Post-Game Talk: Dunked On Long Island - 4-3 (SO/L) well...shit outta luck works as well.

[AuroraBorealis]

+ Bunting breaking through. It was coming. Strong the last 4 games. Him and JP have chemistry.
+ Using Puljujarvi. Solid offensively all night. Still playing under 10 mins though, which is annoying.
+ Team defending was pretty strong for most of it.
+ Malkin was all over it. More confidence.
+ Rakell racking up points lately
+ Lizotte...I like his desperation.
+ We outworked the Isles on the walls in this game, which is a very rare thing against them.
+ Karlsson's improving defensively...particularly his battle level and using his feet. +2 tonight.
+ Pettersson's game is stabilizing
+ DOC numerous clutch backchecks

- Can't even hold a 2-goal lead against the 31st ranked offense in the league.
- Bad luck on that 1st Isles goal. Ned should back up to the goal line in that situation though, when he doesn't know where it is. That's standard protocol.
- DOC's penalty was BS. Cost us the game.
- Eller kinda ghosted today, for someone getting that many minutes. Glass too.
- Really don't like Sullivan choosing Letang in the shootout there. He hasn't been good at it in a long time, and he only has 1 move.

Really not that many negatives, cuz they played a solid game. The legs and attitude were there. It's a shame to lose this one.

 

[Ryder71]

Another two goal led blown. Can't say I'm surprised.

 

[Giskard]

can we stop accruing stupid losing points and tank properly?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Glass is not a top 6 player. He's fine in a 3rd line role at the highest and nothing is wrong with that. The worst part of this is that Glass was building a lot of chemistry with Beau and Bunts. Sullivan went and f***ed that up for literally no reason.

worst case scenario unfolding. Not bad enough to get a top 5 pick and cerainly not good enough to make the playoff. We are just middling. Those rebuilds never work. prob gonna pick 10-12 when all said and done.

It's sad knowing the roster this team could have had if Sullivan didn't piss away usage of so many players that forced gms to make trades that look worse because of him. All they had to do was fire him at least 3 years ago, at least.

 

[Pancakes]

I wasn't able to watch this one. I probably will be available to watch Thursday's game which I am dreading since Carolina plays the most hideous brand of hockey and are also way better than the Pens to boot.

At least Sid and Geno scored.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

+ Bunting breaking through. It was coming. Strong the last 4 games. Him and JP have chemistry.
+ Using Puljujarvi. Solid offensively all night. Still playing under 10 mins though, which is annoying.
+ Team defending was pretty strong for most of it.
+ Malkin was all over it. More confidence.
+ Rakell racking up points lately
+ Lizotte...I like his desperation.
+ We outworked the Isles on the walls in this game, which is a very rare thing against them.
+ Karlsson's improving defensively...particularly his battle level and using his feet. +2 tonight.
+ Pettersson's game is stabilizing
+ DOC numerous clutch backchecks

- Can't even hold a 2-goal lead against the 31st ranked offense in the league.
- Bad luck on that 1st Isles goal. Ned should back up to the goal line in that situation though, when he doesn't know where it is. That's standard protocol.
- DOC's penalty was BS. Cost us the game.
- Eller kinda ghosted today, for someone getting that many minutes. Glass too.
- Really don't like Sullivan choosing Letang in the shootout there. He hasn't been good at it in a long time, and he only has 1 move.

Really not that many negatives, cuz they played a solid game. The legs and attitude were there. It's a shame to lose this one.

I mean the legs and attitude should be there vs a team missing a ton of key players. This should have never went to OT.

 

[pistolpete11]

Struggling Islanders team missing key guys and the Pens still can't beat them.

Good job, Sullivan hockey.

With a 2 goal lead.

 

[Sike Mullivan]

-Harris
-Trump
+ Ralph Nader

+Pulju - loved his game. Using his size as an advantage without just running around hitting people. Would rather have him park his ass in front of the net on PP1 over having Gryz out there.

Probably because we are a slow team but Lizotte looks like a speed demon.

I wanna like Cody Glass so much but all I can see is a taller Zach Boychuk.