GDT: Pens vs Oilers 1900hrs EST

[the penitent]

I can remember going to games in the 70's and 80's and hearing many people in the crowd screaming "NO SYSTEM - NO SYSTEM AT ALL!". I guess we've now come full circle. This team has absolutely no concept right now.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Don't tease me Rupp. Either he's gone or he's just hurt.

Lol…

Ouch.

 

[ChaosAgent]

does not matter anymore but down 6:1 they are still dumping to no one...thats the game engrained in their brains, they can't do any different

Turned it off but I'm not surprised.

A "speed and skill" team/identity who is also terrified to possess the puck even for a second.
Sounds like a lack of skill or maybe just cowardice to me.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

No doubt after that Calgary debacle, Geno was like why we need to make a stop in Edmonton....let's go home.

Imagine finally having two wingers do well with you and Sullivan is like f*** you, have Smith back. Geno looks so over it since December.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Is it wrong I have no emotion or care Harkins is hurt? Give me anyone else even if they too are shit, at least its NEW shit, not old shit.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Refs should be able to just whistle the game dead at 17mins if differential is 5 and trailing team is a playing like a dead cod fish

 

[66-30-33]

Well, I watched the 3rd...I'M NOT ENTERTAINED!!!

 

[Andy99]

Turned it off but I'm not surprised.

A "speed and skill" team/identity who is also terrified to possess the puck even for a second.
Sounds like a lack of skill or maybe just cowardice to me.

Lack of confidence…speed and skill team that doesn’t have much of either and they know it…hard to get up for the games when you know you don’t have it

 

[ChaosAgent]

Is it wrong I have no emotion or care Harkins is hurt? Give me anyone else even if they too are shit, at least their NEW shit, not old shit.

Is Harkins...passed away? Then I'd feel sad.

Injured or traded? As long as it isn't a long-term injury that will seriously hinder his quality of life, I'd be happy.

Lack of confidence…speed and skill team that doesn’t have much of either and they know it…hard to get up for the games when you know you don’t have it

In total fairness they have about 8 players with actual skill. Maybe another 3 with talent.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

 

[Andy99]

If you’re Rust, do you go to Dubas and say “ I know you said you’d honor my NMC but I’m begging you not to”?

 

[farscape1]

If you’re Rust, do you go to Dubas and say “ I know you said you’d honor my NMC but I’m begging you not to”?

Nah he gets to sit on IR twice a year and get paid.

 

[BusinessGoose]

If you’re Rust, do you go to Dubas and say “ I know you said you’d honor my NMC but I’m begging you not to”?

Id bail

Edit:

Then again, another coach would hold me accountable and make me PK and give a shit in the corners again

Naw f*** that

NMC is my preciousssss

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

6-1 Oilers

Boom nice call.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

at leats this wasn't as embarrassing as last night

 

[Ugene Magic]

Like nobody saw that outcome coming from 1000 miles away.

 

[ChaosAgent]

If you’re Rust, do you go to Dubas and say “ I know you said you’d honor my NMC but I’m begging you not to”?

I don't know what his family situation is. Married/kids and his wife only wants to be in Pittsburgh? Well then I respect flexing the NMC muscle. He negotiated it.

If it's just that he likes being in the Sully/Crosby country club I respect it a lot less.

 

[Lustaf]

Refs should be able to just whistle the game dead at 17mins if differential is 5 and trailing team is a playing like a dead cod fish

Not when people paid $300+ to watch that game in person.

You going to refund them?

 

[BusinessGoose]

Not when people paid $300+ to watch that game in person.

You going to refund them?

Those people left at 15mins in the third to beat traffic

 

[the penitent]

Id bail

Edit:

Then again, another coach would hold me accountable and make me PK and give a shit in the corners again

Naw f*** that

NMC is my preciousssss

I'm still a little baffled why they would not even approach him about his NMC (which he should never have been given in the first place). Only thing I can think of is that his injury would suppress interest, but damn, it's not like he's irreplaceable

 

[Come on]

What happened to Harkins? Did they kill him? I didn't see it.

 

[ChaosAgent]

I'm still a little baffled why they would not even approach him about his NMC (which he should never have been given in the first place). Only thing I can think of is that his injury would suppress interest, but damn, it's not like he's irreplaceable

It's ridiculous. The only justifiable reason I can conceive of off the top of my head is to keep the spotlight on Guentzel. Teams may be balking at the asking price and asking for Rust instead?

 

[Come on]

It would be sort of liberating if you knew in your guts that Sully would be fired.

As someone who hasn't watched a single game this season due to him being here still, and feeling that it is outrageous to start trading players before canning Sully and his team, we are of course now at the point where it doesn't really matter except for the optics (still would like that, if only to send the message that he has been unacceptable).

We should trade what we can, and Sully can help drag us further down the standings until a new coach can be found for next season - no reason for anyone meaningful taking a stab at giving us a dead cat bounce. Start finding some reasons to put Sid and Geno on the shelve also to recover ahead of next season (physically and mentally).

Yeah let's shelve Sid. Great thinking there.

 

[the penitent]

So was this one of the "games in hand" that was going to lift us to the playoffs? On the bright side, if Ned is on the trading block, this game probably won't hurt any value too much when you consider the odd-man break carnival that was going on in front of him

 

[Big Poppa Pump]

What happened to Harkins? Did they kill him? I didn't see it.

After his miserable attempt at a penalty shot, he faked a head injury and will go on LTIR tomorrow.