GDT: 9/29/15 - 7:30PM EDT - Tampa Bay vs Pittsburgh @ Johnstown, PA [Preseason Game 5]

[LTIR Trickery]

Yep. Guds seems to like to scramble wildly.

Know what kind of goalies scramble wildly? Weak ones.

I don't ****ing get it, either.

I've watched him in Syracuse, i've watched him calm and composed and smooth and holding his posts, challenging effectively, doing lots of things right.

Then, you see this ****, and you know what? It infuriates me, because I know damn well hes better than this ****, but I don't trust him right now, and the org doesn't, either.

 

[Coopers Gum]

Yeah - I mean, he's athletic and that's fantastic. But every save can't be a reaction save.

Every goalie that I've seen/heard described as primarily athletic, isn't good. Rinne is described as athletic. But he is one, huge, and two, plays his angles first and foremost. When the puck zips by in excess of 100 miles per hour, you simply can't rely on reflexes. It's impossible. You need to play probability / angles. When you can't swallow it, which SHOULD be rare, you're allowed to scramble a little to do so.

 

[Felonious Python]

Emrick may know what's up. The 1977 flood was the year Slap Shot was released. I suspect that's how it got into his notes.

update: maybe not.

If they weren't pushing the Slap Shot thing so hard, it actually would have been an interesting thing to note.

 

[wxkid23]

Slap Shot coming up next

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Not a lot happening this period

 

[Brie]

The big question with Guds is how much of this is how he would play if he was our backup and how much of it comes from the nerves he must feel for having to perform as well as there always is someone comming in to challange for "his" spot, not that it's any excuse, he shouldn't feel of it but it also can't be easy always being behind someone now that Casy is around getting the backup, I dunno, it's just hard to see him like this when you've seen how good he can be, like in the Canada game as well as his first NHL game against CBJ.

 

[DFC]

Slap Shot coming up next

rumors and myths.

 

[Felonious Python]

The big question with Guds is how much of this is how he would play if he was our backup and how much of it comes from the nerves he must feel for having to perform as well as there always is someone comming in to challange for "his" spot, not that it's any excuse, he shouldn't feel of it but it also can't be easy always being behind someone now that Casy is around getting the backup, I dunno, it's just hard to see him like this when you've seen how good he can be, like in the Canada game as well as his first NHL game against CBJ.

Gudlevskis played in the Olympics. How he's nervous NOW makes no sense to me.

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

It is a pretty popular opinion with me The defenders constantly cheat when Stralman is on the point, tonight makes no exception it's last year all over again.

I actually thought you said stamkos, not stralman. Whoops.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

The big question with Guds is how much of this is how he would play if he was our backup and how much of it comes from the nerves he must feel for having to perform as well as there always is someone comming in to challange for "his" spot, not that it's any excuse, he shouldn't feel of it but it also can't be easy always being behind someone now that Casy is around getting the backup, I dunno, it's just hard to see him like this when you've seen how good he can be, like in the Canada game as well as his first NHL game against CBJ.

I want to believe, I just don't think he has the mental stuff for the this level yet.

 

[berlin]

wow amazing fact.

 

[DFC]

The young guys were a lot more impressive than the vets. Pre-season.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

You guys are getting really worked up about some of this stuff

 

[Coopers Gum]

Blow it up

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

Blow it up

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Eh, preseason, but still plenty of work to be done before the season starts.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

who gives a ****

 

[wxkid23]

Who's watching the movie lol

 

[LTIR Trickery]

I'm totally watching, its a classic

 

[Brie]

That was that, oh well, this was like a homegame for the Pens and most of the people in the stands are their fans so i guess they could get to enjoy this.

Back to the game itself, saw some great things and some concerning things, hopefully the concerning things are just because its preseason and not something we'll see a lot of.

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

First time that much of the big club is together, bound to be a sloppy game. Also think the pens having so many AHL guys who busted their butts didnt help. No big deal

Only thing I am concerned about it the powerplay. Gonna be a lot of banging my head against a wall again this year.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Who's watching the movie lol

only if the NBCSN crew does audio commentary

 

[The Gongshow]

I want Mike Emrick to narrate my life

 

[Coopers Gum]

I want Mike Emrick to narrate my life

How many things do you waffleboard or skyhook?

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

With this abysmal showing in so far we really need to step up and get a big win if we are going to qualify for the regular season.