gdt 9/22/14 7:00 PM. Preseason GDT - DET 2 @ PIT 1

[sputman 1,268]

pens announcers never cease to amaze me at how awful they are year in and year out.

Ath-a-nuh-SEE-you

[dirtydangles 1,328]

sproul back out there?

[chances14 227]

good its not just me - these guys are crap. wasn't sure if I'm just rusty from a summer of no hockey watching

pens announcers are generally known around the league as some of the worst. even pens fans will admit that.

[themcityblues 249]

Is crybaby Crosby playing today? Malkin? Or are they too good for that

[puckloo39 5,686]

Ericsson hasn't looked good

Hurt?

[dirtydangles 1,328]

pens announcers are generally known around the league as some of the worst. even pens fans will admit that.

they sound like kids talking about how great their dads are. just so biased.

[CaliforniaWingsFan 464]

Huge save.

[brett 1,029]

i hope that first line stays together..helm should kick ass having less defensive responsibility. could foresee a ton of breakaways for helm with datsyuk feeding him the puck.

[Echolalia 2,961]

Wow Jimmy going post to post on that save

[Ekmanc 586]

That was an incredibly pointless penalty by Backman.

[kipwinger 8,522]

So I just caught the end of the second. How are things looking?

[dirtydangles 1,328]

So I just caught the end of the second. How are things looking?

sproul got boarded pretty bad so that sucks.

otherwise looks like datsyuk and tatar playing with a bunch of kids out there. nothing special but nothing terrible.

[kipwinger 8,522]

Say what you want about how bad the Pens announcers are, blah, blah, blah. They called the Marchenko penalty as it was...a fantom call. Can we please not start the "everybody in the league has it out for the Red Wings" crap so early in the season?

[Echolalia 2,961]

So I just caught the end of the second. How are things looking?

Backman has looked real solid for the most part. Much more poised than I was expecting. Sproul had a nice PP shift in the first where he essentially took the quarterback role onto his own shoulders and was doing a good job distributing the puck and finding open lanes to shoot. He got crushed joining the rush by Bortuzzo in the second, but he's back on the ice so looks like nothing serious. Helm Datsyuk Tatar line has looked pretty good. Tatar and Datsyuk have some pretty solid chemistry so far tonight. Cleary hasn't looked bad, but I haven't really noticed him much. Our defense looked pretty shaky at first, but it looks like they've settled down a bit. Kronwall looks like he's playing lazy. Anithisou (sp?) and Frk haven't really stood out.

[hillbillywingsfan 792]

Say what you want about how bad the Pens announcers are, blah, blah, blah. They called the Marchenko penalty as it was...a fantom call. Can we please not start the "everybody in the league has it out for the Red Wings" crap so early in the season?

Say what you will but the announcers have been awful. Pen's announcers are known to be awful not by just us "bias" wings fans.

Edited September 23, 2014 by hillbillywingsfan

[TheXym 2,606]

Just got the stream from reddit going before the second.

Not surprised to hear the comments about Pitt announcers. They have sucked hard since Mike Lange was replaced.

Thanks for the updates.

[Euro_Twins 4,475]

How's Howard looking?

[Ekmanc 586]

How's Howard looking?

Decent but the one goal he let in was a real softie.

[kipwinger 8,522]

Backman has looked real solid for the most part. Much more poised than I was expecting. Sproul had a nice PP shift in the first where he essentially took the quarterback role onto his own shoulders and was doing a good job distributing the puck and finding open lanes to shoot. He got crushed joining the rush by Bortuzzo in the second, but he's back on the ice so looks like nothing serious. Helm Datsyuk Tatar line has looked pretty good. Tatar and Datsyuk have some pretty solid chemistry so far tonight. Cleary hasn't looked bad, but I haven't really noticed him much. Our defense looked pretty shaky at first, but it looks like they've settled down a bit. Kronwall looks like he's playing lazy. Anithisou (sp?) and Frk haven't really stood out.

Cool. Thanks for the recap. Sounds about like your typical preseason game. Still a lot of rust to shake off.

[Dynheart 42]

How's Howard looking?

He looks like NOT the Howard from last season.

I think he tried too many things at once...complicated his game...it failed.

He's back to his aggressive/compact style. Not flashy...but effective. He was trying to be too flashy last season. Not his style...not athletic enough.

[hillbillywingsfan 792]

Good the game is back on. The Tigers are killing me!

[TheXym 2,606]

Game on. Nice stick by Ericsson to foil a rush on the pp

[hillbillywingsfan 792]

taken away by dats....taken away by dats...dats steals the puck....again dats takes the puck away...hahahaha LOVE IT!

wow what a weak call.

[CaliforniaWingsFan 464]

Petr!!!

[hillbillywingsfan 792]

hogan looked pissed!