Post-Game Talk: Sullivan Party

DesertedPenguin

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I completely disagree on the third line. First of all, Sullivan is playing O'Connor with Malkin and Tomasino a lot now, so it's often Bunting-Lizotte-Beauvillier. Secondly, the third line looks way better with Puljujarvi on it. No. 18 provides an actual offensive threat. Beauvillier can finish but is otherwise brain dead so he needs someone to provide the offense for him. Lizotte is a decent player and I think he can help this team, but he should be the fourth-line center as you said. Our fourth line is pathetic right now. No reason for it when we have other players ready to step in.

But after three wins in a row, Sullivan will definitely not break up the forwards. He has no problem switching up the D or changing goaltenders, but those PKers are sacred.
The issue isn't Beauvillier vs. Puljujarvi. Beauvillier is producing and is only a year older.

It's Puljujarvi vs. Nieto/Acciari/Hayes.
 

Jag68Sid87

Sullivan gots to go!
Oct 1, 2003
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The issue isn't Beauvillier vs. Puljujarvi. Beauvillier is producing and is only a year older.

It's Puljujarvi vs. Nieto/Acciari/Hayes.
Yes, I agree. It's the trickle-down effect. If Lizotte is centering the fourth line, then O'Connor could center both Beauvillier and Puljujarvi on the third. OR, O'Connor-Lizotte-Puljujarvi could be a decent third line, or even Bunting in place of O'Connor if they keep O'Connor on line 2. Beauvillier would give the fourth line a threat in that scenario.

Bottom line: Matt Nieto is useless and he was redundant on this roster even before his major injury. And, if he was not a Mass. native, he would probably have been waived and sent down a long, long time ago.
 

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Lol just saw we play Panthers, Rangers, Leafs this week. Should be interesting to see how this team looks in those games after a modest winning streak.
 

AuroraBorealis

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They still need to win like 5 in a row from here to repair the damage and get into a playoff spot.
With the next 4 games being the Cats, Rags, Leafs and Avs...I expect the hole to get bigger, not smaller.

The price you pay for slacking defensively early in the year.
 

MetalheadPenguinsFan

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Can they make up their f***ing minds about whether to tank or not?? :rolleyes: Christ

Enough with this “missing the playoffs and still managing to good enough to miss out on top picks bullshit.”
 

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