HandshakeLine
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Hey now, he is going to develop all the young defensemen (who are not on this team).
Post-Game Talk: Game #3 Pens vs Leafs
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TheGoldenJet
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Oh my god, this name and this avatar with these kinds of comments.
I’m here for this meme all season long.
He got some time with McDavid but played mainly in lower lines. In 2020-2021 he scored 15 goals in 55 games with very little PP time. His ES goals/60 was the 2nd highest of the team and his goals/60 was the 3rd highest. The first part of the following season was even better, but the other part the opposite. Of course optimally you have a winger that's produced higher totals, not denying that, but just adding that when healthy Puljujarvi may be a solid top9 option.
Played a good team that’s supposed to compete for a cup in their home opener. I thought we played well given the circumstances.
Duffy13
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The 2nd oldest team in the league is not a work in progress, it's the finished product. Obtaining bottom 6 players to play in the bottom 6, is not a revolutionary process. Obtaining a bottom 6 player and playing them on the first line is arrogantly saying you are smarter than everyone else and smiling while having broccoli between your teeth.
I am not a Sullivan hater, I believe he is a good coach, I also believe his time here is done and it would be beneficial to both parties to move on. Both need a new outlook.
Duffy13
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Not going to hang up on plus events and minus events, this team is what it is, and we will be able to enjoy the playoffs without having to be stressed out over how bad this team is compared to others.
Enjoying so far this early in the season:
Karllsons ability to read the play and pick off passes so quickly (yes he gets caught sometimes, but I really enjoy this aspect of his game)
Glass being noticeable as bottom 6 winger who is tough to play against
McGroat not looking out of place at all
The PP having movement and a net front presence with point shots
Bloom being a pleasant surprise and being pretty solid
Graves has actually looked good the last 2 games
The Malkin Gallop
Ellers line has looked solid, fast, getting scoring opportunities, and without looking i believe they are outplaying their on ice opponents most times... seems like it anyways.
Not Enjoing so far haha:
Beau on the first line
Self sabotage plays, this team is too experienced to continue to make boneheaded passes and be in the positioning they find themselves in
Defence? what is defense?
This is a sloooooooow team
This is a very soft non physical team. Hit of the game I believe has been from opposing teams so far this season.
Sids Line is cooked with those wingers. We need top 6 wing help very soon, like now preferably, 2 please.
Enjoying so far this early in the season:
Karllsons ability to read the play and pick off passes so quickly (yes he gets caught sometimes, but I really enjoy this aspect of his game)
Glass being noticeable as bottom 6 winger who is tough to play against
McGroat not looking out of place at all
The PP having movement and a net front presence with point shots
Bloom being a pleasant surprise and being pretty solid
Graves has actually looked good the last 2 games
The Malkin Gallop
Ellers line has looked solid, fast, getting scoring opportunities, and without looking i believe they are outplaying their on ice opponents most times... seems like it anyways.
Not Enjoing so far haha:
Beau on the first line
Self sabotage plays, this team is too experienced to continue to make boneheaded passes and be in the positioning they find themselves in
Defence? what is defense?
This is a sloooooooow team
This is a very soft non physical team. Hit of the game I believe has been from opposing teams so far this season.
Sids Line is cooked with those wingers. We need top 6 wing help very soon, like now preferably, 2 please.
Ugene Magic
EVIL LAUGH
Agreed. And it looks like from at least the first game he would have some scoring talent around him.
Which is what we should be developing.
Hopefully Sullivan isn’t stuck on the lineup he put out there tonight because it was ass lol…not much he can do with those Dmen, woof…but I’d try a forward lineup of…
Rakell-Sid-Rust
Bunting-G-Doc
Beau-Eller-PoolParty
Hayes-Glass-Acciari
Might want to sub in Puusty for Beau or PoolParty depending on opponent..send McG down
Don’t think Beau should be an every-game player..
Don’t see what we can do against MTL, fast young team…we usually look like ass against them lol
Rakell-Sid-Rust
Bunting-G-Doc
Beau-Eller-PoolParty
Hayes-Glass-Acciari
Might want to sub in Puusty for Beau or PoolParty depending on opponent..send McG down
Don’t think Beau should be an every-game player..
Don’t see what we can do against MTL, fast young team…we usually look like ass against them lol
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
how on earth is he going to learn to stick to it and pk if he's playing to his strengths for 20 minutes a night in the ahl?
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
BHD
Here comes Skinner
Didn't hate their game, but it wasn't quite good enough - which has been theme for the past couple seasons.
I'm not sure having Lars Eller as your most rugged forward is a good plan guys.
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
Yeah, I really don't like how soft AND slow this team is. It's not good for any number of reasons, but chiefly because it makes for boring, C-minus-at-best hockey. Some people seem to love that though.
Pens looked better to me. Rutger plays 9 games and then send him down. He will be back up with more PT and seasoning. Just want to give him a base to build on. Petts at times looks really solid. But every once in a while, his play is just so average. Karlsson hopefully benefits from Quinn. Jarry has to know, he needs to be that number one goalie. Long season and will need him to step it up. the team has the makings of a playoff team to me. Leafs were out played first period. Pens are not quite there yet even as an older team. Bottom 6 needs some game to establish chemistry and roles.
Being soft and slow would be fine, if they were a great scoring/ shooting % team, which they aren’t either lol…as I’ve said before, I don’t know how they’re planning to win games unless the opposing team is dogshit, like Husso was for Detroit lol
i'd launch Jarry into the sun, ride Blom and Ned. just who would actually take Jarry off our hands?
Thing is Jarry typically has a hot november/december before coming back to earth, wonder if we'll even get that. Jarry in net we lose this one 6-2.
Thing is Jarry typically has a hot november/december before coming back to earth, wonder if we'll even get that. Jarry in net we lose this one 6-2.
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
Yeah, if you want to slow the game down too, it's better to do so with bigger, more physical players to provide the proper amount of attrition and wear the opponent down.
Anyhow, I still don't see Petts' play as some sort of master stroke, I'm not sure what some of you are seeing there.
Petts has been bad to start the season…he’s nothing more than a steady D man who brings a little offense on occasion.. given the Dmen likely available at the TDL, we still should get something good for him
Big Friggin Dummy
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Yeah maybe but have you considered that he's Sullivan's very special boy? Huh?
Ugene Magic
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MeinerEiner
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Can see them being 3 - 7 after the first ten games.
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
Power play time isn’t about scoring goals. It’s about hanging with your buds and setting a good example for the rooks.
Malkinstheman
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They have to play the Canes, Jets, Oilers and Canucks in the next few weeks. We'll probably know by the end of the month if they're gonna be sellers. The player either don't know how or refuse to play defense and at this point it's clearly a coaching issue. They're cooked until that changes
