GDT: PO Game 2: Columbus at Pittsburgh | 4/14 7PM

[EdwardG]

At some point , posters here will give credit to Pitt for clearing their net constantly. We have no chance for rebounds, which is why they will sweep the series.

Well, the fact that the Jackets haven't been able to score off much of anyone the last 3 weeks and their PP has been awful for 3 months says that this isn't just superior play by the Pens...

 

[MoeBartoli]

Serious question and curious what y'all think... will Cindi's goal end up being the winning goal.

 

[Halfboard]

Quincey shaved his beard?? I haven't seen that since he played for the wings in like '11.. wow. Maybe it's a luck shave...

It's his healthy scratch shave....

 

[Robert]

In short, we can't score and Bob's not playing well...

There was reason we went 1-6 in our last RS 7 games.... Bob lost four... and we couldn't score, exactly what we are seeing so far in the playoffs..

 

[Cyclones Rock]

Serious question and curious what y'all think... will Cindi's goal end up being the winning goal.

Doubt it.

Hopefully Bob will quit channelling his inner Fluery.

 

[Robert]

Serious question and curious what y'all think... will Cindi's goal end up being the winning goal.

It might....

 

[Halfboard]

Hey, have you guys heard? The Jackets have more hits than the Pens.....

 

[JacketFanInFL]

We can marvel at the hits, the chances, the shots on goal. But there is only one stat that counts and we can't get the puck in the net.

 

[Robert]

Hey, have you guys heard? The Jackets have more hits than the Pens.....

.... more shots too...

 

[aRussian]

Doing good with the hits when the Pens announcers start crying about it

 

[Halfboard]

Again with the hits???

I'm not a fan of the hits.......

 

[MFRONE]

Harrington is complete trash tonight

He pinched for no reason after that FO win and then he had no idea about the high stick and lightly touched it so Malkin could carry it in

 

[Robert]

SOG 16-7 CBJ.... But few CBJ shots have been scoring chances...

 

[JacketFanInFL]

This is flat out embarrassing.

 

[EdwardG]

In short, we can't score and Bob's not playing well...

There was reason we went 1-6 in our last RS 7 games.... Bob lost four... and we couldn't score, exactly what we are seeing so far in the playoffs..

I really thought- maybe hoped- that it was just the clinching effect and more effort would lead to goals, but it appears not. If you'll remember, a lot of the wins before that occurred due to outstanding goaltending... there were several 1-0 and mostly low-scoring wins in there.

It seems like the PP downfall occurred when Carolina figured them out, then that spread around the league. Now it's like some team figured out the 5 on 5 offense and flipped that switch off as well, and now the rest of the league has followed. Can't put my finger on exactly what changed though.

 

[MFRONE]

I bet the Pens have more odd man chances in the 2 games then the Jackets have scoring chances

 

[MFRONE]

Can't wait until laying on a puck in the middle of the ice is an automatic delay of game penalty next season

 

[Robert]

Pitt is shredding our defense, we watch them more than Pitts head coach..

 

[aRussian]

Momentum moving Pitt's way.
Thinking it is stupid when a player is allowed to lay on a puck

 

[MoeBartoli]

OB generated more good chances on one sequence then the other forwards have created all game

 

[We Want Ten]

OB generated more good chances on one sequence then the other forwards have created all game

Beat me to it.

 

[CarolinaBlueJacket]

Jackets are outplaying the Pens. How they are not up 3-1 I don't know.

 

[We Want Ten]

Jackets are outplaying the Pens. How they are not up 3-1 I don't know.

Can't score. Haven't for a month or so.

I'm not sure why people thought the PO would fix it.

 

[MrBadguy]

What penguins can hit too?

 

[Robert]

I really thought- maybe hoped- that it was just the clinching effect and more effort would lead to goals, but it appears not. If you'll remember, a lot of the wins before that occurred due to outstanding goaltending... there were several 1-0 and mostly low-scoring wins in there.

It seems like the PP downfall occurred when Carolina figured them out, then that spread around the league. Now it's like some team figured out the 5 on 5 offense and flipped that switch off as well, and now the rest of the league has followed. Can't put my finger on exactly what changed though.

Close... a big part of our RS points were BOB and power play scoring... MGT may have errored in ignoring our 5x5 scoring issues..