Post-Game Talk: NY Rangers @ Penguins | 4/6/19 - 7PM - MSG

[Chaels Arms]

It'll be 2-1 and Strome will tie it late with assists from Brickley and Namestnikov.

None of them are on the team this time next year.

A Hall of Fame center goes one spot ahead of us and we found out Gorton had him 1OA on his list.

Yeah but we would have built some great character.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Getting real tired of this feel good narrative being preached about Smith.

POS signed a huge contract and completely slacked off, and his game has fallen off a cliff. But he started hustling every shift like he should have been doing already, so let’s shower him with praise.

He's played well this year. I don't care what anybody says.

 

[Machinehead]

How bad do the Pens really need the game, though?

Win and you play a hot, hungry Islanders team coached by the guy who solved your puzzle last year.

Lose and you play a Washington team you've eliminated 19 times.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Well, I'm switching over to this game.

Were we skating with them all period? I'm concerned.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Why can’t this team just win when we want and ****ING LOSE WHEN WE WANT?!?!

The latter is so ****ING easy

What can't you understand about players being not wanting to lose intentionally. It's not in their DNA. You have been wishing they lost for 82 games now. Stop fing whining.

 

[Chaels Arms]

If this were a playoff game Smith would have tripped over the puck, crashed into Murray and gotten called for goalie interference.

 

[bl02]

How bad do the Pens really need the game, though?

Win and you play a hot, hungry Islanders team coached by the guy who solved your puzzle last year.

Lose and you play a Washington team you've eliminated 19 times.

I take the islanders on no doubt I don’t care if they have Scotty bowman in his prime. Plus if isles lose and they win they have home ice

 

[bl02]

If this were a playoff game Smith would have tripped over the puck, crashed into Murray and gotten called for goalie interference.

I would say that’s when he shined best. Those 2017 playoffs he was incredible and nasty

 

[Harbour Dog]

He's played well this year. I don't care what anybody says.

Yeah, he's been one of, if not our best fourth liner, and he was solid on D for most of his time there.

That doesn't excuse coming into camp out of shape last year, and he hasn't earned his pay. But in the roles he's played this year, he's been good.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

He's played well this year. I don't care what anybody says.

He’s demonstrated he’s a competent fourth line forward. We’re paying him money to be a middle pairing defenseman and he can’t even earn a spot on our revolving door of a D core.

And his inability to earn a spot is entirely his fault, that’s the best part. It’s not injury, getting older, etc. He blew it.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Atta boy Shatty.

Clearly a Gorton plant.

 

[LORDE]

What can't you understand about players being not wanting to lose intentionally. It's not in their DNA. You have been wishing they lost for 82 games now. Stop fing whining.

I have and I won’t stop because it’s whats best in the long term and I completely understand everything u have bitched about all 82 games... u just seem to put pride before honest assements and cerebral contemplation. Sometimes u lose the battle to win the war... but if all u do is play checkers I’m sure chess seems boring and mundane.

 

[Machinehead]

He was always a very hard-working player, Joe.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Pens continuing to play like a bunch of morons

 

[Tob]

I have and I won’t stop because it’s whats best in the long term and I completely understand everything u have *****ed about all 82 games... u just seem to put pride before honest assements and cerebral contemplation. Sometimes u lose the battle to win the war... but if all u do is play checkers I’m sure chess seems boring and mundane.

He brings this up once a week.

 

[nyrage]

I thought for sure Staal would score against all odds there.

 

[Ghost of jas]

So even the Penguins PP looks like crap.

 

[Krams]

How bad do the Pens really need the game, though?

Win and you play a hot, hungry Islanders team coached by the guy who solved your puzzle last year.

Lose and you play a Washington team you've eliminated 19 times.

Except for last year, which is the most relevant one

 

[Machinehead]

Staal scoring would be the ultimate knife in the back.

All the big games he's played, and all the times he could have helped us, and all the times he's hurt us by sucking in those games, he can't be good now.

 

[Machinehead]

Except for last year, which is the most relevant one

Yeah, but the guy who coached that team is coaching the Islanders.

I'm sure the Pens are going to try and win and would like the higher seed, but I wouldn't go so far as to say they "need" this game.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Yeah, he's been one of, if not our best fourth liner, and he was solid on D for most of his time there.

That doesn't excuse coming into camp out of shape last year, and he hasn't earned his pay. But in the roles he's played this year, he's been good.

Yes, last year was on him and a disaster for the guy but this year he came to camp in shape and ready to play. He may not be worth 4 mil a year but he's still been good in his role.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

The Rangers should be banned for trolling

 

[will1066]

The thing with Strome is he seldom makes mistakes

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Why is Hank not playing? I mean honestly

It’s shitty thing to say but he should be playing today

 

[effen]

There goes that worthless lump Brendan Smith, backchecking at 100 MPH and stealing the puck. What a POS.