GDT: Pens at Carolina

[TheBigKahuna]

You absolutely certain they're stopping at 6?

Peters still has plenty of time to pull the goalie for a 6th skater.....Ryan.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Cheaters! Never! Win!

 

[Joe McGrath]

One of the keys was match the Pens centers? Without Staal? How in the f*** were they going to do that?

 

[Tryamw]

Another PP. after a flat period and the pens take it to us.

 

[Tryamw]

One of the keys was match the Pens centers? Without Staal? How in the **** were they going to do that?

Lightning striking the Penguins bus?

 

[A Star is Burns]

2G (29), 2A (29) for E. Staal tonight. Just thought I'd put that out there. BP can go screw himself.

I'm with you, but you know anything related to Staal will fall on deaf ears in this forum.

 

[HisIceness]

I don't even know why I bother. I love this team to death but this shit just infuriates me.

I get it, we're going to have some down years, it happens to everyone. But there is no excuse for this year after year. These guys have had f***ing 4 days off and this is the result we are getting. I'm happy we have a new owner and a new hope that comes with new people in charge, but it's going to be all for nothing if nothing significant happens either now or this off-season. I'm 95% certain we're due for another golf outing in April. I say 95% because I know they will go on their annual March hot-streak and win a bunch of games down the stretch to make it interesting. But knowing them, they'll get really close and then blow it.

 

[Wolfpuck]

We even lost the special teams battle and the Corsi

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

This is on everyone, RF, BP and the players. How do you put this lineup on the ice in a playoff race? How do you stand around while the Penguins take whack after whack at your goalie? Everyone should be embarrassed and things should change. If I were Dundon, heads would roll after tonight's pathetic display.

I don't often agree with you, but you're spot on. This was a pathetic effort.

At a certain point, the organization is going to have to make a change. Either the players aren't good enough or the coach isn't the right guy to maximize the talent on the ice. The former is likely, but I don't think you can pull the trigger on a retool that extends this stretch of futility past Edmonton without getting a look at this group under a different coach. Peters needs to go.

 

[A Star is Burns]

This was always going to be a tough game, especially without Jordan. But the lack of effort, and sloppiness in every facet of the game the last week is hard to deal with.

 

[My Special Purpose]

One of the keys was match the Pens centers? Without Staal? How in the **** were they going to do that?

How were they going to do that *with* Staal?

 

[A Star is Burns]

Dundon said losses keep him up at night. This should keep him up for a month.

 

[Wolfpuck]

3 stars

1- Kessel
2- Guentzel
3- Maatta

 

[Brock Anton]

6-1? Penguins missed the extra point lmao

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Unless I’m mistaken, didn’t Forslund say the Penguins also had 4 games off before tonight as well?

So yeah, a much better team with lots of time off will obviously destroy a much worse team with lots of time off.

 

[Tryamw]

6-1? Penguins missed the extra point lmao

They went for 2. Overthrew the intended receiver.

 

[HisIceness]

6-1? Penguins missed the extra point lmao

That special teams defense.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Unless I’m mistaken, didn’t Forslund say the Penguins also had 4 games off before tonight as well?

So yeah, a much better team with lots of time off will obviously destroy a much worse team with lots of time off.

Makes you wonder why the NHL even bothered with all the pageantry. No way the Canes could have won this one. No way they can make trades. No way they can be give any more effort. We just expect too much. Our bad.

 

[Dishface]

Hahahahahaah we suck.

 

[MinJaBen]

The effort/sloppiness problems keep reoccurring. Coach needs to go. Some of the core needs to go. And probably the GM.

This team just can’t.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Makes you wonder why the NHL even bothered with all the pageantry. No way the Canes could have won this one. No way they can make trades. No way they can be give any more effort. We just expect too much. Our bad.

You’ve watched the same team I have, both this year and in years past. You know their habits, and you know what they can and can’t do.

If you expected them to win this game, then yes, you expected too much. If you expect Francis to make some significant trade at the trade deadline, then yes, you expect too much.

And depending on how much effort you expected them to put forth tonight (especially after giving up the first goal), then you may have expected too much in that regard as well.

 

[AD Skinner]

I'm just going to keep posting this

But for real though. We don't even have anything to sell at the deadline. Stempniak for a draft pick whoop de doo. Someone would probably take Skinner or Faulk but we'd be selling low on them since they've struggled this year. Maybe they'd get something decent for lindholm and if it takes Staal being out of the lineup for him to play center they may as well cut bait there anyway. No one wants Staal on that contract. Aho is movable and might get a decent return but he's exactly the type of player you'd hope to get in return for any trade. This whole mess needs to get blown sky high it is profoundly f'ed

 

[Blueline Bomber]

 

[Ole Gil]

I'm excited for some more fire peters talk!

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

That was by far the worst game I’ve ever been to at pnc/rbc/esa. I’ve had a better time at funerals.