Islanders at Penguins - Pregame - 01-19-10
PREGAME
-Greetings from gloomy and overcast Pittsburgh. It's a cold "wet" mid January night here. By "Wet" we mean that the air is humid. It's not raining or snowing thankfully, but you can breathe in the moisture pretty well.
-Some pregame sights. This is from last night actually. The rink at PPG Place:
-Consol Energy Center prior to this morning's skate:
-Mellon Arena:
-One of the Penguins broke some glass this morning:
(We assume it wasn't on a power play drill.)
-You get 30 wins? You get 30 pucks:
-We noticed this unique sign along Smithfield Street on our way up to the Arena tonight:
-The clock at the old Kaufmann's building:
-Inside that building, which is now a Macy's, Penguins gear is on display for window shoppers:
-Mellon Arena:
-The ice:
-They got some new nets here by the looks of things:
-We guess people wouldn't believe it was made in Canada without the maple leaf.
-Somewhat fittingly, former Islanders captain Bill Guerin gets the call for IceTime:
-Some sights around the arena. A Luc Robitaille jersey:
-Darius Kasparaitis:
-This is the winner of the night hands down. A Ron Francis Whalers jersey, complete with captain's "C" and the "Pucky the Whale" on the shoulder:
-Alex Kovalev:
-Here's a good one. Philippe Boucher:
-Team USA:
-They're pushing the St. Patrick's Day stuff early:
-Jacket foul here with this Tennessee Titans fan:
-Bob Errey:
-An old Rick DiPietro Team USA:
-This gentleman in a Jason Blake already has two goals tonight:
-Mario Lemieux Wales Conference All-Star:
-Throwback Islanders John Tavares:
-Warm ups:
-The Penguins' scratches are Marc-Andre Fleury and the decreasingly great Martin Skoula.
-The Islanders' scratches are Nate Thompson, Jeff Tambellini and Rick DiPietro.
-Dwayne Roloson and Brent Johnson are your starting goaltenders.
-Brooks Orpik refuses to unleash the crazy eyes on Dan Potash's delicate soul:
-The delicate tones of Jeff Jimerson:
