John Toperzer: Game Night? Will the Pens play in Boston Friday night? Situation in Boston changing by the minute

The game does not matter!

The game does not matter!
- PensFanRVA

Agreed. Catch that little (frank)er and let family members of all the victims take turns kicking him in the nuts.

Agreed. Catch that little (frank)er and let family members of all the victims take turns kicking him in the nuts.
- canadianpenfan

100 times!!!

[quote=canadianpenfan]Agreed. Catch that little (frank)er and let family members of all the victims take turns kicking him in the nuts.

This!!!

The game does not matter!
- PensFanRVA

which is why lil gary should just cancel it. no way then can play again until 4/30 (can't play three games in a row).

which is why lil gary should just cancel it. no way then can play again until 4/30 (can't play three games in a row).
- yinzer_nation

Can't really cancel it altogether when you're so close to Montreal, you need those points.

And I say 'you' because I know your Ron Mexico, not sure why you have this alt and the Pens listed as your team...

Erik Karlsson will be playing within a week.

Starting to think there is no way they play this game tonight

I just have a feeling they are just going to blast this moron as soon as he pops his head out. I want answers from this coward.

Hockey is the last thing Boston is worried about right now.

Erik Karlsson will be playing within a week.
- Gunner Staal

Saw that as well, watch him return against us

Now I know why the Penguins recalled Macintyre. Going to lend him to the Boston Police Department tonight for some "questioning".

I hope they catch him alive.

I just have a feeling they are just going to blast this moron as soon as he pops his head out. I want answers from this coward.

Hockey is the last thing Boston is worried about right now.
- nbartley9

I cant see how they would play with this guy still on the loose and all these reports coming out, false or not, about the explosives found around the city.

Boston is going to have to bring in massive amounts of trained bomb squad members to fine tooh comb that city.

Starting to think there is no way they play this game tonight
- ryman1566

Yeah, at this point, there is no way the game is happening.

It will be interesting to see what happens with the game, or if it's even rescheduled.

Yeah, at this point, there is no way the game is happening.

It will be interesting to see what happens with the game, or if it's even rescheduled.
- rival22

Given the tight race for the Northeast the 2 points are pivitol, I would think they would have to play it at some point...not tonight. Push the playoffs back a day or 2. Or the Pens could hand a gesture to the Bruins and forfiet under the circumstances.

Given the tight race for the Northeast the 2 points are pivitol, I would think they would have to play it at some point...not tonight. Push the playoffs back a day or 2. Or the Pens could hand a gesture to the Bruins and forfiet under the circumstances.
- ryman1566

I'm sure Montreal would be fine with that.

I'm sure Montreal would be fine with that.
- canadianpenfan

They would love it, no doubt

Yeah, at this point, there is no way the game is happening.

It will be interesting to see what happens with the game, or if it's even rescheduled.
- rival22

The game shouldn't happen tonight, obviously but I was looking forward to the first back to back Friday/Saturday night Penguin games that there have been this season.

Given the tight race for the Northeast the 2 points are pivitol, I would think they would have to play it at some point...not tonight. Push the playoffs back a day or 2. Or the Pens could hand a gesture to the Bruins and forfiet under the circumstances.
- ryman1566

Honestly, if the game is canceled tonight by the time it is re-scheduled it will be meaningless for the Penguins. Pens need a 4pt swing over Boston (ie, Pens win 4 pts, Boston fails to earn 4pts, or a mix of the two) & 1st in the East is locked up. Boston would likely end up playing more of the Pens AHL line-up than anything else.

With the Blackhawks up 4pts w/ a game in hand, Pens likely can't win Presidents trophy either.

Honestly, if the game is canceled tonight by the time it is re-scheduled it will be meaningless for the Penguins. Pens need a 4pt swing over Boston (ie, Pens win 4 pts, Boston fails to earn 4pts, or a mix of the two) & 1st in the East is locked up. Boston would likely end up playing more of the Pens AHL line-up than anything else.

With the Blackhawks up 4pts w/ a game in hand, Pens likely can't win Presidents trophy either.
- s0rcerer1984

It isn't about the Penguins, it is about who win the Northeast Division.

Honestly, if the game is canceled tonight by the time it is re-scheduled it will be meaningless for the Penguins. Pens need a 4pt swing over Boston (ie, Pens win 4 pts, Boston fails to earn 4pts, or a mix of the two) & 1st in the East is locked up. Boston would likely end up playing more of the Pens AHL line-up than anything else.

With the Blackhawks up 4pts w/ a game in hand, Pens likely can't win Presidents trophy either.
- s0rcerer1984

This is a big game in the NE division tho, and it almost certainly needs to be played at some point in the future

The game shouldn't happen tonight, obviously but I was looking forward to the first back to back Friday/Saturday night Penguin games that there have been this season.
- Gunner Staal

Hard to imagine it will. I'm surprised the NHL hasn't made the call already.

Can you see it: "Hey..thanks for spending most of the night and all day chasing this scumbag around. Now that they're both dead, I need 50 volunteers to provide security tonight for the Penguins/Bruins game," said the CoP.

Never mind the fact that, logistically, the arena workers probably won't be able to get there in good order. The city is going to be a total charlie foxtrot as soon as the lock down is lifted. And while the Penguins team could walk to the arena from their downtown hotel, what of the Bruins players who come from all over the city to play?

Playing under today's conditions would be a logistical nightmare

It isn't about the Penguins, it is about who win the Northeast Division.
- Gunner Staal

I'm just saying that if the game is delayed the Penguins will have zero reason to bring their 'A' game. If the Pens have everything wrapped up they are more likely to rest key players (ie, Letang, Malkin, ect...) and let bottom-6 players have significant minutes (ie, Engelland play +20min that night while Orpik plays ~9min). A delay could give the Bruins a huge advantage becuase the game would essentially be meaningless to the Pens, but still meaningful to the Bruins and Habs.

cancel the game, no points are awarded, pens & bruins end up with a game in hand, and they have the tie-breakers for the president's trophy and ne division champ, respectively. there's no way they're playing tonight.