GDT: #14| Pens @ Islanders | Tue, Nov. 5 | 7:30 PM EST. | PPG | SN-PIT, ESPN+| The Small Hours....

[Ugene Magic]

GAME PREVIEW






5-7-1

Malkin, Crosby, Rakell
O'Connor, Eller, Glass
Bunting, Acciari, Puljujarvi
Hayes, Lizotte, Beauvillier

Grzelcyk, Letang
Pettersson, Karlsson
Graves, St. Ivany

Nedeljkovic, Blomqvist

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4-6-2

Lee, Horvat, Pageau
Tsyplakov, Nelson, Palmieri
Engval, Cizikas, Holmstrom
Fasching, Mclean, Wahlstrom

Romanov, Dobson
Pulock, Mayfield
Cholowski, Hutton

Sorokin, Varlamov

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LGP!


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[Le Magnifique 66]

Making a playoff push!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's go Pens!!!!!

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I think we’re due for another frustratingly boring loss.

Sid can’t do it all himself. Hopefully Geno can get a few points tonight.

 

[KareemTrustfund]

 

[pistolpete11]

If they have given up and are going to keep Crosby-Malkin together for funsies, fine.

If they still think they are trying to win, you gotta put Malkin back at 2C. Try Puusy, Poolparty, Glass, etc. with Sid and Malkin instead of defaulting to just DOC, Baeu, and Bunting. 1 line teams typically don't work in the long run.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Hate the coach (yes, actual hate). Hate the team he built. nowadays, I root for embarrassment to force change.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

If they have given up and are going to keep Crosby-Malkin together for funsies, fine.

If they still think they are trying to win, you gotta put Malkin back at 2C. Try Puusy, Poolparty, Glass, etc. with Sid and Malkin instead of defaulting to just DOC, Baeu, and Bunting. 1 line teams typically don't work in the long run.

Problem is Sid's attitude has been bad away from Malkin. That has a ripple effect on the team. This seems like the lesser evil right now.
It's not like the other lines weren't generating high danger looks the last few games. They just didn't score.

 

[pistolpete11]

Problem is Sid's attitude has been bad away from Malkin. That has a ripple effect on the team. This seems like the lesser evil right now.
It's not like the other lines weren't generating high danger looks the last few games. They just didn't score.

Level of competition. Playing these lines for 2/3rds of the game against good teams will get them eaten alive, especially given the team defense and goalie situation.

As far as Sid's attitude, if that's true and I'm not saying it's not, then they have a much deeper problem they need to figure out.

 

[Andy99]

The only question for this one is how many goals Brock Nelson gets, maybe Anders Lee too…with our terrible play in the crease, easy pickings for those guys…Ned is going to have to play lights out lol

Seriously though, this game should tell us a lot…about our one line team and alleged defensive improvement…we’re catching the Isles at a good time, and if we still cant win, well….

 

[Sike Mullivan]

At first glance, did anyone else think that was MAF instead of Ned?

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Am not entirely excusing Sid’s attitude (if that’s even true), but given how badly this franchise has fumblef***ed itself deep into the toilet bowl so quickly thanks to a mixture of boneheaded ownership, our joke of a front office, and handcuffing ourselves to putrid, long term coaching for the next 1000 years…yeah I’d probably not give 100% of a shit most nights now at his age either.

Especially if I’m like 2 years away from retirement.

We were considered a premiere franchise for so long during his career, it’s a joke what we’ve become. Especially so soon.

Frankly, I think being superstitious is what mainly made him resign here again.