GDT: Pens Playoff Push: Hold on to your butts!

[Pens x]

Two things:

1. This is your monthly reminder that Mike Sullivans 3 year extension doesn't kick in until June. Boston boy probably won't be fired by the Boston owners.

2. This will be the first summer Dubas has without any of Hextalls previous mistakes hanging around.

Yay, Dubas now gets to deal with his own mistakes.

 

[SEALBound]

Reirdon still has one game left to fix this. If they have a good showing they could potentially finish 30th.

From your mouth to God's ears.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Funny part is, I do believe that if they fired Sullivan and Co and made 1-2 good roster moves, they would be a playoff team next year. I don't see the Caps, Philly, Wings, Isles being any better next year.

This is the most frustrating part. People who keep screaming "Sullivan or not the core sucks!" miss the fact that Sullivan's coaching decisions probably cost this team (conservatively) around 10 points. This team would be securely in the third Metro spot if it weren't for Sullivan's stupidity.

So the idea that it's not Sullivan holding the team back and just an old, useless core, ignores all the examples of how just even slightly different player usage or system changes or line combinations could have easily seen this year's team in a playoff spot.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

So... that OT point they shit away against Toronto... does that factor in?

Because I'm still irritated about that and it would be kinda funny if that was one of the many, many points they frittered away because of ego and pettiness this year that ended up making a difference.

 

[Gurglesons]

So... that OT point they shit away against Toronto... does that factor in?

Because I'm still irritated about that and it would be kinda funny if that was one of the many, many points they frittered away because of ego and pettiness this year that ended up making a difference.

If we would've gotten an OT point against Columbus or Toronto during our run we would've been in a win and in situation right now.

Eller in 3v3 though.

 

[MrBrightside]

If we would've gotten an OT point against Columbus or Toronto during our run we would've been in a win and in situation right now.

Eller in 3v3 though.

A buddy and I were making a list of which point we miss the most:

Blowing 4-0 against Colorado

Blowing 3-1 mid 3rd against CBJ

Losing in OT w/Eller and DOC the entire OT in Toronto

Blowing 2-goal leads in the 3rd and losing in regulation in Vegas and Calgary

Tied with Anaheim w/2:00 left and having a 1:45 5x3 and losing in regulation

SO MANY CHOICES

 

[Hazed Yoshi]

A buddy and I were making a list of which point we miss the most:

Blowing 4-0 against Colorado

Blowing 3-1 mid 3rd against CBJ

Losing in OT w/Eller and DOC the entire OT in Toronto

Blowing 2-goal leads in the 3rd and losing in regulation in Vegas and Calgary

Tied with Anaheim w/2:00 left and having a 1:45 5x3 and losing in regulation

SO MANY CHOICES

You can add about 60 more games to that list and call it ''Sullivans Greatest Hits''

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

If we would've gotten an OT point against Columbus or Toronto during our run we would've been in a win and in situation right now.

Eller in 3v3 though.

"B...B...BUT CROSBY'S SKATE THO!"

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Tied with Anaheim w/2:00 left and having a 1:45 5x3 and losing in regulation

This one sticks out as a microcosm for this season. A PP (a 5on3 to boot) to take the lead and instead it costs them the game. That seemed to be a running theme all season where the PP cost them games. That one was just especially egregious because of the 5on3 and timing of it.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

This one sticks out as a microcosm for this season. A PP (a 5on3 to boot) to take the lead and instead it costs them the game. That seemed to be a running theme all season where the PP cost them games. That one was just especially egregious because of the 5on3 and timing of it.

Yeah this was maybe the most representative game of the entire season, right here.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Yeah this was maybe the most representative game of the entire season, right here.

Hockey fan 50 years down the road: "How would you describe the 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins season?"

HF Pens: *shows footage of the 5on3 versus Anaheim*

 

[Ugene Magic]

So... that OT point they shit away against Toronto... does that factor in?

Because I'm still irritated about that and it would be kinda funny if that was one of the many, many points they frittered away because of ego and pettiness this year that ended up making a difference.

You're not irritated with many blown huge 3rd period leads over the long season?

 

[Rudy Russo]

Two things:

1. This is your monthly reminder that Mike Sullivans 3 year extension doesn't kick in until June. Boston boy probably won't be fired by the Boston owners.

2. This will be the first summer Dubas has without any of Hextalls previous mistakes hanging around.

This should be the last year the penguins are paying for Hextall and Burke? Hopefully.

 

[BusinessGoose]

The pens scored 38 PPG and have given up 12 SHG

So, really, just say they did at best 26 EFFECTIVE powerplay goals

That's one every 3 games

With Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin

Are you for real?

 

[Khelandros]

This should be the last year the penguins are paying for Hextall and Burke? Hopefully.

Depends on what happens with Sullivan and the rest of the coaching staff. Hextall signed the extension, but it probably came from above.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

You're not irritated with many blown huge 3rd period leads over the long season?

I mean of course? But that OT debacle is way fresher in my memory and was one of the dumbest, most wrong-headed, petty, ego-driven choices I've seen all season. And that's saying something with this guy.

 

[Andy99]

Lol…

 

[BusinessGoose]

We need a crying emoji @hfoverlords

 

[Rudy Russo]

Taylor Haase​

2:45 PM - APRIL 17, 2024
Pleased to announce that the soft serve machine in the press box is functional tonight.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Taylor Haase
2:45 PM - APRIL 17, 2024
Pleased to announce that the soft serve machine in the press box is functional tonight.

Put it on PP1, then

 

[Ugene Magic]

I mean of course? But that OT debacle is way fresher in my memory and was one of the dumbest, most wrong-headed, petty, ego-driven choices I've seen all season. And that's saying something with this guy.

For me, it was the many turnovers in the common areas that stands out, some/most given right up to the opposition leading straight to goals against.

 

[Rudy Russo]

I would do stuff with Taylor Haase, ... like uhhh play Mario Kart.

Dejan is sending me to hell for this post.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

For me, it was the many turnovers in the common areas that stands out, some/most given right up to the opposition leading straight to goals against.

To each his own but I found turnovers to be far, far down the list of problems this season.

If anything this team didn't press the attack enough. Didn't take enough chances. Allergic to vast tracts of the middle of the ice.

 

[SEALBound]

Lol…

Something to consider too: This wasn't a bad streak here or there. This team was wildly consistent at being mediocre the entire year, sans MAYBE the last 10 games when it "mattered but it was already too late".

 

[Ugene Magic]

To each his own but I found turnovers to be far, far down the list of problems this season.

If anything this team didn't press the attack enough. Didn't take enough chances. Allergic to vast tracts of the middle of the ice.

You see, those are exactly why they had so many turnovers. They did press, and turnovers in the worst places.