Speculation: Penguins off day talk thread: Yes, Sully is still the coach

[Randy Butternubs]

DOC did everything in WBS while being a point-per-game player. Played all three positions. Is 6'3" and a decent skater.

At the very least he's a serviceable, cheap 4th liner. And at best he's a complimentary top 6 winger (aka a third wheel who doesn't look too out of place playing with more skilled forwards). The reality is that he's likely somewhere in between trending on the lower end of that spectrum.

Player-comparison-wise, I think his low-end is Kunhackl and his upper end being the good version of Matt Beleskey.

 

[Andy99]

Who? Jarry vs this guy tonight…we’ll probably make him look like a Vezina candidate tonight lol, par for the course



Great lol



I thought they were spoiled brats lol

 

[Darren McCord]

Harkins continuing to get a spot on this team is a joke.

Dude doesn’t PK no pp and has been awful 5 on 5 recently

 

[Kiith Nabaal]

Not sure what Adams is up to these days, he doesn't work for a team or anything.

Maybe he retired but I thought he went to work for some investment bank in Boston

 

[Josey Wales]

Maybe he retired but I thought he went to work for some investment bank in Boston

or just getting his bosses coffee & snitching on co workers

 

[Icarium]

Can't have a tired Jarry in goal in the playoffs if you don't make the playoffs. Sully is truly a visionary.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Of course. Right as Acciari has been finding his stride and getting comfortable, he gets injured.

Was thinking the same thing. He's finally looking like the guy we were hoping for when he was signed and then he gets hurt.

 

[Josey Wales]

Harkins continuing to get a spot on this team is a joke.

Dude doesn’t PK no pp and has been awful 5 on 5 recently

PSSSSSSSSST 2/3 of the 4th line is out

 

[Andy99]

lol…please don’t be true…

 

[Josey Wales]

 

[SomeDude]

**** off with Haskins on the 3rd line. I don’t care how many injuries there are. He’s not an NHL player.

 

[Icarium]

Must be false news, the Penguins clearly haven't done any power play drills in months.

 

[Andy99]

 

[McGroarty2]

Maybe try jump staring Malkin/Smith by swapping Rust and O'Connor. Would rather have Gruden up over Harkins.

Guentzel Crosby O'Connor
Smith Malkin Rust
Zohorna Eller Hinostroza
Gruden Koppanen Carter

 

[Andy99]

Yes, let’s keep that failed L2 and bottom
Six exactly the same lol

 

[Victor Z]

I know we're all supposed to hate Ryan Graves, but really -- Pettersson getting power play time instead of him?

Edit: having Petts out there must be for the sole purpose of "at least let's try not to give up a shortie".

 

[Empoleon8771]

Putting Letang at the top of the PP and Karlsson on the left half-wall is actually an idea I'm 100% supportive of seeing.

Let Karlsson be the Kessel type of distributor in that kind of role.

 

[Icarium]

Letang is on the point, while Karlsson and Malkin are on the half walls.

The way things are going I fully expect the strategy with this set-up to revolve around Letang repeatedly trying (and as usual failing) to dish out one-timer passes.

 

[Josey Wales]

Per the NHL's media site, Penguins forward Matt Nieto is now listed as being on injured reserve. He missed Saturday's game due to an undisclosed injury.

 

[DrDangles]

Given how unremarkable our glut of depth dmen have been I think Ty Smith deserves a look sooner rather than later.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

The way things are going I fully expect the strategy with this set-up to revolve around Letang repeatedly trying (and as usual failing) to dish out one-timer passes.

Either that or shooting into PKer shinpads and causing even more SH opportunities against.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Given how unremarkable our glut of depth dmen have been I think Ty Smith deserves a look sooner rather than later.

Ludvig and Shea have both been good. Not sure why they're a problem or they need to be replaced.

 

[ChaosAgent]

**** off with Haskins on the 3rd line. I don’t care how many injuries there are. He’s not an NHL player.

Haskins is deceased, yet this still applies oddly.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Gotta get the Geno line going consistently. Without it we're a one line team where the one line is driven by a guy who is 36 years old.

 

[DrDangles]

Ludvig and Shea have both been good. Not sure why they're a problem or they need to be replaced.

I agree with Ludvig so far, but Shea is a warm body imo.