So yeah...as if you haven't heard it from us enough the last few days (we are suckers for the holiday season) merry christmas...and feel free to comment on, use, or edit the logo above as you see fit, i am not a great artist....This article was written in our local newspaper here in Finland 17th of December:Good to hear that Janne isn't giving up... I would love to see him in a Pens uni for the long haul, and i still feel that it is a possibility... But I do think that he may be able to flourish on teams in the West that run a more European (aka superior) system...
Pesonen will not return back to Europe during this season.
Janne Pesonen did not used the possibility in his NHL-contract to come back to Europe by 15th of December. Many European top teams - for example his previous team Oulun Kärpät - were interested in and asked Pesonen if he was willing to come back, but he didn't wanted to do it.
"Even though I have not yet received a permanent place in the NHL, there is no reason for defeatism" Janne says. "Janne knows that he is a NHL level player and he waits for his chance to prove it" says his player-agent Mr. Ilkka Larva.
Obe's comment: You can believe that there were some very exciting moments one week ago when we were waiting for his final decision here in Finland.
If Pesonen was able to return to Finland for Christmas, chances are he would enjoy a nice reindeer feast. He said reindeer is tasty – better than moose, but he cautioned the ones that pull Santa’s sleigh are safe.as per Christmas with the Pens article.... Anyways, judging from Janne's response i feel for dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen, comet, cupid, donner, and blitzen. Anyways, expect a cannibalistic photoshop of Janne Claus eating his own reindeer at some point...“It’s not Rudolph,” Pesonen said.
That's right, Pesonen and the Pens endorses that the Pittsburgh Penguins take sloppy 5ths on Sean Avery... Here is what we say... Sign Avery as a threat, they won't get rid of the asshole until the Pens start playing well... That sounds like good motivation... Maybe he'll actually play well and we can keep him around... OOOO maybe he can be that mythical winger for sid... Or he can play with Ugly and Sycalledit and be like Ryan Malone on PCP... Alot of people around the pittsburgh blogosphere are denouncing the availability of Sean Avery. But here at PATP where we know talent when we see it we say sign Avery, at the very least it will give Crosby diving practice in practice...
| Rank | Name | Notable Stats | Comments | |
 | 1 | Sidney Crosby | 13G-21A-34P | It's hard to argue at this point in time that Sidney Crosby is not the top foward for the Pens. In the last 3 games he has 6 goals and 9 points, and has really taken his game up to another level. If he can keep this up the entire season there really is no stopping him. His inability to tear shit up without Malkin on his line is alittle worrysome but hopefully other people on this list turn it up... As of right now Sids performance as of late puts him just one notch above Malkin |
 | 2 | Evgeni Malkin | 10G-29A-39P | If only we could have 1A and 1B...but that's not how ranking works. Anyways....ugly here is currently leading the league in scoring, in the past 2 games he has only recorded 4 points (all assists), but I can easily seem him rebounding from this. His ability to score sans Sid may give him the ability to move into the top spot in future power rankings |
 | 3 | Mike Zigomanis | 64% FOA | Although not a goal scorer it is hard to ignore what Big Daddy Zigomanis has brought to this organization. His domination on face offs has probably resulted in several points and helped keep several points off the board. He has mediocre stats (1 goal, 5 Assists), but that is not what he is for... If he can keep his faceoff% up he will be a huge help come playoff time |
 | 4 | Matt Cooke | 2G-7A-9P | Matt Cooke does not have the stats of a good deal of our forwards but he brings alot more to the table. Considering the one game he didn't play in this last stretch was our least energetic game of the season so far, him being ranked this high should not be much of a suprise... I do think that at some point this season he should get an opportunity to play up with the big boys, and when/if this happens I think we can count on the Cookie Monster to be hittin twine on a more regular basis |
 | 5 | Miroslav Satan | 9G-9A-18P | This is where the list starts to get alittle pitiful... Yeah in the past 5 games he has 3 points (1 goal and 2 assists), but he has showed us that when he is performing he can be a very valuable person in front of the net. In one goal against the blues he showed his potential for sniping from the outside... His rank in the future is completly up to him, but if this incompitence continues his ranking will be going down quicker than a drunk sorority girl. |
 | 6 | Tyler Kennedy | 6G-9A-16P | Yeah, I'm personally not very high on Pigman, and I don't think he is that great, but it's hard to ignore what he has brought to this team so far. I hope he is able to keep this up and bring his game up to another level, but I personally expect him to kind of hang around this general area on the power rankings all season... |
 | 7 | Maxime Talbot | 4G-2A-6P | Talbots stats are not very impressive, but he has shown an impressive ability to mesh with sid like very few players have been able to do. In addition to meshing with Sid, unlike anybody else listed on this list so far, Max defienlty proides a huge moral boost to the team and is defiently an off ice leader. I think if Mikey T is able to leave Max working with Sid for a longer period of time, Max's stock could be on the rise in the comming weeks... |
 | 8 | Petr Sykora | 5G-8A-13P | Yeah I don't have much to say about ol Streaky here, every once in a while he shows potential... In those few games where Sid and Malkin decided to start tearing shit up, he recorded 0 points... Hopefully he is able to get his chemistry back with Malkin in the near future and remain more consistent... He is another guy who could be on the up or down in the near future.. . |
 | 9 | Eric Godard | Fights Alot | Godard has 1 assist... But that's not what he is here for... Although he technically contributes the least ammount of points for any penguins forward, he atleast does what he is expected to do, he fights when it is necessary... He is a good fighter... I couldn't justify putting him near the top cause he does what he is supposed to do well (a la Big Daddy Z), but I also couldn't put him at the bottom... I theorize he will float around here for the rest of the season |
 | 10 | Jordan Staal | 7G-5A-12P | Jordan had a few games where he really looked like he was about to start tearing shit up, but in the past 5 games he has been held to 0 points... Jordache needs to start producing on a consistent level, or atleast enough that we can get a good winger in a trade with him... |
 | 11 | Ruslan Fedetanko | 4G-4A-8P | Similarly to the top 2, the bottom 2 were very difficult to decide. I put the Shit Tank at #11 because he has showed some signs of light a few times in the season, but similarly to the rest of the Penguins line up he has a fair deal of consistency problems... The Shit Tank is somebody I can see getting sent away... |
 | 12 | Pascal Dupuis | 2G-2A-4P | Frenchy LeBeard here is a great skater, a great two-way player, and fairly good on the penalty kills... Unfortionatally that is about all he brings to the game. He has excellent positioning, but cannot finish. The reason I put him at the bottom is because he brings the absolute least ammount to this team... Once again, if only we could have an 11a and 11b...no wait, that's being too nice... 14a and 14b... but once again, that is not the nature of ranking... |
Just putting all the fire power on the top line does not count as a game plan. HCMT needs to come up with something. We still have 3 other lines that need worked out.Curry was very eh...i'm starting to worry about our goaltending...
Have a good weekend, go pens, and go janne
Finally he has returned. Should we rename this day easter?
Is talbot out for a long period of time? Who will replace him... Will it be.... Will we be giving thanks for something other than.... Up to the minute updates throughout the holiday.... Pesonen and the Pens does not rest on holidays... Stay Tuned...
Since training camp the Penguins plan with Janne Pesonen was to give him 8-10 weeks in the minors to let him learn the North American game then reevaluate their plans for him. In 18 games this season Pesonen has performed well recording 21 points but indications are the front office views Pesonen as a playmaker only which hinders his chance to be a regular in the Penguins lineup. While the Penguins may not see Pesonen as a good fit, other teams around the league may. Pesonen's agent has been rumored to be exploring potential destinations and in the past month the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and the LA Kings have been scouting WBS and sources tell me Pesonen was among the top targets they were scouting. The Kings had scouts in attendance when the WBS Penguins played the Portland Pirates and the San Antonio Rampage in October.
Interesting Rumor
With those three teams believed to be showing some kind of interest, a fourth team may be in the mix. I received a tip today (unconfirmed) that a scout believed to be employed by the Chicago Blackhawks was in attendance at the Wilkes Barre – Lake Erie game today and I’m told this scout only paid attention to Pesonen and when Pesonen was off the ice, the scout did not take notes. Waiting for confirmation on this but the Hawks have been linked to Ruslan Fedotenko and Mark Eaton in recent weeks.
I always think of tyler kennedy as a young Troy Polamalu...running around the field with little direction, allowing his athleticism and energy to make the majority of his plays. Kennedy needs to let his skill form a little more and rely on skill more than just the hop in his step before he can be considered a very good player. Even more so than Dupuis, it is very unlikely that if Janne came up he would be able to match the intensity that Kennedy brings every game for 60 min.
I do make fun of Mikey T's obsession w/ being "Tough," but you do need to have a little toughness going on. Straight up, Godard brings nothing to the table but his fighting as of right now. Last year he only had 2 goals, so dont' expect too much from him there. But in terms of replacing his ability to manage the violence on the ice, Janne won't even come close...
I was about to finish this article, but then I thought of adding Max here. Yeah I know, I love Max, he is probably one of the funnest penguins around. Max has some nice skills around the net, and is a great line mate for Sid. Oddly, I do kind of see him and Janne having similar styles of play (max is alittle more physical)... I do think he would be the least likely out of any of these players to get traded or benched so Janne can play but I thought it might be an interesting point to bring up for discussion. Since out of all of these guys, Max will be commanding the most money on the market next year, he may be a viable person to replace with somebody who is cheaper and can do the same thing he does...
