OtherThingsILike
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Happy to see that Puustinen scored. He needed that.
Puustinen and Eller were a good duo last season, I agree.
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It'll hurt blokes to admit it, but the game should have been worse if not for Jarry.
MrBrightside
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I'm sure this is in these threads somewhere, but of the young bubble guys other than Poulin, who would have to clear waivers to go to WBS?
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Puustinen, Gruden, Bemstrom, Poolparty off the top of my head.
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I like Gruden and I hope another NHL team doesn't pick him up on waivers. Hopefully, one team picks up Bemstrom.
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Here’s the projected lineup from NHL.com. Honestly, I’m fine with this. Keep Beauvillier buried, use Aho as a 5/6 initially, and slot McGroarty next to Geno on opening night.
Obviously Graves sucks, but I can’t see any reality where Pickering gets a shot over him, especially right out of the gate.
Overall, my analysis is to shoot Ryan Graves into the sun and call up Pickering. Other than that - all is well.
Obviously Graves sucks, but I can’t see any reality where Pickering gets a shot over him, especially right out of the gate.
Overall, my analysis is to shoot Ryan Graves into the sun and call up Pickering. Other than that - all is well.
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McG's on ice IQ might just make up for his lack of exceptional skating. Smart player. Almost always in the right place at the right time. A nice piece to have in place and likely in his prime for when this team starts to build up their foundational players through the draft again.
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Gotta keep Bunting with Malkin tho
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I don't like any lineup that doesn't have Puustinen and Puljujarvi playing.
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To add to this, I know I am most definitely the only one that even backs Jarry at this point, even though I still would like to see him moved if not just to see him thrive and the fact that it'd be less annoying here to hear about him so negatively all the time - also Blomqvist, Murashov, etc being in the pipeline.
Also I think if they did move him, Larsson and Ned would be fine, wouldn't be shocked to see Larsson out play Ned.
But in any case just because it still annoys me - bad goalies are bad almost all the time, not great for months and then bad for a month and a half or so, that has more to do with the team than the player imo. Jarry from the start to end of December was a top 5 goalie with his save percentage, etc, he maintained a good one on average until the end of February, around the 24th he was still a top 10 goalie with a .916 sv% (played in 37 of the 54 Pens games up to that point). Even Ned was putting up pretty good numbers at that point with a .915 sv%
But from Feb 25 - April 18th - Both were absolute ass.
Also a reminder, up to this same point - Saros was a 2.95 GAA and .904sv% and Vasilevskiy was a 2.95 GAA and a .897 sv%...
So are they shit too? Or nah, because bad goalies are definitely not good consistently for most of their season, not be pretty f***ing good for months and then not for about a month and a bit.
I'm not sure why Ned even wanted to come back, too bad Jarry didn't get moved to prove he isn't the problem under a Sully coached shit show.
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Bunts does all of the stuff Geno needs on his line, he's in hard on the forecheck, buzzes around the net and is a smart player at both ends, he's exactly what Geno needs on that line. I still think Rakell fits best with Sid, but Raks and Geno have shown pretty decent chemistry as well. Just for Geno's sake I hope that trio stays together and Sullivan stops f***ing him over as a placeholder for Sid's wingers. I don't care if dipshit Sully wants to bounce Beau and Doc up and down from L3 and L1, leave L2 the f*** alone for once.
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I don't think those writers are doing anything more sophisticated than ranking by points and slotting into lines.
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Watch Sully coach us to juuuuuust out of top 10 pick again. 
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Was just going to post this.
Glass and Acciari have done nothing to earn a regular spot.
Empoleon8771
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Assuming Rust is healthy while Lizotte is injured, they should be starting with:
O’Connor-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
McGroarty-Hayes-Puljujarvi
Beauvillier-Eller-Acciari
Glass-Puustinen
Once Lizotte is back, make the 4th line Lizette-Eller-Beauvillier and demote Acciari to the press box. Acciari is only in the lineup to start because they need a 3rd PKing center, Lizotte will take back that role once he’s healthy. I haven’t seen a thing from Puustinen that makes me think he should be playing above any of the 12 forwards that they’ll have when they’re healthy.
O’Connor-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
McGroarty-Hayes-Puljujarvi
Beauvillier-Eller-Acciari
Glass-Puustinen
Once Lizotte is back, make the 4th line Lizette-Eller-Beauvillier and demote Acciari to the press box. Acciari is only in the lineup to start because they need a 3rd PKing center, Lizotte will take back that role once he’s healthy. I haven’t seen a thing from Puustinen that makes me think he should be playing above any of the 12 forwards that they’ll have when they’re healthy.
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Poulin probably played his last game for the big club. Only player with a - last night.
steelcityassault
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His ice time was in the middle of the pack, FWIW but I agree. Waived.
Lol…not that bold…
While the Pittsburgh Penguins boast Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, what they lack entirely is depth. With players like Jesse Puljujarvi, Noel Acciari and Rutger McGroarty likely to shore up the bottom six, the Penguins possibility of faltering down the stretch is quite high.
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Lack of depth proves costly.While the Pittsburgh Penguins boast Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, what they lack entirely is depth. With players like Jesse Puljujarvi, Noel Acciari and Rutger McGroarty likely to shore up the bottom six, the Penguins possibility of faltering down the stretch is quite high.
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The NHL season is right around the corner, and each team is getting ready to make their mark on the 2024-25 season. Here is what I believe will happen to each t
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Ugene Magic
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That's just a shocking revelation....Lol…not that bold…
Pittsburgh Penguins
Lack of depth proves costly.
While the Pittsburgh Penguins boast Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, what they lack entirely is depth. With players like Jesse Puljujarvi, Noel Acciari and Rutger McGroarty likely to shore up the bottom six, the Penguins possibility of faltering down the stretch is quite high.
Bold Predictions for Each NHL Metro Division Team
The NHL season is right around the corner, and each team is getting ready to make their mark on the 2024-25 season. Here is what I believe will happen to each t
It's a bad thing when it's the bottom six, but we can now add the top six into the discussion.
Nothing earth shattering here from Yohe either lol….except maybe this:
• Is Ryan Graves even going to be on the ice come opening night? I’m not so sure. I am sure that currently, he’s not one of the Penguins’ top six defensemen. He’s not had a good camp coming off of last season’s disastrous performance.
Also says Glass has had a good camp…really? not sure what he sees there…Glass and Beau couldn’t score in a brothel
Loved this one too…reality is a bitch lol: “There’s a general theme in the dressing room that the Penguins think they’re a bit better than many forecasts”
• Is Ryan Graves even going to be on the ice come opening night? I’m not so sure. I am sure that currently, he’s not one of the Penguins’ top six defensemen. He’s not had a good camp coming off of last season’s disastrous performance.
Also says Glass has had a good camp…really? not sure what he sees there…Glass and Beau couldn’t score in a brothel
Loved this one too…reality is a bitch lol: “There’s a general theme in the dressing room that the Penguins think they’re a bit better than many forecasts”
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Malkinstheman
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I think it's either Puusty or Pool party in the lineup. Acciari will have a guaranteed spot for reasons
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