Post-Game Talk: Game VI Pens loss to Stars: Our Stars can’t dance

[Flying Dego]

UMMMMM I was watching & Going to Pens Games before you were even a gleam in your Daddy's eyes

That makes it all the more sad with your inability to understand this sport. Good luck sir, God bless.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

OH BOY Junior You Got me !! Here a a Medal

Thanks

 

[Ryder71]

Everything they do makes them look their age.

The 4th line is Adams-Vitale-Glass level of worthlessness. Every single one of them.

The 3rd line appeared to be taking more initiative in the offensive zone which was nice to see.

PP sucks. Way too much passing with little organization.

Father time is undefeated.

 

[Pancakes]

Honestly, I cannot understand how anybody could be vehemently against moving Jake or firing Sullivan at this point. Jake's a nothingmancer if Sid's not tearing ass around the ice, and he's the one (1) single asset that's movable. As for Sully, I expect him to be here longer than Sid, but I'll keep banging the "fire that loser" drum like I have for years at this point.

This team's been beyond mid-season trades and tweaks at the TDL or in FA for several years. The supporting cast isn't good enough for a core group of 36 year olds who need more, consistent help.

At this point I'll take any kind of change and I've been one of the proponents of keeping Jake.

But im tired of watching this mess. Do whatever with it except for trading Sid/Geno/Letang (unless they ask out)

 

[66-30-33]

If we suck badly enough we'll keep the 2024 first and then there will be a ton of trades that get us even more picks at the deadline. Losing the 2025 first at that point would suck ass but what are ya gonna do.

And since we already suck it's not like a new coach is likely to make things much worse....might even see a new coach bump enough to get a mediocre pick instead of a lottery one lol

Imagine Pens winning the 2025 lottery and it going to San Jose...woof.

 

[Josey Wales]

Even I am not that big of a Sullivan defender.

Neither am I said if the offseason Sid, Geno & Letang are O L D

 

[ChaosAgent]

The whole sequence where Letang came out of the box, played as a forward, it was a cluster, sorta stayed on for a line change...then it was a cluster, then Ned left his net by 40 feet...

Emblematic.
If Letang is cooked and Graves is bad, what chance do we realistically have?

Yeah fire Sully. Whatever.
But it's time to start tearing this thing down. EK can be flipped, easily. Jake. Petts. Rakell.
This team is going to be bottoming out this year one way or another.

 

[MrBurghundy]

This is a team that's in dire need of young hungry scoring talent. Until they get it, they aren't going anywhere.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

I genuinely think we could have a losing streak of 10, out of the playoffs by December/January, then miss the playoffs before they consider it in the Summer.

Mid season I think it would seriously take a 15-20 game losing streak.

If it begins to effect ticket sales, significantly, then I think FSG will begin to take notice

 

[Coastal Kev]

OH BOY Junior You Got me !! Here is a Medal

Why not share your best insight that you have ever shared here. Something you saw early......

crickets

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

I think Dubas may move Rakell.

Rakell seems to be emulating 2022-23 Rust. He looks like shit and is petulant. Why can't he be a killer support wing?

 

[wgknestrick]

Positives:
Love what I'm seeing from Geno. His legs are moving. He's seeing the ice well. Using his linemates well. Backchecking. Forechecking. He's a beast
Eller, Acciari, O'Connor look good. Creating lots of chances out there. We need a 3rd line that can do this.
I thought Shea had a good game. Ludvig was looking good, too, until the hit
This was a weak game form Karlsson but I still love his vision and things he's able to do out there.
Other than that cluster-eff of a 3rd goal, Ned made some good stops today.
I thought Guentzel was very noticeable tonight.

Negatives:
PP. They generated a ton of good chances tonight but the result was still a goose egg.
Crosby. He looked good at times, but not a 60-minute effort from the captain.
Team defense. Just bad. Turnovers everywhere.

2-4 to start the season is horrific, and we have Colorado in town on Thursday. How bad does it need to get for the GM to axe the coach?

We beat the CAPs though, amirite?

Team only has wins against flames and the worst team in hockey.

 

[Dessloch]

Dubas signed Graves, just saying, Dubas made alot of bad moves, he managed to make us worse.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Neither am I said if the offseason Sid, Geno & Letang are O L D

Weird, yet you won't mention any criticism at all towards Sully. And use whataboutisms against the teams stars

 

[Rudy Russo]

If we suck now we will lose either our 1st in 2024 or unprotected 2025 1st

And what will we get for him? I'm not so sure his value outwardly is all that high.


Jake might have a lot of value in a sign and trade scenario.

I wouldn't be surprised if they moved both before the trading deadline.

 

[Ugene Magic]

This is a team that's in dire need of young hungry scoring talent. Until they get it, they aren't going anywhere.

So depth...

 

[Pancakes]

Imagine Pens winning the 2025 lottery and it going to San Jose...woof.

And somehow Sully will still be here in that scenario

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

If it begins to effect ticket sales, significantly, then I think FSG will begin to take notice

This shit continues we will see so many gold seat backs long before February. Fan support will evaporate in a hurry, core or no core.

 

[Rudy Russo]

Imagine Pens winning the 2025 lottery and it going to San Jose...woof.

Uncle Gary wouldn't allow it.

 

[Ryder71]

I wouldn't be surprised if they moved both before the trading deadline.

If we're on our current trajectory I think you'd be right, very possible.

 

[66-30-33]

And somehow Sully will still be here in that scenario

This is where one of these "" needs to be added to the "like" button along with the love eyes, laughing, and shocked face.

 

[ChaosAgent]

If we get the 8th pick or something, just please let SJS have it. We're a top 3 team next year, at best.

 

[Ryder71]

So depth...

I would also say that regarding the top six and despite some awesome offensive flurries, we're not converting as well as we'll need to in winning games.

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

They lose the next three games at home. The boy wonder would have no choice but to fire Sullivan.

Your optimism is adorable.

 

[molon labe]

In fairness to the bottom 6, which is trash-

Smith (5M) and Rakell (5M) make as much as the entire bottom 6 combined. And they have pretty much been nonfactors offensively (called that long ago with Smith). Dubas jumped the gun getting Smith for free. His test will be getting value out of him to bring in the banger we needed in the first place (Kunitz type).

I'd hate to give up on Rakell based on his successes with both Sid and Geno..but man even when he shoots it never feels like the puck is gonna go in. Still, I'd move on from Smith a hell of a lot faster if we're shipping out some of our top 6. Dude should get about another dozen games to show a pulse here.