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A real jerk thing
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
(Editors note: the discerning reader will note the irony, and that I do not "love" our line-up "follies".)
I thought two of the goals DeSmith let in last game were pretty egregious. He's been mostly good since his call-up but I don't think the Pens are that sold on him as NHL material and consequently his leash is very short.
Zirakzigil
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I’m guessing this is going to go on the rest of the season. They are going to swap them around so that neither one does a long span without playing.
ncm7772
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I would tend to agree. I honestly think that he's looked better than Jarry recently, but I'm with you in that the team doesn't seem real high on him.
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WayneSid9987
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JR and company got a little more serious/logical with the goalie position. It'd be nice if they did the same up front especially.
ncm7772
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I hear ya. However when you still put up over a 92% save percentage in a game where you are out shot 38 to 16 you should not be punished for that. I'm just saying personally as a goalie I would not be pleased with that decision.
WayneSid9987
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Expect another low shot affair tomorrow.
Another loss comin' up.
ColePens
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That is 100% not the roster you want against Vegas.
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ncm7772
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There ya go, Sully!
With that lineup, Pens are gonna need to have MAF go into the Fleuriest of meltdowns to score more than one goal.
With that lineup, Pens are gonna need to have MAF go into the Fleuriest of meltdowns to score more than one goal.
Coastal Kev
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Sullivan should be fired over his use of Kuhn.
That soft German puffball has 2 GOALS.... in 49 games.
Mike has become our worst nightmare in one years time.
I'd rather have Recchi in the top 6 than Kuhnhackl.
WayneSid9987
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I mean, they can still have their Kuhnackl. Just like...:
Simon/Jake-Sid-Sprong
Hags-G-Phil/Rust
Simon/Jake-Sheahan-Phil/Rust
Kuhn-Rowney-Dea
Be smart about it. Speed and puck possession kills.
Simon/Jake-Sid-Sprong
Hags-G-Phil/Rust
Simon/Jake-Sheahan-Phil/Rust
Kuhn-Rowney-Dea
Be smart about it. Speed and puck possession kills.
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Only the Penguins could have Tom Kuhnhackl and Carl Hagelin in the top 6 but not Phil Kessel.
I actually like Kuhnhackl, but having him playing RW in the top 6 is just mind boggling, especially when you have Hagelin on the other wing who is already defensively responsible.
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Speaking Moistly
What a terrible image.
The Pens may be closer to last place in the division than one would think by this time next week if THAT is the lineup Sully uses at home against Vegas and then on the road at Dallas and St Louis.
Rust doesn't fit with Sid. We know that. But, at least one could sort of argue he's a top six forward with Hornqvist and Sheary out.
That said, if you are 2 injuries up front away from Kuhn in the top six, then it's a trifecta of failures . . . failures of coaching (Sully), AHL management (Guerin), and management (JR) of truly epic proportions.
EDIT: Strike that. It was failures of epic proportions LAST GAME. Now, it's also a testament to my argument that the coach with his bench management is doing more to coach them OUT of the playoffs than he is to coach them into the playoffs.
Carl Hagelin should be surgically attached to Geno's hip right now.
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