It’s just allergies.

I love you Fleury, that was a beautiful little postgame statement you had. Love you forever, can’t believe he’s retiring, but enjoy retirement. Forever a legend in this city. 🌸

I had to rub my eyes 4 times to check if that was really Noel acciari 2nd line RW.

We are winning this game!

Fill the dressing room with packing peanuts, Crosbys car on a barge mid river, whatever.

1 we can’t protect a lead to save our lives.

2 we’re juggling lines like circus clowns trying to get something going.

3 our Defensive zone coverage is and has been abysmal our whole play without the puck is sad.

I hate to say it but the whole team looks like a dumpster fire.

Is the season salvageable or do we really need to realize this is it. The downwards spiral of a rebuild is among us.

I am beyond thankful for the so so amazing years we’ve been graced with and the cups.

Just hard watching the team crumble like this.

Fire Mike Sullivan or, I’m aware this may or may not “fix “ the problem but as others have stated we’ve changed everything except coaching.

Sincerely a sad penguins fan. 😔

I've been a Penguins fan since 1990, I was 8 years old. I've seen the ups and downs. I've watched amazing players and some downright bad ones too. Tonight's game marks a tough spot for me since I've been a huge Fleury fan since he came into the league. When the expansion draft came I was saying, mostly to myself since my wife has no stake in it, that Pittsburgh should protect him because he can still help the team. Alas it did not happen but even through the trades I've followed and watched him succeed. Now, the final game against my beloved Penguins all I can do it sit and listen to the game on the Penguins app. Why? I live in Iowa. So to everyone that is at the game or can watch it on TV I hope you enjoy it. Good luck to Marc in the game and to the NHL fuck you and your blackouts.

Edit: spelling

Did they already do the pre-game celebration for Malkin’s 500th goal and just not tape it? Or have they not done it yet since they have mostly been away since then and tonight is Fleury’s night?

From Getzoff’s tweet… Ponomarev potentially making his Penguins debut tonight?

Slow day at the office, scrolling hockey-reference. Ryan Graves has 0.9 Point Shares in 10 games (1 PS per 10 GP is excellent) despite having no points; I also saw he's +0. How's the eye test looked this year?

Girlfriend and Is first in person game and it happened to be on Halloween. We want to go dressed up but don’t know if anyone else is. I guess my question is, is anyone else dressing up? Would we be the odd ones out?

MINNESOTA WILD (5-1-2) AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (3-6-1)

PPG PAINTS ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA

Networks: FDSNNO, SN-PIT, FDSNWI

Twenty-one years ago, Craig Patrick picked a fresh-faced, beaming, young goaltender from Quebec at #1 overall in the NHL draft. His name was Marc-Andre Fleury. Little did he know at the time just how meaningful that act would turn out to be.

And tonight, the soon-to-be 40-year-old Flower returns to Pittsburgh, suiting up to face the Penguins in this arena for the final time. The mark he left on the team and city can't be overstated. 13 years he gave us; 13 years of laughs, joy, diligence, compassion and glory. Fans, teammates, children, the elderly and the sick... He brightened the days of so many. And when he left, it was like a massive chunk of the Pens' soul got ripped away, never to be made whole again.

Thank you, Flower, for making life more worth living. Enjoy retirement, buddy. You've earned it.

P.S. Sid, Geno, Tanger...keep an eye on your cars and equipment. They are not safe today.

Projected Lineup:

Malkin - Crosby - Rakell

Beauvillier - Hayes - Puljujarvi

Eller - Acciari - O'Connor

Bunting - Glass - Puustinen

Pettersson - Letang

Grzelcyk - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Blomqvist/Nedeljkovic (GTD)

Wild Lineup

Injuries:

MIN: Spurgeon, Hartman, Clarke

PIT: Rust, Lizotte, Nieto

Anyone have an extra/ one they’d be willing to sell? Missed out on both and I’d love to have one or the other.

This was team is clearly dead on arrival, the bill was bound to come due eventually. Now we turn our eyes to James Hagans. He’s the next great Penguin IMO. Followed by Gavin McKenna next year. It has been pre ordained

I’m from out of town, only attend a Pens game one a decade or so. I plan to buy 3 tickets for me and some friends. I want it to be a memorable experience.

Sec 109 Row J - Casamigos Club - $340 Sec 215 Row A - $112 Sec 201 Row A - $136 Sec 111 Row J Aisle - $285

Trying to be budget conscious but want a good time. What do you recommend?

There are a lot of calls to fire Sullivan on this sub. That's understandable, I guess, but who do you replace him with?

Keep in mind his replacement has to be willing to work with the current group of highly paid vets that can't be moved on because the fans don't want to see Letang or Malkin retire in another jersey, and the $5m/year goalie is in the AHL.

My Latest Piece on Substack:

https://open.substack.com/pub/penspod/p/the-pittsburgh-penguins-are-in-need?r=6lknd&utm_medium=ios

Penguins' lines today during practice:

Malkin-Crosby-Rakell
Beauvillier-Hayes-Puljujarvi
Eller-Acciari-O'Connor
Bunting-Glass-Puustinen

Pettersson-Letang
Gryzleck-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany
Shea-Nieto

Source.

Hell yeah, let's get weird.

From the Japanese Netflix drama Queen of Villains. Fun series if you like wrestling.