Seems like such an odd move.. Sullivan didn't trust giving the guy the start. Was forced to put him into a **** show of a game and then they send him right back down the next day? Woof.
They probably don’t want Jarry sitting. I’m guessing he starts against the Flames. I wouldn’t mind that as I’m going to the game.
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Monahan and Johnny Hockey are going to destroy that poor kid.
Niemi was a nightmare too, but the way the Penguins handled his games, it pissed me right off. I mentioned it several times, if Niemi sucked, fine, but the Penguins were even worse with how they chose his games to get him on track. Sullivan basically led him to his slaughter for 3 games.
Now they're doing that with DeSmith and Jarry and maybe even Murray with coddling him with preferable starts? Well not preferable now since the veteran is gone and now Murray is the lone wolf there. I feel bad for Jarry, hell if he even gets a start and if he does, watch it be a team that is firing on all cylinders while Murray gets the lob.
well it turned out it was not. if its still October and no one is really concerned, why play your goalie back to backs, it does not make sense whatsoever, no matter how you look at itThey "coddled" Murray? Are you joking? Dude just started 4 in 6 nights. Sullivan isn't an idiot. With one starting goalie and an untrustworthy back up, he's starting his guy in the most winnable game. I don't know that you want to do that every time, but it was sound strategy. Obviously Niemi was even worse than anyone could have imagined so it didn't work out well in the end.
I think the idea behind Murray starting the easier "first game" of the back-to-backs, is that the goal is to ensure we at least get 1 win out of 2 games. I can't seem to imagine the strategy being anything other than that.
It's almost like the team saw the schedule when it was released, and said "WTF?!... Okay, forget the 2nd games, don't worry about those, whatever... but we've gotta win the first game, no matter what".
Yes, the schedule was released before free agency started. Niemi was awful last season so his struggles shouldn't have surprised anyone.Did the Pens have the schedule before they signed Niemi? Knowing they had that disadvantage made the need for a very good backup more apparent.
They "coddled" Murray? Are you joking? Dude just started 4 in 6 nights. Sullivan isn't an idiot. With one starting goalie and an untrustworthy back up, he's starting his guy in the most winnable game. I don't know that you want to do that every time, but it was sound strategy. Obviously Niemi was even worse than anyone could have imagined so it didn't work out well in the end.
Looks like Niemi is turning it around in Florida
He's improved??
Edit: Guess not if Florida have him on waivers now.
He got some action in another game so he's up to about 60. He had a .872 SV% and a 5.08 GAA in Florida, so he still sucked, but somewhat less.Well, I mean they had to because of roster limitations, no? It was inevitable he was going to get waived again anyway.
But turning a corner? Dude still sucked in the 30mins he played for the Panthers.
Is the IHL still a thing?Maybe he can join a beer league?