GDT: #25| Flyers at Penguins| Sat, Dec. 1|7:00PM|It's going down/One of those days..|PPG

[Shrimper]

Take your chances for god sake

 

[Gurglesons]

Jake is having an ugly game.

 

[KIRK]

Malkin has consistently been a 1.20+ ppg player under Sullivan.

Which is what makes the last month even stranger.

EDIT: Right there, he's barely skating back. If he were skating back, he's got 2 times he'd usually take away the puck. Rationalize it however you want. The stats and the eye test don't lie.

 

[cygnus47]

Ugh, ice must be bad. If we could have handled the puck cleanly once there we might have had a few more chances.

 

[Gurglesons]

One keeps getting chances after chances while the other is eating popcorn.

Neat.

 

[ColePens]

Can we just be honest.. ZAR and Sprong are about equal levels of ineffective.

Sprong is not in this game and there is no need to discuss him. Don't bait users or i'll start moderating.

 

[Jacob]

Gudas has to have been thawed out from some alpine glacier.

 

[BHD]

Good, hard hockey from Gudas. He's a goon, but he's playing Crosby like every player should.

 

[Invalid cuz QoC]

That was my point.

The reference to playing like a guy who wants the coach gone didn't mean I thought that was the reason, but as we've both said, something is way off. Even on a 'good' night, he's technically okay, but he's not Geno. Not the guy we saw in October.

Thing is, IF I were Sully watching this, I'd be a lot more worried (and proactive about trying to do something to help) than Sully in fact has been.

I can agree with this, well said. I still have faith in Geno to snap himself out of it, but I’d like to see him get some support from the coaching staff.

 

[BoysofWinter66871]

Jake, ZAR, and Simon are just brutal out there. I want to slap JG in the temple for not shooting.

 

[canadianguy77]

There isnt one think that ZAR does that makes him look like an NHL player. He is awful at everything.

 

[Turin]

Which is what makes the last month even stranger.

EDIT: Right there, he's barely skating back.

Looks hurt. Don’t think he’s been bad the entire month either. There were games where he didn’t produce at ES but looked fine while his linemates didnt.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Jake's over passing is driving me nuts. SHOOT FOR A ****ING REBOUND. Jesus dude. You are trying too hard.

They're more concerned about being good teammates. It's this team's plague. It always has been.

 

[Shady Machine]

He's looked like this for most of the last month. It goes beyond one game. I'm as big a Geno homer as there is, except maybe @DegenX, and I'm telling you there's something way off here . . . and it didn't just start tonight.

You could be right but Geno won’t quit on this team. It’s not in his nature

 

[Andy99]

There isnt one think that ZAR does that makes him look like an NHL player. He is awful at everything.

And yet he’s playing repeatedly...it makes me want Wilson back in the lineup...scary

 

[Jacob]

There isnt one think that ZAR does that makes him look like an NHL player. He is awful at everything.

In his defense we’ve seen him be solid. He has it in him. But right now yeah he blows.

Maybe a trip to the A.

 

[ColePens]

Is that Pearson's 4th or 5th shot?

 

[Jacob]

Pearson’s shot is surprisingly good.

Not Neal good but maybe like Kunitz good.

 

[ColePens]

There we go G line. Here is a good one.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

See how Pearson shoots for corners and forces goalies to make saves? How come so many of his teammates are incapable of this feat?

 

[K Fleur]

ZAR has AHL level offensive skill so he’ll always be a frustrating player when he’s not playing 4th line minutes.

 

[Bingo71]

Shit show repeat.

 

[KIRK]

Looks hurt. Don’t think he’s been bad the entire month either. There were games where he didn’t produce at ES but looked fine while his linemates didnt.

Given how the Pens have been since the season he kept coming back with the bad ankle about proactively sitting Geno when he's hurt, I'm not so sure.

I can agree with this, well said. I still have faith in Geno to snap himself out of it, but I’d like to see him get some support from the coaching staff.

There are some spurts, where I think optimistically MAYBE it's coming . . . I'm not sure. The body language and skating and engagement level is just brutal.

You could be right but Geno won’t quit on this team. It’s not in his nature

I can't imagine it, but you know something is way, way off. I've seen bad stretches. I've seen him play injured. This seems a little different. Why? Who knows . . . but he was more engaged that season he kept trying to play on that bum ankle late in the year and in the round against the Rangers.

 

[Bingo71]

There isnt one think that ZAR does that makes him look like an NHL player. He is awful at everything.

Plays the right way.

Gets into the dirty areas.

Plays with swagger.

Gritty grinder.

 

[Shady Machine]

Simon blows

?? I’m legitimately confused at those that think Simon has been bad tonight. I thought he’s had a very good game on the whole.

 

[Andy99]

The officials are doing a horrible job controlling this game