Pens are doing very well, there was a period of time they were slumping and that was mostly due to injury. During that stretch where Malkin, Kunitz, Kennedy were injured for the forwards and the entire defense except for the #7 guy Skoula was injured so there were 6 AHL callups playing D for the pens so yeah they were stinking then.
But now they are winning again and are tied with the Devils for the best record in the NHL.
Where is the AHL outdoor game going to be? That is a good idea for them, AHL is such an attendance driven league and those events are great for it.
I don't get to see penguin games mainly because they're too far away. I thought about going down to NY to catch them when they're playing the rangers or the islanders but I really don't like being a fan of the opposing team. I feel pretty uncomfortable in those situations. I don't want some jerk saying something to me because he doesnt like my penguins jersey or something like that. I think next year I'll probably make a trip to pittsburgh to try to catch a game in their new arena opening up then.
I did catch a few penguins games in the 90's back when they played the Whalers. I got great seats and was able to see Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr up close and in their primes, I am at least happy about that.