Pre-Game Talk: The All Purpose Off Day Thread | Schultz, Murray Practice with Team

[DegenX]

 

[Empoleon8771]

I like the D pairs tbh. I think this also shows how Cole is going to be pushed out as soon as Schultz is healthy.

Kessel missing practice and it looking like the lineup is being changed makes me think Kessel is injured. Oh no...

 

[DegenX]

I like the D pairs tbh. I think this also shows how Cole is going to be pushed out as soon as Schultz is healthy.

Kessel missing practice and it looking like the lineup is being changed makes me think Kessel is injured. Oh no...

It's also possible he's having a maintenance day.

Also:

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

Goodbye Ian Cole!

 

[Speaking Moistly]

It's also possible he's having a maintenance day.

Also:

Wow. They finally broke one of the coaching staff and he can yell at Letang in French.

 

[UnderratedBrooks44]

I like the D pairs tbh. I think this also shows how Cole is going to be pushed out as soon as Schultz is healthy.

Eesh I dunno. Oleksiak-Hunwick has potential........to be the worst pair in the entire league. Ruhwedel and Maatta is probably pretty vanilla on a good day.

 

[td_ice]

It's also possible he's having a maintenance day.

Also:

Taking off the kid gloves.

 

[DegenX]

 

[Speaking Moistly]

 

[Shaffer]

Could explain Kessel not being at practice today.

 

[Empoleon8771]

From Sullivan and Crosby on Oleksiak:





I feel optimistic about Oleksiak, especially if the Penguins have researched Oleksiak as much as they seem to have. If the Penguins wanted Oleksiak 2 years before getting him, I'm thinking they have scouted him a lot.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

From Sullivan and Crosby on Oleksiak:





I feel optimistic about Oleksiak, especially if the Penguins have researched Oleksiak as much as they seem to have. If the Penguins wanted Oleksiak 2 years before getting him, I'm thinking they have scouted him a lot.

Weird to see Sullivan say he can move the puck well and others say he handles it like a grenade.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Weird to see Sullivan say he can move the puck well and others say he handles it like a grenade.

Rutherford said the same thing too. I feel like I'd take their words over fans words, they have obviously heavily scouted him over the last year or two and they like him.

 

[Shaffer]

When Schultz gets back, I'd expect Cole to be gone.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Rutherford said the same thing too. I feel like I'd take their words over fans words, they have obviously heavily scouted him over the last year or two and they like him.

We'll see, but there aren't many 6'7 255 blueliners that can skate well and are very good puck movers... so either he is a complete tire fire in his own end, or something bad is going on there that needs fixed badly.

 

[EightyOne]

I expect a bigger Scuderi but not as bad as Gill. Primarily toss puck up boards. Sometimes hit people and box out the crease.

 

[KIRK]

Eesh I dunno. Oleksiak-Hunwick has potential........to be the worst pair in the entire league. Ruhwedel and Maatta is probably pretty vanilla on a good day.

How scary is it to consider the prospect of a pairing with Olesksiak where he's the good one?

We'll see tomorrow . . .

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

If they do plan on moving Cole, more healthy scratches aren't going to help his value any.

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

If they do plan on moving Cole, more healthy scratches aren't going to help his value any.

Its not gonna hurt it either, he isnt offering him up to internet trolls. Anyone interested know who and what Ian Cole is.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Its not gonna hurt it either, he isnt offering him up to internet trolls. Anyone interested know who and what Ian Cole is.

Ya, I mean he has two years worth of SC champion hockey that he put on tape for other GMs to see.

 

[Pens x]

Rutherford said the same thing too. I feel like I'd take their words over fans words, they have obviously heavily scouted him over the last year or two and they like him.

Yea well they aren’t going to say he sucks at handling the puck after they just acquired the guy.

 

[larueskee]

Cole may have played more defense for the Pens during the last two cup runs than any other d man. I believe he had the most minutes of any last year. Great plus minus work, decent point totals, leader in blocks and hits. There are def some teams looking at improving at the position that have the cap space because they don't have a bunch of super stars and over payed ( Dumo and Maata ) d men. If this is a rebuilding year than sure move Cole for a scorer but when the d looks as awful as it has just remember it looked the same prior to Cole coming over.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Its not gonna hurt it either, he isnt offering him up to internet trolls. Anyone interested know who and what Ian Cole is.

No, it probably won't. But if you have a trading partner who is on the fence, it could end up being significant.

 

[The Old Master]

Weird to see Sullivan say he can move the puck well and others say he handles it like a grenade.

maybe it's like a tanger thing.....moves the puck well just not sure where.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Cole may have played more defense for the Pens during the last two cup runs than any other d man. I believe he had the most minutes of any last year. Great plus minus work, decent point totals, leader in blocks and hits. There are def some teams looking at improving at the position that have the cap space because they don't have a bunch of super stars and over payed ( Dumo and Maata ) d men. If this is a rebuilding year than sure move Cole for a scorer but when the d looks as awful as it has just remember it looked the same prior to Cole coming over.

I wouldn’t worry about the D so much until the forward roster is fixed. It has an impact on the D because we are built as a 3 scoring line team but we aren’t so that has implications not just on the forwards.

Not only are the forwards not scoring as much but generally the push back to defense is not as good overall.

It’s similar to the 2017 cup run without the forward depth or desperation/intensity which leads to a very ordinary team. That’s why we are down the bottom of the standings.