GDT: #77|Rivalry Edition|Flyers @ Penguins|8 PM EST|NBCSN, TVA, SN1

[AquaticBirdman]

There is no way in Hell we should bring Martin back. No ****ing thank you. Way too many physicality-averse defenders on this team.

That being said, I very much look forward to him signing a 4 year, $24M deal here this summer.

Someone here mentioned re-signing him to 4 years at 5-6 million per...

 

[Shockmaster]

How's that five-man blueline working out for us?


How does our cap guy still have a job? Seriously?

Most of the blame goes to Shero in regard to the cap, specifically signing Kunitz, Dupuis, and Scuderi to those contracts.

 

[PensPlz]

How's that five-man blueline working out for us?


How does our cap guy still have a job? Seriously?

Or the entire medical staff?

 

[Lomez]

Pouliot's skating and puck handling are things of beauty.

Trade'em.

 

[KIRK]

How's that five-man blueline working out for us?


How does our cap guy still have a job? Seriously?

The same reason the rest of them do. The same reason these fossils are on this team. Crosby and Malkin have been the only things standing in the way of this being a perennial lottery team, and that's the only way this organization is going to change in the ways that it needed to change 3+ years ago.

 

[AquaticBirdman]

Most of the blame goes to Shero in regard to the cap, specifically signing Kunitz, Dupuis, and Scuderi to those contracts.

All 3 of those contracts were over the same summer as well if I'm not mistaken? Summer of 2013?

 

[AquaticBirdman]

Trade'em.

He could easily get us Robyn Regehr!!!

 

[Woodrow]

It's a sad day when I find Ian Cole to be the least irritating of our dmen.

He is our best dman sigh

 

[Shockmaster]

All 3 of those contracts were over the same summer as well if I'm not mistaken? Summer of 2013?

Yup. After the debacle against the Bruins in the playoffs Shero decided the Penguins needed more of the same instead of big changes. All he did was dig the hole deeper.

 

[quins]

I'm done watching this crap lol. Have a good night all.

 

[KIRK]

Refs telling Downie to shut his mouth. Unbelievable. They screw him over all game then tell him to shut up.

Maybe he should just shut the **** up already, because he's fighting a losing battle.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

If I was Downie I'd go out there, run Giroux and really earn the misconduct that is inevitably coming anyway.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

MJ coached pens are flat game in game out. Really hard for me to understand why there's such an obvious lack of effort and intensity.

 

[Waffle Fries]

All 3 of those contracts were over the same summer as well if I'm not mistaken? Summer of 2013?

Yes. Don't forget Adams was that year as well.

 

[titaniumexpose]

I've been too bust trying to keep track of Bennett.

I see what you did there...
(probably got beaten to it)

 

[Coastal Kev]

Last 3 goals, all I see is Scuderi sucking, and goals wafting thru his sorry behind.

2 More years... 2 MORE YEARS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[AquaticBirdman]

Yup. After the debacle against the Bruins in the playoffs Shero decided the Penguins needed more of the same instead of big changes. All he did was dig the hole deeper.

The kunitz contract I can understand. The Dupuis and Scuderi ones on the other hand.....

Oh, and lets not forget that he re-signed DB to the 2 year extension that summer as well

 

[KIRK]

If I was Downie I'd go out there, run Giroux and really earn the misconduct that is inevitably coming anyway.

Bingo.

BTW, he should've been going after guys like Giroux from the opening drop of the puck.

 

[Rocket of Russia]

Primary assist leaders? Is that the kind of stat they think deserves some screen time? What a product....

 

[The Greatest 101]

Should the pens dress 66 in the playoffs if 71 is out.

 

[Hophog]

It's just too bad that Mario and the gang feel that having the softest defense in NHL history is a great idea.

I've accepted this fact for years. If I want to remain a Penguin fan I have to accept it. For whatever reason that is what they believe in and I don't think it'll change anytime soon. I'm not sure how they came to this conclusion when you don't see many soft defenses winning championships, but that's what they've hung their hat on. History and logic be damned.

 

[AquaticBirdman]

Yes. Don't forget Adams was that year as well.

Sweet jesus I forgot lol

So in one summer Shero did this:

Dupuis - 4 year extension

Scuderi - 4 year contract as a UFA

Kunitz - 3 year extension

DB - 2 year extension

Adams - 2 year extension

This team was basically destroyed within the span of 3 months.

 

[KIRK]

MJ coached pens are flat game in game out. Really hard for me to understand why there's such an obvious lack of effort and intensity.

I'm not sure it would help, in fact I doubt it, but I see no harm in replacing the coach at this point. Unfortunately, it will be Tocchet who will replace him, which is why I doubt it will help anything.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Maybe he should just shut the **** up already, because he's fighting a losing battle.

If you had to deal with the bs from refs that he does you wouldn't be able to shut your mouth either. They antagonize him by calling bs penalties and then they give him a misconduct when he says something (which all players do). It is unprofessional bs and it is a joke that the refs are allowed to behave this way with impunity.

 

[systemsgo]

The Flyers beat the Blackhawks 4-1.

We're losing 4-1. We must be as good as the Hawks.