From: lli+@cs.cmu.edu (Lori Iannamico)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Pens-3, Flyers-3
Keywords: Roussell outstanding
Date: 7 Oct 92 15:39:01 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon

Since most of you out there in netland probably saw this game, there's really
no need to go into a lot of detail about this game.  I'll reprint(without 
permission)the clari.sports.hockey boxscore at the end of this post, talk a
little about my first game impressions.  I'll save the detailed posted for the
games that receive less coverage.  Which is probably going to be 80 or so of
the remaining games...

The Flyers have a hell of a goalie in Dominic Roussell.  Too bad they don't
play any defense for him.  He's the reason the game stayed so close, and he's
the reason the Flyers were able to tie.  He faced 45 shots, the majority being
real scoring chances.  But he was a wall.  He played fanatasic.  He really 
impressed me.  Far more than the so-called "Next One".

I know it was only his first real NHL game, but I was not impressed with Eric
Lindros.  Maybe it was nerves, maybe it was a hangover, I don't know.  But he
really didn't do anything make me sit up and take notice.  And the goal he 
scored was more like a gift from Jagr than any real work on his part.

Speaking of Jagr.  He sucked last night.  The Stevens-Lemieux-Tocchet line
played well.  Lemieux had a good game.  He had a lot of jump last night.  
Barrasso had a good game, too.  The defensive units looked a bit disorganized
at times.

The Pens, IMHO, did outplay the Flyers in the first two periods.  Only the
outstanding goaltending of Roussell kept it from being a blowout.  The Flyers 
came out as the aggressors in the third, and played that way for the rest of
regulation and into overtime.

As for the Flyers disallowed goal.  Hoggarth blew it when he called it a goal.
He really wasn't in position to see what went on.   I sit behind the goal and
here's what I saw.  The puck had come to rest on the outer edge off the line.
It never crossed the line.  Barrasso was turning, trying to find it, when Brent
Fedyk crashed into the net.  His body pushed the puck into the net.  The 
goal was disallowed because the video replay judge ruled that Fedyk directed 
the puck in with his body. 

Of the penalties called on the Penguins (5 in all), 3 were for holding the 
stick.  

While Benning did indeed spear Lemieux, Mario did over-react to it.  Or should
I say over-act...  

There were some unfamiliar faces out there for the Pens.  Mike Needham, Dave 
Tippet and Mike Stapleton are all new players.  But the most heralded new face,
Martin Straka, was scratched.  I have no idea why. 

Speaking of players, I have the final Pens roster.  I'll post it.

Grant Jennings was the 6th defenseman, teamed most of the night with Kjell
"The Human Tripod" Samuelsson.  The Pens are carrying 8 defensemen this season.
Last year they carried 9.  The other 2 defensemen are Bryan Fogarty and Jeff
Chychrun.  There is talk that Gord Dineen will be brought back up from Cleveland
if Jennings, Chychrun or Fogarty don't pan out.

Both Bob Errey and Joey Mullen were missed last night.  With Bourque gone and
those two out of the lineup, the Pens are lacking in the "blue-collar" dept.
Guys that aren't afraid to play hard.  Errey is expected to miss at least 3
more weeks with a sprained left ankle and left knee, and although Joey is
ahead of schedule in rehab, I don't look for him to be back soon.

Although Bowman was back behind the bench, he wasn't doing much coaching.  He
said afterwards that he was basically just getting back into the swing of things
and let the 3 assistants handle most of the coaching duties last night.

In the rafters of the Civic Arena, above the owners' box, hangs a banner.  It
is a reproduction of the patch the Pens wore on their sleeves last year to honor
Bob Johnson.  The championship banners are expected to go up beside it.

Scratches: Bob Errey: sprained left ankle and knee, Joe Mullen: knee surgery,
Jeff Daniels, Jeff Chychrun, Bryan Fogarty, Martin Straka, Jay Caufield.
(Yes, Jay made the team.  He's got to be married to a Patrick.)


Philadelphia                     1 0 2 0--3
Pittsburgh                       2 1 0 0--3
        First period--1, Pittsburgh, Lemieux 1 (U. Samuelsson), 0:46.
2, Pittsburgh, Stevens 1 (Tocchet, Francis), pp, 5:34. 3, Philadelphia,
Fedyk 1 (Recchi), 15:07. Penalties--Tocchet, Pit, 2:44; Benning, Phi,
5:02; Mulvenna, Phi, 10:33.
        Second period--4, Pittsburgh, Tocchet 1 (Lemieux, Stevens),
pp, 15:51. Penalties--K. Samuelsson, Pit, 7:31; Jennings, Pit, 9:10;
Stevens, Pit, 12:50; Benning, Phi, major (spearing)-game misconduct,
14:13.
        Third period--5, Philadelphia, Lindros 1 (unassisted), 0:31.
6, Philadelphia, Evans 1 (Brindamour, Galley), 1:19. Penalties-- Carkner,
Phi, 3:13; U.Samuelsson, Pit, 3:13.
        Overtime--No scoring. Penalties--None.
        Shots on goal--Philadelphia 9-6-12-2--29. Pittsburgh 18-15-12-0--45.
        Power-play conversions-- Philadelphia 4-0. Pittsburgh 4-2.
        Goaltenders--Philadelphia, Roussel. Pittsburgh, Barrasso. A--16,
164.