PENS vs Montreal Canadiens Round 1 (Best Of Five)

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

From what I’m seeing skating wouldn’t resume until July 1 with a three week training camp, so this all starts at the end of July.

Just scrap the freakin season, man.

 

[Gurglesons]

Habs fan here. How can we help you win? Thanks

It’s rare this era of Pens lose a series because they are outplayed honestly. 07,08,13 are the only ones that come to mind. They will either win convincingly or beat themselves.

 

[Omar]

Have someone with the virus cough on Price? Don’t want him to get sick or anything, but if it was known he was exposed, he’d have to “social distance”...
(Only JOKING, by the way)

We normally social distance with the playoffs so this is new territory for us.

 

[Omar]

We're all having 2010 Mike Cammalleri / Jaroslav Halak PTSD over here. No one wants to see that turn into Tatar / Price in 2020. Can you have those two sit out?

Just get Jarry ready

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

 

[Gurglesons]

Ya as always @dkingerski is writing speculation as fact.

 

[Andy99]

Friedman destroying Kingerski one tweet at a time...lol

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

There goes the days when I could say hockey players were smarter then football players, they are really going through with this half baked dumb dick format.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

There goes the days when I could say hockey players were smarter then football players, they are really going through with this half baked dumb dick format.

Well, it is the smart business move.

Gotta salvage some revenu if they do not want escrow to eat all of their salary.

 

[Andy99]

Here’s TSN’s blurb on the Pens-MTL matchup....

This is probably the most lopsided of the eight potential first-round matchups. Pittsburgh has a distinct advantage just about everywhere on the ice, with one exception – they’d be facing one of the most puck-dominant teams in the league in Montreal, who actually carried shot differentials equivalent to the Vegas Golden Knights. That’s not insignificant, because Montreal was actually a goal-positive team (+7) at even strength. But in all other game states they were -16, and that’s bad news against a now-healthy Penguins team that tends to burn opponents on special teams.

 

[SomeDude]

Unless the ghost of Jaro Halak shows up I like our chances.

 

[TooManyHumans]

I wish they’d just accept that this season is lost.

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

Never trust Kingerski. Ever.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

So is the plan to have the tournament be over by the end of August and then they’ll have a few weeks off and the start camps again to be ready to go in October? Or are they going to delay the upcoming season?

 

[Dangles78]

Pens vote yes
Miss playoffs
Win draft lottery
Draft Lafreniere

Profit

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

So is the plan to have the tournament be over by the end of August and then they’ll have a few weeks off and the start camps again to be ready to go in October? Or are they going to delay the upcoming season?

Theyd have to delay the season.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Seriously, with all the bells and whistles attached to this enchanted donkey show, is this really worth the time, effort, or risk?

 

[TNT87]

Theyd have to delay the season.

I believe I read too that if they delayed next season there won't be any All-Star game and break nor a bye week.

 

[Fordy]

i simply can't believe how many penguins fans want to throw away a year of crosby and malkin. i want this team to win and there should be no asterisk. anyone who doesn't, maybe they should go to another forum

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

I believe I read too that if they delayed next season there won't be any All-Star game and break nor a bye week.

So more injuries.

 

[Fordy]

So is the plan to have the tournament be over by the end of August and then they’ll have a few weeks off and the start camps again to be ready to go in October? Or are they going to delay the upcoming season?

i would expect a shortened season to begin in december

 

[EvGeno]

I for one am just grateful hockey will be back (Is it a definite now?). If we do any playoff avatars they should be players helping in the community, players visiting hospitals, etc.

 

[Fordy]

So more injuries.

it's still a shorter season overall. the pens get hurt just as much in an average game no matter if they played until june or if they were done round 1

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Honestly surprised people are against this.

Hockey version of March madness? Sign me up. Think it’s awesome and could be something talked about for a long time as helping the league grow.

 

[Super Cake]

I for one am just grateful hockey will be back (Is it a definite now?). If we do any playoff avatars they should be players helping in the community, players visiting hospitals, etc.

No it is not a definite. All that was agreed upon was the format. Nothing else was discussed or voted upon. There is still many issues that need to be worked out. Any delay in one of these important issues to spell the end of the season for good.