GDT: #3| Penguins at Toronto| Sat. Oct. 12 |7:00PM| SBA| NHLN, SN-PIT| Leper Messiah

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

f*** you pp

 

[Andy99]

This team has no chance to make up 2 goals….sorry

 

[Honour Over Glory]

That's on Sullivan.

How dare you mention Sullivan in a game he's coaching and making decisions and stuff.

Rust immediately back on the powerplay just confirms the fact that the PP coach is told who should be on it vs who deserves to be on it.

But clearly, we can't discuss who made that discussion because that'd be like, unfair or something or what not.

 

[Pancakes]

Just not a good team

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Our only talented players are 100 years old.

 

[Andy99]

Someone named Paul Cotter already has 4 goals for the Devils and Sid and Geno can’t even get one…it’s going to take Geno all season to get to 500 goals lol

 

[Malkinstheman]

Everything has to be clicking for this team to score and win against a good opponent. This team is beyond cooked

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Our only talented players are 100 years old.

The coach playing them like they're still 27 and 28yrs old is fantastic, other teams manage minutes for their players 35+ but no not this team, play them 20+ a night! Why use the youth, Glass is barely at 10mins.

And yes, I am aware they are not at those minutes in this game, yet. Sid is at around 16 and Geno at 14.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I'm not even sure the Pens have a single, genuine scoring line winger right now.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

The coach playing them like they're still 27 and 28yrs old is fantastic, other teams manage minutes for their players 35+ but no not this team, play them 20+ a night! Why use the youth, Glass is barely at 10mins.

And yes, I am aware they are not at those minutes in this game, yet. Sid is at around 16 and Geno at 14.

We have no youth.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I'm not even sure the Pens have a single, genuine scoring line winger right now.

I feel like we do, they just won't be used like they are though or played. I laugh at them taking Puljujarvi out as well, he was solid on the forecheck and the third line looked good with him on it, in this one the 3rd line is invisible.

I feel like Rutger is getting sent down after this game and Puljujarvi will be back on the 3rd line RW.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

That's on Sullivan.

No.

It's nobody's fault that Rust is rusty. He was injured and hasn't had reps to get up to game speed.

It's the coach's fault that he's being shoehorned into roles he's not ready for when there are clearly better options.

 

[spcastlemagic]

We look terrible against team with reasonable defensive structure and commitment. The fact I’m including the Toronto Maple Leafs in this category is concerning.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

I know Beauvillier scored a couple of goals against Detroit, but I think he's still the weak point in the lineup.

I think the optimal lineup with the current players would be:

DOC - Crosby - Rakell
Bunting - Malkin - Rust
McGroarty - Eller - Puljujarvi
Hayes - Glass - Acciari

When Lizotte comes back, I think you send McGroarty down and slide Hayes up to the third line.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Weird, a veteran player that played some of the pre-season games and was in camp, missed 2 games is somehow super...Rusty.

 

[Pancakes]

Bunting has had serious plug energy this game

 

[Malkinstheman]

Is Beau even playing

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Is Beau even playing

Beau Bennett? Probably injured somewhere

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I know Beauvillier scored a couple of goals against Detroit, but I think he's still the weak point in the lineup.

I think the optimal lineup with the current players would be:

DOC - Crosby - Rakell
Bunting - Malkin - Rust
McGroarty - Eller - Puljujarvi
Hayes - Glass - Acciari

When Lizotte comes back, I think you send McGroarty down and slide Hayes up to the third line.

We can keep shoehorning McGroarty into this line-up when he should be in WBS playing top line minutes all we want, it doesn't do him any favours being on the 3rd line with barely 10mins a game in his current usage.

I'd rather they just did what they intended to do...

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

 

[Andy99]

I’m glad we have a top 2-3 coach so we can watch this shit AND then also miss the playoffs by too few points to actually get a top 3 draft pick…best of both worlds lol

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Went to eat when it was 1-0 us

Do I dare ask what the hell happened??

 

[Honour Over Glory]

We have no youth.

That this team is willing to use, yeah. They need to be veteran NHL'ers that weren't on this team before last season to get those opportunities.

 

[The Old Master]

We have no youth.

they are all kids to me.

 

[66-30-33]

Went to eat when it was 1-0 us

Do I dare ask what the hell happened??

Leafs scored more goals then Pens did.

 

[Lustaf]

Went to eat when it was 1-0 us

Do I dare ask what the hell happened??

That was almost 40 minutes ago, so the entire game happened.