GDT: ECQF Game 4|Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Islanders|07.May.2013|7:00EST/4:00PST

[66-30-33]

Only a 7 more years of DiPietro's contract?

He will be a buyout.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

The one positive to take is that typically when a team dominates puck possession like the Isles have in the first and come out with so little to show for it the other team gets a ton of momentum...but we have to kill off 1:35 of penalty time before we can even think about that. Kill that penalty and the Penguins damn well better be jumping.

 

[Pancakes]

looks like im the only one, but i thought that was a good period

I wouldn't call it good, but I'm encouraged by how well we managed the puck. We need to get some more shifts in their end but we made them earn everything they got.

We're more dangerous offensively than they are. I don't care how much they dominate the puck if we take care of it and don't give them free ones they'll have a tough time matching our goals.

Not only that, but with them having three straight pps we're probably gonna get one or more soon and our PP is killing them.

I like our chances of taking this one. I really do.

 

[Snooki Stackhouse]

The Pens' first period boils down to one scoring chance they converted on. I think the effort is a little better this game, but they're getting dominated in their own zone. Hopefully things look a little different if/when they stop taking penalties.

 

[Omnomnomnom]

this game is a joke

refs rigging it

I don't think it's rigged, but it's an hilarious double standard. Cheap calls on the Pens, the Isles get away with murder.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

So off to the main board to ***** and whine about the refs?

Oh yeah that is other fan bases.

As for the good Bylsma FINALLY made an adjustment. Moving a forwatd back to support bringing the puck out of the defensive zone. And it has made a difference. Three power plays are why the zone time discrepancy. For once it is not because of no adjustments. Just keep at it and we win tonight.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Really hope Crosby is ok. He got that puck to the neck area and then basically got tackled to the ice shortly after. He did have some more shifts, but they were very short and he didn't look the same.

 

[AquaticBirdman]

Terrible period; reffing completely tilted to one side (to be fair, the calls that weren't made were more legitimate penalties than the ones that were...undisciplined hockey in general, even if the ones that have been called have been ticky-tacky at best)...and it's 1-1 right now.


This game should not be 1-1.

I keep waiting for this team to play with a spark...and waiting, and waiting, and waiting...

I'm waiting for the guy behind the bench to stop standing there with his arms crossed and the same blank look on his face. This team is becoming just as emotionless as he is.

 

[insomniac34]

The line & strategic changes will pay off this game, mark my words.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Are we losing or something?

Playing like we want to.

Hmmmmm, because nothing has been changed or improved from game 3 perhaps? We're doing the exact same garbage and being made to pay for it. Our players don't know how to handle the Isles speed and tenacity. OUr D is still playing scared and giving up the blue line way too easily, our breakout/zone clearance is still horrid, and we're still settling for pointless dump-ins.

Fixed.

 

[fate]

everyone take a second and breathe, think of all the times the pens have looked so good in the 1st period and not had a lead and then fell behind in the 2nd.

that is this game - reversed

 

[BigBadBoris]

no excuse for the amount of penalties we're taking.

Though there was a blatant interference on Crosby at our blue line earlier in the 1st preventing him from joining the play.. in the middle of the ice, anyone else see that?

Yeah, it was as blatant as it gets

 

[Fleury3434*]

Classless islander fans cheering when Crosby gets hit in the jaw with a puck...there's a reason you had to move to Brooklyn...cause you can't even sell out during the season...please learn to have some ****ing class

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Just kill this penalty....and we take the next period IMO. Then it's all about holding the lead in the 3rd

 

[IcedCapp]

Penguins are playing exactly the same as the first 3 games, minus the breakout. Not getting the puck quick enough in the D-zone and not sustaining any pressure in the O-zone. I don't know how anyone can come away from that period thinking different. We are getting dominated in our own end.

 

[Cardboard Orpik]

looks like im the only one, but i thought that was a good period

It was better than the last game, especially the second half of the period.

 

[Shockmaster]

Pens refuse to be physical. Just can't understand why this team refuses to play playoff hockey.

 

[AquaticBirdman]

He will be a buyout.

I hope not. That's just one less thing for us to laugh at that joke of an organization about.

 

[Pancakes]

Am I the only one who finds it funny that the one line we *****ed about endlessly leading up to this was easily our best one that period?

That's a good sign because you know Sid's line will come around again this game.

 

[ColePens]

this game is a joke

refs rigging it

Say whaaaa? These penalties are real penalties. The Pens need to shape up.

 

[fate]

Pens refuse to be physical. Just can't understand why this team refuses to play playoff hockey.

everyone grew a vag after niskanen got bloodied

 

[Rectify]

it's ok they won't call 4 straight for the isles

You never go 4 straight.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Really hope Crosby is ok. He got that puck to the neck area and then basically got tackled to the ice shortly after. He did have some more shifts, but they were very short and he didn't look the same.

I think you're just paranoid, which is reasonable considering everything that has happened with Sid. I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[eXile59]

He will be a buyout.

So 14 more years?

It's good though because Yashin's will be coming off the books here in a couple years so they have to replace the wasted money.

 

[mr sidney crosby]

Islander fans mad there not on a 5 on 3 while we can't even get a powerplay