GDT: GAME 5| COUNTS NUMBER OF THE DAY| FLYERS @ PENS|FRI, APRIL 20th (7:00pm) AT&T

[Pancakes]

This is the playoffs. He won't be week to week. He'll play.

Thing is, IF he comes back, then Sully 100% needs to insulate him. None of this Phil bull****. Hags and Rust, so he doesn't get forced to overdo it.

Well we'll know quickly. If he's not back to start the 2nd, he ain't comin back this game at all.

I miss Hornqvist. He'd be smelling blood in a game like this.

 

[vodeni]

This is the playoffs. He won't be week to week. He'll play.

Thing is, IF he comes back, then Sully 100% needs to insulate him. None of this Phil bull****. Hags and Rust, so he doesn't get forced to overdo it.

and they are playing this trio in the most moronic way, geno is Playing F1 Hags F3 totally wrong, thats why they can't get the puck on their sticks more than 3 seconds...

 

[ColePens]

Is it just me, or does Aston-Reese make a lot of soft plays in his own zone? Quite a few times he'll either fail to get the puck out, or he'll attempt a dangerous pass to the middle of the ice that gets picked off.

I think he's been terrible. All series. And Kuhn is finally having his normal game.

 

[Andy99]

You can predict these home elimination games like clockwork...other team always outworks them...

We need to work much harder..if Philly gets another goal, this game will be over and they’ll be marshaling the troops for game 6...

Just praying for G....

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

He's been taking pointers from Sheary.

Sheary looks like Bob Gainey in comparison during this series. Literally, I cringe when I see him with the puck along the boards in the Pens' zone. I'm just waiting for him to cough it up.

 

[Jacob]

The camera work is infuriating.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

5 goals at least every game this year except one. Pens will score and not just one.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Meh. Brassard is here and can be a solid 2C. But down Horny and Malkin...will be tough to win this game. Hopefully both are back next one if we don't win.

ZAR-Sid-Simon
Guenztel-Sheahan-Kessel
Hags-Brassard-Rust
Sheary-Double shift Sid-Kuhn

so we lose Geno and the plan is to strip away Sid's help? That's just a silly silly line-up.

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Zero desperation or urgency on the Pens' part. Nobody looked good, nobody looked engaged.

This series isn't over. You actually still have to win that 4th game, and to do so you actually need to play hockey.

 

[vodeni]

They're not getting dominated but need a good ball busting at intermission to wake up

Flyers did not do much,
so where is that great center that we aquired, time to step up?

 

[SirBrad]

So, you're saying . . . it's YOUR fault?

Pretty much confessing yes.

 

[Ugene Magic]

"Need Rum to wake up stick"

 

[wheelz87]

Did we have a single good chance? I can’t remember one

 

[Ogrezilla]

Zero desperation or urgency on the Pens' part. Nobody looked good, nobody looked engaged.

This series isn't over. You actually still have to win that 4th game, and to do so you actually need to play hockey.

Good news is the game isn't over either.

 

[Pancakes]

so we lose Geno and the plan is to strip away Sid's help? That's just a silly silly line-up.

I do like the idea of Sheahan with Kessel if Geno is out though. That worked well last time.

 

[Tom Hanks]

so we lose Geno and the plan is to strip away Sid's help? That's just a silly silly line-up.

Do him playing on 2 4th lines count as a 1st line?

 

[ColePens]

Only down 1. Keep fighting boys. G - BE HEALTHY.

 

[Pancakes]

Did we have a single good chance? I can’t remember one

No not really.

 

[KIRK]

I think he's been terrible. All series. And Kuhn is finally having his normal game.

ASSUMING Geno is okay . . . ZAR sits. Keep Simon with Sid and Jake. Hags-Geno-Rust, Sheary-Brass-Horny, Kuhn-Sheahan-Phil when rolling 4 lines, then Phil takes a few 5 on 5 shifts with Geno too.

 

[GregR]

Did we have a single good chance? I can’t remember one

no

 

[PensandCaps]

so we lose Geno and the plan is to strip away Sid's help? That's just a silly silly line-up.

More so spreading of depth.

I think Sid can produce with anyone really. His line will still be targeted by the top pairs no matter the wingers.

 

[KIRK]

Pretty much confessing yes.

 

[Pancakes]

I think he's been terrible. All series. And Kuhn is finally having his normal game.

The biggest disappoint for me has been Rust. He has been simply terrible, and I don't even just mean in terms of scoring. Aside from game 1 he has made soft plays, lost battles, etc. Not the Rust we're used to seeing.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Did we have a single good chance? I can’t remember one

The only dangerous chance probably wouldn't have counted if it had gone in anyway. Sid's shot on net right when Simon took his interference penalty.

A lot of perimeter play right now for the Pens.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I do like the idea of Sheahan with Kessel if Geno is out though. That worked well last time.

Sure. But stripping Jake from Sid is just silly.

Do him playing on 2 4th lines count as a 1st line?

8th