mpp9
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- Dec 5, 2010
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Sid isn't right physically. Yes, I know, you get the bursts and him overpowering someone now and then, but it's pretty clear the core muscle surgery, as expected, isn't something he came back from at 100% old school Sid.
I think 90% of this team's issues can be attributed to the state of the defense. We're saddling our best D with JJ and the results are shit. That destroys our transition game. Petts and Schultz have been questionable at best. And now we're playing Ruh on his offside with a career AHLer.
Gotta fix that first and foremost. Dumoulin is going to take considerable time to get back to the level of play we're accustomed to. Marino is going to be wearing a cage when he returns, I believe. And he's already facing an uphill battle being a rookie heading into what we hope is a long postseason.
As long as the Pens are willing to scratch Schultz, JJ or Petts when we're back healthy, we should be going hard after a D who can help the transition game. Ideally, someone who can also score the odd goal because Lord knows Schultz ain't doing that.