Big Lead Sports Bar

11/18/2008

IN SABOURIN WE TRUST



It's about time we throw some love to the backup goaltender (who happens to be tonight's starter), Dany Sabourin. The man who was all but forgotten once a certain Conklin won his way into our hearts last season has been red-hot when called upon in 2008-09, to the tune of a 3-1 record, 1.68 goals-against, .942 save percentage, and the biggie, stopping an unheard of 13 of 14 shootout attempts. Yowza. I have to admit, I never saw that coming, even if it's a relatively small sample size.

The Pens are expected to recall goalie John Curry from Wilkes-Barre to back up Sabourin for their 7:08 game with Minnesota (10-4-1) tonight. A six-game winning streak is on the line.

Win or lose, we'll probably have a new fight between Derek Boogaard and Eric Godard to post tomorrow. As the Empty Netters point out (with lots of video evidence), the two have just a bit of history.

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