Post-Game Talk: Pens/Isles Game 1: Home Ice + Good Matchup all for nothing

[Shaftception]

They literally win this game going away with even average goaltending.

That's either something that should bolster their confidence going forward because Jarry can't possibly play this bad again, or it completely wrecks their confidence because of their recent history of poor goaltending.

Hope for scenario 1.

I think they can make some system adjustments to cut down on the scoring chances off the rush, which were 3 of the Isles 4 goals. Cut that out, make them earn their chances, have Jarry pull his head out of his ass, and I'm confident it's not time to panic yet.

Game 2 will tell the story. If the Isles continue getting scoring chances off the rush due to our own poor mental mistakes and Jarry continues to shit the bed, well we know where that leads.

I'm remaining hopeful, for now. Hope DeSmith gets healthy quick.

 

[Turin]

Jarry sucks ass when he has time off.

 

[BeatenLikeRentedMule]

Isles own Pens. History has proven that.

 

[The Sodfather]

I know it's low hanging fruit level to blame a loss on goaltending but, uhhhhhh. I'm gonna do it anyway. Jarry was out to lunch on at least two out of the first three goals. I'll give Pamieri credit for a great shot in a small area on the winner. But, it should have been a Pens win in regulation. He better un-f**k himself or this is going back to the island down 0-2.

 

[ncm7772]

Just massively disappointed. I guess that's par for the course. When the game is on the line, the Pens don't come through anymore. Maybe the end of the era. Maybe i'm just really pissed off right now.

Pathetic. It just felt that way the whole time. Here's to game 2.

Starting to feel that way. 3rd year in a row where they don’t show up in the playoffs.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Tough. Have to close out games you have the lead in the 3rd in. Big on Kap to even things up.

Gotta win the next one.

Why did Palmieri have to wake up now @Soggy Biscuit

 

[Pittsburgh1776]

Just massively disappointed. I guess that's par for the course. When the game is on the line, the Pens don't come through anymore. Maybe the end of the era. Maybe i'm just really pissed off right now.

Pathetic. It just felt that way the whole time. Here's to game 2.

It's not the end yet. We started like a freight train and then the jitters for the young goalie shook the team too. We also need Geno back. I'm confident in this team, they didn't fold at all. Gotta get that goalie figured out, ASAP.

 

[The Old Master]

Jarry, that’s all.

not that jarry didn't play well. (the murray curse) but you give shooters that much time and space it wont go well for most goalies

 

[ColePens]

I will say this is as disappointed as I've felt since Game 5 of the ECF in 2016. Luckily that one went differently.

The powerplay could have changed this game. I laugh at allllllllllll the f***ing "pundits" writing about this series in the last week. All of them f***ing pen to paper a bunch of bullshit. It's always been special teams. We score on the powerplay, we play a different game. If we play into that 1 goal game, the Isles feed off of it and as mentioned - they get better. They thrive in the 1 goal games.

Masssssssssssssssssively disappointed.

 

[Bumpus]

I’d be really nervous right now if I hadn’t just stepped out of my time machine after Sid’s goal at the 8:32 mark of the 2nd OT.

Dammit. I had a feeling I shouldn’t have stepped on that butterfly.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Jarry is playing high shots like he has a broken clavicle and doesn't want the puck to touch him above the chest.

 

[NeedleInTheHay]

It’s really had to see them winning 4 out of 6 with Jarry playing like trash and Malkin injured.

 

[SouthGeorge]

I'm so f****** tired of losing playoff games. No reason besides goaltending for us to lose it.

You'd think Sully would try something different but nope

 

[eXile3]

John Marino ladies and gentlemen.

Not sure what you're talking about. Your boy Mathenson almost gave 3 goals on bad turnovers.

 

[Pittsburgh1776]

Petts was great for us tonight.

Until he wasn't.

 

[TooManyHumans]

Jarry was terrible. This team simply does not have what it takes to win in the playoffs. We can keep making excuses and trying to explain it away but they have won 1 playoff game in years and keep exiting in the first round. They aren't good and if they lose this series Sullivan should go. Whatever he is doing is not good enough.

 

[LOGiK]

Would they beat anyone if they got terrible goaltending?

Islanders completely mute penguins game.

Just look at OT... I dont think one person expected a win.

 

[tom_servo]

Damn, bitter pill for some to see Fleury's face and stats follow that goaltending performance.

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

Jarry, man. What the hell.

 

[Darren McCord]

coaching wasn’t the difference and generally never is

Ya but it would be nice if the coaching was the difference for once. Pens got worse and isles got better as the game went on. That can be due to good coaching

 

[ZorkEnchanter]

Well....

Sullivan has not changed the narrative much... he's starting to look a lot like Tomlin... every playoff game...

Jarry was bad. Real bad.
Our Defense was really bad. Petts was bad. Marino at the end... wtf.
Sully's forward scramble didn't work.
The defense holding puck and couldn't locate passes. I get we want to make a good pass but they hold it AND CAN'T make a 1st Pass.

 

[Rossi Rat]

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This needs to be repeated more. I know the team is different, but the core and head coach are still a part of an absolutely atrocious playoff stretch which is why winning this game 1 at home against the team that swept them in 2019 was so important. Today was an F. And it’s hard to feel any confidence.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

You know Matheson's gonna have a hell of a game 2 because that's just what he is; awful in one game, great in another.

 

[HandshakeLine]

coaching wasn’t the difference and generally never is

I dunno. Coaches should be able to get a team's collective head out of its ass once things go off the rails. They CERTAINLY should be working on the abysmal special teams.

I don't think coaches really have much to do in the NHL really, but there are somethings they have control over: team preparation and special teams being key among them.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

What troubles me about this one is I thought the Isles got better as the game went along and we got worse.

That's what pissing away 3 PPs will do to a team.

Pens win if they score on that PP to end the 3rd.

f***ing PP loses us another game.