Red Wings at Penguins - Pregame - 01-31-10
PREGAME
Greetings from cold but sunny Pittsburgh. It's in the high teens but there's not a cloud in the sky. It's one of those days where standing in the shade brings a significant drop in temperature. Let us illustrate:
-See!
-PPG Place:
-The Art Institute of Pittsburgh:
-Looking west on the Boulevard of the Allies:
-The Grant Building:
-One Oxford Centre:
-At the City-County building, they have this little, modest historical marker:
-And it's place behind a trash can:
-We never new the Gettysburg Address was posted on the inside of the awning of the City-County Building:
-If you didn't know all this stuff... you do now:
-Looking up (east) on Fifth Avenue:
-Welcome to Hockey"tahn:"
-More real estate on along Fifth Avenue along with newspaper articles reminding that Consol Energy Center is on the way:
-Speaking of the devil:
-Mellon Arena:
-The ice:
-A Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Marc-Andre Fleury jersey:
-Toronto's making some big-time moves today. We'll have more after the game.
-Pearl Jam's "The Fixer" greets fans walking in from the sun:
-There are more than a few Red Wings fans here. A Henrik Zetterberg jersey:
-Again, we love the Sidney Crosby Team Canada jerseys, but be selective when you wear them. When a "red" rival is in town, plan accordingly:
-Nicklas Lidstrom Winter Classic:
-Did Jean Pronovost ever wear this style of jersey?
-All in all, it was a pretty disappointing day of jersey hunting. This Neil Wilkinson fan saved the day however:
-This Rob Brown fan is committing a complete jersey foul with the hood. The name plate is totally obstructed:
-Paul Coffey, who was a star with Detroit as well:
-Dan Cleary:
-That might not be the best jersey to wear in this building:
-A few Sidney Crosby "fans" from Detroit are here:
-This jacket is the stuff of Gary Bettman's expansion dreams:
-Warm ups:
-Tyler Kennedy and Alex Goligoski will be in the lineup. No Maxime Talbot however. He is scratched along with Eric Godard and the great Martin Skoula.
-Detroit's scratches are Derek Meech and Ville Leino.
-Marc-Andre Fleury and Jimmy Howard are you starting goaltenders.
-Who else but Jeff Jimerson would be on hand for such a hyped-up re-match:
