out of his hands.

[russianswede919293 95]

Joey Mac was good last year and has looked solid tonight so far.

I am a little concerned about losing him to waivers if somebody gets an injury to a back-up goalie.

I am starting to entertain the idea of instead of carrying a 14th forward going with 13 F 7D and 3G

Any thoughts?

[dobbles 252]

Joey Mac was good last year and has looked solid tonight so far.

I am a little concerned about losing him to waivers if somebody gets an injury to a back-up goalie.

I am starting to entertain the idea of instead of carrying a 14th forward going with 13 F 7D and 3G

Any thoughts?

i thought he was waiver exempt?

[Ram 240]

Haha did Babs change goalies on the fly? That was always a dream in Pee-Wees

[Aussie_Wing 354]

Commentators love for Malkin=

[Heroes of Hockeytown 694]

Pretty fun game. Cleary penalty was a huge WTF moment but whatever.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

I can honestly say I hate the Penguins less when Malkin is actually playing hard and not being a ****** and Sid isn't in the lineup

[P. Marlowe 748]

How was that not a penalty on the Brunnstrom play? The Pens player slashed the stick right out of his hands.

Sometimes refs miss stuff.

Joey Mac was good last year and has looked solid tonight so far.

I am a little concerned about losing him to waivers if somebody gets an injury to a back-up goalie.

I am starting to entertain the idea of instead of carrying a 14th forward going with 13 F 7D and 3G

Any thoughts?

I like both Conklin and MacDonald, but having them both up doesn't make much sense to me. Even if they need to take the risk of losing one of them. Skaters get injured more often than goalies.

i thought he was waiver exempt?

How could a veteran like him be waiver exempt?

[russianswede919293 95]

i thought he was waiver exempt?

He is exempt from recall waivers but still needs to be waived to be assigned to Grand Rapids I believe.

[Austrianwing 71]

Seriously.... a 5 minute major for that?

I thought that call was over the top, but what bothered me more was that that got 5, while the shove from Letang on Tatar gets nothing. Bad calls are bad, but if they're going to call it like that, at least call it consistently... Ah well.

[dobbles 252]

How could a veteran like him be waiver exempt?

veterans can regain exemption based on lack of games played in previous seasons and also ahl salary threshold. i just can never remember the rules for them.

for instance, jamie lundmark a couple years back signed contracts with lower ahl salaries so that he would be exempt from waivers and calgary could call him up without exposing him. allowed him to get more callups and eventually a more steady gig in the nhl again.