GDT: Game XVII 1800hrs EST Pens vs Knights: Win it for MAF!

[Darren McCord]

Quiet you

L3 isnt getting buried, as long as they are neutral or a small positive, thats all we can really ask for with the talent on hand. This team is going to ride or die on the top 6. Let them work out their issues instead of swapping things around.

Nah swap things around. most of these players are complacent. They wont figure out crap unless a coach actually lights a fire under them. The issue is the coach is the most complacent.

 

[mpp9]

Smith has been terrific. The other 2 guys on his line, not so much since the Sharks game.

Eh. He’s been pretty meh himself for a little while. Rust has been explosive and productive. Dunno if it’s a good thing that he’s been our best wing this year.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

As everyone knows, I’m squarely in the one line team won’t win no matter how good the line…break it temporarily to see if we can get two good lines rather than one go really good line and three shitty ones

Yohe continues to display he knows next to nothing about hockey and just spouts cliches that he hears on his Twitter feed.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Yohe is such a joke.

Lol good lord for real

What did he says rust brings when it's not offense???

HAHAHAHA is it 2017 again?

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Also, why is Reirden still employed as the PP coach? Like, even something as non-drastic as replacing him seems like a smart move, even if they don't want to rock the boat by firing dumbass Sullivan.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

GCR is the best line in hockey? It's up there offensively, sure. But there's this whole other thing called "defense", which Yohe hasn't heard of apparently.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

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GCR is the best line in hockey? It's up there offensively, sure. But there's this whole other thing called "defense", which Yohe hasn't heard of apparently.

That's because you're expecting him to understand more about the game than he does.

His "opinions" are him just regurgitating things people tweet to him on his timeline or just reading his fellow idiot Pittsburgh media guys.

Someone probably tweeted about how GCR is the best line in hockey and he's running with it. Someone probably tweeted about how Rakell brings nothing if he's not scoring and he's running with it. He's shown time and again his "takes" are dumb.

 

[Icarium]

Two Jets lines in the top 6? It's almost like having a different coach can work.

 

[66-30-33]

So no changes from last game? except backup in net and maybe Carter in and Rakell out. Zoho back to L3 and Carter in for Rakell.

 

[SomeDude]

So no changes from last game? except backup in net and maybe Carter in and Rakell out. Zoho back to L3 and Carter in for Rakell.

I don’t care if Rakell has gone 82 games without scoring. Scratching him for Jeff Carter would be lunacy.

 

[mpp9]

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GCR is the best line in hockey? It's up there offensively, sure. But there's this whole other thing called "defense", which Yohe hasn't heard of apparently.

Barkov line is wild.

 

[Grouch]

Only way Carter is in is if Hino is out.

So no changes from last game? except backup in net and maybe Carter in and Rakell out. Zoho back to L3 and Carter in for Rakell.

 

[Gurglesons]

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GCR is the best line in hockey? It's up there offensively, sure. But there's this whole other thing called "defense", which Yohe hasn't heard of apparently.

I mean, not sure I'm going to trust any stat that says Jordan Staal's line is the best in hockey either.

 

[Pancakes]

Gonna miss most of this because my hungover ass has to go play some beer league hockey at 5.

Hope we get the two points. Following up a 5 game winning streak with a 3 game losing streak is extremely 2022 Pens.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Gonna miss most of this because my hungover ass has to go play some beer league hockey at 5.

Hope we get the two points. Following up a 5 game winning streak with a 3 game losing streak is extremely 2022 Pens.

In other words, the most likely outcome.

This is what this team has done to me. I always expect the worst and hope for the best every time they play.

They've turned me into Randy Quaid in Major League.

 

[Gurglesons]

In other words, the most likely outcome.

This is what this team has done to me. I always expect the worst and hope for the best every time they play.

They've turned me into Randy Quaid in Major League.

It really has become a depressing team to root for. The last two games being right on script was very disappointing.

 

[Super Duper]

It could always be a worse team to root for I guess.

Pens need to put a focus on control and completing passes they want to have success. The last 2 games were just clinics in how to give the puck away as much as possible

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Ned has been activated from IR and recalled. He will start.



Hinostroza is out. Assume that means Carter is back, since they sent Harkins down.

 

[The Old Master]

The last 2 games were just clinics in how to give the puck away as much as possible

we were just saving ourselves for this game.

 

[wheelz87]

Ned has been activated from IR and recalled. He will start.



Hinostroza is out. Assume that means Carter is back, since they sent Harkins down.

good news on Ned

 

[AuroraBorealis]

It's crazy how much rope Nieto gets compared to others. A single point so far, and that one only in a blowout game vs the worst team in the league.
Why is he still here? Call up Nylander? It's pretty difficult to be worse. Give L4 a pulse ffs.
He's got 5 goals in 11 games down in Wilkes.

 

[KareemTrustfund]

 

[mpp9]

It's crazy how much rope Nieto gets compared to others. A single point so far, and that one only in a blowout game vs the worst team in the league.
Why is he still here? Call up Nylander? It's pretty difficult to be worse. Give L4 a pulse ffs.
He's got 5 goals in 11 games down in Wilkes.

If he weren’t decent on the PK, I’m sure it would have happened already. I’d like us to find a 4C to allow Acciari to move to wing.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

It's crazy how much rope Nieto gets compared to others. A single point so far, and that one only in a blowout game vs the worst team in the league.
Why is he still here? Call up Nylander? It's pretty difficult to be worse. Give L4 a pulse ffs.
He's got 5 goals in 11 games down in Wilkes.

Because Nieto is a fantastic penalty killer. He, Acciari and Eller have been a primary reason why the PK has been better this season.

You can't have soft perimeter players on every line. Nieto forechecks, can be physical, and is excellent on the PK. That's fine for $900k on the fourth line.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It's crazy how much rope Nieto gets compared to others. A single point so far, and that one only in a blowout game vs the worst team in the league.
Why is he still here? Call up Nylander? It's pretty difficult to be worse. Give L4 a pulse ffs.
He's got 5 goals in 11 games down in Wilkes.

Because he fills a role that the 4th line is going for while Nylander doesn't.