Post-Game Talk: Pens trash the Habs

[Andy99]

 

[TheGuiminator]

It was a helluva fun game to watch from the stands. Worth every penny!

Crosby’s line was excellent.

 

[Turin]

I think the tank is off boys. The retool on the fly continues onward.

 

[Factorial]

I think the tank is off boys. The retool on the fly continues onward.

It was never on.

 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrots]

It's nice to get wins on teams it's reasonable expectation to beat. That's an improvement, this season.

The bonus clobbering on the board is some tasty icing on the cake. Good for Rusty with the hatty.

I'll try to get my friends on board for further Mariokart marathons when the team is up by two in the future

 

[OtherThingsILike]

 

[OtherThingsILike]

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

We're a bottom 5 team

Wish it were true but it's looking more like bottom 10ish. Yay no man's land.

 

[OtherThingsILike]

For those of you who are wondering, Pickering played over 20 minutes last night. He was the third-most used defenseman, and even got more icetime than Karlsson.

 

[HandshakeLine]

@HandshakeLine Rust took your thread personally

It's good to know I can still have some effect on the world.

Also, credit where credit is due, Rust looked a lot more like the old Rust last night than he has in years. It's a shame it just took us playing one of the worst teams in the league to bring it out.

I don’t think Hoglander is a very good player, and I doubt Sully employs a scoring line without any NA players, but I’m open to almost anything to get Bunting off L2. The guy had Geno screaming at him for 5 seconds to get onside tonight. I don’t think he has the sense to play with Geno and be effective for any length of time.

I really am not glad they asked for Bunting instead of better picks/prospects last year.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

How is Montembeault on team Canada, is the goaltending situation that dire? Not like he's a young talent you want to take for the experience. He's 28 and never had a GAA below 3.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

How is Montembeault on team Canada, is the goaltending situation that dire? Not like he's a young talent you want to take for the experience. He's 28 and never had a GAA below 3.

Personally thought Joel Hofer should be the 3rd goalie, younger with more upside. There are a couple plausible conspiracy theories about Montembeault:

1. They didn't have anyone from the province of Quebec on the roster prior to his inclusion. Didn't want a political tizzy/uproar to deal with.

2. Montembeault plays for Montreal, Canadian team bias present.

 

[Pens1566]

Watching the 3rd period, my wife (who hardly ever watches games w/me but knows how bad we are from me screaming and laughing at the TV during most of our games this year) : "wow, the other team must really f***ing stink"

 

[eXile3]

Sid is one point back of PPG.

Hopefully they can put some good games together. Seeing Sid outside the top 30 in scoring crushes my soul.

 

[metalan2]

I just feel Dubas will move DOC soon.

And he will flourish wherever he goes.

 

[Icarium]

Amazing what difference it makes when your power play units actually have some idea what they are doing. Jarry made some big saves early, L1 was unstoppable and the Habs D were doing their Gryz impersonation all night long.

Of course when the opponents give up half an hour before the end of the game, that also helps. Weird to see it happening to the other team, not the Pens. Maybe they really wanted to take that worst goal differential in the league trophy away from us, the bastards.

 

[OnMyOwn]

Hopefully they can put some good games together. Seeing Sid outside the top 30 in scoring crushes my soul.

He was playing with a purpose last night. If he keeps that up for a bit, he’ll get above the PPG.

To be honest, I’ve never really liked him with rust. I dunno what it is.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Had to be special for Sid as he idolized Stevie Y

 

[The Old Master]

Someone start the Bryan Rust is elite thread

on the trade board.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

We're a bottom 5 team

Exactly

 

[Khelandros]

What do you even get for him though. He’s like a guy who was born in the wrong era. A straight PF with no hands.

Usually PF do some scoring.

 

[Gurglesons]

Keep up the winning. I don't want to see us lose to the teams we are playing the next six outside of the Kings.

 

[vodeni]

And he will flourish wherever he goes.

As a fourth liner or No.13

 

[vodeni]

He was playing with a purpose last night. If he keeps that up for a bit, he’ll get above the PPG.

To be honest, I’ve never really liked him with rust. I dunno what it is.

It was weird, I thought he did not give a shit in the first period, looked disconnected, than boom, he was a beast last 30 minutes or so…

 

[SEALBound]

Hopefully they can put some good games together. Seeing Sid outside the top 30 in scoring crushes my soul.

Honestly, I just want the PPG season so that he breaks the record and we all get the pleasure of watching midnightjudge have an absolute mental breakdown on the mainboards.