Post-Game Talk: Harkins appreciation night
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So that Sharks pick, Pens will probably pick between 10-15 anyway and boy do we need that pick for a team like this. To see Dubas give that away to allow this coach to make everything he's done look like shit, you wonder if he's brave enough to fire Sullivan or does he keep him because he has no choice thanks to FSG.
We should just watch the Wbs team now.
We should just watch the Wbs team now.
Luigi Lemieux
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It's inexplicable. Could have two strong lines if he moves guentzel to Malkin. Fifty games in and he hasn't even tried it.
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Ragamuffin Gunner
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Back under 50% to make the POs at 46%. That honestly seems high.
I could have guessed we'd be here before the season started but I never would have guessed it was because we were a non-scorning snooze fest. I figured we'd be all in on O and struggle to keep the puck out of the net. Great jot Sully!
I could have guessed we'd be here before the season started but I never would have guessed it was because we were a non-scorning snooze fest. I figured we'd be all in on O and struggle to keep the puck out of the net. Great jot Sully!
For sure we're gonna go on a run just to sniff the play-off and then fall flat after the TDL
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
I'm mostly just glad we played the right way and that the coaches are happy with it.
It's just a funny narrative. That ok, we all like Crosby, consistent and a good leader, elite skill etc. But the thing is if he's playing well and isn't having trouble producing, then why not drop Guentzel down to Malkin's line for a week and throw Smith with Crosby and Rust. You'd essentially have a "version" of Kunitz, Crosby, Dupuis right there.
Then you go - Guentzel, Malkin, Rakell.
The 3rd and 4th line, well the 4th line specifically is a mess because Harkins and White are there and if anyone wants to be honest with themselves, Lars Eller should be the 4C. But then this team has no 3C again, Lars is who Dubas brought in based on how Sullivan liked to murder his 3C with the worst usage imaginable, Lars is Sully proof, but then it's the issue of Sullivan basically using the 3C like a 4C that's the main problem to begin with.
So what you're saying is there's no chance, lol.
You have to admire the hard work, sticktoitiveness, and that they got to their game.
Josey Wales
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WOW it took till the 7th Post to blame The Coaching
McGroarty2
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Yea, I'm giving up hope. I've always been a die hard and hopeful, even during the 02-04 years, but this team just isn't fun to watch anymore. Too much vanilla. 5,11 190 lb top 6 forwards and no physical presence on D minus Ludvig. Pettersson tries but I carried his weight in high school at 5'9. I'd love to see a Bogosian type or two on this D. Kunitz, Asham and Engelland are favs of mine, just their hard nosed style of play. It's hard watching the current style. Zucker was the heart and sole of this team. Crosby attempts to light a fire but he can't carry the team like he used to, nothing against him, he is a top 5 all time. Coaching blows. /end rant.
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And boy wonder somehow concluded that our 2 big adds should be 30+. Let’s also sign Jake for too much for too long.
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The Penguins losing a one goal game because their power play is a disaster? At this point deja vu doesn't even begin to describe it, it's more like Groundhog Day: Penguin Edition.
Many have mentioned the sequence with Geno holding the puck at the end but I would like to give another telling example of why the Penguins score so few goals - 5:20 left in the third, the dying seconds of a power play. Rakell shoots a weak, telegraphed one-timer from the blue line with absolutely no traffic. I know the old adage is that it's never a bad play to put the puck on net but like many old adages it's not exactly a universal recipe for success, to put it mildly. The Penguins tend to either go for shots like the above that any NHL goalie can save in his sleep or tick-tack-toe plays that make for highlight reel goals when they work but work very, very rarely.
Helleyback is a great goalie, don't get me wrong, he might well have allowed only one even if the Pens tried something different but they barely made him sweat. And this happens way too often. The second power play unit seemed to think Eller was the trigger-man and he couldn't even put more than one shot on net. Sid and Geno have a combined zero shots on goal on the PP and one overall.
EK65 finally showing flashes of what made him a superstar but it doesn't matter because our team can't score in a brothel. Experience Sullivan hockey.
P.S. That feeling when you see a guy from your team on semi-breakaway, get excited only to hear to the name Harkins and realize immediately that there will be no goal. Priceless.
Many have mentioned the sequence with Geno holding the puck at the end but I would like to give another telling example of why the Penguins score so few goals - 5:20 left in the third, the dying seconds of a power play. Rakell shoots a weak, telegraphed one-timer from the blue line with absolutely no traffic. I know the old adage is that it's never a bad play to put the puck on net but like many old adages it's not exactly a universal recipe for success, to put it mildly. The Penguins tend to either go for shots like the above that any NHL goalie can save in his sleep or tick-tack-toe plays that make for highlight reel goals when they work but work very, very rarely.
Helleyback is a great goalie, don't get me wrong, he might well have allowed only one even if the Pens tried something different but they barely made him sweat. And this happens way too often. The second power play unit seemed to think Eller was the trigger-man and he couldn't even put more than one shot on net. Sid and Geno have a combined zero shots on goal on the PP and one overall.
EK65 finally showing flashes of what made him a superstar but it doesn't matter because our team can't score in a brothel. Experience Sullivan hockey.
P.S. That feeling when you see a guy from your team on semi-breakaway, get excited only to hear to the name Harkins and realize immediately that there will be no goal. Priceless.
Zbynek
Jarry friggin sucks dude
Josey Wales
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Zbynek
Jarry friggin sucks dude
Josey Wales
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Mario Got Zubov Traded because Mario didn't like How he played on the PP & didn't like him personally! & goit Kevin Hatcher in return & Jagr's Pissboy was Kip Miller & the 1st thing The Craps did when trading for Jagr was sign Miller
that’s not what DK says…none of this is Sullivan’s fault…just ask him lol
Blaming Mike Sullivan for Penguins' zero-sum forwards is ... wow, no
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Want to blame the coach? Go nuts. In this city, the home of the magnificent Canadian Museum of Human Rights, the main message emblazoned at the entrance emphasizes free speech above all else. Pretty sure it applies to casual hockey talk, too.
Yep, the main problem is Geno according to our media lol
ThosePuckingPenguins
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Huh that’s weird. I remember last year he actually started to criticize Sullivan a little bit here and there.that’s not what DK says…none of this is Sullivan’s fault…just ask him lol
Blaming Mike Sullivan for Penguins' zero-sum forwards is ... wow, no
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Want to blame the coach? Go nuts. In this city, the home of the magnificent Canadian Museum of Human Rights, the main message emblazoned at the entrance emphasizes free speech above all else. Pretty sure it applies to casual hockey talk, too.www.dkpittsburghsports.com
If you listen to any of his podcasts, he defends Sullivan so hard you would think he was his agent or getting a kickback when his new contract kicks in lol
If you don't get 3 of 4 points in the next two games, season's over IMO. Middling results won't be recoverable.
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