Post-Game Talk: Pens beat the cup champs convincingly

[Tender Rip]

Streaking! What a weird team .

 

[OtherThingsILike]

 

[OtherThingsILike]

Apparently, it was Pettersson's anniversary today. That must be why he scored a goal.

 

[Rudy Russo]

Comically outplayed, our players were outclassed and Sullivan's system was outclassed.
Jarry shat the bed at the end but the team defense was ripped to shreds for like 45 minutes. You blame Jarry but you can't blame Jarry when the team is hemorrhaging chances like that.

Nieto is one of the worst players we have had in years. Shea is also brutal.

Letang >> Karlsson, again.

DOC skating full speed at a 45 degree angle into the net was hilarious.

Pool Party or Glass> Nieto
Aho or Filip Kral > Shea

 

[Turin]

Apparently, it was Pettersson's anniversary today. That must be why he scored a goal.

A masterclass.

 

[Gurglesons]

It's funny that Pickering has more NHL points than AHL points, in fewer games played.

Is it?

The AHL defense is absolute shit.

People don't grasp that when they judge some of the pieces down there.

It's like Poulin the last few years. He was playing with basically no one and people expected him to put up a PPG.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Lol we are totally going to be buyers not sellers at the deadline, aren't we?

 

[BusinessGoose]

Disgusting, even in a win

Lol we are totally going to be buyers not sellers at the deadline, aren't we?

Dubas is in the process of his greatest pivot

 

[Pancakes]

I mean lord knows the Pens have lost 1000 games under Sullivan where they played well enough to win but found a way to lose so I'll take it

 

[HandshakeLine]

I mean lord knows the Pens have lost 1000 games under Sullivan where they played well enough to win but found a way to lose so I'll take it

I think we should appreciate the win, but it's just sort of underscoring how we're not actually in a rebuild, at least not a committed one.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

I guess the new plan is to play well enough to just miss the playoffs and get a 14th overall pick. I was starting to get excited for a top pick too.

 

[Pancakes]

I think we should appreciate the win, but it's just sort of underscoring how we're not actually in a rebuild, at least not a committed one.

You're not wrong but I'm just gonna enjoy them winning games while they are. While there's still a shot at the playoffs I'd always rather they win than lose. And the east is so bad this year that they do have a shot somehow.

Maybe it's just a dead cat bounce and they'll go right back to sucking soon but life is short enjoy the good moments while they're there etc.

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Pick's got a giant head. He could barely fit that huge helmet over his noggin.

 

[HandshakeLine]

You're not wrong but I'm just gonna enjoy them winning games while they are. While there's still a shot at the playoffs I'd always rather they win than lose. And the east is so bad this year that they do have a shot somehow.

Maybe it's just a dead cat bounce and they'll go right back to sucking soon but life is short enjoy the good moments while they're there etc.


Pick's got a giant head. He could barely fit that huge helmet over his noggin.

For sure. No shame in enjoying beating the reigning champs.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Meh. We still suck

 

[Zbynek]

41 - 16 shots on goal is insane.

What is Sullivan's obsession with Shea? Dude sucks. Oh wait. Born in Milton, Massachusetts. Of course.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

High shooting % gets you points you don't deserve more than anything else.
Textbook case tonight.

 

[McGroarty2]

Tomasino and Pickering have been terrific additions to make the team younger. Dubas needs to keep doing that, especially with that horrid 4th line.

Waive Nieto and call up Gruden.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Waive Nieto and call up Gruden.

Hasn't Bemstrom earned a call-up? 18 points in 16 games down in Wilkes.
Broz and Koivunen doing pretty well too.

Hard to be worse than Nieto right now. He's not even providing good defense.
Acciari pointless in 11 and a -6 in that time. Don't see the point of him playing either right now.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

 

[HandshakeLine]

Hard to be worse than Nieto right now. He's not even providing good defense.

He's aiming for the Jansen Harkins trophy, gotta respect his compete level.

 

[ncm7772]

Happy they won.

Man, the blown leads. Never seen anything like it.

He's aiming for the Jansen Harkins trophy, gotta respect his compete level.

Has a deceptively good shot.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Waive Nieto and call up Gruden.

Gruden will never see the ice in a Pens jersey. He’s far too feisty.

 

[eXile3]

The fact Nieto who has zero points and Acciari who is on pace for 15 points, are playing over Puljujarvi is mind boggling to me.

What version of NHL does Sullivan think we’re in that he can ice players devoid of any skill.

 

[Zbynek]

Waive Nieto and call up Gruden.

Laughs in Sullivan

 

[Zbynek]

Matt Nieto - played at Boston University
Kevin Hayes - from Boston
Ryan Shea - from Boston
Noel Acciari - from Rhode Island (60 miles from Boston)
David Quinn - from Rhode Island (60 miles from Boston)

How am i just realizing this?