Post-Game Talk: | Pens vs Sabres Back-End | Get Swept

[AjaxTelamon]

The lines have finally settled into their best possible place considering the roster. McGinn being hot enough to bump Zucker gives L2 a nice defensive presence, albeit losing some net front. Zucker getting about 12 mins a night is our best hope of him making it to the playoffs and being able to contribute, and if he's still alive then maybe you swap him and McGinn back.

Really like how L4 is playing.

 

[Allie Kitsune]

Is it an OK win? Or did we deserve to lose because of the posts the Sabres hit?

 

[Ugene Magic]

Looked like a full house... Robo got nothin' to do with it...

Great game, Sid..., DeSmith... & Skating Penguin logo...

 

[GregR]

Not counting on fully being out of the woods on the Petry thing yet:

 

[BusinessGoose]

Is it an OK win? Or did we deserve to lose because of the posts the Sabres hit?

"pens lucky to get 2 pts"

 

[Turin]

Buffalo fans on their board are salty rn haha. Apparently a take is that after the taking 4/4 points the Pens should rebuild because they’re old and didn’t dominate either game.

 

[Ugene Magic]

OT: I found Beau Bennett...

A penguin roller skates and is fed fish,... | Stock Video | Pond5

 

[chethejet]

Buffalo has had nothing to cheer about for 20 years so I understand they are fired up about the Bilsl and the Sabres. You can only feel good about the improvement in snow blowers so long.

 

[Beau Knows]

Buffalo fans on their board are salty rn haha. Apparently a take is that after the taking 4/4 points the Pens should rebuild because they’re old and didn’t dominate either game.

It's funny because Buffalo has rebuilt several times during the 87/71 era, and they got nothing out of any of those attempts at success. I don't know that immediately rebuilding all the time is the best way to go about things

 

[Tender Rip]

Thought it was a great start, but we fell into a shell mostly from the later part of the first period.
Pretty much on CDS, puck luck and Buffalo players missing wide open nets that they didn't make it back.

Lots of good from L1 and L4. As well as special teams. Malkin looked the slowest I have seen him this season. That guy needs a goal badly also. Still contributing, but not a lot of confidence in his shot.

Not getting why Zucker was demoted at all.

Letang back.... and maybe right on time considering the way Petry left the game. Have to say that as good as it is to have him back, it was also noticeable how often he didn't get clears and how often he iced it when he did. We were swamped the most when he was on the ice. His minutes needs to be managed more. Not like the others didn't prove capable in his absence.

 

[SEALBound]

Zucker-Geno-McGinn
Kapanen-Carter-Rust

would have made a lot more sense.

 

[Pens x]

I haven’t been able to catch many games since Thanksgiving, but I’m happy they won both back to back games.

 

[Flying Dego]

Zucker-Geno-McGinn
Kapanen-Carter-Rust

would have made a lot more sense.

Mcginn is a LW and Kap is a RW

 

[Lustaf]

Guess the boys need to shit the bed to have more than two pages of replies nowadays.

Wish they had given Jake the empty net goal and Sid a 4th point to push into the top 5 of scoring.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

One of my good friends is a Sabres fan so I'm glad they're looking better. Especially after they lost out on McDavid and had to take Eichel.

 

[66-30-33]

Buffalo fans on their board are salty rn haha. Apparently a take is that after the taking 4/4 points the Pens should rebuild because they’re old and didn’t dominate either game.

 

[Flying Dego]

Are you trying to make me weep? Man do I miss my youth watching the 90's/early 2000's.

Don't get me wrong, I love these guys but as an older adult it's kinda like another job

 

[66-30-33]

Are you trying to make me weep? Man do I miss my youth watching the 90's/early 2000's.

Don't get me wrong, I love these guys but as an older adult it's kinda like another job

I liked those days too, I also didn't mind the dark days...sometimes some of us on the Pens board made GDT's on Caps board (their official board) just for fun even if we did not play the Caps that day.

 

[wgknestrick]

++- No goals for Thompson the last two games against the penguins.

He's so good. Wish he was a pen.

 

[Pancakes]

Nice to keep picking up these points.

 

[wgknestrick]

PIT goaltending has quietly been putting up solid performances and stealing a goal per game above expected GA.

 

[wgknestrick]

Is it an OK win? Or did we deserve to lose because of the posts the Sabres hit?

All of those hit posts don't even register a shot. Psssssht.

 

[Knives and Tulips]

Missed the game. Anyone have any cid of the Petry incident?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I had old man issues and passed out at some point during the game to awaken I think seeing Sid the empty net assassin try for an ENG.

 

[Teiran]

God, what a celebration. I remember watching this live, and I couldn't believe it even then. Kasparaitis scored two playoff goals in his entire career, and one of them beat Dominik Hasek in a Game 7 OT.

I also want to give Marty Straka props for just straight-up pushing that Sabre over in the slot.