This picture screams Linked-in Profile. Feel free to photo-shop him in his next career move. WE’d love to see them…

Now, time to focus on the next Pittsburgh disaster. Yep, Graves is still playing defense.

Against Tampa, the Pens showed real grit and determination in the third period and overtime. Geno-the-Machino had his factory reset and is still purring like a kitten. Silovs delivered an excellent, well-rounded 60-minute performance. And the lone Tampa goal? Yea, that was a hit job by the refs.

But now, it’s time to turn the page…

Tonight we play the Flyers, and I sometimes wonder if Sidney looks at them the same way I look at chicken noodle soup when I’m sick. Or homemade mac and cheese. Or a warm Krispy Kreme. You know—comfort food. The thing you reach for after a bad week… or a Pirates game. It’s been a while since he’s had a hat trick, so why not break it out against your favorite team? The Flyers are also the kind of opponent that can reawaken our scrappy fourth line. When that line is rolling, Pittsburgh suddenly becomes a much harder team to play against.

When the Penguins play the Flyers, logic doesn’t matter. Someone is definitely getting hit into the boards. Their goal is always to dare you to lose your composure. We’re just gonna go ahead and put 2 minutes on the board for Malkin. The Flyers will push. They always do. But if the Penguins stay patient, keep the slot clean, and force Philly to defend instead of hunt, the cracks will show.

Beating the Flyers still means something. So…

LGP