Around the NHL X - Down the Stretch

[cheesedanish87]

I wouldn´t say so. We picked up a loser point vs them already this year. That losing against them has to end at some point. If those games are authomatic losses, then the games vs Arizona(2x) and Buffalo are authomatic wins. We also play NJD, CBJ, CAR and teams like that, so the points will come.

I'm not saying its likely to happen, but i think there is a chance pens could be a wildcard, they really aren't that good of a team when you take Geno and Horny out of the lineup.


If the pens go 5-8 the rest of the way caps would need to go 7-5 the rest of the way to catch the pens.

If the pens go 6-7 the rest of the way caps would need to go 8-4 the rest of the way to catch the pens.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Bruins beat Pens 2-0, lose to Caps 2-0.

To be honest we desreved better against the bruins, we out played them IMO. With a healthy Sid + Geno we would have won the game IMO.

Bruins aren't that good

 

[BHD]

Penguins @ Devils (no idea how they'll contain Jordin Tootoo)
Penguins @ Stars (the Stars are a spoiler team at this point)
Penguins @ Coyotes (yeah... they're bad)
Blues @ Penguins (the toughest opponent remaining)
Penguins @ Hurricanes (They should be able to beat them)
Coyotes @ Penguins
Sharks @ Penguins (the Pens outplayed them last game)
Flyers @ Penguins (lol)
Penguins @ Blue Jackets (Dubinsky or Hartnell will probably troll them with a late goal)
Penguins @ Flyers (lol)
Penguins @ Senators (depends on whether Hammond is still playing out of his mind)
Islanders @ Penguins (they could win this one)
Penguins @ Sabres (a loss would cause me to seriously question this team's ability to win a hockey game)

I see them winning 6 or 7 of those games, which might just get them 3rd in the division.

 

[Sam Spade]

To be honest we desreved better against the bruins, we out played them IMO. With a healthy Sid + Geno we would have won the game IMO.

Bruins aren't that good

But Rask is. The Caps should have had 4/5 goals, Rask was very good last night.

 

[billybudd]

Poor Panthers. Lou got hurt at the worst possible time for them. It's costing them a playoff spot that was gonna be theirs.

 

[Will Hunting]

Poor Panthers. Lou got hurt at the worst possible time for them. It's costing them a playoff spot that was gonna be theirs.

They just lost to the Rangers 2-1. Talbot with 38 saves. Not much that Luongo could do there.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Who thought it was a good idea to put Buffalo on NBSCN two nights in a row?

I know I'd much rather watch Montreal-Tampa than Washington-Buffalo tonight. And pretty much any other game than Boston-Buffalo that's on tomorrow.

 

[Will Hunting]

Who thought it was a good idea to put Buffalo on NBSCN two nights in a row?

I know I'd much rather watch Montreal-Tampa than Washington-Buffalo tonight. And pretty much any other game than Boston-Buffalo that's on tomorrow.

Agreed. But speaking about the Pens fans, then BUF-WSH game has bigger impact than MTL vs TB game. And it might actually get interesting as Buffalo is outplaying the Caps in the 1st period.

Imagine this, if WSH somehow loses this game, then it pretty much sets up our R1 matchup vs Isles. Also, let´s see how many pts are OV & Backs gonna get tonight. Sid needs that Art Ross.

 

[td_ice]

So glad I decided to watch the Hawks game live instead of the Pens game, haha.


Toews has been amazing tonight. 3-0 right now Hawks up on the Islanders.

 

[Shockmaster]

So glad I decided to watch the Hawks game live instead of the Pens game, haha.


Toews has been amazing tonight. 3-0 right now Hawks up on the Islanders.

I think they're going to have problems in the playoffs without Kane. Teams will just go all in to shut down Toews' line.

 

[td_ice]

I think they're going to have problems in the playoffs without Kane. Teams will just go all in to shut down Toews' line.

Definitely will make it tougher for the Hawks, no question.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Buffalo beat Boston tonight, and they took Washington to a shootout last night. Can never predict anything in the NHL.

 

[tinkezione]

Poor Panthers. Lou got hurt at the worst possible time for them. It's costing them a playoff spot that was gonna be theirs.

Silver lining is that Finland will get Barkov to the World Championships. Earlier in the season it looked out like we'd get half the Minnesota team as well, but Devan Dubnyk of all people begged to disagree. Glad for the guy that he could bounce back in a major way.

I know, it's their job to play in the NHL, but at least there is some silver lining to the renewed Florida team getting left out of the mix.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Penguins @ Devils (no idea how they'll contain Jordin Tootoo)
Penguins @ Stars (the Stars are a spoiler team at this point)
Penguins @ Coyotes (yeah... they're bad)
Blues @ Penguins (the toughest opponent remaining)
Penguins @ Hurricanes (They should be able to beat them)
Coyotes @ Penguins
Sharks @ Penguins (the Pens outplayed them last game)
Flyers @ Penguins (lol)
Penguins @ Blue Jackets (Dubinsky or Hartnell will probably troll them with a late goal)
Penguins @ Flyers (lol)
Penguins @ Senators (depends on whether Hammond is still playing out of his mind)
Islanders @ Penguins (they could win this one)
Penguins @ Sabres (a loss would cause me to seriously question this team's ability to win a hockey game)

I see them winning 6 or 7 of those games, which might just get them 3rd in the division.

If we keep playing like **** the way we have and that the Caps pass us, that game in Ottawa might be a lot more important then we think!

 

[ColePens]

I watch other teams, like this Rangers/Chicago game, and I cannot even see Pittsburgh getting a game from them. They just look better. THey all look playoff ready.

 

[Captain Hook]

I watched the Rangers/Blackhawks game and it's the same 1-0 type of hockey everybody is playing these days. The lack of scoring in the league is disturbing.

I do look at the rosters and I don't think the Pens stack up to those type of teams but you never know. Hockey playoffs can be a weird thing sometimes.

 

[Shockmaster]

The Blackhawks/Rangers game didn't lack scoring opportunities, but holy **** does it only go to emphasize that either goalie equipment needs to be made smaller or that the nets need to be made bigger.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I feel like the Rangers won't survive round 1.

 

[Shockmaster]

I feel like the Rangers won't survive round 1.

It's possible. The East will be a total toss-up. There will be no such thing as an upset.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

It's possible. The East will be a total toss-up. There will be no such thing as an upset.

You can't look at any team from 1st-8th and think, well they would totally take that series.

Rangers, are likely over confident and they have every right to be. But I feel like last year, they caught lightning in a bottle. I don't see them going that far this year.

 

[BHD]

The Rangers sit atop the league standings, and that is without Lundqvist. Them going far this year will have less to do them "catching lightening in a bottle" and more to do with them being a good team.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

The Rangers sit atop the league standings, and that is without Lundqvist. Them going far this year will have less to do them "catching lightening in a bottle" and more to do with them being a good team.

Sitting at the top is also a ton of pressure.

 

[WayneSid9987]

I watch other teams, like this Rangers/Chicago game, and I cannot even see Pittsburgh getting a game from them. They just look better. THey all look playoff ready.

I think you'd be surprised. Despite the doom and gloom around here, the Pens, if healthy, CAN put together 4 lines(without the likes of Glass, Adams, Gibbons, Ebbett) that can compete with the Rangers or Blackhawks imo. Do Kunitz, Bennett, Comeau and all the other key players here need to bring it to do so? Yes, but it's doable.

Also, the Pens aren't gonna look like a playoff team without Geno and Horny in the lineup. At best, they'll look like they did versus the Devil's in the 3rd or versus Boston.

 

[BHD]

Sitting at the top is also a ton of pressure.

Yeah... I'm not clinging to the thought of them coming up short because of pressure. They've been to SCF before and they've put themselves in a good position to do so again.

 

[WickedWrister]

Anyone else frustrated that the only thing produced by the GM meetings were some changes to OT and goaltender interference video reviews? I want to see them crack down on obstruction, reduce goaltender equipment size. If not at the GM meetings, where would we see these kind of talks?