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Sharks take a bite out of the Pens and win 5-0
By admin | November 9, 2009
Tanger heading to the bench after getting injured
I had been looking forward to this game since summertime when i knew they were headed into San Jose. I bought tickets the minute they went on sale and had beautiful seats for the game. (Row 10, right across from the player benches) I can’t even say that i was surprised by the outcome because i knew how battered the Pens were, however, i was NOT very excited as we lost another player to the injury bug. (Letang) There is still no word on how long Tanger will be out, however, he’s meeting with team doctors today (Monday) and hopefully they will give us some good news, which we desperately need. Here is the injury summary as of today:
Player: Injury/status
C, Max Talbot: Torn left rotator cuff/out 2 weeks
D, Sergei Gonchar: Broken left wrist/out 2-4 weeks
RW, Tyler Kennedy: Undisclosed (lower-body)/out day-to-day
C, Evgeni Malkin: Strained right shoulder/out 1-2 weeks
D, Kris Letang: Undisclosed (upper-body)
There wasn’t a whole lot to get excited about in this game if you are a Pens fan. (And you SHOULD be a pens fan…) 
Tanger got tripped in the 1st period and left the game clutching his right arm/shoulder to his chest. He was going after the puck after taking a shot and got tripped and fell down as his arm/shoulder were most vulnerable. It hurt me just looking at it. I am very much hoping that it isn’t what i think it is. (Torn rotator cuff) However, since Letang left Boston to pick up a flight directly to PA to meet with the team doctors, i’m imagining it’s not a very bright prospect at all.
Ok, so back to me being at the game. There were several things about it that i really enjoyed…one of them being the nachos. Another was being able to take some nice pictures during the Pens warmups. I borrowed one of my friend’s Nikon D50 with a 70-300mm lens and was busily taking as many pictures as i could throughout the game. (Think i ended up taking somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 pictures…i would have taken more, but ran out of space on my 2 flash cards…) I enjoyed getting to see the boys up close and personal and even if i had known we would lose so badly, i still would have gone. It was great to get to see them play. Oh, and FYI, i’m NOT a fairweather fan. I love them even when they lose…even when they lose badly. It doesn’t make me happy by any stretch of the imagination, but i still love them. 
It’s part of being a fan. BTW, it’s only 2 games…so we lost to the Kings and then to the Sharks…big deal. It’s so ‘horrible’ that we’re still #1 atop the Eastern Conference. So i got razzed by a million Shark fans that night and the next couple of days. Here was my response and still is my response to all of you ‘haters’. “The CUP is still in the ‘Burgh. End of story. Where were the Sharks at the end of the playoffs? Wait…they were playing golf after the first, yes you heard me right, FIRST round. So razz me all you want to…if/when you guys make it out of the first round, come talk to me. (Since we’ve been in the Finals the last 2 years in a row) Ok, end rant.
Now to give credit where credit is due. The Sharks really did play a great game and proved why they are at the top in the NHL at the moment. (only behind the Avs i believe…) Thornton, Marleau, and Heatley are tearing it up and are a fearsome force to be reckoned with. If the Sharks continue to play hockey like we saw on Saturday night, they will indeed become a contender for the Cup this year.
All in all a great night. It would have been better if we’d taken home a win, but again, it’s all about being a fan. Experiencing the game, the excitement and being there to cheer the boys on. Win or lose, rain or snow, they’re still the Pens and they’re still my team and i’m going to cheer for them no matter what happens! I’m looking forward to another great year this year! GO PENS!
PS if you’d like to see more pictures of the game, head on over here - http://pittsburghpenguinsblog.net/photos
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