Pittsburgh Sports Media Gibberish - Part IX
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From a post game scrum that kikker posted a game or two ago. I think it might be in one of the PGT.
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Well it looks like MJ's ultimate goal is to make the team as deep as possible in terms of scoring and playmaking. Kunitz has shown a knack of being able to be a productive 3rd wheel. So I don't see a problem with MJ trying that once everyone is back and playing.
But he has shown that he will make changes to the lines after giving them a shot together. So I don't doubt that if one of the top 2 lines struggle, he'll shake it up and move Bennett, Kunitz and Hornqvist around.
Personally I think it's good to see all these combinations at different points, because it gives the staff a chance to see how different players play with each other. The whole DB era was marked by the same lines being thrown out shift after shift, game after game, and when hard times came, lines were keep mostly the same because who knew what changing them up would do?
But he has shown that he will make changes to the lines after giving them a shot together. So I don't doubt that if one of the top 2 lines struggle, he'll shake it up and move Bennett, Kunitz and Hornqvist around.
Personally I think it's good to see all these combinations at different points, because it gives the staff a chance to see how different players play with each other. The whole DB era was marked by the same lines being thrown out shift after shift, game after game, and when hard times came, lines were keep mostly the same because who knew what changing them up would do?
That's how I'm reading it.
Too bad it's so unrealistic, because I'd say Perron-Sid-Horny and Comeau-Geno-Bennett would be better for Sid AND Geno AND the Pens cup aspirations than what MJ is going to do.
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What a terrible image.
I'm excited for Kunitz being so blatantly awful and lazy that Johnston has to watch him there until they can't bear it any more, the media should also be funny if they try to defend it.
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What a terrible image.
Yeah, because that's what finally saved us from Adams.
At least he'll suffer with us. Johnston has been harder on Kunitz than Adams, Kunitz got demoted to the 3rd line before being given his spot back, Adams plays every game he can. The only thing is that he wasn't allowed to play through that injury.
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It's like Bylsma never left. Some of MJ's personnel decisions with regards to the "vets" like Kunitz, Scuderi, and Adams, are just as bad as some of the stuff Bylsma did.
Rutherford has to be the one to pull the trigger and release/waive a guy like Adams. This coach and the previous coach seem incapable of sitting the guy if he's available to dress in a game.
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People have short memories around here if they think MJ's personnel decisions are as bad as Bylsmas.
Also lets not forget that Babcock and team canada picked Kunitz for team and attached him at Crosbys hip less than a year ago. Johnston moved him off of Sid's line after 25 games or so. Even if temporary that took some balls
Also lets not forget that Babcock and team canada picked Kunitz for team and attached him at Crosbys hip less than a year ago. Johnston moved him off of Sid's line after 25 games or so. Even if temporary that took some balls
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Seriously. It really is making it pretty hard to post here sometimes. Johnston may turn out to suck, and he may have this team floundering in the playoffs again, but some of these opinions flying around out there are just tiring. Can we just have one single drop of patience? I mean he's done plenty of things to prove he's not just the same old coach.
There's disagreeing with coaching decisions, and there's just being obtuse and unreasonable.
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Obviously some hyperbole in my post. But at the same time, can you really find a legitimate justification for healthy scratching Goc in and playing Adams and Sill? His using Scuderi more than Despres, even when Despres was playing great hockey?
MJ's personnel decisions, as a whole, aren't on a Bylsma level. Bylsma seemed to find a million ways to **** up a lineup. But MJ's fascination for insisting on Adams/Sill being part of this roster despite having better options, as well as him using Scuderi as a 20 minute defenseman on a lot of nights, is certainly up there with some of Bylsma's worst.
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If you think the Adams/MJ/Sill thing is as bad as anything DB did, you must habe forgot pretty much all last season (Pyatt scoring line, Engo the winger, Simon, in the press box, Orpik the defense corps leader).
At least you can see MJ trying things that could work; not pounding a different squared peg into the blank space next to the round hole.
At least you can see MJ trying things that could work; not pounding a different squared peg into the blank space next to the round hole.
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Finally...some ENERGY on The Fan morning show!
After 4 years of Mr Corporate vanilla radio hosting that show we finally get someone with a damn pulse
This morning Colin Dunlap was fired up over the Rinaldo hit and the game in general, he was ranting about the Pens needed to get tougher, ranting about guys like Craig Adams not standing up...
WOOOAAH...here comes Jim Colony, raising his voice to defend Craig Adams "Don't say that about Adams!! he is a great teammate, that is uncalled for!!"
Wow, finally some life, some energy on that show.
And all it took was some one calling out Craig Adams.
Thanks Craig.
After 4 years of Mr Corporate vanilla radio hosting that show we finally get someone with a damn pulse
This morning Colin Dunlap was fired up over the Rinaldo hit and the game in general, he was ranting about the Pens needed to get tougher, ranting about guys like Craig Adams not standing up...
WOOOAAH...here comes Jim Colony, raising his voice to defend Craig Adams "Don't say that about Adams!! he is a great teammate, that is uncalled for!!"
Wow, finally some life, some energy on that show.
And all it took was some one calling out Craig Adams.
Thanks Craig.
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Don't worry, it'll be short lived... Steelers' draft prep starts in 2 weeks.
DK tries hard to polish last night's offering.
http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/01/21/column-no-not-just-another-loss-flyers/
http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/01/21/column-no-not-just-another-loss-flyers/
So, you post his articles constantly. Do you get paid by him? If you don't like what he writes, why post it?
Discussions about bad articles can be great, but it's a little weird. You do know that he gets money for every visit, yes?
Well it's the media thread. As for constantly, I think this might be the 2nd one I've posted.
The discussion point was whether this was a moral victory, which is valid (though I disagree ).
Don't really care how many clicks he gets, if you do, try this: DON'T CLICK.
The discussion point was whether this was a moral victory, which is valid (though I disagree ).
Don't really care how many clicks he gets, if you do, try this: DON'T CLICK.
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To be fair you've only posted a couple, but you've posted the link in multiple threads.
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