Pens Flyers thoughts and aftermath

Well, the opening day stage was all set. New arena, the hated Flyers in town. All was good except for the final score. Here are my random thoughts from the game....

• The Penguins did come out pretty strong in the opening period. They had several good scoring chances. However, I didnt see quite the intenseness I thought I would.
• This wasnt your typical Pens-Flyers game..They actually played hockey. No fights, barely any big hits, and all the "agitators"(Cooke & Hartnell mainly) were quiet
• Based on the fial score, the 22 year old rookie Bobrovsky outplayed Fleury. Fleury however did not play bad. He was hung out to dry a couple times and made some very nice saves
• Crosby didnt seem himself. Maybe his hip was bothering him because he didnt seem to have the explosiveness and the quick first couple strides. He did have many chances but couldnt seem to get the puck on net
• I thought Goligoski played a solid game. He looked good out there. He looked comfortable with his role on the power play as well
• Speaking of the power play, it was very interesting. Much different from what we have been seein(except for the series of events leading to the Flyers 3rd goal). Alot of movement. Alot of different looks.
• Tyler Kennedy impressed me. I had him down and out but he played with energy and created some offense. He also chipped in with a goal

The Pens will be fine. They got the first game at the new arena out of the way. It may not have ended the way we wanted to, but they had a decent showing. The guys will regroup, put this behind them and move on.

Next up, the team that knocked the Pens out of the playoffs last year, The Canadiens, tomorrow night