Post-Game Talk: Cole's Plus/Minus: Sens play a perfect clean game while being routed by the Pens 5-2

[Ryder71]

STUPID stuff from Sully sending Malkin out at the end.

EDIT: And Jack Johnson needed to cold cock Chabot there.

I didn't see your post initially but yeah, kinda silly putting Geno out there like that.

 

[ColePens]

Malkin knew what time it was, he isn’t 14 years old. Again, he can take care of himself. There’s no way Sullivan was keeping him on the bench there.

G was actually laughing while holding off 2 guys, too. He knew what they were doing and credit to him - he was stopping.

Refs really blew that one bad. But remember... PERFECT GAME by Ottawa. No minors, eh?

 

[K Fleur]

Remember when 100 year old Chris Kunitz sent the Sens into the clown dark ages?

 

[Peat]

In retrospect we should have probably realised one of that line was getting injured while debating that at the time.

 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrots]

As satisfying as it was to win that one with so much great play top to bottom, my concern about jake makes it taste like ****in ashes

 

[Tom Hanks]

In retrospect we should have probably realised one of that line was getting injured while debating that at the time.

What’s next?!!! One of ZAR-Blueger-Tanev now

 

[Ryder71]

Probably wanted to get him the hatty.

Of course, but considering our precarious nature of healthy players why risk that?

 

[KIRK]

That Marino play had 3 parts to it.

1) He came flying down like a bat outta hell to keep the puck in.
2) He stops, makes an insane move around a dman and frees up space
3) He gets a pass through 2 guys over to Horny for a goal.

That was insane. The way Schultz is playing this season, he would have backed out of the zone w/o any confidence. Marino was like "Naah.. **** this. I got it."

You know, this isn't Olli Maatta type rookie impact either. Maatta was insulated on a third pairing, with a better partner. Marino is a whole different animal. What a godsend. As I've been saying for 6 weeks, Marino's emergence and Geno's revitalization has opened up an opportunity that I don't think anyone could've foreseen three months ago (and which the hockey gods keep trying to kill off, but I digress).

 

[SirBrad]

Murray is responsible for 6 of the teams last 8 losses dating back to November 12. Jarry is 12-2 since then. Not discrediting everyone else, but Jarry has saved the season to this point.

 

[madinsomniac]

I don’t want to get all xenophobic, but whack a Malkin exists because only 17 of the 90ish nfl officials aren’t Canadian ex goons... and 16 of those 17 are american ex goons...

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I legit would've marked out if Geno had chirped the Senators bench on the way back to the dressing room.

I would have marked if JJ had hit a Stone Cold Stunner on Chabot.

 

[Pengu]

No injury Jake, please....

 

[Shaftception]

With the way this season has been going watch Geno get disciplined for that stick swing at Pageau at the end there.

Cause what else could go wrong.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Everybody else is getting major injuries this season. Why not Jake too?

FFS.

 

[Hockeygod66]

What?

I wont believe it til I seee it. Hes the Ben Roethlisberger of the Pens. Always looks like he took an injury that ended his season and then hes fine.


.

uhh..

 

[Ryder71]

And yeah, the only thing likely to stop the Geno trio is injury. Those guys are unreal. Just crazy good in pretty much every facet of their respective games.

 

[Andy99]

Errey just said Marino is a number one defenseman...

 

[KIRK]

G was actually laughing while holding off 2 guys, too. He knew what they were doing and credit to him - he was stopping.

Refs really blew that one bad. But remember... PERFECT GAME by Ottawa. No minors, eh?

Only thing missing was him chirping their bench on the way to the dressing room.

 

[Allie Kitsune]

G was actually laughing while holding off 2 guys, too. He knew what they were doing and credit to him - he was stopping.

Refs really blew that one bad. But remember... PERFECT GAME by Ottawa. No minors, eh?

Chabot is a gentle precious angel who'd never err.

 

[vodeni]

geno on a pace for 120 points

 

[Tom Hanks]

Remember when 100 year old Chris Kunitz sent the Sens into the clown dark ages?

So good

 

[KIRK]

Errey just said Marino is a number one defenseman...

I'm not sure that Errey is right about that one.

I also can't say that he's wrong.

This is why I keep hoping JR is on the lookout for a higher end partner for Marino. Imagine that as your 2nd pairing.

 

[PensandCaps]

Errey just said Marino is a number one defenseman...

hes right

 

[cvrle1]

I hate to be critical after a win but considering how chippy this game was at times and how physical the Sens played, was it really necessary to put Geno out there with under a minute in the game?

Chris Cuthbert on TSN put it really nicely, Sully knows how to coach superstars, he knows not to keep them on the bench, when it is damn obvious that Geno wanted to get back out there. He was standing whole 2 minutes of PK, last 45 seconds he was standing by the door waiting to jump out. He was going to go on the ice no matter what. Sully wasnt going to get in his way, simple as that.

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

I hate to be critical after a win but considering how chippy this game was at times and how physical the Sens played, was it really necessary to put Geno out there with under a minute in the game?

Of course it wasn't. But I don't think wild horses would have been able to keep Geno on the bench. He is who he is: a big, emotional, insanely talented kid.