The title of my post is just a play on all those poll-type commercials and such, but seriously, my husband has to be that 5th person (and I can actually name 4+ people who support Janne Pesonen being on the Penguins NHL roster)!!
I've recently come across several articles / posts of those who believe that Janne Pesonen will be called up to the NHL very soon.
Brian Metzer from HockeyBuzz.com is predicting that it will be "before the end of the year" citing the fact that Pesonen has 8 points (6 goals; 2 assists) in 5 games. Not to mention the fact that he is playing on a line with Jeff Taffe and Chris Minard -- 2 players who have NHL experience under their belts.
And Dave Molinari continues to choose to answer questions pertaining to Pesonen and this time-table. The most recent question / answer was posted this past Friday when a reader asked for his opinion as to when we can expect Pesonen to "get a chance to play with Sid."
Molinari begins his answer with a similar tone stating that Pesonen is on the top line with Taffe and Minard and that his stay with the Baby Pens will not be long.
The Penguins have tried a variety of configurations for their top two lines so far this season, and unless coach Michel Therrien hits upon combinations that are consistently effective, it's hard to believe that general manager Ray Shero and his staff won't give serious consideration to recalling Pesonen and giving him a serious look as a top-six forward.
Unless the quality of his play drops precipitously and the Penguins' current crop of forwards meshes superbly, he probably deserves to get an opportunity to prove it in the near future.
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I would like to see him come up too. He seems capable. :)
We met him after one of the practices and he was super nice, which is always nice to see.
Ok if Peso comes up who sits?
Tank?
Biz Nasty?
Dupris?
Cookie?
TK??
( for some reason the blog wont let me post as m-kim58, believe me i been trying for 2 days)
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