Any coaching strategy to hold the Pens to under 3 goals?

[Shrimper]

Wow...like I was saying....if you hold the Pens to under 3 goals consistently you win...wow.

Guy Boucher's system is the answer so far.

Not always.

We're 2-1 down, but could easily be 2-1 up with a lucky bounce in OT.

Not to mention we beat Washington 2-0.

 

[Pancakes]

Wow...like I was saying....if you hold the Pens to under 3 goals consistently you win...wow.

Guy Boucher's system is the answer so far.

Holding a team to under 3 goals leads to a lot of wins? Color me surprised.

 

[swiftwin]

Two of their more reasonable/best puckmoving D out is one hell of a reason. Take out Karlsson for us and we're doomed. The reason is real. We're about 80% likely to win now because of it, so I like it, but it's a real reason.

The reason is real, but it didn't stop them from beating the Jackets or Caps.

 

[useless]

The reason is real, but it didn't stop them from beating the Jackets or Caps.

Only Letang was out. It was our first line that was stacking up the points and causing our success. Then Crosby was crosschecked in the head and given a concussion and poof we magically couldn't score.

 

[deepelemblues]

injure more of their already heavily depleted d corps so they cant get out of their own zone

 

[TheSenator]

Not if they don't have defensemen who can get the puck to them. Take the #1D (presumably one who can move the puck) off of any team and see how they do. Suffice to say, they'll have trouble.

The Pens have more high-end tools at their disposal than any team in the Eastern Conference and likely the entire league.

They literally have the two best centers in the conference as a 1-2 punch, a complimentary ppg winger(several teams don't even have a ppg forward), and a handful of young potent scorers. Pittsburgh fans can't use these kinds of excuses because their teams roster when healthy is head-and-shoulders above the rest of the league.

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

The Pens have more high-end tools at their disposal than any team in the Eastern Conference and likely the entire league.

They literally have the two best centers in the conference as a 1-2 punch, a complimentary ppg winger(several teams don't even have a ppg forward), and a handful of young potent scorers. Pittsburgh fans can't use these kinds of excuses because their teams roster when healthy is head-and-shoulders above the rest of the league.

Yeah, but they are not even close to healthy so why is that relevant?

 

[TheSenator]

Yeah, but they are not even close to healthy so why is that relevant?

Because pens fans are whining about injuries while rolling a more potent offence than any of the 'healthy' teams left

You still have Crosby, Malkin, Kessel+... I get that your d-corp is banged up but listening to Pens fans whine about how unlucky they've been is just hilarious.

 

[Akrapovince]

I understand these are circumstances that you can't change (in terms of injuries),

but being a good team entails being deep and being healthy in my opinion.

Best example, if a player scores 100 points per game, but can only play one game per season,

what value does he have? Durability is as important an individual skill as depth is for a team.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Because pens fans are whining about injuries while rolling a more potent offence than any of the 'healthy' teams left

You still have Crosby, Malkin, Kessel+... I get that your d-corp is banged up but listening to Pens fans whine about how unlucky they've been is just hilarious.

Still makes no sense. Pens are still missing 4 very important players for this team. So instead of this series being a toss up without those guys, with them it may have already been decided..or close to being decided.

That's the difference.

 

[illpucks]

10 goals in 2 games. LOL

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

10 goals in 2 games. LOL

Make your life easier illpucks, just start being a pens fan.

 

[illpucks]

Make your life easier illpucks, just start being a pens fan.

True. I mean I've already bet a lot of money on them. So it wouldn't be that much of a stretch.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

True. I mean I've already bet a lot of money on them. So it wouldn't be that much of a stretch.

Pretty smart. Win/win situation. If they lose, you don't care about the money and if they win you get richer.

 

[Dylonus]

Throw blatant elbows to the heads of all their players until their roster is all Wheeling Nailers. Should do the trick these days.

 

[66-30-33]

Throw blatant elbows to the heads of all their players until their roster is all Wheeling Nailers. Should do the trick these days.

We would still beat the Caps though.