Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Malkin Get's the A

Short post here, but just some news from the Pens site. The rotating A, which I always thought was a way of saying "hey, we don't have enough leaders on this team"...has come to a halt in Pittsburgh. Therrien has given the permanent A's to Malkin and Gonchar...with Orpik wearing an A until Gonch is back in action.

Malkin deserves the A...even if he can't communicate with fans and media to the extent we all wish...Malkin obviously has no problem communicating with his teammates on the ice. With Crosby able to lead on the ice, in the locker room and be the vocal leader...and poster boy, Malkin is able to, in a way, fly under the radar and just play hockey. He leads by example, and hopefully this "A" kick him into 6th gear for the rest of the season, cause the Pens need all the boost they can get.

4 comments:

Vance said...

Crosby does not come off as a leader in the locker room whatsoever, if anything he leads on the ice, as he does go all out, all the time.

Don't act like you know what goes on in that locker room!

Denson said...

But I do know. He tells me. We are BFFs

James said...

But your BFF could not solve PRICE yesterday... Just sayin'

Vance said...

ZINGER! Held off the scoresheet.

 
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