Pre-Game Talk: All Purpose Off Day Thread | This wasn't what I meant by a balanced defense ...

[JimmyTwoTimes]

We need some folks to help out with the GDT's. We only have a few games for next month covered. Any help would be appreciated. You can sign up in the GDT thread. Thanks in advance!

Could reach out to Riikola and see if hes willing .

 

[Peat]

We've got to play Sabres, Panthers, Sabres, Flyers, Rangers, Red Wings, Red Wings, Rangers in our final 20.

I see us winning the above for 8 wins. Probably need 4 wins elsewhere.

The shape of this season is that we're going to lose all of those games and win the other 12

 

[Icarium]

We've got to play Sabres, Panthers, Sabres, Flyers, Rangers, Red Wings, Red Wings, Rangers in our final 20.

I see us winning the above for 8 wins. Probably need 4 wins elsewhere.

I hate to break it to you but this season we usually play like crap against crap teams.

 

[Multigrain]

So what is actually wrong with Letang? Is it hand, neck, concussion so many mixed messages out there.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I hate to break it to you but this season we usually play like crap against crap teams.

It's because we're a crap team too.

 

[EightyOne]

So what is actually wrong with Letang? Is it hand, neck, concussion so many mixed messages out there.

Can't imagine why it'd be a hand. Doubt it's a concussion. I'd safely say is neck.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

I would've 100% rewarded Prow for the season he's having no matter how potentially bad he'd look up here.
Think THEY believe Trotman will be harder on guys in the D-Zone and maybe skates better than Prow.

Especially considering Prow is a ufa. I can't imagine he'll want to stay with the org.

I understand using Trotman but it seems shortsighted.

 

[Peat]

Especially considering Prow is a ufa. I can't imagine he'll want to stay with the org.

I understand using Trotman but it seems shortsighted.

These are famous last words but if they don't think he's ready to go at the age of 26 after a great AHL season... meh. The likely worst case scenario there is you lost a Ruhwedel and it could easily be even less than that.

I'm sure he'll now be the next Will Butcher at his next club.

 

[DegenX]

 

[DegenX]

 

[Icarium]

Pettersson was heard mumbling under his breath "From the frying pan into the fire".

 

[Andy99]

Ughhh...they’re dropping like flies...

 

[canadianguy77]

Could reach out to Riikola and see if hes willing .

I think last night was his worst game as a Pen. I'm not going to put all that much stock into it though, as he hasn't played in a few weeks, and was playing with a new partner.

 

[vodeni]

why did not they recall Teddy/ kind of weird.

 

[Andy99]

why did not they recall Teddy/ kind of weird.

We don’t play until Friday...they may have to put someone on ir to make room for his salary...I think they only have $300k+ in cap space

 

[Al Smith]

Those D pairs look positively preseason.

 

[Andy99]

Lol...

 

[Empoleon8771]

So the Penguins are running with exactly what I expected them to run with, makes sense. I don't know why media members for the Penguins constantly tweet the wrong sides for which players are on, though. It's obviously Pettersson-Gudbranson, yet Mackey is tweeting it out wrong.

why did not they recall Teddy/ kind of weird.

They don't have a game for 2 more days so there's no rush to call him up.

 

[WayneSid9987]

I feel for MP. He doesn't deserve this.
Just hope they get early MP-JJ results from it before that went off the rails, i suppose.

I have said before tho that Olli/JJ-Guds will be a tire fire of epic proportions so the only shot we got to attempt a good pairing with him atm is:

Dumo/MP/Riiko-Guds

If just Letang comes back soon tho, i'd have to really think about a Trotman-Guds(yolo! figure it out trots) pairing vs Riiko-Guds.
Or i suppose, you can just bench Guds(lolnothappening).

 

[Gurglesons]

Pettersson - Letang
Johnson - Schultz
Riikola - Guds

Is what I imagine we are in the next couple days.

 

[Gurglesons]

Pettersson - Letang
Johnson - Schultz
Riikola - Guds

Is what I imagine we are in the next couple days.

 

[Empoleon8771]

This honestly might be a death blow for this team if Rust is out for the year. "Longer term" in the end of February seems like a death sentence for him on this year.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

So the Penguins are running with exactly what I expected them to run with, makes sense. I don't know why media members for the Penguins constantly tweet the wrong sides for which players are on, though. It's obviously Pettersson-Gudbranson, yet Mackey is tweeting it out wrong.
.

Yeah, that always annoyed me, too. It's not very difficult if you actually know even the slightest bit about these players which side they play on.

 

[Andy99]

This honestly might be a death blow for this team if Rust is out for the year. "Longer term" in the end of February seems like a death sentence for him on this year.

At least the end of the RS for Rust is my guess

 

[Darren McCord]

This honestly might be a death blow for this team if Rust is out for the year. "Longer term" in the end of February seems like a death sentence for him on this year.

I really like Rust but if him being out is death blow to the team they never had a chance. He is a depth middle 6 six forward playing right wing which is there deepest position. TB can spot fill adequately and long term could mean 6 - 8 weeks. Which would be around the start of playoffs.