Post-Game Talk: Cole's Plus/Minus: Pens run Wild in the Minnesota Snow!

[EightyOne]

If we play up in the zone and attack the points aggressively they don't get time to place hard point shots with traffic in front. That's my only quibble with how we played. We did good work around the bluelines in the neutral zone, we dominated in the offensive zone, we just need to make our defensive system more aggressive and we'll be rolling.

Good to see the young guys getting a shot with pressure on.

Compared to last year where they didn't dominate in ANY of the three zones, I'll take them looking like a cohesive unit in one or two as a great step haahahha

 

[PensandCaps]

how many goals does Simon have in his past 50 games .

 

[Turin]

@KIRK

Bjug + Guds is a ton of cap. That's gonna be a hard sell. We'd be taking something back that we probably don't like

It’d definitely have to be separate deals.

 

[ImporterExporter]

This is pretty much Sid now.

 

[EightyOne]

Sidney Crosby’s peak years were stolen from him yet they did create a seemingly age-resistant monster.

Also the must-rebuild team according to the media this week hasn’t quite hit rock bottom apparently with these cheap depth players arriving.

I think that is a rebuild?

 

[ColePens]

@ColePens

Not calling you out, but more calling back to something: before his fight vs CBJ you were riding Sid hard for his play through 1.5(?) games. Reallllllly quick turnaround. Usually takes him a few weeks+ to get out of that fog.

That's a tad unfair because as soon as he fought I said we are going to score and that's going to turn the game way in our favor. We did. We never looked back. And my write-up/posting in that thread personified everything you are saying about Sid.

He's in absolute beast mode. God-mode. Godzilla mode. T-rex mode. I don't even have words for it. He's electrifying. He's, IMO, the best player in the world right now and it's not even f***ing close. He's owning it.

 

[molon labe]

Someone needs to pass along that the next time Lafferty Daniels scores - he has to do the Laffy Taffy.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

**** you... for being ahead of me on this. I was trying to find a good gif.

 

[Ryder71]

Real happy for AJ, Lafferty and Marino!

Congrats to MM on 100 victories, good to get at least a split on the road trip.

 

[PhilThrillPill]

That was a fun game to watch.... And they looked like they were having fun as well... Sid being Sid... Horny being Horny.... And those youngsters... Talk about a boost of energy that we needed. PLEASE let whoever deserves to play play... Whoever doesn't, DEAL or HIDE.

 

[Turin]

I think that is a rebuild?

If all a rebuild is is calling up AHL players then it wouldn’t be worth talking about.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Great game by the kids. They better give Secondary assist Sid his assist on the Jake goal.

 

[PensandCaps]

simon has 4 goals and 16 points in his last 52 games.

cant afford to move that production off line 1.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Love seeing that smile AJ.

They have to keep you playing.

 

[ColePens]

Great game by the kids. They better give Secondary assist Sid his assist on the Jake goal.

Yeah I saw that was not given. That's horse shit. That was 100% Sid's play.

 

[Human]

Little pet peeve, Hornqvist should wear the A instead of Dumo. Also Laf needs to teach Sid how to hit EN.

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

That was a fun game to watch.... And they looked like they were having fun as well... Sid being Sid... Horny being Horny.... And those youngsters... Talk about a boost of energy that we needed. PLEASE let whoever deserves to play play... Whoever doesn't, DEAL or HIDE.

SUPER fun game to watch. Amazing what new blood and a simplified gameplan can do. This season has been a freakish rollercoaster and we are only 5 games in!

 

[KIRK]

@KIRK

Bjug + Guds is a ton of cap. That's gonna be a hard sell. We'd be taking something back that we probably don't like

Probably. But it could be or include expiring hits.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

So Lafferty and AJ have to have cemented their spots now, right?

Right?

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Marino's playing well and has tons of room to grow, develop and get better. Bonus; if he continues this play for a while, it makes Guds expendable. JJ should be gone regardless, but if we can rid ourselves of both JJ and Guds, that's some progress toward getting back to legit contention.

 

[EightyOne]

If all a rebuild is is calling up AHL players then it wouldn’t be worth talking about.

Well wtf is a rebuild if it isnt injecting youth who have potential growth to their abilities?

If you are just trade/swapping veterans in and out of the lineup that isn't a rebuild, is it?

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

I wanna see Guentzel - Sid - Lafferty. Could be elite.

 

[ColePens]

It was sooooo delicious seeing Sid backhand roof it. Reminded me of when he popped the waterbottle off. Just a beaut.

 

[Ryder71]

Also, Tanev is a miserable SOB to play against. He's drawn a ton of penalties thus far. He definitely was a key cog tonight. Horny also.

 

[billybudd]

+Sid

+Hornqvist

+Rookies

-Aston-Reese. I cut him a break last year, but I can't fathom what would possess him to think he can play regular season games in Bill Guerin pre-season mode.