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I'm thinking he'll be playing on Saturday.

I'm thinking he'll be playing on Saturday.

Ya' know, I did the same exact thing...drafted him, dumped him mid-Oct., and picked hi...

Ya' know, I did the same exact thing...drafted him, dumped him mid-Oct., and picked him back up about three weeks ago. We drafted during the early pre-season and I used my third round pick on him...D'OH! Fortunately, it didn't hurt me that much because I was able to get Semin in the 10th round, Souray in the 12th, and Gagne in the 13th because people were staying away from them due to their injury histories, and they've all stayed relatively healthy and productive so far this year (*knock on wood*).

But I saw that news item this morning, and logic would dictate that the Pens would only make that move to open a spot for Gonch, although in the story they claimed it was to get him more "playing time". But to me that would indicate that his "playing time" is about to get cut because of Gonchar's return. I don't see any other reason for the move with the Pens hurting on defense as badly as they are.

i heard he could play against toronto on sat!

i heard he could play against toronto on sat!

Well late Feb./early Mar. was the word a few weeks back, but he's been out of the no-c...

Well late Feb./early Mar. was the word a few weeks back, but he's been out of the no-contact jersey since last Monday, and on Thurs. said himself that he would be back, "sooner than we expected." Like I said I'm speculating here, but given that after four days of taking part in full contact practice he says he'll be back "sooner than expected, you have to think his shoulder is feeling OK.

Also, from what I've been reading, his main problem at the moment according to him is his "timing". Reading into all that, added to the Goligoski move, makes me think he'll be back rather soon. If demoting Goli was just a move because of too many defensemen, you would think that Eaton would be the primary suspect for demotion based on #'s, but since they moved Goli instead, who is a PP & puck-moving D-man, I have to figure it's to bring Gonch back into the fold.