GDT: 8|Pittsburgh Penguins @ Calgary Flames|10-25-18|9:00PM EST|Again! Again! Again!

[Andy99]

Sid’s off the milk carton...need to find Rust and Brass now

 

[Pancakes]

That "4th" line is really difficult to play against. Cully/Sheahan/Horny. Man oh man.

Yeah we seem to have something there.

 

[EightyOne]

Late.

Let's Go Pens!

 

[vodeni]

oh my this second line, they can't stop anyone through the NZ when they are in, that line will be minus when everything is done,

 

[IcedCapp]

Blinded by the light?

Letang didn't turn the puck over and Sid went to the net and fired a backhand shot. I had a stroke

 

[Pancakes]

Murray’s Canada road trip has been awesome.

Giving up 5 in Edmonton doesn't look great but watching the replays I only really dislike the Mcdavid goal. It was lots of bad d by us.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Sid’s off the milk carton...need to find Rust and Brass now

Rust will be next. Some plays last game and this game early on looks like he’s not far away

 

[ColePens]

@12IsGreaterThan47 I actually talked to my brother about that same thing this morning. It has that "too good to be true" moment when the trade happens and the player you get is like a shell of himself playing a role that isn't their best.

I'm trying to be very patient with Brassard. His game is just so vanilla. I'd take Bonino over Brassard 10/10 times even at 4.1m

But like I always say, it's very important to give time to let them get used to the system. But he's closing in on 40-50 total games. And it's not getting better.

 

[TimmyD]

Guentzel Sid Simon
Hags Geno Kessel
ZAR Brassard Rust
Cullen Sheahan Hornqvist

I wouldn’t mind seeing that at this point

 

[ColePens]

Favorite Sid goals: The one handed backhander and the sliding backdoor goal against Tampa.

Favorite Geno goal: The absolute domination against New Jersey where he danced the entire team.

 

[TimmyD]

@12IsGreaterThan47 I actually talked to my brother about that same thing this morning. It has that "too good to be true" moment when the trade happens and the player you get is like a shell of himself playing a role that isn't their best.

I'm trying to be very patient with Brassard. His game is just so vanilla. I'd take Bonino over Brassard 10/10 times even at 4.1m

But like I always say, it's very important to give time to let them get used to the system. But he's closing in on 40-50 total games. And it's not getting better.

I wish they would figure out where they want him and leave him be for 10 games. I don’t think being jerked around from center to wing every 2-3 games is helping right now because he can’t find a rhythm

 

[ColePens]

Pens are hacking Smith every chance they get. They know he is a little baby.

 

[IcedCapp]

@12IsGreaterThan47 I actually talked to my brother about that same thing this morning. It has that "too good to be true" moment when the trade happens and the player you get is like a shell of himself playing a role that isn't their best.

I'm trying to be very patient with Brassard. His game is just so vanilla. I'd take Bonino over Brassard 10/10 times even at 4.1m

But like I always say, it's very important to give time to let them get used to the system. But he's closing in on 40-50 total games. And it's not getting better.

I'm willing to give him a pass because I don't think Sullivan is using the optimal line combos, but man, it feels like we're quickly slip-sliding back into the Bylsma era. Brassard (and Rust, and a host of others) need to be better, period.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I hate hockey coaches... but I love Sid... im going to be torn if he ever gets into coaching lol

Sid looks like the kind of guy that will run his charities and enjoy life for a bit before he takes on any kind of role, but I think a guy like Crosby would probably do what Yzerman did. Start off as an AGM and then if he likes it, keep going.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Pens are hacking Smith every chance they get. They know he is a little baby.

Oh the biggest, he's going to lose his shit soon.

 

[Gurglesons]

Favorite Sid goals: The one handed backhander and the sliding backdoor goal against Tampa.

Favorite Geno goal: The absolute domination against New Jersey where he danced the entire team.

Nah. Best Geno is when Roloson pissed him off so he deked the entire Tampa team.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Favorite Sid goals: The one handed backhander and the sliding backdoor goal against Tampa.

Favorite Geno goal: The absolute domination against New Jersey where he danced the entire team.

I feel like this is widely regarded as Crosby's best goal:



Not the best as the highest quality, but best as in the best.

 

[Pancakes]

Pens are hacking Smith every chance they get. They know he is a little baby.

Hank was infuriatingly difficult for us to solve for years and then we finally got on his nerves enough with guys like Hornqvist and we solved him. I think the year we beat them in the playoffs there was a regular season game where Hank got so mad he shoved the net off during play. I knew we were finally on the right track against them with that game.

 

[Andy99]

Pens are hacking Smith every chance they get. They know he is a little baby.

I hope they don’t piss him off too much because the “backup”there has like a .950 save % lol...

 

[ColePens]

I wish they would figure out where they want him and leave him be for 10 games. I don’t think being jerked around from center to wing every 2-3 games is helping right now because he can’t find a rhythm

Fair but we have to call a spade a spade at this point. He is not even close to the player we expected. (and ill say it for the 10000th time - I'm still giving about 20 more games before stamping that down)

 

[WayneSid9987]

Rig pushed that guy into Murray. Nothing there.

 

[madinsomniac]

"Sid doesn't like playing with Riikola" - DK, probably

If DK starts that im going to start with the equally ridiculous Sid is prejudiced against European players lol

 

[canadianguy77]

Grant has done nothing in his 2 shifts so far. I hope he's held to the same standard as Sprong.

 

[TimmyD]

Fair but we have to call a spade a spade at this point. He is not even close to the player we expected. (and ill say it for the 10000th time - I'm still giving about 20 more games before stamping that down)

I agree that he isn’t playing up to how I expected and I’m not sure why. Maybe he just isn’t suited for a bottom six role. Hopefully he starts picking it up

 

[SEALBound]

Need more video of Desmith...with his girl...