Post-Game Talk: Cole's Plus/Minus: Pens vs. Vegas....what was that?!

[Bingo71]

And now to our postgame coverage:

Fleury, Fleury, Fleury, Fleury, Fleury, Fleury...

 

[Ryder71]

SIX breakaways against tonight? What the hell.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

JJ needs to go

Get ready for 4.5 more years of that.

Then consider that he's probably entering his decline.

 

[PensandCaps]

9 days off a loss sucks.

I'll Just pretend we won.

 

[Bingo71]

This team has massive defensive issues collectively, and I don't think a Brassard trade or even Schultz returning is the magic elixir. It may take until the offseason to fix this thing.

Sad but true.

And the window continues to close...

 

[EightyOne]

SIX breakaways against tonight? What the hell.

Pens heard that fans think shootouts are stupid because it is a play that never happens in the game.

They are just trying to show other fanbases that 1v1 on goalies is super common.

 

[Pancakes]

CDS is fine but he has been bad lately. 3 straight games with 4 or more goals given up. We need him to be better.

 

[Shady Machine]

Not a DeSmith fan. I know he faced a ton of high danger chances tonight, but just don't like the way he plays. Lots of reasons for the loss tonight though.

 

[EightyOne]

9 days off a loss sucks.

I'll Just pretend we won.

haha, you're positive.

Here I am getting my blood pressure raised because of a FAILED 10 day road trip. I wish I was only mad about one loss.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Good news is that time Pacman VS Broner started just now. Nothing to see here

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Yuck.

It's like once the team climbed back into the playoff race they lost their focus and went back to sloppy hockey.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

I honestly wish Crosby would skip the all-star game and take the 1-game suspension like Ovie did.

That's a smart idea. You've given enough to do that once in awhile, Sid.

 

[PensandCaps]

Dumo should Burn his jersey. Never wear it again. Burn the stick and skates aswell.

 

[ColePens]

CDS is fine but he has been bad lately. 3 straight games with 4 or more goals given up. We need him to be better.

Yep.. it's just being a rational human being. DeSmith is a fine backup. He actually held the fort down for quite a bit of time. That's a solid backup. He hasn't been good of late. That happens. Murray has been. That's why Murray is the starter.

But no matter what CDS was dealt a shit hand tonight and he decided to add to it after we tied it up. Bummer.

 

[Ryder71]

Pens heard that fans think shootouts are stupid because it is a play that never happens in the game.

They are just trying to show other fanbases that 1v1 on goalies is super common.

Apparently!

 

[ColePens]

Dumo should Burn his jersey. Never wear it again. Burn the stick and skates aswell.

He's earned a slop game. Dude has been a rock as of late. I'll give him a pass. It just sucks guys like Maatta, JJ, etc. can't pick up Letang/Dumo every now and again. Those 2 have to be stars or else the whole defense falls apart. It sucks.

 

[PensandCaps]

haha, you're positive.

Here I am getting my blood pressure raised because of a FAILED 10 day road trip. I wish I was only mad about one loss.

Just pretend they won all the games. In my mind, we're reigning stanley cup champs.

 

[EightyOne]

Just pretend they won all the games. In my mind, we're reigning stanley cup champs.

I'd feel like a Flyers fan though.

I like being a slightly entitled whiny Pens fan WITH actual success to back it up, though!

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

f*** that game turned out shit. Looked really promising halfway through too.

 

[PensandCaps]

He's earned a slop game. Dude has been a rock as of late. I'll give him a pass. It just sucks guys like Maatta, JJ, etc. can't pick up Letang/Dumo every now and again. Those 2 have to be stars or else the whole defense falls apart. It sucks.

Maattas best game this year though. Amazing play on that Kessel goal.

 

[Pete Gas]

I wanted the pens to win alone just to knock that stupid smile off Fleury’s face.

It seems like after 1 good game that Brassard went back to his old self.

I think they still need another forward or two. When you’re rolling out Garret Wilson, Sheahan and a 41 year old Matt Cullen on a 4th line you aren’t going to go far in the playoffs.

 

[Pancakes]

With 3 home games in a row post ASG that will say a lot how we springboard into the second half. One of those games is against Tampa but it is sandwiched between games against New Jersey and Ottawa.

 

[Bingo71]

23 goals against on the 5 game road trip.

 

[Ryder71]

CDS should stop leaving the crease like that, that's two times in recent memory it costs us. Stay in the damn net, you're much more useful to us there.

And what the hell was with our defense? Just an awful, pitiful, pathetic performance by most everyone.

 

[Ryder71]

23 goals against on the 5 game road trip.

Could be worse, it could be 24.