Post-Game Talk: Cole's RETURN OF PLUS/MINUS: Pens/Boltzzz

[Rudy Russo]

Carter was a real Force tonight, where hasthis been all year?

He has played a lot better since Kappy was traded.

 

[Flying Dego]

Bravo to Mike Sullivan. Dragging the WORST team he's ever coached to victory.

 

[TKalltheTime]

Wtf rossi said they were going quit trying

You should be banned for even mentioning his name.

 

[WickedWrister]

so many people want to move on from zucker because they’re mad he was hurt so much in the past. i was mad too. but he’s hornqvist with skill and i reup him easily

I wonder if he'd take a 2 year deal (lines up with Sids contract expiring)

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

They played a pretty good road game, boys seem to be picking it up at the right time. Had they not f***ed up the previous 2 weeks against the Islanders mostly, we would be right behind the rags in the standings.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Petts 6 points in the last 4.
The true secret weapon.

 

[Flying Dego]

I wonder if he'd take a 2 year deal (lines up with Sids contract expiring)

Na he's getting a 4-5 year deal

 

[StaalForOne]

I feel like he has a decent enough wrister but always does a stupid slapper.

Maybe it just looks weak because he’s so lanky

 

[Lustaf]

Hell of a game to get 2 points in.

-3rd line was terrific. I still think Granlund's usage by Sullivan is nonsensical, but it worked at 5v5 today. He needs to not be a regular PKer, though. Put him on PP2 and let him use his main playmaking talents.
-Letang was bad, bad, bad, BAD. I think Petry has just been way better than Letang has this year.
-O'Connor establishing himself as a legit NHLer going forward is a godsend for their 4th line going forward. O'Connor and Poehling as 2/3 of their 4th line is going to make a really nice and young 4th line going forward.
-The powerplay sucks and I'm at the point where I just think their top PP unit just has bad powerplay players. Letang and Guentzel shouldn't be on PP1.
-Re-sign Zucker you cowards.

Now let's just see what else Hextall has in store for the deadline. I'm expecting 1 more move to bump Heinen off of L3.

After that game? And knowning we were in it till the end for chychrun? We're getting a defenceman, maybe Klingberg?

 

[Andy99]

playoff hockey requires a good PP and clutch goaltending…this game had neither…we say we need to fix the PP all the time but nothing happens…put Granlund on PP1 and see if he can make some zone entries and run the PP a la Kessel…will be another first round exit without clutch goaltending and a functional PP

 

[Turin]

Petts 6 points in the last 4.
The true secret weapon.

Sometimes you just need to become a dad.

SID?

 

[Flying Dego]

Petts 6 points in the last 4.
The true secret weapon.

The Dragon has awoken.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

You can keep your Jeannots we got Granlunds

I can't believe Tampa sent all those picks for him. Yikes

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Traveling for work. How did Garlund do?

 

[Empoleon8771]

After that game? And knowning we were in it till the end for chychrun? We're getting a defenceman, maybe Klingberg?

The rumor from Friedman is that they want to add another 3rd liner, ideally a physical guy.

But what we have learned over the last week is that no insiders have any god damn clue what Hextall is going to be doing.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

 

[Flying Dego]

Sometimes you just need to become a dad.

SID?

Sids married to the game lol.

He ain't got no time for family life.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Bravo to Mike Sullivan. Dragging the WORST team he's ever coached to victory.

He has been perfect since Kapanen departure, maybe he was on to something all along

 

[Flying Dego]

Traveling for work. How did Garlund do?

S*** when did we get Connor?

 

[Lustaf]

Zucker has been showing everyone since the end of last year why we went out and got him finally.

Sadly we got his best bud granny who is going to eat up his cap and he won't be resigned.

Cursed.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Zucker has been showing everyone since the end of last year why we went out and got him finally.

Sadly we got his best bud granny who is going to eat up his cap and he won't be resigned.

Cursed.

They have the cap space to keep Zucker if they want to. If they don't keep him, it will just be them deciding to not keep him.

The only guy you need to move on from to make that work is McGinn. You can go cheap on your 4th line with O'Connor and Poehling being 2/3 of your 4th line and be sitting decently comfortably with the cap.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

That's gonna fall to .905 or worse.

Get owned bud. This ain't the playoffs here.

 

[ChaosAgent]

++Zucker
++DOC
++Petry
+Petts

+/- Sid
+/- Granlund. Clearly has offensive talent, he plays so passively on defense. One of these "I got the secondary/tertiary" type dudes who is afraid to actually defend the puck carrier. Can't stand it. Why is he PKing? Unneeded. Hopefully after Poehling returns that will be over.

--This was a Rondu game because Geno was horrible
--This was also a Rondu game because Letang was horrible

 

[Tender Rip]

It’s a huge win. Props to those deserving props. Not least the goal scorers all of whom were excellent, but the 3rd line was actually legit good and Petterson had another really strong game.

The problem was the PP where Letang and Guentzel were again absolute killers, and Letang in general couldn’t easily have played worse if he tried. We were much, much better without him in the ice. Also want to say that Rust had an awful game.

But…. If one could correct at least the PP (just get Zucker and Petry on it) and get Poehling back…. this team can compete. Not with Boston probably, but that might well be the case for anyone.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

I will say again.

This past off-season, unless I am misremembering, Zucker was a cap dump that teams were demanding a first to take off our hands.

Gives some hope for the trade most here hate to one degree or another.