GDT: Pens vs Avs | 7pm MT | Come Win in Denver, Sid

[Valushkin]

Sharks have been playing good hockey and scoring lots of goals.

Need a much better effort next game.

And they have Georgiev

 

[The Kingslayer]

At least late in the game he shoved a guy into the boards (almost looked like he punched him) behind the net and got the puck up and outta there. So that was nice.

Jared will do film with him after this game and tell him to knock that shit out. No truculence.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Oh. Necas is sick.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Oh. Necas is sick.

Making out with Makar probably. Tight group.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Just wait until Crosby busts in the studio right now wearing an Avs jersey to announce the trade

 

[Mooserton]

Just wait until Crosby busts in the studio right now wearing an Avs jersey to announce the trade

Altitude: We're excited to introduce Brandon Carlo to the postgame show!

 

[CobraAcesS]

I notice him early losing his man and turning the puck over in the first behind his net but other than that I thought he was fine. When Manson gets back I would put him and Lindgren on PK2 if not PK1 to lessen the load a bit on Makar and Toews. Putting Makar and Toews on PK2 also means they face less talent so that could also be good. One things for sure I dont want Girard on the PK when Manson is healthy.

Uh no, he either won the battle or backed off and maintained himself between the player and the net.

Remember he isn't that big, he has to realize when he can't body a guy to still contain him defensively.

I thought that's pretty much what he did.

You expect a D to never lose the puck under pressure behind the net? I think it's pretty much inevitable, but it's what they do after that matters.

It was a near flawless game by him.

You're being a shit because of his rep lately.

Makar had way more raw mistakes.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Making out with Makar probably. Tight group.

How could Cale resist with the best looking guy on the team and all.

 

[dahrougem2]

That explains why he looked horrendous.

 

[sethro109]

Keefe is pretty mad they gave him the wrong photo.

 

[S E P H]

What an arse of a game. This should've been a 7-1 beatdown, but barely won 2-1 with an empty netter. Absolute nonsense.

A lot of skating, but not a lot of doing much of everything. I got good things to say about Colton, Kylington, and Nuke, but Nuke should've honestly had a hat-trick.

We gotta start capitalising on our chances a lot better.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Alright, Marty gets a pass since he's sick. That explains things

 

[sethro109]

It really feels like a bunch of our players are getting sick this year. I know there's usually a flu bug once or twice that goes around teams, but this is getting ridiculous. Are they celebrating a win by spitting in each other's mouths or something?

 

[CobraAcesS]

Talent only going to get them so far. If they played a really good team tonight they would have lost this in the second period. Fortunately, they played a really bad Pens team.

Yeah, well for whatever reason they play up lol. They made NJ look bad, like a mid tear team.

Honestly it's been a fault since before Landeskog went down.

How do you not know and recognize that?

I love being negative first, and sinicle as f***, but let's at least live in reality and then lean that way.

Some of you have literally went off the rails. We twist the narrative negatively, you don't make shit up completely.

Ya'all have lost the art and just went off into the deep.

 

[RECKLESS]

What an arse of a game. This should've been a 7-1 beatdown, but barely won 2-1 with an empty netter. Absolute nonsense.

A lot of skating, but not a lot of doing much of everything. I got good things to say about Colton, Kylington, and Nuke, but Nuke should've honestly had a hat-trick.

We gotta start capitalising on our chances a lot better.

Sure.

But 14 goals in the first three games in this homestand ain't dogshit either. Take away the empty netter's and it still ain't horseshit.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Toews
Lindgren
Malinski

The top three defensive contributors from defensemen tonight.

Matches the eye test as Girard, Kylington, and Makar were definitely weaker than those 3.

Wood, Colton, Kiviranta, Drouin, Girard, and Kylington with awful nights all around.

This suggests Wood didn’t do a single positive thing on either offensive or defensive sides of the puck tonight.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Can we talk about Malkin with the game on the line? Loses the puck and then goes controller disconnected on Lehky's EN goal, and then hauls Drury down on his EN goal, ensuring the goal either way

I'd be losing my mind as a Pens fan, what a lazy plug

Toews
Lindgren
Malinski

The top three defensive contributors from defensemen tonight.

Matches the eye test as Girard, Kylington, and Makar were definitely weaker than those 3.

Wood, Colton, Kiviranta, Drouin, Girard, and Kylington with awful nights all around.

This suggests Wood didn’t do a single thing on either offensive or defensive sides of the puck tonight.

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Miles Wood needs to go. Bednar is finally sick of his shit, and I can guarantee that he's not going to be playing on Thursday, with Vesey taking his place

 

[The Kingslayer]

Uh no, he either won the battle or backed off and maintained himself between the player and the net.

Remember he isn't that big, he has to realize when he can't body a guy to still contain him defensively.

I thought that's pretty much what he did.

You expect a D to never lose the puck under pressure behind the net? I think it's pretty much inevitable, but it's what they do after that matters.

It was a near flawless game by him.

You're being a shit because of his rep lately.

Makar had way more raw mistakes.

So he did the thing I said he did. I didnt say he was bad but that was the one time I noticed him besides Makar making a pass to him and he got his shot blocked. He was solid other than that ONE play early in the game.

 

[The Moops]

Toews
Lindgren
Malinski

The top three defensive contributors from defensemen tonight.

Matches the eye test as Girard, Kylington, and Makar were definitely weaker than those 3.

Wood, Colton, Kiviranta, Drouin, Girard, and Kylington with awful nights all around.

This suggests Wood didn’t do a single positive thing on either offensive or defensive sides of the puck tonight.

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Lehky is a monster

 

[The Kingslayer]

Yeah, well for whatever reason they play up lol. They made NJ look bad, like a mid tear team.

Honestly it's been a fault since before Landeskog went down.

How do you not know and recognize that?

I love being negative first, and sinicle as f***, but let's at least live in reality and then lean that way.

Some of you have literally went off the rails. We twist the narrative negatively, you don't make shit up completely.

Ya'all have lost the art and just went off into the deep.

Its been a fault since 1998 for this franchise. Long before Landeskog.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[forsbergavs32]

Can we talk about Malkin with the game on the line? Loses the puck and then goes controller disconnected on Lehky's EN goal, and then hauls Drury down on his EN goal, ensuring the goal either way

I'd be losing my mind as a Pens fan, what a lazy plug



Miles Wood needs to go. Bednar is finally sick of his shit, and I can guarantee that he's not going to be playing on Thursday, with Vesey taking his place

The 10 minutes of ice time is telling

 

[The Kingslayer]

Lehky is a monster

I never thought we could be seeing a 30+ goal campaign from butters.

Can we talk about Malkin with the game on the line? Loses the puck and then goes controller disconnected on Lehky's EN goal, and then hauls Drury down on his EN goal, ensuring the goal either way

I'd be losing my mind as a Pens fan, what a lazy plug



Miles Wood needs to go. Bednar is finally sick of his shit, and I can guarantee that he's not going to be playing on Thursday, with Vesey taking his place

Some people on here want Geno on Friday. Hes kinda destroying his legacy here by holding on for so long. Sad because this guy was so dominant for a long time.

 

[CobraAcesS]

My biggest problem with Bednar is he can't get what happened last game to happen next game anymore.

I don't think it's all on him, but God f*** it's infuriating.

I've never pushed for just leadership, but Marchand is an absolute need for the lockeroom if you can't get Kadri back.

Bednar looking blind sided by these games fkn concerns me. A lot..

 

[Tweaky]

By the numbers (5v5 xGF% and CF%, and most common opp. F):
Devon Toews 80.71, 75.00, Rickard Rakell (Crosby was 2nd)
Cale Makar 68.39, 63.64, Sidney Crosby
Sam Malinski 50.13, 41.67, Danton Heinen
Oliver Kylington 36.89, 43.59, Evgeni Malkin
Samuel Girard 26.91, 38.64, Evgeni Malkin
Ryan Lindgren 24.14, 34.38, Kevin Hayes

New guy was worst defender, despite screwups by others. And only two were better than average....one of which caused the only goal against.