GDT: #27 - 12/05/17 | RANGERS @ penguins | 7:30 - MSG, NBCSN

[bl02]

pp has been bad for a while even when zibby was playing but obviously much worse without him

 

[Alluckks]

Sick of Vesey on the powerplay, the kid handles the puck like a live grenade

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Having a good powerplay was nice while it lasted

 

[DanielBrassard]

Great 1st

 

[Alluckks]

Having a good powerplay was nice while it lasted

Arniel is a moron. It was at 40% for that streak, and the minute it regressed back to the norm (which is still likely a top 5 PP) he tried to be smarter than he is and come up with new plays and formations.

 

[bl02]

Sick of Vesey on the powerplay, the kid handles the puck like a live grenade

That entire second unit does. Put any kind of pressure on them and they are toast

 

[Alluckks]

Great 1st

More of less this is how Pittsburgh has been for a decade. They stave you off and then beat with you star power when they get the chance.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

This happens every year... About 15-20 games in our PP dies because people have tape on what we do.. Arniel is a one-trick pony

 

[trilobyte]

I missed it - was it Schultz? What happened?

Looked like Nash fell on his leg kind of sideways during a scrum. Normal kind of stuff leading up to it but one of those awkard ugly things for Schultz.

 

[Machinehead]

This happens every year... About 15-20 games in our PP dies because people have tape on what we do.. Arniel is a one-trick pony

And it was just Shattenkirk to Zibanejad.

You didn't even need tape to figure it out.

 

[will1066]

Except for drawing the penalty, Nash was not good. Sully says we are employing a left wing lock to slow them through the neutral zone. But Pens are so fast on their transition, damn.

 

[DanielBrassard]

And it was just Shattenkirk to Zibanejad.

You didn't even need tape to figure it out.

True, but when Zib is back, I expect the PP will be back to normal. Not having the two RH shots on the PP, and Zib is probably our best entry guy. It's not a great thing.

 

[member 116805]

Billy boy needs to be cross checked

 

[trilobyte]

Except for drawing the penalty, Nash was not good. Sully says we are employing a left wing lock to slow them through the neutral zone. But Pens are so fast on their transition, damn.

They don't seem to have the same good cycle that they often had. I have found them to be not as good defensively the last season (compared to a few seasons ago) and that forechecking them hard was a good component to increasing your chances. Their goaltending has been good though other than when Fleury did a grand meltdown, which was not all that often. Then Murray came in, seemed to show one main weakness glove side, but otherwise always did a great job.
This is the first Penguins game I have watched this season, suprisingly. They do not seem to me to have the same good puck cycling in the offensive zone that I remember. Just my opinion, and just anecdotal.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Um, ok Grabner.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Weak sauce shit grabs

 

[Matt Rentfree]

"Why the hell was a goalie blocking the net?" - Michael Grabner, probably.

 

[trilobyte]

Go. To. The. Net.

 

[trilobyte]

Shrek denied.

 

[trilobyte]

Defense still needs some real fixing.

 

[DanielBrassard]

I don't know why Skjei didn't move it to Zucc right away.

 

[Crease]

Pavarotti looks good tonight.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

lol Vesey is the worst passer in the league

 

[DanielBrassard]

Vesey is such a trash passer.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Can we stop turning the puck over when Crosby's line is on? Thanks.