It's boring... let's make some awful predictions!

[Nakawick]

Geno shows up to training camp with a huge gut and does Mighty Kamala impressions by slapping his gut and uttering phrases in broken English. He proceeds to laugh and jokes around with media about it and new Geno quotes will emerge.

 

[kbuck8851]

Jarred Tinordi becomes the Top 6 crease clearing defensemen we've been missing for years.

 

[Peat]

Did this turn into a career projection thread?

Not sure I'd go that high as a realistic career projection!

 

[Hockeyholic]

Sullivan is fired.

 

[pistolpete11]

With Fleury and Kunitz gone and after Maatta is traded for a 3C, HFBPenguins doesn't have a whipping boy and all is peaceful for the entire season.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Sullivan is fired.

To expand on this post, I don't think he will get gassed. Just taking a shot in the dark lol.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

With Fleury and Kunitz gone and after Maatta is traded for a 3C, HFBPenguins doesn't have a whipping boy and all is peaceful for the entire season.

Too late. Some fans already hate Reaves and think Hunwick is an AHL caliber defender. If the Pens struggle, those two will likely be the biggest whipping boys.

 

[ColePens]

Too late. Some fans already hate Reaves and think Hunwick is an AHL caliber defender. If the Pens struggle, those two will likely be the biggest whipping boys.

I think you nailed the whipping boys. Reaves/Hunwick and throw Hags in there.

And the Hunwick one confuses me. I typically at least wait to see how they play in our system before critiquing. He was really good for Toronto in the playoffs. I want to see what the guy can do.

Reaves - I get some of the frustration of bringing his talent here when we did so well without it, but I understand what the team is doing. We are all going to love him, but I just hope he can do better than one lonely goal and 0 assists in 36 playoff games. I really hope he finds his game on a 4th line that kills it.

 

[Bart9349]

CBJ's long-tortured Tortorella loses another playoff series against the Pens. He, then, loses his mind and is forced into "coaching at a happy, happy place with padded walls."

 

[Bart9349]

Some unnamed Metro coach will have a large blood vessel burst (and lose his few remaining hairs) when the Pens hoist their third consecutive cup.

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[tom_servo]

Re: Hunwick. Making him the whipping boy is like making Nick Spaling the whipping boy. If that's the worst player/contract on the team, then OK.

My predictions: President's trophy. Murray is second in the Vezina voting. Sullivan is second in Jack Adams voting. Crosby wins scoring title. Sprong is full-time NHL by spring.

Kunitz scores 20 goals in Tampa.

 

[Daeni10]

Wsh will beat us in round 2

 

[ResignCraigAdams]

Wsh will beat us in round 2

Get this guy out of here.

 

[Daeni10]

Get this guy out of here.

Hey you stole my avatar so you better get out of here!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

CBJ's long-tortured Tortorella loses another playoff series against the Pens. He, then, loses his mind and is forced into "coaching at a happy, happy place with padded walls."

10 seconds in you can see Mike Sullivan in the back. looks like he knows the torts is about to blow up

 

[Zen Arcade]

Barry Trotz's eyebrow becomes sentient and is hired to coach the Panthers.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Barry Trotz's eyebrow becomes sentient and is hired to coach the Panthers.

Is that before or after Trotz becomes the tallest coach in the NHL after he finally grows a neck?

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Is that before or after Trotz becomes the tallest coach in the NHL after he finally grows a neck?

Losing the eyebrow makes his head light enough for the neck to emerge and then the eyebrow makes it to the third round because the rest was holding it back.

 

[Peat]

More unlikely predictions:

Geno and Phil stop playing well together. Both end up traded.

Scott Wilson switches back to centre and becomes a goal scoring machine

Niemi scores 5 goals

Pouliot ends the season as Letang's partner of choice

We win the Cup deciding game in Pittsburgh

 

[Sjoelbak]

More unlikely predictions:

Geno and Phil stop playing well together. Both end up traded.

Scott Wilson switches back to centre and becomes a goal scoring machine

Niemi scores 5 goals

Pouliot ends the season as Letang's partner of choice

We win the Cup deciding game in Pittsburgh

Come on man, that's way too far fetched...

 

[orby]

The Pens trade for Duchene and he outscores Malkin at even strength.

 

[ColePens]

My gut is telling me Malkin is going to have a monster year. One of his best. I feel like he's going to completely take over.

 

[BHD]

Yeah, Hags (performance), Hunwick (contract), and Reaves (merely being in the lineup) look like the whipping boys heading into the season.

Maatta will be the topic of threads reaching Tangradian-level of debates.

 

[SEALBound]

My gut is telling me Malkin is going to have a monster year. One of his best. I feel like he's going to completely take over.

For the first time in awhile, I feel like we can give both Sid and Geno really good wings.

I really hope both can find their health this season. I would love to see a race between those two.

Guenztel-Sid-Sheary
Hagelin/Rust-Malkin-Kessel

Aaaaaand go!

Yeah, Hags (performance), Hunwick (contract), and Reaves (merely being in the lineup) look like the whipping boys heading into the season.

Maatta will be the topic of threads reaching Tangradian-level of debates.

It would be impossible for Maatta to reach the Tangradian level. Maatta's been a reliable dman in the league for 4 seasons. When people debated Tangradi he only had small spurts here and there with little success. Then the solution by the pro-Tangradi group was "glue him to Malkin for a solid 40 games...just to see what we have".

Still nauseates me to this day thinking about people's suggestions back then.

 

[Ugene Magic]

I don't know if people know what "awful" is.

The Pens 3-peat.

Rest....who gives a ****!