GDT: #10 | Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins | 11/1/22 8:00 PM EST | For Animal Supremacy

[Gurglesons]

Though the PK looked really good. McGinn has a pulse finally.

 

[Pancakes]

How do they watch this powerplay every night and just roll it out the same exact way forward wise?

What else are they going to do? Short of swapping someone for Rakell there isn't a lot of change to be made there in terms of personnel.

I really don't like when they do the two separate units crap. That unit has enough talent that they should be able to figure it out.

 

[Darren McCord]

Would it kill them to make some adjustments for once?

 

[SEALBound]

These NHL23 "Chel" commercials are ruining "chel". Now it's not cool anymore.

 

[Turin]

Malkin needs to find whatever he had going in the first handful of games. Reirden needs to fix his shit or leave.

 

[metalan2]

The Penguins are an absolutely putrid team in every facet. From management, to coaching, to on ice product. Smug, entitled, and unlikeable.

Not sure what can change that.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Rakell and Malkin havent worked
Rust and Malkin work
Rakell and Sid work

GCR all the way tho

What is it 1 game healthy together?

Sometimes things don't click right away.

If it works great but let's not come to conclusions right away.

People came to conclusions about Zucker, Archi etc pretty quick. Some things pan out some dont

 

[Darren McCord]

What else are they going to do? Short of swapping someone for Rakell there isn't a lot of change to be made there in terms of personnel.

I really don't like when they do the two separate units crap. That unit has enough talent that they should be able to figure it out.

They can change to set up. They can change strategy. They could put out the second unit and show some accountability. These actually a lot of options.

 

[Gurglesons]

What else are they going to do? Short of swapping someone for Rakell there isn't a lot of change to be made there in terms of personnel.

I really don't like when they do the two separate units crap. That unit has enough talent that they should be able to figure it out.

Put Zucker and Rakell up top. Remove one of Sid or Malkin and hold them accountable.

 

[Darren McCord]

What is it 1 game healthy together?

Sometimes things don't click right away.

If it works great but let's not come to conclusions right away.

People came to conclusions about Zucker, Archi etc pretty quick. Some things pan out some dont

This is lame excuses. Geno works with Rust. Rakell instantly worked with Sid. This let's force it until its works is garbage.

 

[metalan2]

They can change to set up. They can change strategy. They could put out the second unit and show some accountability. These actually a lot of options.

Exactly. At least Petry generated some chances form the point. Penguins always do something different on the powerplay the first few games of a season. It converts like crazy and then somewhere around third or fourth game they revert back to default PP for last 10 years.

 

[canadianguy77]

The hope plays with tha man advantage are so frustrating. Just throw the puck to the corner, win a battle and live to fight another day.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Oh, the Pens are in the Winter Classic again. Sick. I'm sure it'll be 70 and pouring rain or somethin'.

Such a forced event that's lost all its novelty. It's like the shootout.

 

[Darren McCord]

The hope plays with tha man advantage are so frustrating. Just throw the puck to the corner, win a battle and live to fight another day.

It doesnt help that Rust has become more of a perimeter player. No one goes to the corner. Horny was the last guy on the PP to do it.

PP2 works cause zucker does it. Rakell sometimes too.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

This is lame excuses. Geno works with Rust. Rakell instantly worked with Sid. This let's force it until its works is garbage.

1 game isnt forcing anything.

It's also not about 2 guys on each line it's finding what works best for the team in the top 6.

It's not an excuse it's reality.

 

[Pancakes]

They can change to set up. They can change strategy. They could put out the second unit and show some accountability. These actually a lot of options.

They've done all kinds of strategic changes. Sid on the point, not on the point, etc. And I doubt Sullivan is telling that unit to go out and do stupid high risk plays.

 

[Invalid cuz QoC]

What’s up with letang? I missed it.

 

[Darren McCord]

1 game isnt forcing anything.

It's also not about 2 guys on each line it's finding what works best for the team in the top 6.

It's not an excuse it's reality.

Rakell has spent a lot more than one game with geno. It hasn't worked in any. The best top 6 was the one putting up 6 goals a game at the beginning of the season. But please keep saying they shouldn't use that one and should wait for this one

They've done all kinds of strategic changes. Sid on the point, not on the point, etc. And I doubt Sullivan is telling that unit to go out and do stupid high risk plays.

They shifted strategy early in the season and it looked great. Then they went back to this trash.

 

[Pancakes]

Put Zucker and Rakell up top. Remove one of Sid or Malkin and hold them accountable.

They've tried the two separate units thing before and it always stinks as bad or worse than what they're doing now.

I don't disagree with the idea of trying Zucker or Rakell there though. Maybe swap one for Rust and see if anything comes of it.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Rakell has spent a lot more than one game with geno. It hasn't worked in any. The best top 6 was the one putting up 6 goals a game at the beginning of the season. But please keep saying they shouldn't use that one and should wait for this one



They shifted strategy early in the season and it looked great. Then they went back to this trash.

Funny thing is people are bitching about making adjustments. They make an adjustment for a game with the top 6 trying to get something to work and they are bitching about making "adjustments".

As I said it's not about just 2 players on 1 line it's about the top 6 as whole.

Have we seen a healthy Zucker Geno Rakell?

 

[Andy99]

It seems like we play like spazzes and the Bs and the other teams we lose to are calm
and collected and control play…we’re embarrassing from the goaltender on up lol

 

[canadianguy77]

They've done all kinds of strategic changes. Sid on the point, not on the point, etc. And I doubt Sullivan is telling that unit to go out and do stupid high risk plays.

We lack a true PPQB and have since Sarge left. That’s okay though. We have a surplus of players who can play below the goal line and in the corners, right?

But we never will. We will always force the plays high on the PP. And our guys will always play hot potato with the puck up there. It’s our destiny.

 

[Pancakes]

They shifted strategy early in the season and it looked great. Then they went back to this trash.

They honestly just need to simplify and stop trying the high risk bullshit.

We lack a true PPQB and have since Sarge left. That’s okay though. We have a surplus of players who can play below the goal line and in the corners, right?

But we never will. We will always force the plays high on the PP. And our guys will always play hot potato with the puck up there. It’s our destiny.

Letang occasionally brings that but just as often he's a disaster.

It is a damned shame none of the eight hundred PP qbs that Shero drafted turned out though. We could sure use one.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

We lack a true PPQB and have since Sarge left. That’s okay though. We have a surplus of players who can play below the goal line and in the corners, right?

But we never will. We will always force the plays high on the PP. And our guys will always play hot potato with the puck up there. It’s our destiny.

It's the weakest part of Letangs game if you want to pick it apart.

Sure he can make some plays back there but he's definitely not a true PPQB

 

[Darren McCord]

Funny thing is people are bitching about making adjustments. They make an adjustment for a game with the top 6 trying to get something to work and they are bitching about making "adjustments".

As I said it's not about just 2 players on 1 line it's about the top 6 as whole.

Have we seen a healthy Zucker Geno Rakell?

People complain about making adjustments because Sullivans only "adjustments" is GCR.

Zucker - Geno - Rakell have 35min together not including tonight
Stat line is 1GF 5A -4

Tonight
0GF 1GA -1

its not working man.