Post-Game Talk: F*** the Penguins | Washington @ Pittsburgh | 1/19/21 7:00 PM ET | NBCSN, NBCSWashington, Sportsnet

[tenken00]

I'll be low key rooting for Sprong to do well. He may be damaged goods after how the Pens bungled his development but I think he could be one of those players where if he's put in the right role, he can be that "out of nowhere" depth scorer who lights up the other team's depth defencemen.

Its surprising how many Pens fans actually are genuinely rooting for Sprong and wish him success even though it's been some years now.

 

[Raikkonen]

Seems like that Kuzy line is a doghouse line. They can be benched at any moment.

Thats what I thought first too

 

[um]

Bought out in October 2020. Alzner, Green, and MoJo are the three guys I really wish got to raise the Cup in DC.

Dont forget Laich!

 

[Zynbanejad]

Niet.

Vanecek is confirmed?

Edit: nvm i see the tweet

 

[g00n]

Vanecek is confirmed?

Edit: nvm i see the tweet

NHL Starting Goalies

 

[OV Rocks]

Well he f***ed the coach's niece so I guess he's kind of on that Leipsic wavelength too.

Well I mean he also married her I am pretty sure, Leipsic would have just talked crap about her...pretty big difference

 

[AussieCapsFan]

Happy to see Vanacek get the start.

Clock ticking on the Orlov-Carlson pairing? It hasn't been good so will be watching closely tonight.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I know we hate the Penguins and all that but it's crazy to me that both of these guys not only met but significantly exceeded the unrealistic expectations set for them, and 15 years later we're still talking about them as kings at their respective positions.

Also who the f*** fitted these nerds for their suits? Terrible.

 

[tenken00]

I know we hate the Penguins and all that but it's crazy to me that both of these guys not only met but significantly exceeded the unrealistic expectations set for them, and 15 years later we're still talking about them as kings at their respective positions.

Also who the f*** fitted these nerds for their suits? Terrible.

I always say "f*** the pens" like I did in the thread title, but I don't really hate them although I wasn't there to experience the 90s and early 2000s heartbreaks. It feels like more of an ultra-competitive sibling rivalry, especially in recent years as we are both struggling to overcome the same obstacles and after all those high profile meetings. A level of mutual respect at the bare minimum. The past decade and a half feels both very long.. and very short. Or maybe I'm just getting softer as I age like a fine wine.

The current eras of both teams took the league by storm with the coming of Ovie and Crosby and both will decline with Ovie and Crosby. As it should I guess.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Did I just read in that tweet earlier that Laviolette considers Eller to have played two consecutive 'excellent' games? Can't be! Impossible!

 

[pman25]

Keep it under three minor penalties please

 

[SherVaughn30]

Keep it under three minor penalties please

Caps can keep it 3 real minor penalties, the problem are the refs will call phantom penalties in addition to the real ones.

 

[kicksavedave]

Pfft. Why half-ass it. How about this:

Orlov - Orlov - Orlov
Orlov - Orlov - Orlov
Orlov - Orlov - Orlov
Orlov - Orlov - Orlov

Orlov - Orlov
Orlov - Not Callahan
Orlov - Orlov

Orlov
Orlov

Minor tweaks, looks good.

 

[kicksavedave]

Did I just read in that tweet earlier that Laviolette considers Eller to have played two consecutive 'excellent' games? Can't be! Impossible!

Thats coachspeak for "If Eller were in the ECHL where he belongs, then those two games would have been excellent, but in the NHL where he actually is, he's a worse center than Orlov".

Pretty sure that's what Lavi meant to say.

 

[max21]

Well he f***ed the coach's niece so I guess he's kind of on that Leipsic wavelength too.

Lol really? Damn. I guess that’s why they let him go? I seem to remember Sprong being a pretty touted Pens prospect

 

[OV Rocks]

Lol really? Damn. I guess that’s why they let him go? I seem to remember Sprong being a pretty touted Pens prospect

Again...not totally true in context. He also married her and still is married to her. I find it hard to believe that he was traded by Uncle Sully because of this, if anything I am sure it made it harder for the organization

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Let’s go Caps!!!!

 

[txpd]

Its surprising how many Pens fans actually are genuinely rooting for Sprong and wish him success even though it's been some years now.

IIRC we got some of that from TB fans on Connolly

 

[txpd]

Tonight is big. If VV can put up an excellent game like the other night, I would have to think he will get the next game and an opportunity to win the starting job.

 

[pman25]

Caps can keep it 3 real minor penalties, the problem are the refs will call phantom penalties in addition to the real ones.

Keep saying that, but when it happens every game it’s hard to blame refs. They take more penalties when they don’t possess the puck and chase the other team. Even if some are borderline, maybe play better and draw penalties instead?

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

finally a coach that actually isn’t afraid to mix up the lines

 

[Corby78]

surprised sprong getting 2nd line promotion after Lavi benched him in the 3rd period and doubled shifted Wilson

per the interview with Lavi, it was Wilson playing well not sprong playing bad

 

[Corby78]

Play better, get more than one point.

 

[kicksavedave]

Tonight is big. If VV can put up an excellent game like the other night, I would have to think he will get the next game and an opportunity to win the starting job.

I would like to think that Lavi isn't going to make a decision about who's #1 after two games each... VV has an opportunity to win the starting job already, but a lot of people on here are ready to hand it to him based on... three games combined so far? Granted Sammy is struggling and VV looked fine, but lets let this play out over more than a week before calling for time of death on Sammy's career.

 

[John Price]

I like Karl on pregame

I don't like how out of sync this audio is