Yup, not blowing a 3rd period multi-goal lead for once is all the goodwill they're gonna get from the hockey gods.You guys are setting yourself up for heart break when they lose tomorrow.
He should have shoveled it towards the boards and not out of the zone which I believe is what triggered the penalty call.It's like Sid thought he was at risk of his PPG season streak ending and turned the switch. Completely elevated offensive level the last five games.
Karl was real solid defensively tonight. Made four or five nice breakups with the stick. A lot of people might think he would be forcing offense since he entered on a 6-game pointless streak but he just played a simple, effective game without the puck. Like I've said all year, the point totals indicate he's had a bad year but he has had a pretty decent one overall - just not a typical Karlsson season. Sometimes he isn't even really playing like Erik Karlsson. I'm positive Sullivan has just told him to play a simple game focusing more on defense which to his credit he has. He's only 0.4 defensive point share behind Pettersson which seems strange but does back up what I've seen that he has had a steady consistent year without the puck. I have many problems with Sullivan but his systems and structure has gotten a lot of good out of EK defensively.
At the same time, The Pens have scored 28 straight goals without him on the scoresheet and that's just unlikely for a guy playing 20 minutes even strength every game, no matter how he is playing. I think if we replayed this season ten times over, this might be his lowest point total, because although he hasn't always been as sharp as in years past with his passing and shot, there has been a lot of bad luck/poor finishing this season. Tonight he barely got the puck in the o-zone, but they didn't have that much zone time. I have noticed this year teams usually have a forward shading on him quite close - I guess that's what happens when you come off a 101 point season from the back end. That has definitely effected the amount of times they go back to him at the point, and it usually has given Pettersson or Graves more room on the other side.
I don't know why that interference call was made - Trouba's stick was right in his way, no attempt was made to pick it up ... is he supposed to let it stay there to block a pass his way? A few weeks ago against San Jose Carter cleared Justin Bailey's stick right before he scored, and Bailey was trailing him about to pick up the stick.
If I'd told you in 2005 that Crosby would be a point per game player on the Penguins in 2024...
I'm so annoyed at Dubas for sitting on his hands all year. This was easily a playoff team with a couple of tweaks and injection of youth .It is frustrating that the team isn’t comfortably in the playoffs. Dubas and Sully/Reirden pissed away this season.
If only we had a competent front office and decent coaching, we’d be in.
Ahh..they did ok. Look at the pair in Edmonton. Supposedly better than our two but they haven’t won shit and can’t seem to lead their own lines for any length of time or when it matters.What if I told you that this franchise could have been not just a dynasty but an empire during his career if not for impotent coaching and incompetent front office decisions? Too many times have we fallen victim to the classic blunders...
Still he has had an all time great career among all professional athletes in any sport.
holy f***.
i'm on the Dubas train guys.
It's his account, so it's him personally or someone he has running it.Wait wait, that’s really him responding?
I agree with giving the pick this year, and move on. It's not like it's a great draft year anyways.Beating those jagoffs, in their barn, never gets old.
I want to win out because I hate losing to any of the teams left on our schedule and it's so much more fun winning. Win out and give SJ the pick this year.
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I really hate losing within our division....so get 3 W's
TB - f*** that cheating organization and all their self entitled pricks of a fanbase.
TOR - Stick it up their asses like they do when the game is in Pittsburgh.
DET - I don't really have any hate for this team, but they are in our way.
BOS - Bunch of massholes.
NSH - f***ing hicks, their dumbass chants during the game and for erecting a Rinne statue.
Ahh..they did ok. Look at the pair in Edmonton. Supposedly better than our two but they haven’t won shit and can’t seem to lead their own lines for any length of time or when it matters.
put him on the pp and we will be safeSo Bem needs 4 more goals to cost us a 3rd rounder? hope he gets 3 more and that's it.
This roster has proved that it can compete with the best teams in the league. The fact they do so inconsistently game in and game out, is 100% on coaching. Nothing will change unless there is a change.
holy f***.
i'm on the Dubas train guys.
I'd like to see Geno hit 500 before the season's out...
holy f***.
i'm on the Dubas train guys.