Ryan Wilson: The Penguins lose yet another top forward... this time to COVID The Penguins lose yet another top forward... this time to COVID

What else can happen to this team? Looks like a long season.

A vaxxed player tests positive. Hmmm.

Gonna need a lot of that Carter.

Now comes the pandemic of the VACCINATED!!!!

Gonna need a lot of that Carter.
- Thorny87

Heinan looking like a nice compliment to that line. Pretty solid player.

Who is ready for more doom and gloom RW blogs this year? I can't hear you. WHO IS READY FOR MORE DOOM AND GLOOM RW BLOGS THIS YEAR?!???

Yeah, me neither.

Go work at the DMV so we can get an actual writer who likes hockey

Should have sent Malkin to LA to be the Man

I wonder how long they'll call those crosschecks? Back to ignoring them by December

I wish people took following road rules when driving as seriously as they do with covid.
The same people who want to argue that you have to get vaccinated but also still remain subject to all the same restrictions of unvaccinated to "save lives" also do 15-20 mph over the speed limit while looking at their phone.

I'd imagine the whole team is vaccinated, mostly anybody who has a pre-existing condition that would make contracting covid dangerous are also vaccinated. If he is positive and feels up to it, there are only stupid and incoherent arguments left to be made on why he needs to be isolated and not play.

I wonder how long they'll call those crosschecks? Back to ignoring them by December
- Thorny87

It depends on who gets screwed over on National TV first and if they have enough pull in the league to get them to back off. December is as good a bet as any.

It depends on who gets screwed over on National TV first and if they have enough pull in the league to get them to back off. December is as good a bet as any.
- burgh4life87

Yeah I can see coaches female doging about it after it costs them a game or two.

Ok I've seen enough. Penguins are obviously Cup contenders.

Do we really have a month of watching Erod at 2C? That's gonna be rough.

“Breakthrough” case. Lol.

Today's lineup:

Heinen-Carter-Rust
Zucker-ERod-Kap
McGinn-Blue-Simon
O'Connor-Boyle-Lafferty

Dumo-Tang
Matheson-Marino
Riikola-Ruhwedel

I'm very much over the Lafferty experiment.
- Rinosaur

For everyone who hates Simon, he at least pushes Lafferty down a spot on the pecking order.

Do we really have a month of watching Erod at 2C? That's gonna be rough.
- Thorny87

He obviously is in over his head as a number 2, but he isn't nearly as bad as I thought he was going to be. He has some moments were he looks good.

For everyone who hates Simon, he at least pushes Lafferty down a spot on the pecking order.
- Tojo.

O'Connor jumped him too IMO. He has had a strong showing so far.

“Breakthrough” case. Lol.

unvaccinated scum causing all the vaccinated to get sick...

He obviously is in over his head as a number 2, but he isn't nearly as bad as I thought he was going to be. He has some moments were he looks good.
- burgh4life87

Feel like that accurately describes Rodrigues in general. He’s a pretty darn good 13th forward/decent 4th liner, but his skill set has him pegged as one of the first guys to play up the lineup when there’s injuries and it’s just never super ideal.

unvaccinated scum causing all the vaccinated to get sick...
- joecool2931

Bertuzzi >>>> anyone on the pens

Feel like that accurately describes Rodrigues in general. He’s a pretty darn good 13th forward/decent 4th liner, but his skill set has him pegged as one of the first guys to play up the lineup when there’s injuries and it’s just never super ideal.
- Victoro311

How bout them Bearcats?

Nice goal

Feel like that accurately describes Rodrigues in general. He’s a pretty darn good 13th forward/decent 4th liner, but his skill set has him pegged as one of the first guys to play up the lineup when there’s injuries and it’s just never super ideal.
- Victoro311

Erod

Pens are really using that low to high bumper a lot right now.