Pre-Game Talk: Hurrican... forget it, LET'S TALK LINES!!!

[TheStinger]

Iggy is not a 3rd line player. He came to Pittsburgh to play with Sid and Malkin. Under no circumstance is he going to be put on the wing of Sutter. Never going to happen.

And it would be disrespectful to him. Since when is Iginla a 3rd line winger? I think he needs to be on Sid's line and let Duper play on the 3rd line. He won't get upset about that. He is a team man. Not sure about Beauner on the 2nd line in the playoffs. Put Morrow up there and give Geno and Neal a net presence.

That is my two cents anyway.

 

[Ogrezilla]

And it would be disrespectful to him. Since when is Iginla a 3rd line winger? I think he needs to be on Sid's line and let Duper play on the 3rd line. He won't get upset about that. He is a team man. Not sure about Beauner on the 2nd line in the playoffs. Put Morrow up there and give Geno and Neal a net presence.

That is my two cents anyway.

this is my dream setup. And I figure Bennett and Morrow could rotate a bit too. Neither is ideally suited for 2nd line playoff minutes at this stage of their respective careers. If Jokinen is playing 4C, let him get a few 2LW shifts with Geno as well. Get all three of them somewhere around typical 3rd line minutes.

 

[TheSniper26]

If I see Iginal, Neal, and Malkin running into each other on the right side of the ice one more time I'm going to go crazy. Lines a mess and doesn't work. Put Kunitz on the Malkin line since we know that works & put Iggy at RW with Sid.

This Kunitz-Sid-Dupuis chemistry thing is crap. Any line you put those guys on is going to be a good line because they are all great two way players & fit Bylsma's system perfectly.

I'm not sure I'm really buying this vaunted chemistry either. Aside from all being great two way players, Crosby is the best player in the world. It's probably safe to say that just about any line he's on is going to produce. I mean, look at what he did with Matt Cooke last season. Kunitz and Dupuis are good wingers(and very underrated in Dupuis' case), but if you can put a HOF scoring winger on Sid's line without damaging any other lines(actually improving every other line), you do it.

 

[mpp9]

I wouldn't mind us rolling 7 D again this postseason. Have Letang get shifts with both Eaton and Despres. Eases the load on Eaton and gives Despres an opportunity to prove himself in playoff hockey.

Roll your top 9 forwards and have Sid/Geno doubleshifted with Jokinen/Adams.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I wouldn't mind us rolling 7 D again this postseason. Have Letang get shifts with both Eaton and Despres. Eases the load on Eaton and gives Despres an opportunity to prove himself in playoff hockey.

Roll your top 9 forwards and have Sid/Geno doubleshifted with Jokinen/Adams.

if Adams is in, I assume you'd be sitting Bennett?

 

[mpp9]

if Adams is in, I assume you'd be sitting Bennett?

Jokinen and Adams will play ahead of him. Beau gets his chance when injuries occur.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Jokinen and Adams will play ahead of him. Beau gets his chance when injuries occur.

I want Bennett in more than I want Despres in at this point.

 

[mpp9]

I want Bennett in more than I want Despres in at this point.

I worry more about Eaton in a top 4 role. Our forward depth is fine with or without Bennett.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I worry more about Eaton in a top 4 role. Our forward depth is fine with or without Bennett.

fair enough I guess. Would it not be fine with Bennett instead of Adams? Sutter, Dupuis, Cooke, Jokinen, Kunitz could be our main 5 PK guys and that's really all we typically use.

 

[mpp9]

fair enough I guess. Would it not be fine with Bennett instead of Adams? Sutter, Dupuis, Cooke, Jokinen, Kunitz could be our main 5 PK guys and that's really all we typically use.

It's Craig Adams. He's not sitting. And Jokinen is too important a f/o guy. Is what it is.

 

[Shady Machine]

I'd also rather have Bennett in over Despres. Eaton has been fine as a top 4 guy. If he gets tired, rest him for a game. no big deal.

 

[Iffyiffiffer]

And it would be disrespectful to him. Since when is Iginla a 3rd line winger?

Since he joined a stacked team and didn't produce with Malkin yet and did produce with Morrow and Jokinen.

Iginla accepted a trade here *knowing* 40 goal scoring Neal was Malkin's right winger, and that Crosby's line was outproducing every line in the league. He had to have known it was a strong possibility he'd either have to play left wing or play on the 3rd line.

I don't care if he plays 1st or 3rd line, but there is no reason not to put him on the 3rd line. He made a terrible decision coming here if he didn't even glance at our lineup and see that he might not end up on Crosby or Malkin's right wing given who was already there and productive.

 

[IcedCapp]

Neal said with Iginla getting comfortable on LW he expects to play on the right side. #Penguins
http://twitter.com/pgshelly/statuses/328163462062694400


Where's the "told you so" guy?

 

[Shockmaster]

Neal said with Iginla getting comfortable on LW he expects to play on the right side. #Penguins
http://twitter.com/pgshelly/statuses/328163462062694400


Where's the "told you so" guy?

Well lets hope Neal is still concussed and didn't realize Kunitz was skating on his line's LW in practice yesterday instead of Iginla.

 

[JTG]

Did Flower have his kid yet? Because he rode my ass for 4 miles, then turned on 79 and just took off like a bat out of hell.

 

[stefanh]

Shelly Anderson ‏@pgshelly 35s

Bylsma confirms Neal playing RW, Igina LW now that Iginla has had games to adjust to off side. #Penguins

 

[Shockmaster]

Shelly Anderson ‏@pgshelly 35s

*sigh*

Ray, you need to do something about this.

 

[WhoDaresWins]

Did Flower have his kid yet? Because he rode my ass for 4 miles, then turned on 79 and just took off like a bat out of hell.

Yesterday afternoon (2:12 pm per Shelly Anderson) ~

Pittsburgh Penguins ‏@penguins 30m
A special congratulations to Marc-Andre Fleury & his wife Veronique, who became parents to baby Estelle yesterday!

https://twitter.com/penguins

 

[deakka]

Shelly Anderson ‏@pgshelly 35s

Yeah, hes had a few games to adjust.... What about his entire career that hes been playing RW?

 

[MtlPenFan]

*sigh*

Ray, you need to do something about this.

I hope they lose 10 nothing and that line is a solid -10.

Looks like he's going to force feed that line until they're down to an elimination game, when it'll already be too late.

Congrats DB. I could have never hated you, but you just planted the seed.

 

[Shockmaster]

I hope they lose 10 nothing and that line is a solid -10.

Looks like he's going to force feed that line until they're down to an elimination game, when it'll already be too late.

Congrats DB. I could have never hated you, but you just planted the seed.

I know Shero isn't a GM that wants to constantly overrule his head coach, but I just can't believe he wants to see all his deadline deals go to waste. This time, he needs to step in and overrule Bylsma. This is beyond idiotic.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Shelly Anderson ‏@pgshelly 35s

I just don't understand. Why in the world does he keep trying to force this? And why isn't he having this line actually practice together? That's the weirdest part to me. This isn't a line in practice, just during the games. I don't get it.

 

[Ogrezilla]

fastest to 200 bra

 

[Ogrezilla]

I just don't understand. Why in the world does he keep trying to force this? And why isn't he having this line actually practice together? That's the weirdest part to me. This isn't a line in practice, just during the games. I don't get it.

Disco loves square pegs and round holes. Wouldn't want to sand off some of the corners and ruin the fun

 

[JTG]

If what Iginla has looked like on the left side is him adjusting...his adjustment hasn't gone well.