GDT: #9 | Penguins @ Rangers | 01/30 | 7:00 ET

[Tom Hanks]

 

[ColePens]

I wonder how well Sullivan will “shelter” Weber’s minutes tonight. You know he is playing more than POJ.

Boy is that not a true hypocrisy of professional coaches, eh? You see it all the time. Guys like Kap or newer NFL players have to sit, but THROW WEBER IN THERE!

Especially for Sully. They abused this guy in 2017. They specifically won the series because Weber had to play. They said "Oh my lord.. that 3rd pairing is so bad we will crush them." And they did.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Boy is that not a true hypocrisy of professional coaches, eh? You see it all the time. Guys like Kap or newer NFL players have to sit, but THROW WEBER IN THERE!

Especially for Sully. They abused this guy in 2017. They specifically won the series because Weber had to play. They said "Oh my lord.. that 3rd pairing is so bad we will crush them." And they did.

Weber trained with Nashville so he’s quite a bit ahead of Kappy in terms of conditioning.

EDIT: it’s also him or Church

 

[ColePens]

Weber trained with Nashville so he’s quite a bit ahead of Kappy in terms of conditioning.

EDIT: it’s also him or Church

Was it conditioning w/ Kap? Like how does Sully know his conditioning? I thought it was understanding the system.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Was it conditioning w/ Kap? Like how does Sully know his conditioning? I thought it was understanding the system.

From what I read fitness was the main issue

 

[steelcityassault]

Was it conditioning w/ Kap? Like how does Sully know his conditioning? I thought it was understanding the system.

Probably talking with the trainers and him, etc. Yea it was 100% conditioning per Sully

 

[Ugene Magic]

I think the conditioning thing is bs. So some might have to do it the old fashion way instead of treadmills and such. Nothing kept you from taking an actual jog. Even JR walked 5 miles a day.

No reason to come in out of shape as an athlete without a health issue.

 

[Tom Hanks]

I think the conditioning thing is bs. So some might have to do it the old fashion way instead of treadmills and such. Nothing kept you from taking an actual jog. Even JR walked 5 miles a day.

No reason to come in out of shape as an athlete without a health issue.

My anecdotal evidence when I missed Aussie Rules training is I could do all sorts of training but if it wasn’t actual running then I’d get fatigued real quick in games.

Skating would be a similar thing I’d imagine. Plus Kappy never trained with anyone and then straight into quarantine. Not allowed to leave the house or hotel room if it was that.

Then going straight into games against guys who had the preseason and a few games under their belt.

Anywho if that was the difference of us being good or bad then we are/were in a bad spot

 

[Gurglesons]

I disagree with that. POJ playing with Letang will get his minutes and we already saw that make shift 2nd pairing play over 22 minutes each and be the only plus defensman that last game. So I think Sullivan will rely heavily on the top 4. My guess is Weber plays around 12 minutes.

I hope so.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I think the conditioning thing is bs. So some might have to do it the old fashion way instead of treadmills and such. Nothing kept you from taking an actual jog. Even JR walked 5 miles a day.

No reason to come in out of shape as an athlete without a health issue.

I guess 9.5 million a year doesn't get what it used to.

Like a home gym and a personal trainer, say.

 

[Ugene Magic]

My anecdotal evidence when I missed Aussie Rules training is I could do all sorts of training but if it wasn’t actual running then I’d get fatigued real quick in games.

Skating would be a similar thing I’d imagine. Plus Kappy never trained with anyone and then straight into quarantine. Not allowed to leave the house or hotel room if it was that.

Then going straight into games against guys who had the preseason and a few games under their belt.

Anywho if that was the difference of us being good or bad then we are/were in a bad spot

You don't lose your stamina in a week. I get nothing is like skating unless maybe run up hill, do steps fast (skipping every other step) in reps as strenuously training.

So Kappy didn't take his job seriously enough before the quarantine.

 

[Ugene Magic]

I guess 9.5 million a year doesn't get what it used to.

Like a home gym and a personal trainer, say.

I'm sure he even had his own pool down in Florida.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Oh we're talking about Kapanen, now. lol -- this team. Really inspiring confidence with their obvious burning will to succeed.

Man I wish I could get away with like... just saying "f*** it" to learning the songs before I got to the studio! Hell with it... I'll just learn 'em on the spot! You guys are cool with that, yeah? Might only take me a hundred takes or so but ehhhhh I doubt it... I'm GREAT at the guitar! I'll just wing it and it'll come out gold.

 

[DearDiary]

No he hasn't. The Flyers games really helping those with that ridiculous narrative.

iirc he has given up 3 or more goals on all but 4 games since the All Star game

 

[pistolpete11]

Oh we're talking about Kapanen, now. lol -- this team. Really inspiring confidence with their obvious burning will to succeed.

Man I wish I could get away with like... just saying "f*** it" to learning the songs before I got to the studio! Hell with it... I'll just learn 'em on the spot! You guys are cool with that, yeah? Might only take me a hundred takes or so but ehhhhh I doubt it... I'm GREAT at the guitar! I'll just wing it and it'll come out gold.

It's called jazz.

 

[ColePens]

From what I read fitness was the main issue

Probably talking with the trainers and him, etc. Yea it was 100% conditioning per Sully

Thank you guys! I don't really read local writing because it's always dead wrong so I missed this lol.

 

[Tom Hanks]

You don't lose your stamina in a week. I get nothing is like skating unless maybe run up hill, do steps fast (skipping every other step) in reps as strenuously training.

So Kappy didn't take his job seriously enough before the quarantine.

Yeah you don’t lose your stamina but you’d lose some game readiness. Also he had no physical contact training at all and training/games are a huge difference on the body.

I guess we aren’t changing our minds but that’s my opinion and based somewhat on anecdotal evidence but also makes sense to me too.

Maybe someone who played at a club level can shed some light in relation to hockey

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I put all but $1 of mine on the Pens winning in regulation tonight.

Of SB Cash, that is.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

It's called jazz.

lollllll

Are you my drummer?

 

[Ugene Magic]

Yeah you don’t lose your stamina but you’d lose some game readiness. Also he had no physical contact training at all and training/games are a huge difference on the body.

I guess we aren’t changing our minds but that’s my opinion and based somewhat on anecdotal evidence but also makes sense to me too.

Maybe someone who played at a club level can shed some light in relation to hockey

Mario came back from a last dose of chemo and played the same day... Not looking for super human efforts, but they shouldn't be starting from scratch from day one, either. Skating is second nature to these guys. Timing? Yes. As you put it, game readiness.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

iirc he has given up 3 or more goals on all but 4 games since the All Star game

Pens X reformed. Your shit stinks even worse these days.

Learn context you .

 

[Tom Hanks]

 

[Ugene Magic]

I put all but $1 of mine on the Pens winning in regulation tonight.

Of SB Cash, that is.

I put 5k on the Bruins last game. I guess that was a plus... Almost did the tie at the end of 60 min.

I'll give it a go...

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Probably talking with the trainers and him, etc. Yea it was 100% conditioning per Sully

Kapanen looked fine when he was skating on the 4th line to start right away.

Malkin and Kadar used to talk a lot during the off season and do video calls and go over workouts and training. Malkin has been doing that basically since his big knee injury, before the Pens parted ways with Kadar for a Crosby hire. But hey we don't believe that Crosby has any influence on hires, singing, line up shit etc right so just a giant coincidence.

We're really at this point? The Kyle Wellfed excuses and conspiracy theories about being out of shape and fat?

 

[Ryder71]

So, Rusty is saying there's a chance. Noice!