Penguins Holiday This ‘n’ ‘At

A few disjointed ramblings regarding our Penguins during the Christmas break.

Free Jesse

I’d love to see Jesse Puljujärvi have his sentence commuted for whatever sin he committed. With the exception of our 5-2 victory over Toronto on December 7, the big guy’s been a healthy scratch for every game since the horrid 6-1 loss to Utah back on November 23.

It probably isn’t helping Jesse’s cause that the Pens are 8-3-1 without him during that stretch. Perhaps a case of guilt by association.

Ironically, Puljujärvi scored goals in back-to-back games during the week leading up to the Utah debacle. Too, he has some of the better underlying numbers on the club. He’s eighth (among 28 black-and-gold skaters) in Corsi (51.17) and seventh in expected goals for percentage (52.23). Not to mention the fact that he’s big, fast and possesses some pedigree.

Doesn’t sound like a guy who deserves to be parked in the press box, does it?

The New Simon?

Speaking of metrics, Cody Glass’s are terrific. He’s third in Corsi (55.63), first in xGF% (60.50) and tops in high danger chances for percentage (62.07).

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