Post-Game Talk: Cole's Minus/Minus Thread: The Pens duck a win to continue their impressive streak!

[Jaded-Fan]

If we lose tomorrow, does Sully get fired? Honest question.

No.

Honest answer.

 

[HuskerTornado]

No fire in this team the last couple weeks. Won some with lackluster effort, but they can't do anything right anymore. Just pissing away points left and right.

Going to need another March of the Penguins this year just to make the playoffs.

 

[Darren McCord]

This team is slipping to a wild card when it’s should have been on top. Trotman and JJ are the piloting the ship down while sully cry’s about Zars injury

 

[EightyOne]

If we lose tomorrow, does Sully get fired? Honest question.

It'd be an amazing decision

I mean the textbook definition of amazing


Like...no f***ing way do they do that

 

[SouthGeorge]

rust needs to be on right wing


Marleau/Malkin/rust
tanev/McCann/horny

I guess I'm the only who thinks Rust/McCann/Tanev could be a game changing 3rd line. We need some bottom 6 scoring.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Whack a mole

@Sidney the Kidney

 

[WayneSid9987]

I'm fearful that the team peaked earlier, and they can't kick it back up a notch. Almost looks like the tank is empty.

I brought this up a little bit ago.
Fear was they peaked already.
Theres still one last dying breath of hope with Dumo/Marino but still...

 

[Darren McCord]

If we lose tomorrow, does Sully get fired? Honest question.

no but if I’m jr I send trotman down tonight and force him to play riikola or call up another dmen.

 

[Ryder71]

Zucker could have had four goals tonight. But I'm encouraged by the two he did score.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

 

[Darren McCord]

I guess I'm the only who thinks Rust/McCann/Tanev could be a game changing 3rd line. We need some bottom 6 scoring.

I could live with
Tanev/McCann/rust

 

[pensfansince88]

trotman/ruh is abysmal
mccan is poop
rust really fell off
simon kills any line he's on

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Pens can't score goals. It's actually fascinating to see, in a morbid sort of way.

It would have been nice to add some offense to this forward group instead of just more bottom six depth. But nah, gotta build a team full of "speed with no finish".

Whatever. Hopefully they find their game before the playoffs begin.

 

[Tom Hanks]

I lost all of my fake money. Let's sueeeee!

 

[Turin]

If we lose tomorrow, does Sully get fired? Honest question.

No, but he probably does if they miss or lose unceremoniously in the first round. Neither of which I’d expect to happen still, but I guess we’ll see how long this can go before it’s an 18 wheeler. Tampa’s lost 4 in a row too. Ultimately hockey is a dumb sport that is mostly random, especially in the age of parity, so whatever.

 

[Darren McCord]

No, but he probably does if they miss or lose unceremoniously in the first round. Neither of which I’d expect to happen still, but I guess we’ll see how long this can go before it’s an 18 wheeler. Tampa’s lost 4 in a row too. Ultimately hockey is a dumb sport that is mostly random, especially in the age of parity, so whatever.

tampa at least is dying trying pens just suck right now

 

[ChaosAgent]

No, but he probably does if they miss or lose unceremoniously in the first round. Neither of which I’d expect to happen still, but I guess we’ll see how long this can go before it’s an 18 wheeler. Tampa’s lost 4 in a row too. Ultimately hockey is a dumb sport that is mostly random, especially in the age of parity, so whatever.

If they lose in a 5-game "Gentleman's sweep" to NYI or PHI, he is gone. And that is the most likely outcome right now.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

We should trade for Kahun's rights this summer yeesh

 

[barbosa]

No.

Honest answer.

It's a silly question if you're really serious.
DocE in your name doesn't build credibility

 

[Tom Hanks]

I'll be greedy.... I deserved better.

Oh.... AAAA!

Give the man a microphone

 

[EightyOne]

No, but he probably does if they miss or lose unceremoniously in the first round. Neither of which I’d expect to happen still, but I guess we’ll see how long this can go before it’s an 18 wheeler. Tampa’s lost 4 in a row too. Ultimately hockey is a dumb sport that is mostly random, especially in the age of parity, so whatever.

Pretty much

Pens have looked reallllly neutered though. Not like these have been legit close losses of well battled hockey games.

 

[Andy99]

Team has serious issues on defense, and Trotman doesn’t count as NHL depth, JR.

But.. by and large they are still in a slump, and unlucky.

Also, it needs to be said again, you ain’t winning shit with the recent save percentages being put up.

Our D has been bad for awhile but I attribute the last couple weeks of suck to part effort, bad luck and that the goaltending has come down from its heights...it was propping alot of the D up and now it’s not...both Murray and Jarry need to be better unfortunately for us to win...while maybe only one goal could be considered Murray’s fault, he really looked slow or off his angle all night, jittery too...even though I don’t think it cost us goals because ANA blows...

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Whack a mole

@Sidney the Kidney

Is it really that much of a shock when one of our only wingers who can actually snipe (Jake) goes down and the rest of the winger group is full of guys who'd score in the 10-15 goal range on all other teams?

I think we're seeing what happens when you once again put all the emphasis on Crosby/Malkin creating EVERY SINGLE OPPORTUNITY. When they can't, or when they need some help, we go through this stretch of games where no one scores.

 

[Zero Pucks]

Fire Sullivan and bring back Mike Johnston

 

[Ryder71]

I brought this up a little bit ago.
Fear was they peaked already.
Theres still one last dying breath of hope with Dumo/Marino but still...

I don't think we peaked too early, I think we strayed far away from playing a sound fundamental brand of hockey. We're turning over pucks as if there's a quota to be met. Our play in front of our net is an adventure. And we're not aptly manning guys away from the crease to allow our goalies the vision to make saves. Other than that we've been tremendous!