Post-Game Talk: Pens Sens. That’s how we lost.

[PensPlz]

Hextall made this team worse at the deadline. He should be fired, tonight.

I rather this team blatantly lose out and have like a 3% chance at winning the draft lottery than compete for a playoff spot.

 

[the penitent]

I think we can safely book three more losses coming up. You can almost guarantee either Colorado or Dallas (or both) putting up a touchdown, and the Pens typically roll over and die on home ice for the Caps even in the best of times

 

[Andy99]

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Just let it be the off-season already. I'm far less excited about who is gonna slaughter this team in the playoffs if they manage to eek in than I am about who is gonna replace the FO once it gets nuked, and where this team ends up drafting in the 1st round.

It's cool that Sullivan is as untouchable as Sidney Crosby. Dude's been nothing but a detriment for half a decade but he's gonna be here until the team ultimately drafts Crosby's kid in like 2043.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Blueger has double the points of Granlund since the TDL, Imagine how sad that is for us!!!

Mate you literally see Marino, Blue, Kap etc all doing well away from Sullivan and you're blaming a solid player that usually produces well that just joined and is suffering the same fate, yet you still want to blame Granlund?

Heinen, Carter, Dumo, etc legit suck. But to say that sucks for us when the issue is the coach and not MG is being blind to the real issue.

 

[Turin]

What is Bedard's faceoff% anyway?

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Ranks:

High danger shots - 2nd
Goals for above expected - 31st

It's that simple.

Dumoulin, Carter and goaltending could be masked if they could exploit their chances like an average team. They can't, so now they'll miss the playoffs.

 

[SomeDude]

What is Bedard's faceoff% anyway?

3 more years of juniors, 4 years in the AHL, and he just might be ready to be lost on waivers.

 

[Andy99]

What is Bedard's faceoff% anyway?

Not good enough to replace Jeff “Superman” Carter in the lineup….

 

[the penitent]

When the bottom fell out I knew it was going to be ugly with this spoiled fanbase. It’s even worse than expected.

True that we as fans are spoiled - we got used to seeing them win with roughly 20 minutes of effort, as opposed to watching them lose with 20 minutes of effort

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

What is Bedard's faceoff% anyway?

Bedard is great on the pk.

 

[Shady Machine]

Ron Hextall keeping our 1st looks a lot smarter than the room right now.

And Ron Hextall trading our 2nd for Granlund continues to look moronic. So maybe it evens out?

 

[Turin]

Ranks:

High danger shots - 2nd
Goals for above expected - 31st

It's that simple.

Dumoulin, Carter and goaltending could be masked if they could exploit their chances like an average team. They can't, so now they'll miss the playoffs.

Mikael Granlund can FIX THIS

 

[Honour Over Glory]

This team doesn't even deserve the first overall.

 

[Andy99]

Ranks:

High danger shots - 2nd
Goals for above expected - 31st

It's that simple.

Dumoulin, Carter and goaltending could be masked if they could exploit their chances like an average team. They can't, so now they'll miss the playoffs.

This has been going on for a few years though…we were like 26th in finishing last season…it gets worse as your best scorers age into their mid 30s…thats why I thought we should try hard for someone like Meier…this team desperately needs a Pastrnak…

 

[FlightlessBird]

But muh faceoffs!1!

 

[Honour Over Glory]

And Rob Hextall trading our 2nd for Granlund continues to look moronic. So maybe it evens out?

I bet Ron was even on the grassy knoll and patient zero for covid.

 

[lettuceAA]

I live in Calgary and really been watching/enjoying the Flames playoffs push. Now I'm not one to focus a whole lot on line combinations, but watching Sutter not be afraid to change around line combinations has been a breath of fresh air. Has the top 6 on the pens change once the entire season? At this point break up Sid/Jake, give O'Connor a shot, give Ganlund/Zucker a shot. Because what's going is not working.

 

[SomeDude]

This team doesn't even deserve the first overall.

Seeing as we are much higher in the standings than required to get first overall…this post checks out.

 

[Extra Texture]

Hey Ruhwedel. Next time don't go too far into the offensive zone so you don't blow a tire on the rush back.

You just knew the second he fell over, it was going to burn us. Figured it would be a 2-on-1 goal against, but the PK eventually got us there

Same with the failed Rust clearance. I give him credit for standing up and being accountable, but once the puck didn’t clear the zone and he was hobbling around, it was like brutally obvious Ottawa was going to score.

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

Things this team needs to be a good team: Better top 6 wingers, better bottom 6, better defense, better power play, better coaching, better GM, better ownership, etc.

You guys see where I'm going with this.

 

[Turin]

This has been going on for a few years though…we were like 26th in finishing last season…it gets worse as your best scorers age into their mid 30s…thats why I though we should try hard for someone like Meier…this team desperately needs a Pastrnak…

Need guys who will go to the net and also guys who can elevate a damn puck. Team used to have Hornqvist and Kessel and now most of the dudes make Conor Sheary look like Jimmy Neal.

 

[vodeni]

Ranks:

High danger shots - 2nd
Goals for above expected - 31st

It's that simple.

Dumoulin, Carter and goaltending could be masked if they could exploit their chances like an average team. They can't, so now they'll miss the playoffs.

thats good but you have to reverse that trnd somehow, not rely on just grind them out shit.. this was against the team that got scored on at least 4 goals in the last 6-7 games...

 

[Honour Over Glory]

But muh faceoffs!1!

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

People are saying they are gonna get bodied on the road but this team always aims for maximum pain so I venture it is likely they have 1 or 2 false hope games on the trip.