No, Champions with a 2 goal lead and on a power play with less than 2 minutes to go in the game, do not give up the chance our Champions gave up. Only Careless, mindless teams do that.
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Trotman with a strong effort tonight. He will be back to WBS once Gudbranson arrives, but he was solid tonight.
Yeah, dumb penalty right on cue just like Saturday gave CBJ a power play. Thankfully Murray made a big save.
You know with the SHGs given up it’s inexcusable. However, when was the last time Murray or DeSmith had saved an opportunity before tonight?
The problem is that the Pens PP is very predictable and the point guys are not great at preventing the puck from leaving the zone when the other team charges them. Fortunately I think tonight was just an unlucky bounce on a rookie defenseman and we will see this area tighten up.
The problem is that the Pens PP is very predictable and the point guys are not great at preventing the puck from leaving the zone when the other team charges them. Fortunately I think tonight was just an unlucky bounce on a rookie defenseman and we will see this area tighten up.
I don’t know. Did Ruwedel come back after that jerkoff hit him? Trotman May have to stay.
That’s a good point. No, I don’t believe Ruhwedel came back. Rust also hurt and didn’t return. Guys are dropping like flies right now.
Nice response from a crushing defeat.
Let’s see if they can build on it
Malkin has been playing very well which is good news
The key will be Murr. If he can be more consistent and avoid the deflating bad goals they could finish very strong.
Schedule I actually pretty favorable.
Let’s see if they can build on it
Malkin has been playing very well which is good news
The key will be Murr. If he can be more consistent and avoid the deflating bad goals they could finish very strong.
Schedule I actually pretty favorable.
Carolina and Montreal both with blowout wins, so Carolina technically moves into 3rd in the Metro at 74, MTL in the first wild card at 75, the Pens in the 2nd WC spot at 74 and Columbus on the outside at 73.
On the plus side, if Malkin plays like he did last night and ZAR takes note they’ll be able to live without Rust in the short term.
Right now I don’t think they plan for Letang to be out much longer either.
Some opinions ......
- Really big and nice win for the Pens against Columbus last night especially with the depleted defensive core.
- Except for some stretches in the 2nd period, I thought we played very well especially in getting pucks out of our defensive zone with good puck retrieval, good support by the forwards/center, good 1st passes, etc..... this helped decrease the number of shots on goal against us.
- McCann's two goals were big .... really like his game right now.
- So far, I like McCann and Bjugstad more then Brassard and Sheahan.
- Trotman played a solid game under difficult circumstances ..... he has good size, decent skater, played a solid game positionally, and mostly made good 1st passes in his zone ..... he also did some penalty killing .... not bad for being thrown into a big game like that.
- We got balanced/depth scoring from the 1st three lines last night.
- Murray played very well ...... on the 1st goal, Ruhwedel didn't close the gap fast enough on the shooter who then got off a relatively high danger shot beating Murray who was in good position over the glove hand ..... it was a somewhat difficult save although I thought maybe he was going to make that save ...... the 2nd goal Murray had no chance ...... of course, the great save he made late in the game with the score 4-2 on the pass across and point blank one timer sealed the win ..... great save ! ..... if Murray plays like he did last night and we limit the number of shots on goal as we did last night, it will help us to win a lot games.
- Jack Johnson has been playing much better lately ..... had another excellent game last night combining well with Schultz.
- Will have to see extent of injuries to Rust and Ruhwedel ...... hopefully, they along with Letang, Dumoulin, and Maatta will be back sooner then later.
- Crosby's line was good again and Hornqvist looked a little more like himself last night.
- Malkin playing much better ......hopefully, Kessel starts scoring soon (I thought he at least played a little better defensively last night) .... ZAR complimenting that line well so far.
- On to Buffalo Friday !
- Really big and nice win for the Pens against Columbus last night especially with the depleted defensive core.
- Except for some stretches in the 2nd period, I thought we played very well especially in getting pucks out of our defensive zone with good puck retrieval, good support by the forwards/center, good 1st passes, etc..... this helped decrease the number of shots on goal against us.
- McCann's two goals were big .... really like his game right now.
- So far, I like McCann and Bjugstad more then Brassard and Sheahan.
- Trotman played a solid game under difficult circumstances ..... he has good size, decent skater, played a solid game positionally, and mostly made good 1st passes in his zone ..... he also did some penalty killing .... not bad for being thrown into a big game like that.
- We got balanced/depth scoring from the 1st three lines last night.
- Murray played very well ...... on the 1st goal, Ruhwedel didn't close the gap fast enough on the shooter who then got off a relatively high danger shot beating Murray who was in good position over the glove hand ..... it was a somewhat difficult save although I thought maybe he was going to make that save ...... the 2nd goal Murray had no chance ...... of course, the great save he made late in the game with the score 4-2 on the pass across and point blank one timer sealed the win ..... great save ! ..... if Murray plays like he did last night and we limit the number of shots on goal as we did last night, it will help us to win a lot games.
- Jack Johnson has been playing much better lately ..... had another excellent game last night combining well with Schultz.
- Will have to see extent of injuries to Rust and Ruhwedel ...... hopefully, they along with Letang, Dumoulin, and Maatta will be back sooner then later.
- Crosby's line was good again and Hornqvist looked a little more like himself last night.
- Malkin playing much better ......hopefully, Kessel starts scoring soon (I thought he at least played a little better defensively last night) .... ZAR complimenting that line well so far.
- On to Buffalo Friday !
I thought after their 2 goals, we were sure to lose. We were getting pushed around like crazy. They were physically overpowering us. I don't know how, but some way we were able to get things together for the third period. Even at that, he team played incredibly stupid near the end, that could have cost us the game: A three on none and a short hand chance with around 2 minutes to go.
You mean getting 2 points/winning at the end??
I'll take that all the way to hoisting the Cup. No such thing as style points.
Those were two bad plays and you have to try and cut down on those, but the bottom line is that overall we played a great game especially given the circumstances and were the better team last night.
Well for all intents and purposes, ‘2 pts end of story’ was ready to roll off the tongue last Saturday against the Flyers also and we know how that worked out.
Gary is correct, we can’t afford end of game shenanigans like yesterday, we were fortunate we didn’t get burned by them for a second game in a row.
Keep being the recipient of questionable hits, you won't have a ream left.
Quit worrying about power plays, worry about your players.
Rutherford does, Sullivan doesn't.
Can someone explain why our PENS are folding up like a cheap tent in a windstorm?
Four key players injured in two games?
This has to be an indicator of something bad but I can't identify the problem.
I hope it's bad luck but I'm not sure.
Thanks!
Four key players injured in two games?
This has to be an indicator of something bad but I can't identify the problem.
I hope it's bad luck but I'm not sure.
Thanks!
No, he simply posed a relevant question, if Sully wouldn’t play Reaves why would he play this guy? Goalieman gave you some of the relevant stats and that’s what was being reported after the trade. He and Johnson have some downright scary advanced stats for Dmen. There’s a reason Columbus sat JJ when it mattered most last year.
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How were Justin Shultz’s stats in Edmonton? How about Matt Niskanen in Dallas? JJ was a bad signing from the word go. He’s 4 years older than Gudbranson. At the rate it’s going, Sullivan is not going to have a choice. Similarly he’s a lot further removed from the time he won a cup. Rutherford is not going to bring in a second enforcer at the trade deadline just to bench him. Reaves was acquired in the Summer.
Young fans glom onto the Pens because they’ve been good for a significant portion of their lifetime. For fans 30 years old and younger they only ever saw 4 years of terrible hockey. That’s a staggering statistic.
and they complain when they dont win the Stanley Cup every season and their goalie doesnt win the Vezina Trophy . Talk about a spoiled fan base.
The fat boy needs his energy food?
Pop top so it's ready to go he can eat the dogs right from the cup I mean can!
Classic Crosby goal. Now up to Murray. Big 2 points in the balance.
Nice to see the scoring on the PP. Really miss Letang there.
Nice to see the scoring on the PP. Really miss Letang there.
I thought you told me a few threads ago that Sheary wasn't any good after I said we should have kept him?
I think you said he was a bum?
They’re going through the motions. Letang was playing hard. Malkin is playing hard but wrecklessly. Guentzel is playing hard. Rust was playing hard. Dumoulin was playing hard.
Kessel is beyond his expectation date. Hornqvist’s head probably looks like a scrambled egg omelette. I don’t I have to say anything about Murray.
If this team makes it to the playoffs they will last maybe six games, probably five.
Kessel is beyond his expectation date. Hornqvist’s head probably looks like a scrambled egg omelette. I don’t I have to say anything about Murray.
If this team makes it to the playoffs they will last maybe six games, probably five.
He isn’t with his contact
His team is worse than ours
He got 2 of his 9 goals on the season tonight .
9 goals.
$3mil a year
Jared McCann has 12 goals for $1.25 mil
Try harder bro
