PanniniClaus
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Theory is sometime this week.How long before Nedeljkovic is back?
When will he rotate the crust overpaid vets?I'm okay with this. Rotating guys in and out should be the norm.
Which ones specifically?When will he rotate the crust overpaid vets?
"What do you want? These guys didn't post 2 ppg in the 10 minutes a night they were given, they didn't earn it. That's why we're keeping Acciari in the lineup for 82 games--cuz we're trying to ice the best lineup to put us in the best position to win games."The youth movement is already over. Only took 3 games.
Well tbf you can’t be .500 in 3 gamesYou know, you have to be 500 to look like a 500 team. Giving up 4.333 goals a game isn't 500 hockey.
"What do you want? These guys didn't post 2 ppg in the 10 minutes a night they were given, they didn't earn it. That's why we're keeping Acciari in the lineup for 82 games--cuz we're trying to ice the best lineup to put us in the best position to win games."
Mike Sullivan, noted for his aversion to playing bad players.“Mike Sullivan hasn’t played youth because he hasn’t had good young players”.
Well tbf you can’t be .500 in 3 games
While I’d rather see the old guard make the playoffs once more if they suck real bad and get a top 3 pick, that is fine with me
Rotating guys in and out of the line-up is fine, as long as it is the standard for every player.I'm okay with this. Rotating guys in and out should be the norm.
Then Rust comes back and Sulli can´t get out of his own way and scratches Puljujarvi. The question I have is why does he not scratch a guy like Hayes or Beauvillier? Leave the 3rd line alone and see what they can do in the next games.
Yeah, I don’t want him scratched and sitting. Send him to Wilkes. They have4 days off now until their next game…McGroarty is the guy that deserves to be scratched for Puljujarvi
McGroarty is the guy who has been the worst forward for them this year and it's warranted for him to be scratched. I would have given him a few more games to decide whether to just send him down or keep him up, but he's been their worst forward and the only issue I have with him being scratched is that he should be in the AHL if he's not playing in the NHL.
It's hilarious how this site preaches that it wants accountability and to reward players playing well, but only if it's young players or players this place likes. Beauviller is leading this team in goals right now yet people are still complaining about him not being scratched.
If the sole intent is to merely bash Sullivan without context, fine, I won't engage. I want to bash Sullivan frequently myself.Rotating guys in and out of the line-up is fine, as long as it is the standard for every player.
Going back to preseason, the Pens had a well working 3rd line in McGroarty - Eller - Puljujarvi. This line was by far the best line the Pens iced in these games as well as against the Rangers. They were the only guys showing a pulse out there.
Then Rust comes back and Sulli can´t get out of his own way and scratches Puljujarvi. The question I have is why does he not scratch a guy like Hayes or Beauvillier? Leave the 3rd line alone and see what they can do in the next games.
Now it´s the same situation with JSI. The 3rd pair had two good games and is building some chemistry. Even Graves looks kind of okay with JSI. Boom, JSI gets scratched.
Even going back to last season, there was this game against the Canes where a 4th line of Gruden, Puljujarvi and I don´t know who the third guy played a very good game. And what happened next? Correct, they never played together again.
Sullivan´s roster decisions don´t make sense!
Do you think Beauvillier played well against the Rangers and is it worth it keeping one guy, who played one game for your team, in the line-up instead of keeping a working line intact?It's hilarious how this site preaches that it wants accountability and to reward players playing well, but only if it's young players or players this place likes. Beauviller is leading this team in goals right now yet people are still complaining about him not being scratched.
What goaltender has looked to be "The ONE" to push forward with, with this lack of defense?I think a bad game from Jarry tonight will lose him the starting job for the foreseeable future.
Do you think Beauvillier played well against the Rangers and is it worth it keeping one guy, who played one game for your team, in the line-up instead of keeping a working line intact?
The important context is that Dubas and Sullivan said in preseason that there will be roster spots open. Imo Puljujarvi and MCG played well enough in these games to earn a chance to play as members of a working line.But why was McG-Eller-Puljujarvi able to be a line in the pre-season? What context is important there?
Yes.Do you think Beauvillier played well against the Rangers and is it worth it keeping one guy, who played one game for your team, in the line-up instead of keeping a working line intact?
The important context is that Dubas and Sullivan said in preseason that there will be roster spots open. Imo Puljujarvi and MCG played well enough in these games to earn a chance to play as members of a working line.
What message does it send to young players when you work your tail off, play good hockey and then get scratched? Same goes for JSI.
I'm as excited about McGroarty as anyone but I'm not going to keep him in the lineup just for the sake of having the new shiny toy in the lineup.
They were arguably the best line against the Rangers.What "working line" would be kept in tact? McGroarty-Eller-Puljujarvi was great for 1 pre-season game and generally look invisible in the two games it was a line in the regular season.
Either way, this is just proving my point that this place picks and chooses when it wants to apply "accountability" to players and lineup decisions. This place does the same thing Sullivan does but just favoring young players rather than favoring veterans.
No.The important context is that Dubas and Sullivan said in preseason that there will be roster spots open. Imo Puljujarvi and MCG played well enough in these games to earn a chance to play as members of a working line.
What message does it send to young players when you work your tail off, play good hockey and then get scratched? Same goes for JSI.