Who's To Blame For Penguins Debacle?

[PuckSeparator]

Surely being on the verge of getting swept by the Islanders is not something that should be acceptable. Just what is going in Pittsburgh that they're stinking up the joint so badly?

Also, what changes are going to happen in the off season because, surely, heads will need to roll if this keeps up.

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[Loseipeg]

Malkin and kessel are overrated unless they can play on the third line in the playoffs.

 

[895]

Nassau ice

 

[koyvoo]

The Islanders being a better hockey team is to blame for the penguins debacle.

 

[c9777666]

Not getting home ice. The loss at Detroit and blowing that late lead in the Stadium Classic was the difference between starting at home and Nassau.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Their stars suck right now

 

[lawrence]

players but it comes down to management if you ask me. Sullivan seems to be a good coach, management for not replacing their bottom 6 guys with actual good bottom 6 guys.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

John Tavares.

 

[TaketheCannoli]

Father time and Barry Trotz are to blame.

Crosby and Malkin are not young any more. Barry Trotz is a hell of a defensive coach.

 

[LeHab]

NYI still getting underrated.

 

[Bieber fever]

Sid the kid

 

[Munchkin10]

Tom Kuhnhackl.

 

[Prairie Habs]

Trotz

 

[boredmale]

Who is on first

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Barry Trotz

 

[KnockHobbler]

Out coached, terrible D, and inferior goaltending. Everything is going right for the islanders and the Penguins don't seem to have any motivation

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Crosby has been underwhelming, but the majority of the blame lies with the coach. Outcoached again by Trotz, that’s two years in a row.

 

[rocketdan9]

Crosby and Malkin

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

Mike Sullivan. Terrible lineup decisions all season long. Time to fire him.

 

[Tuna Tatarrrrrr]

Refs, Nassau ice, the time when the game starts, Tom Wilson and especially

 

[DamonDRW]

no one to blame. That the end of this team. They are falling similarly to Detroit in 2010s. Barely make the play-offs and run into a young hungry team.

now it is time to Mario to step up and ask the league to give few 1 overall picks.

 

[FinRanger]

Crosby. If penguins won the cups only because of crosby's epic captain superpowers and carrying now that they lose it must be only because of crosby too.

 

[Red Dread]

Tom Wilson

 

[Chips]

Arguably nobody, in any major long-term consequential way anyway. Playoffs sample size is often ignored. They were playing well before. They aren’t now.

Amazing teams come in and happen to have their slump
Average teams come in and hit their stride perfectly
Every team has their ups and downs, timing and matchups are the two most important things in the playoffs... every team is talented enough to be there.

Your odds may be lower or higher but they’re never 100% or 0%

 

[ColbyChaos]

The staff who saw an already bad defense and thought signing Jack Johnson to a 5 year contract would be the answer to their woes

 

[aufheben]

Uh the Penguins are the lower seed lol.