Imagine how the Penguins' fans feel. With a team supposedly built for immediate success ( with their expensive, aging core of Crosby, Malkin, Letang & Karlson) having to watch their team being largely out played by a mediocre, wounded Montreal team and needing an 11 round shoot-out to win. Things could always be worse.
When I was told about da rebuild I imagined players like Sid and Bedard, not Barron and Beck.
Image you had to suffer watching Crosby and Malkin for 20 years and had to witness the horror of winning 3 cups. Then on top of that you had to watch two future HOF legends finish their career with your team. That must be horrible no doubt. All teams must go thru a cycle eventually.
Don't think Maurice Richard and Jean Béliveau are still playing
No worries Marty's learning too and Geoff Magoo is okay with that.
I had more pleasure watching L'antichambre rip MSL a new ahole.
Malkin is close to retirement. He's not very good anymore that's for sure. But try to imagine you had the chance to witness this guys for the last 18 years. I think it would ease the pain of watching your team slowly crumble at the and of an era.
They also played night before, dressed their backup, survived 3 straight calls one in ot, have 4 forwards on IR. Pretty sure they are happy with the 2 pts.
Gallagher is f***ing useless to be honest, always yapping and bitching like he always did but now he can't back it up. His contract is going to hurt us.
I don't have a problem with him, just sometimes I do question his call. Like in the SO last night, quite a few players I would have sent out before the ones he did. But c'est la vie, he is developing as well as the younger players are. He will make mistakes, see how he adapts going forward
Remember he keeps preaching the same 5-elements if you listen carefully:
Msl has his favorites on this team... Totally agree he should be playing more. Maybe sit 7 goal Caufield in OT and put in Ylonen?
