GDT: GDT#4| Penguins vs. Redwings | Wed, Oct. 18 2023 7:30 PM EST|LCA| Hey, it's My B-Day, all I want is a Karlsson good game...

[metalan2]

I said to myself after the first shot went in.. "this would be the only goal we score if this was last year" lol. I truly thought we'd keep it going tonight, but sadly we are the same team as we've been for 3 seasons.

Inconsistent with zero semblance of bottom six scoring or even a threat too.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I still think we win this.

Reported for unfettered optimism.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

7 shots through 28 minutes. Wake up please. Stop throwing away points.

 

[ColePens]

Wow... first shot of the period... too much passing

 

[Darren McCord]

I am just so disappointed in our bottom 6. A bunch of Craig Adams out there.

Good thing we are keeping up random defensemen they won’t play instead of trying other options

 

[sovietsanta87]

the whole team is floating right now. No real energy or effort. So annoying

 

[Andy99]

Disappointed in POJ-Ruh tonight…they’re getting exposed badly

 

[Empoleon8771]

I honestly don't know if I recall a single thing the Crosby line has done today. I feel like Malkin's line has like 75% of the shots they have.

 

[JTG]

He'll fix them eventually but I'm not sure that's something he can do mid season

I don't think he needs to fix all of them. I'd like to see him go and get some nutsos for the 4th line that can forecheck and create some chaos. You really just need them to be able to possess the puck. We need to get Ruhwedel back to #7. Those are really the two big ones for me.

My fear with Dubas is that he doesn't have it in him to make hard shakeups like Patrick was able to do in the 90's. That team revolted when Patrick traded Recchi...and it lead to a Cup. Maybe he includes Rust or Jake in a deal that kind of changes the complexion of the team? Dubas couldn't do that in Toronto. I'm hoping he learned a lesson.

 

[ColePens]

He fired that pass 300mph and DeB just took it and fired it. That was awesome.

Hey f*** it.. Carter has been good defensively in this game. Nieto and Accairi f***ing suck.

 

[JTG]

He fired that pass 300mph and DeB just took it and fired it. That was awesome.

This Larkin line may be one of my favorites in the league. If you appreciate skating these guys are incredible. I'd love to see them live.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

@Andy99 Called it. DOC got a shot.

 

[Andy99]

We’re not getting to the Wings net…perimeter all the time

@Andy99 Called it. DOC got a shot.

Perimeter shot lol

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Why? Goalie isp laying awful and our bad players are playing mediocre to bad. We haven't had a shot in 10 minutes.

Hockey is a sport of momemtum, you just gotta ride the waves.

Also it’s only 2-1. I’d be mad if I was a Wings fan rn. Feels like we’re going to steal at least a point.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Im going to make some f***ing popcorn

@ColePens a summa cum laude graduate of GrimReaper's school of drug and alcohol use during games

 

[SEALBound]

Carter's effort level that last shift was abysmal.

I don't think I've seen him "skate hard" once this season.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

I am just so disappointed in our bottom 6. A bunch of Craig Adams out there.

I'm not really sure what we expect from the bottom 6. Nobody has ever been a scorer there except for Carter like 10 years ago.

It definitely isn't built to score so if you expect scoring you will be disappointed.

All you can hope is EK puts the puck on a platter for a few of these guys and they are gifted some goals.

Outside of that your not going to see any career reinvigoration. They are who they are.

 

[NeedleInTheHay]

They look like this with 4 days off? Wtf

 

[Trade]

Still waiting on Nieto to do anything of substance

 

[66-30-33]

They look like this with 4 days off? Wtf

They are old, they needed at least a year.

 

[PaulD]

pens look really bad

back to Sully hockey ...... the "stick-to-it-ive-ness"......"need to work on our consistency"......"can't win if ya beat your self"....."take care of the details"
"i thought Rusty was good"

 

[tom_servo]

I'm not really sure what we expect from the bottom 6. Nobody has ever been a scorer there except for Carter like 10 years ago.

It definitely isn't built to score so if you expect scoring you will be disappointed.

All you can hope is EK puts the puck on a platter for a few of these guys and they are gifted some goals.

Outside of that your not going to see any career reinvigoration. They are who they are.

I think it's fair to expect one combined goal through four games.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I'm not really sure what we expect from the bottom 6. Nobody has ever been a scorer there except for Carter like 10 years ago.

It definitely isn't built to score so if you expect scoring you will be disappointed.

All you can hope is EK puts the puck on a platter for a few of these guys and they are gifted some goals.

Outside of that your not going to see any career reinvigoration. They are who they are.

I think it's pining for the days of the HBK line, which we were spoiled with and not the standard across the league.

 

[Big Poppa Pump]

They look like this with 4 days off? Wtf

They played better on their 2nd of a back to back, but there's time left...

 

[Ben White]

What on earth is wrong with Pettersson?? He just refuses to give EK the puck when EK is open. He rather just dump it out, dump it in or play it directly to a forward in a bad position. It’s not even his job to play the puck to forwards unless he has to. EK will 9 times out of 10 find a better play than Pettersson does so if EK is open you just give him the damn puck. That needs to be Pettersson’s #1 mission whenever he gets the puck - check if EK is open, option #2 - do something else. If Pettersson can’t cope with that they need to be separated. Right now it’s just a waste of time offensively to have them out there together.