Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Pre-Game Notes (Pittsburgh Penguins VS San Jose Sharks)




[UPDATE] the Penguins webpage have announced that Max Talbot will be out of the lineup tonight against the San Jose Sharks because of [what a shocker!] an "undisclosed injury." Matt Cooke will likely be moved to the Penguin's 3rd line and Paul Bissonnette will dress and play in Cooke's spot on the 4th line.

DANY SABOURIN
Sabourin will start in goal tonight for the Penguins.

"He deserves to play, so he's going to be the guy [tonight]," coach Michel Therrien said.

HAL GILL
[UPDATE] Gill is definitely out of the lineup for tonight's game and his status for Thursday is unknown as the Penguins are addressing it on a "day-to-day" basis. Today was the first practice that he has participated in since October 20th.
Gill is likely to miss his second consecutive game tonight since injuring his right hand by a shot during the game against Boston; however, he has been skating in full gear with a trainer after practices.

DARRYL SYDOR
Sydor will again play in tonight's game which is his third consecutive game. I believe he has played a pivotal role in the Penguins lineup and deserves to play as much as possible (even though we're all aware it's due to current circumstances).

OTHER NOTES:
The PPG is reporting that Max Talbot and Evgeni Malkin left yesterday's practice early, but Therrien said they are not injured and will play against the Sharks tonight. This has since been updated and Talbot will be out of tonight's game due to an "undisclosed injury." Nothing further mentioned on Malkin.

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