Pre-Game Talk: How bad do we get smoked by the Pens? Hockey game to be played on 10/17 (lol)

[will1066]

Remember how bad the Penguins were when they had an abysmal coach and then they fired him and won two Cups?

You know Bylsma is almost an anagram of abysmal.

 

[JT Kreider]

Remember how bad the Penguins were when they had an abysmal coach and then they fired him and won two Cups?

They also had two of the best centers in the league, a top 5 scoring winger and one of the best scoring defensemen in the league. Were 0-4 in those key areas (and no Shatterkink isn't in the same ballpark as Letang).

The Penguins failures were more of an indictment how bad Bylsma was at the end and how out of his league Johnston was. Even worse than AV.

 

[Irishguy42]

This is a good jinx thread.

 

[Machinehead]

They also had two of the best centers in the league, a top 5 scoring winger and one of the best scoring defensemen in the league. Were 0-4 in those key areas (and no Shatterkink isn't in the same ballpark as Letang).

The Penguins failures were more of an indictment how bad Bylsma was at the end and how out of his league Johnston was. Even worse than AV.

There's always an excuse why we can't win, so we should just sit here and accept problems that are easy to fix.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

7-2 loss incoming.

 

[SA16]

Well according to the oddsmakers the games a complete toss up so we probably don't get crushed

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Im gunna go with a bold call here...

Rangers win 5-0

 

[haohmaru]

Rangers are supposed to lose so that's why they'll probably take this one.

 

[Bob Richards]

1-6 would be pretty not chill so we should definitely try to avoid that.

 

[Baby Punisher]

They should forfeit the game. The Penquins that is.

 

[Jauffre]

Can we make a quick trade and have all the new guys score in bunches a la Brass, Clowe, and John Moore in what was it, 2012-13? Let's get Duchene in here so he can have a 4 point debut, Rangers win 7-2, and AV's seat cools down a few degrees.

 

[Hire Sather]

Remember how bad the Penguins were when they had an abysmal coach and then they fired him and won two Cups?

It's amazing, I think about all the time.

Them winning 2 cups after we beat them two years in a row... never could see it coming. Then again having Crosby and Malkin helps.

 

[will1066]

If we can play fast, we'll win. I do not really care that they have the best player in the world.

 

[chosen]

I'm not sure how putting Buchnevich, who has been one of the three forwards on this team who has atleast been generating offensive opportunities, with Grabner and Carey or Cracknell is supposed to change things.

It may not work, but "stacking" the first line sure ain't working.

 

[chosen]

Every line is playing like trash because they're together for two shifts before he changes them again.

Factually incorrect.

The 1st line has been together for nearly every shift and has 1 even strength goal.

 

[Gardner McKay]

7-2 loss incoming.

I'm guessing a 6-1 OTL

 

[Killem Dafoe]

I too think we will either win or lose this game.

 

[eco's bones]

Hope I'm wrong but personally I think we're getting killed here. 6-2. 9-4. Whatever--The Penguins are going to score a lot in this one.

 

[Ail]

I kinda hope they beat the record worst start to a season. I love watching them make history.

 

[Griffinbw]

Excited to see Desharnais shut down Malkin.... AV the genius

 

[Brief Candle]

6-3 Pens, however at some point we either tie the game or take a short-lived lead. Postgame talks about how we did a lot of things right and how the pens "Capitalized on their chances".

 

[Kovalev27]

The first line hasn’t done nothing at Even Strength. They actually got plenty of rope and did nothing.

Needed a change there. What I don’t get is ada goes from healthy scratch to top pair against 87??? This is totally a sacrificing so he can get Holden back in. How does ada get back in that spot but Shattenkirk can’t? We just have him 6 million dollars. What for??

 

[will1066]

Excited to see Desharnais shut down Malkin.... AV the genius

Maybe he's just speeding up the tank. Genius, indeed.

 

[will1066]

Glanced at my cell phone last night at 61%. Now, just saw it at 22%. It's a sign.

 

[Rangers in 7]

this is the type of game the rangers win and we are all like wow, this team isnt that bad

this is still a good team regardless of how the season has gone so far....i dont think many of you would have predicted a start this poor