GDT: #74|Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens|The effort of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1 GDT...

[Honour Over Glory]

I think if they got a dog shock collar for Letang and when he’s about to make a stupid, risky play just zap him, that could work....I’d try that first...it’s a lot cheaper...

Letang would probably see that as some sort of kinky foreplay.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Wow, I just saw Sid's goal... he is unreal.

 

[KIRK]

I was hoping for some changes last summer.

And December

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

 

[WayneSid9987]

Need to get these 2 pts and hopefully get ZAR and/or Simon back to get Rust off Sid's line.
Still a night where most look like they are just going through the motions.
Playing down to oppoenents? Fatigue/still conserving energy? Not sure what it is.

 

[Nadal On Clay]

I really don’t like Geno’s game tonight.

 

[BHD]

Gary Galley has no idea what he's talking about.

 

[Andy99]

Need to get these 2 pts and hopefully get ZAR and/or Simon back to get Rust off Sid's line.
Still a night where most look like they are just going through the motions.
Playing down to oppoenents? Fatigue/still conserving energy? Not sure what it is.

They’re just not as good as we’d hope they’d be?...

 

[Harvey Birdman]

Third period I am seeing the PENGUINS... start stop skating leaning into fast turns and snapping accurate fast passes. Nice to see my team show up for a period out of the past six save for some loose skating. Hopefully this is how they trend through the last handful from this period on.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

There, sure, but he's been missing a few of those cases. No biggie, just citing something keeping the line from being the A+ version it was.

You know what's sad. Montreal sucks. We both know that. And, our only ES goals were stupid effort plays from Sid and Geno.

Honestly, right now, my lines are as follows . . .

Sheary-Sid-Horny
HGR
Jake-Brass-Rust

Our defensive play and mix of personnel is so suspect, the only way we're going to have a chance to go anywhere in the playoffs is with 3 lines coming at you in waves like 2016. The only combo of 9 forwards I see doing that is what's above.

Sid activiting Sid-mode will help us a lot in having that wave after wave attack.

Sully stopping using Rust with Sid would also help.

Using GOOD players like ZAR and Simon on L4 would help.

The mix on D is what it is. We have to hope Letang and Schultz raise their game. We need Dumo to be 2017 Dumo.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Wow, I just saw Sid's goal... he is unreal.

When he wants to be.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Sportsnet yammering about us threepeating....

 

[Shaffer]

There, sure, but he's been missing a few of those cases. No biggie, just citing something keeping the line from being the A+ version it was.

You know what's sad. Montreal sucks. We both know that. And, our only ES goals were stupid effort plays from Sid and Geno.

Honestly, right now, my lines are as follows . . .

Sheary-Sid-Horny
HGR
Jake-Brass-Rust

Our defensive play and mix of personnel is so suspect, the only way we're going to have a chance to go anywhere in the playoffs is with 3 lines coming at you in waves like 2016. The only combo of 9 forwards I see doing that is what's above.

Which line is Rust on? I'm assuming it's HGR and Guentzel-Brassard-Kessel.

That leaves our fourth line as ZAR-Sheahan-X, which I don't mind.

I think I'm more concerned about our defense than forwards, but I like that forward lineup.

 

[vodeni]

these lazy breaks killing me

 

[KIRK]

Need to get these 2 pts and hopefully get ZAR and/or Simon back to get Rust off Sid's line.
Still a night where most look like they are just going through the motions.
Playing down to oppoenents? Fatigue/still conserving energy? Not sure what it is.

Was thinking during the intermission this team reminds me of the 2009-2010 version (except you have Phil then Geno carrying the lion's share of the water versus Sid then). There's just such a lack of engagement and passion, and the 'well, they'll flip the switch' semi wish casting is similar. I'm not saying it's the same-- and who knows, maybe there is a magic switch this year-- but it's reminiscent.

 

[KIRK]

Which line is Rust on? I'm assuming it's HGR and Guentzel-Brassard-Kessel.

That leaves our fourth line as ZAR-Sheahan-X, which I don't mind.

I think I'm more concerned about our defense than forwards, but I like that forward lineup.

That top 9 with that L4 can help disguise the defensive weaknesses with possession hockey,

 

[ColePens]

Not even rooting for a Geno point here. I just want 2 points.

 

[Shaffer]

That top 9 with that L4 can help disguise the defensive weaknesses with possession hockey,

Or at least we hope.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Sportsnet yammering about us threepeating....

Deal

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Dry erase board? Amateur.

What you need is an Apple Ipad with the Apple Pencil.

 

[ColePens]

2nd time tonight Horny turned the puck over like that. Not good.

 

[vodeni]

gosh brassard stop looking for the pass that makes you so one dimensional

 

[ColePens]

I wouldn't have put Kessel out there the way he is playing. Just my opinion.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

It’s serious. They’re on the iPad.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Lol, I was just joking but then he says Rex is on his Ipad...lost it.