Penguins notes and thoughts

Well, the Pens are 0-3 at the Consol. They are 1-3 for the season. Johnson, not Fleury, has the only win...I am NOT a Fleury basher. As a matter of fact, I still believe Fleury is going to end up having a great season. However, it is becoming undeniable he has not looked good early on. He has got outplayed by 3 goalies, 2 of which are hardly known. It's gotten to the point where Coach Bylsma publicly called him out after the loss to Toronto by saying

"There's a couple there that are goals that he's got to come up with a save for us. There's a time when he has got to come up with the save."

Some other thoughts and notes::

• How about Engalland taking down Orr! That was impressive! He stood in there and took some pretty good shots before delivering the deciding blow. If you missed it, here is the video........

• Why was Comrie a healthy scratch against Toronto? Sure he has no points thus far, but he is a top 6 forward on this team. Dupuis was back on Crosby's line and he has no points either. Dupuis again missed a chance to finish a golden opportunity that Crosby handed to him.
• Still no word on Michaleks injury. There is alot of speculation by talk show hosts that this is a separated shoulder that may require surgery. I hope that is not the case. Michalek is the kind of player the Pens desperately need.
• Staal is back skating. There is no timetable for his return but its not too early to wonder how the lines will shape up when he does. We can assume he will be centering Malkins line. So here is what I would like to see::

                       Crosby-kunitz-comrie
                        Staal-Malkin-Tangradi