GDT: Game 80 | Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals | 7:30PM | Healing Vibes Phor Phil

[Tom Hanks]

Its coming at him before he even knows it was shot..

Some of you guys need to try playing nets sometime. That's impossible to save unless he's 4 feet out of his crease.

If he’s watching the stick of the shooter it’s not impossible. That was the only danger on the play. It’s not a brick wall in front of him. He still has some vision and part of being a goalie is anticipating. He was nowhere near the puck.

 

[lordstanley91]

On another note how bout dem buccos...and yes I’d strangle Nutting if given the opportunity.

 

[The Old Master]

Its coming at him before he even knows it was shot..

Some of you guys need to try playing nets sometime. That's impossible to save unless he's 4 feet out of his crease.

they are just used to seeing him do the imposable and now think he should do it all the time

 

[canadianguy77]

Its coming at him before he even knows it was shot..

Some of you guys need to try playing nets sometime. That's impossible to save unless he's 4 feet out of his crease.

Shouldn't have been so deep in his net. If he makes himself bigger, that shot just hits his body. It was shot from just inside the blueline.

 

[KareemTrustfund]

If he’s watching the stick of the shooter it’s not impossible. That was the only danger on the play. It’s not a brick wall in front of him. He still has some vision and part of being a goalie is anticipating. He was nowhere near the puck.

I think I'd like to believe he'd be watching the stick of the shooter if he could see it. But that's just me.

 

[KIRK]

Sid, Geno, Phil, and Horny have a combined 16 shots in 2 periods (not to mention the half dozen or so attempted shots that hit a post or went wide). And, I'd say at least half were grade A looks. Sometimes, it just doesn't happen . . .

 

[Tom Hanks]

With the firepower that this team has they should be able to overcome shaky goaltending at times but they have these games far too often when they can’t get anything to go.

Wide open nets are missed wide. Easy tap ins are flubbed. Posts are hit. Juicy rebounds aren’t found.

In 2018 we score 3+ goals 82% of the time. We’ve been shut out twice all season. Your story doesn’t check out

 

[3074326]

Just a friendly reminder, people: pro sports have nothing to do with your actual lives. People are WAY too doomy and gloomy about a damn hockey team.

Come on guys. This ain't real life.

I made a post with a similar sentiment last night and someone said the post was a waste of space and that I was being pretentious. lol

Many of us do seem pretty miserable watching them, it's unfortunate.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

Murray is just not comfortable right now. Grubauer looks like how Murray usually did. Calm..stays in position. Never seen Murray slide so much and out of position during his whole time with us...than what we've seen since he returned. 100% mental.

Question is how do you fix it? The team defense wont be getting much better to give him a stretch of games allowing him to get into a groove with a few 1 goal games..even shutout. Not happening. Last playoffs our goalies were stealing games and our stars went down and scored.

If they only had an experienced back up who could kind of mentor Murray through this rough spot

 

[Invalid cuz QoC]

These mofos think they can lose on my birthday. I better see balls to the wall in the 3rd.

 

[Dey so soff*]

Shouldn't have been so deep in his net. If he makes himself bigger, that shot just hits his body. It was shot from just inside the blueline.

Been a staple for beating Pens’ goalies for years now.

Meanwhile, the Pens can barely get a shot though when they shoot from the blue line.

 

[PensandCaps]

Kessel is horrendus right now. Not helping Malkin at all...should try Rust there.

 

[KIRK]

You know, it MIGHT behoove Sully to reunite HGH for this period.

EDIT: @PensandCaps, HGR also is an option, but it won't happen, even though Jake-Sid-Rust isn't doing much to challenge and Horny with Sid might be interesting . . .

 

[MtlPenFan]

I can figure most people out within seconds, but this place truly baffles me.

Either you want to live in constant misery to the point where you look for stuff to be miserable about, or you don't have a clue about what you're watching.

I know most parents raise their kids teaching them that an opinion can't be wrong, but they're idiots.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Malkin was bound to slow down after that ridiculous stretch. He will be fine in the playoffs.

Only ones to worry about is Kessel(injury) and Murray ( confidence).

Our D is what it is. We just had our goalies covering up every mistake, keeping us in every game until our stars started scoring. We were outplayed in plenty of the playoff games last year. But with goalie play, and our stars scoring...nothing else mattered.

So the only two concerns people should have right now are Murray and Kessel. Expecting improvement in other areas is unrealistic at this point.

This isnt the 2016 team. Too much turnover with the roster. Next year it could be tho.

 

[Dey so soff*]

In 2018 we score 3+ goals 82% of the time. We’ve been shut out twice all season. Your story doesn’t check out

I’m not talking about being shut out so to speak, I’m talking about needing goals and not capitalizing.

And then everyone says “well, they DOMINATED zone time and had some great chances but just didn’t have any luck. If we play this team 10 times, we beat them 9.”

 

[Ryder71]

Kessel is horrendus right now. Not helping Malkin at all...should try Rust there.

Phils been bad for about a month. He has to be playing with an injury, your play shouldn't dip to that degree otherwise.

 

[KIRK]

I can figure most people out within seconds, but this place truly baffles me.

Either you want to live in constant misery to the point where you look for stuff to be miserable about, or you don't have a clue about what you're watching.

I know most parents raise their kids teaching them that an opinion can't be wrong, but they're idiots.

FYI, some of us, like @Jaded-Fan and me, are fake curmudgeons.

 

[Gurglesons]

I don’t know maybe Murray is finding his focus isn’t quite as strong given he suffered a concussion and his dad dying.

Wild guess, I dunno.

He is still keeping us in most games despite being hung out to dry by every single player in front of him outside Hagelin and maybe Rust.

 

[KareemTrustfund]

Shouldn't have been so deep in his net. If he makes himself bigger, that shot just hits his body. It was shot from just inside the blueline.

Top of the circles, but anyway..

He was two feet on top of the crease with other opposition coming down the wings. He'd be foolish to travel any further out than that. Maatta's gap control was brutal, the shot did not come by his feet where he Murray would see it. It was about 3 or 4 feet infront of Maatta so Murray couldn't see the release..

 

[Dey so soff*]

I can figure most people out within seconds, but this place truly baffles me.

Either you want to live in constant misery to the point where you look for stuff to be miserable about, or you don't have a clue about what you're watching.

I know most parents raise their kids teaching them that an opinion can't be wrong, but they're idiots.

I know, right?

We’re watching a team firing on all cylinders, heading into the playoffs.

Defensive structure is spot on. PP is on fire. Goaltending is a brick wall...

 

[ColePens]

That clear was PATHETIC. Who was that?

 

[SirBrad]

Just bad.

 

[PensandCaps]

You know, it MIGHT behoove Sully to reunite HGH for this period.

EDIT: @PensandCaps, HGR also is an option, but it won't happen, even though Jake-Sid-Rust isn't doing much to challenge and Horny with Sid might be interesting . . .

Was thinking to just go Sheary-Crosby-Hornqvist. Makes the most sense....put Rust with Malkin.
..reunite Guentzel-Sheahan-Kessel

 

[ColePens]

Dumo. f*** right off. Hold the puck and make an outlet pass. Jesus.