GDT: Pens Vs Lightning

[Al Smith]

A little bit of movement on the PP. Nice.

 

[Jacob]

I feel like if it was Covid it’d be more than Letang, it always ends up being a couple of Penguins when it’s that, if you go back to when that was a thing with this roster, it’d always be 2-3 Penguins within a week. I think you could be on to something with the heart or maybe the stroke stuff? I do know I suffer from the same migraine issue as Letang and that can be very rough to get back from quickly, so it could also be that. From what I recall, he also gets injections for his Migraines and needs time, he had it under control a few years ago but he’d be out like this when he did have his issues with it.

Or he just got a bad trim and he needs to let his bangs grow out a little before he feels he can show face.

Migraine is another possibility I didn’t think of. Seems likely.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

How are we winning lol

Just setting up the collapse in the 3rd. This will go from 2-0 to a 3-2 loss.

Migraine is another possibility I didn’t think of. Seems likely.

I only remember that being an issue for him because I know how shitty it is personally.

The episode last week was the second time he has had a migraine close to game time. He had one last season before a junior hockey all-star game, but it was not a severe one, and he played.

"It's still scary because they can [get worse] as I get older," Letang said. "When I was younger, they weren't that bad."

Letang's migraines typically last 25 to 30 minutes.

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2007/11/28/Letang-s-migraines-one-big-headache/stories/200711280191

With the rules, I think he just classifies it as illness now so all we can do is guess.

I always wondered why he didn’t wear a tinted visor. I had to wear one when I started to play again in rec league because of the same issues. In any case, whatever we think about how awful his game is, no one wants to see him have another stroke issue, although I always felt he was ridiculous to keep risking his life to play, like Dupuis did with his clots and being told not to and then kept playing anyway.

 

[canadianguy77]

Just setting up the collapse in the 3rd. This will go from 2-0 to a 3-2 loss.

That’s pretty much the desired outcome at this point. Be nice if Sid could get #600 somewhere in that loss.

 

[Victor Z]

We have O'Connor, Poulin and Pool Party on a line, and they call it OPP instead of the far more logical POP? I'll bet whoever thought of that is a real demon at Scrabble.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

On this episode of the Twilight Zone, goalie isn’t Swiss cheese, top 3 team in the East is losing to the bottom 3 ranked team in the same conference, is what’s up actually down? One thing is still true, Mike Sullivan is an idiot on this episode of The Twilight Zone…

That’s pretty much the desired outcome at this point. Be nice if Sid could get #600 somewhere in that loss.

On this powerplay, so the 4-3 collapse it is.

 

[Duffy13]

They really are winging it aren't they

 

[Honour Over Glory]

We have O'Connor, Poulin and Pool Party on a line, and they call it OPP instead of the far more logical POP? I'll bet whoever thought of that is a real demon at Scrabble.

I watch the other teams feed for a reason.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

holy f*** this PP passing is sooooo bad

 

[Al Smith]

It seems like Nieto has been on the ice the entire game, but I checked and he's only fifth in forward ice time. Right where he should be.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Lol Bettman now saying the 9m increase isn’t accurate, all the Oilers fans are suddenly getting super anxious again.

 

[Ulf5]

How are we winning lol

Relax, it's 2-0. We won't be for long.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Bunting doing a good job on the powerplay, but using Bunting that high up? Lol, what the f*** kind of coaching is that shit? Well, it’s shit obviously.

Pickering is probably our best defenseman on this roster.

So when Fleury showed up for his final game in Pittsburgh, the Pens had a sell out crowd, Jake Guentzel shows up in his first game as a Tampa Bay Lightning and so many empty seats still.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Streams on the high seas are garbage this evening

 

[Al Smith]

Afraid to ask what happened the last time the Pens took a 2-0 lead into the locker room after two periods.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Lol Bettman now saying the 9m increase isn’t accurate, all the Oilers fans are suddenly getting super anxious again.

Good

f*** those crybaby twats

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Seeing 18,100+ fans for the Sharks game, what the f*** are the fans doing, showing up for shit shows doesn’t drive home the cause you wankers.

Also, Jake not scoring a point vs the Pens in 2 games so far is kind of funny.

Afraid to ask what happened the last time the Pens took a 2-0 lead into the locker room after two periods.

Lost to the Jets and Canucks.

Oh and the Wild.

And then blew the lead vs the Sharks to win it in Shootouts, Sharks are one for the worst in the league.


So I think it’s 1-3-0

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Afraid to ask what happened the last time the Pens took a 2-0 lead into the locker room after two periods.

This season all I could find is the losses to the Wild, Canucks, Jets, and then they blew the lead vs the Sharks being up 2-0 and had to win it in shootouts. I am not sure what it was last season into this year though or if there was more. I always felt like there was more, I remember 2018 or 2019 they routinely blew leads as well.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Seeing 18,100+ fans for the Sharks game, what the f*** are the fans doing, showing up for shit shows doesn’t drive home the cause you wankers.

Once Sid hits 600, the bandwagon will go back to not giving a shit

 

[Gurglesons]

Shocked we are doing this without our best defenseman this year, Ryan Graves.

 

[Al Smith]

This season all I could find is the losses to the Wild, Canucks, Jets, and then they blew the lead vs the Sharks being up 2-0 and had to win it in shootouts. I am not sure what it was last season into this year though or if there was more. I always felt like there was more, I remember 2018 or 2019 they routinely blew leads as well.

They're actually playing reasonably well tonight. You'd like to think they won't blow it, but the Pens are geniuses in coming up with new ways to blow leads.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Analysis: The Penguins Blown Leads and the Two Difficult Answers

ELMONT, NY — The Pittsburgh Penguins have squandered, punted, and otherwise blown the last four two-goal leads they’ve earned, not counting the 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, which included an empty-net goal. Prior to that, the Penguins gagged on a trio of 2-0 leads, including a pair on...

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They're actually playing reasonably well tonight. You'd like to think they won't blow it, but the Pens are geniuses in coming up with new ways to blow leads.

Are they playing well or is Tampa playing that much worse?


I think you know the answer is the latter.

This has the feel of a 2-2 lose in OT type of game.

Once Sid hits 600, the bandwagon will go back to not giving a shit

Yeah that could make sense for this, that Sid is close and they just want to witness history, so lets hope Sid gets it out of the way so they can go back to ignoring this team and make FSG suffer because the attendance going back up is kind of shitty, sends zero message of this ownership and management shitting all over the fans.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

I love Puljujarvi's game.

 

[canadianguy77]

Shocked we are doing this without our best defenseman this year, Ryan Graves.

Only took him like 100 games to figure out 27 has been our worst dman by far. Hell of a talent evaluator we have working for us.

 

[Al Smith]

Analysis: The Penguins Blown Leads and the Two Difficult Answers

ELMONT, NY — The Pittsburgh Penguins have squandered, punted, and otherwise blown the last four two-goal leads they’ve earned, not counting the 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, which included an empty-net goal. Prior to that, the Penguins gagged on a trio of 2-0 leads, including a pair on...

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Are they playing well or is Tampa playing that much worse?


I think you know the answer is the latter.

This has the feel of a 2-2 lose in OT type of game.

That possibility is probably in the middle of the bell curve. Pens' 2/3-0 win and Tampa 24-2 win are the equally likely extremes.