GDT: GAME 3 / Rangers v Penguins / 7:00PM EST, APRIL 20

[td_ice]

I don't know why but I have a good feeling about this period.

Here's to you being right.

Let's go Pens.

 

[Waffle Fries]

If he's hurt then he shouldn't be playing. If you can't skate and keep up then you shouldn't be on the ice. That is on him and the coaches. He's dragging down his line being out there and the top PP.

I don't think you can sit him. You can be smarter with his minutes though.

 

[chethejet]

Malkin is hurt, what's new. He is always hurt. For me, he will never be the player he was in 2009. This core nonsense is going by the way of the titanic.

 

[Chraa]

If there is any karma for all these smug rags fans gloating about beating a ravaged team the penguins will win this game. I'm not optimistic though

 

[MrBurghundy]

The 1st and 4th lines have been good to decent. I'd probably mix and match Sutter and Malkin's lines.

I don't see moving Malkin up with Sid helping at this point. You need to create a dangerous line away from Sid to take advantage of matchups.

Not popular, but I'd put Malkin on wing with Sutter. It produced early in the season. Granted it wasn't exactly from a ton of chemistry.

Either way, try something. No line outside of the 1st is actually dangerous right now. The 4th is creating some zone time, but that's about it. We need some more offensive pressure when Sid isn't on the ice. The momentum just dies when any line but those 2 are out there.

 

[SEALBound]

How the hell can this team come out flat every single ****ing game?? Being at home means nothing to this bunch of clowns

Lapierre-Sid-Horny
Downie-Sutter-Geno

**** everyone else. Just roll these two lines rest of the game

I could get on board with that...however Comeau and Spaling have decent.

 

[Kovifan27]

They can't sustain any offense. Its all one and done...

 

[Snooki Stackhouse]

Is Kunitz playing? He must have expended his one good game this postseason.

 

[Hank Plank]

If he's hurt then he shouldn't be playing. If you can't skate and keep up then you shouldn't be on the ice. That is on him and the coaches. He's dragging down his line being out there and the top PP.

I don't think anything is on Malkin, if he is cleared to play that's not on him. What hockey player is gonna say no I won't go even if the trainers/docs say he's good to go. Malkin should be getting limited ice time at the most which is a coaching thing.

 

[djt153]

kunitz takes out sid?

 

[roquay]

Just so tough to see Malkin not at 100%. It's clear he wants to take over a game...but you can see he just can't. Tough to watch.

2 goals isn't the end of the world. This could be a 5-6 to 0 blowout. It's not. We've played them decent. Not our best game but it still proves we can hang and have a chance.

Put him on Crosby's wing to take that pressure off.

Its a pretty even game ATM should be tied. It happens. Just gotta keep coming.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Lol Kunitz... Shoot it you dumb ****.

 

[ColePens]

Thanks Kunitz.

 

[Vegeta]

The **** Kunitz. Shoot dammit.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Time to take Kunitz out back.

 

[Kovifan27]

Why...why would you do that.

 

[SEALBound]

Yeah no, NOW is the time to get fancy Kunitz...you dunce.

 

[Woodrow]

Why shoot when you can make a behind the back pass to nobody.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Why...why would you do that.

Because he sees Crosby have so much success with that move...

 

[PensPlz]

The alternative is an AHLer. I think Malkin at 25% is probably still better than putting in Andrew Ebbett or whoever the replacement would be.

Go with 7 defensemen and allow our D to take shorter shifts so they aren't dragging ass out there and are physically unable to carry the puck up the ice.

 

[Hank Plank]

This will be one of the easiest playoff wins the Rangers ever had.

 

[VirginiaBob]

I have been clued in that he plan is to wait until the last 12 seconds, then score 2 goals.

 

[billybudd]

Scuderi is effing terrible. Can't say it enough times.

 

[SEALBound]

Malkin-Crosby-Hornqvist
Comeau-Sutter-Perrron
Spaling-Lappy-Downie

 

[bigkam]

Passing the puck Scuderi is like sticking your dick in a blender.