GDT: Game 79 | Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens | 7PM | They'll Start Trying Soooooon

[vodeni]

this exact same argument happens every year with Kessel though. Every year. It goes back to Boston. This is who he is.

see I don't remember him being like this last two years, I mean he was our best player first 40-50 games by a long margin, he skated, he backchecked he was aweome, maybe thats why this looks like major drop...anyways...I also don't see him not hustling in play offs...

 

[Ryder71]

I think it’s more saving themselves. They know what awaits.

lol

 

[vodeni]

We are playing the Habs

still, letang and dumo don't llok good at all and they looked great against devils...go figure

 

[Speaking Moistly]

We are playing the Habs

On the other hand weak competition hasn’t done much for Hunwick before.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

It's always a lose lose with you pessimists.

Our third pairing looks good against a shit team. A shit team without its best forward, its best defenseman and playing its backup goalie.

Saying not to draw conclusion from a game against such a team is not being pessimistic.

 

[PensandCaps]

Our third pairing looks good against a **** team. A **** team without its best forward, its best defenseman and playing its backup goalie.

Saying not to draw conclusion from a game against such a team is not being pessimistic.

Who knows. Maybe our 3rd pairing will be better vs better teams.

 

[Ogrezilla]

lol

did you think we were doomed when we backed into the playoffs last year?

see I don't remember him being like this last two years, I mean he was our best player first 40-50 games by a long margin, he skated, he backchecked he was aweome, maybe thats why this looks like major drop...anyways...I also don't see him not hustling in play offs...

He probably skated and backchecked more in those first 50 games of this season than he did all last regular season.

 

[Andy99]

Just really want them to come out and grab this game by the balls and get those 2 points and a PO berth...

I’d also really like G to get a couple goals...his PDO and his confidence has been dropping....

 

[KIRK]

you're gonna stand your ground on +/-?

Look, Phil Kessel does this every single year of his career. Sometimes for a full season. The guy takes chunks of every single season off. He always has, and he always will. When the rest of the team took the first three months off, Phil carried us. Now it's his turn. He's never done it in the playoffs though. When he's dogging it in a game that matters I'll worry.

Who said otherwise?

I took issue with your intoning that Kessel's point totals in March are a mitigating factor. They're no more a mitigating factor than Geno's points early in the season were.

 

[Ryder71]

Schultz hasn't been playing well.

We collectively aren't playing all that well from top to bottom.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Our third pairing looks good against a **** team. A **** team without its best forward, its best defenseman and playing its backup goalie.

Saying not to draw conclusion from a game against such a team is not being pessimistic.

We can spread our bottom 4 though. Never really liked Maatta with Schultz

 

[Ogrezilla]

Who said otherwise?

I took issue with your intoning that Kessel's point totals in March are a mitigating factor. They're no more a mitigating factor than Geno's points early in the season were.

they absolutely are a mitigating factor. The point of hockey is to outscore the other team. Sure, he's playing bad defense allowing goals against. Putting up points mitigates that. And even at his worst, he's doing that for us at a very high rate.

 

[Gurglesons]

Just really want them to come out and grab this game by the balls and get those 2 points and a PO berth...

I’d also really like G to get a couple goals...his PDO and his confidence has been dropping....

Playoffs are coming. McD is ten points ahead of him. He will be fine.

 

[vodeni]

Just really want them to come out and grab this game by the balls and get those 2 points and a PO berth...

I’d also really like G to get a couple goals...his PDO and his confidence has been dropping....

he's been good, no worries here, he is skating, he's got that hop, a little bit snakebit, but that always happens when PGH media start praising someone, immediate jinx, I swear I knew it

 

[Turin]

see I don't remember him being like this last two years, I mean he was our best player first 40-50 games by a long margin, he skated, he backchecked he was aweome, maybe thats why this looks like major drop...anyways...I also don't see him not hustling in play offs...

He was worse last year for long stretches and some wanted him traded before Malkin went down in 16. Seems easy to forget now but in the playoffs he’s always been a gamer.

 

[Tom Hanks]

did you think we were doomed when we backed into the playoffs last year?.

Best not to respond

 

[Ryder71]

did you think we were doomed when we backed into the playoffs last year?

We had the 4th best record in the league last year I believe. We were pretty much locked in to where we were. I don't think the situations are at all the same.

 

[KIRK]

Kopitar is the best defensive player in the game along with bergeron. So it's more than Points with him and he plays with Dustin brown and Alex Iaffolo..him having 90 points is amazing.

And McDavid should be ahead of Hall in the MVP voting. He is more valuable.

Did Mario win the MVP in 88-89?

 

[Killahpunk]

Dam Rust was alone and had time.

 

[JakeNBake59]

Rust >.<

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Rusty

 

[SirBrad]

Damn Rust is usually. good at buying those

 

[Gurglesons]

The first breakaway Rust has ever missed.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Oh Rusty.....

 

[KIRK]

Montreal D in Letang mode there . . .

 

[Tom Hanks]

**** off Niemi