Post-Game Talk: Emporer Penguins take the crown from the Kings

[Pancakes]

The Pens are actually 1st in the league in 5v5 expected goals for lol.

The problem is their expected goals against is basically the same as their expected goals for.

I guess now that they've figured out how to defend a little it's not too surprising that they're winning games. Whether they can maintain it....yeah probably not

 

[Rudy Russo]

DOC - Lizotte - Pulju should be the 3rd line.

I'd like Glass over DOC.

 

[orby]

14-14-5...damn near a perfectly middling team.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Bunting back up to 0.5 P/PG. Not terrible in a PP2 role.
Looking more and more tradeable with each passing day.

 

[Gurglesons]

The Pens are actually 1st in the league in 5v5 expected goals for lol.

The problem is their expected goals against is basically the same as their expected goals for.

I guess now that they've figured out how to defend a little it's not too surprising that they're winning games. Whether they can maintain it....yeah probably not

I’m sure some of this is based on them getting absolutely blown out the first month.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

14-14-5...damn near a perfectly middling team.

.545 is the true middle in the league.
.500 is good for 21st.

 

[WickedWrister]

 

[Gurglesons]

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Pickering definitely had a rough one tonight.

Victimized on both goals.

 

[Ryder71]

DP

 

[Pancakes]

I’m sure some of this is based on them getting absolutely blown out the first month.

Oh no doubt.

 

[Ryder71]

Is Sid injured?

 

[orby]

Is Sid injured?

Once players hit their late 30s they may as well always be injured. The standard bumps and bruises aren't negligible anymore. I still think Sid will get back to a point per game before the season is up, but he may never really regain the form we want to see. Father time always wins...

 

[Ryder71]

Once players hit their late 30s they may as well always be injured. The standard bumps and bruises aren't negligible anymore. I still think Sid will get back to a point per game before the season is up, but he may never really regain the form we want to see. Father time always wins...

I'm talking about when he went off the ice in OT.

 

[orby]

I'm talking about when he went off the ice in OT.

Oh. In that case, I have no idea...

 

[Ryder71]

Bunting back up to 0.5 P/PG. Not terrible in a PP2 role.
Looking more and more tradeable with each passing day.

He's certainly played well lately. No question. 8 points in his last 8 games.

 

[Ryder71]

14-14-5...damn near a perfectly middling team.

TBTH their record at this juncture in the season doesn't at all surprise me. What does concern me is how they arrived at that number.

 

[Peat]

The Pens are actually 1st in the league in 5v5 expected goals for lol.

The problem is their expected goals against is basically the same as their expected goals for.

I guess now that they've figured out how to defend a little it's not too surprising that they're winning games. Whether they can maintain it....yeah probably not

Since the beginning of the month they've improved their xGA, but their xGF has also dropped and they're still around a 50% xGF team. So same same really from that perspective.

The big thing that's changed for them at 5v5 is they're shooting at 13% this month despite being at 8.6% for the season. That changes a lot of things, and that's probably not super sustainable.

Fun though.

 

[Sorry]

I'll never stop rooting for this team to be competitive and win games as long as our again superstars are playing.

 

[Gurglesons]

Since the beginning of the month they've improved their xGA, but their xGF has also dropped and they're still around a 50% xGF team. So same same really from that perspective.

The big thing that's changed for them at 5v5 is they're shooting at 13% this month despite being at 8.6% for the season. That changes a lot of things, and that's probably not super sustainable.

Fun though.

To be fair though. Malkin and Sid probably score more moving forward too.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Fun game in person. I concede that DOC is indeed pretty stupid out there. Malkin looks great

 

[Bishop7979]

DOC - Lizotte - Pulju should be the 3rd line.

Hell as good as Lizotte has looked I'd put sid and Geno together again maybe with tomi

2nd line of

Rak Lizotte rust

3rd line of

Bunting doc and jessi

Spread the "talent"

Or go

Geno sid rak
Bunting Lizotte rust
Jesse O'Connor tomi
Beau Glass acari

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Not even the Pens official site can get his name right.

 

[Peat]

To be fair though. Malkin and Sid probably score more moving forward too.

I'd hope so, and that'd be useful, but the highest shooting% of any team last season was 10.6. You could magic 5-10 years off of the majority of the team and a season long 13% would still look a big ask.

 

[Smasher]

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Not even the Pens official site can get his name right.

I still remember Kaperi Kapenan

 

[HandshakeLine]

Misspelling foreign names is a time honored yinzer tradition.