madinsomniac
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Sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the Islanders shoot 50% on their first ten shots...
Moving on......
Moving on......
We need Letang back asap. I bet I'm the first person to make this observation.
I just don't want bad play to fester.
They were not good in their own zone as 5 man units resulting in prime scoring chances going in....
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But if it's his groin, let him take all the time he needs and switch in Wilkes kids if you have to.
It's going on 18 months of this inconsistency in the NZ/DZ, though. When the Pens are KILLING teams, it's when they are working as a unit. It's a result, not a coincidence. How the team continues to fail to demand this effort is confusing.
Well, they did some very good things in the NZ/DZ in TOR, CGY and VAN and would just like to see that continue when they play back in the eastern US now.
Build on that and not let the bad things that happened last night fester, t'was my point.
Tonight's game was just so weird because the Pens looked really, really good but just couldn't beat Lehner/the post, and yet it seemed like every single time they had a slight breakdown, the Isles would score.
I guess the one complaint I have is despite playing well, the defense is still way too prone to giving up odd man rushes. But overall, if we replayed that game 100 times, I think the Pens win the majority of those games.
One "minus" for me tonight was Guentzel. I don't know what he looked like live, but on television I just thought he wasn't really doing all that much. Crosby and Simon seemed to be generating all the chances for that line, with Guentzel just kind of skating around and being there. I don't think Jake's had a very good start to the season, despite his good goal pace.
glad to help. otherwise you are trolling, or not watching games...Sheahan and Cullen had an off game?
News to me..
do not read too much into it. when you score 4 goals on 9 shots, thats called- everything going your way. trotz did not seat there and devise some evil plan: I will let Pens have their best game of the season the first 30 minutes, let them hit posts and missed golden opportunities, than we will score on basically first five shots.....than we will clamp down on already disinterested Pens...If he figured that out he truly is genius.Trotz knows how to beat Sullivan's system. Its that simple.
Way to over aggressive on the puck and always caught up ice.
Plus they're just not as fast as they used to be.
Yeah, I think he is more suited for a heavy game not speed and transition. He doesn't bring anything at center and would much rather have Cullen/Sheahan there.Yeah, I don't see exactly what Grant does out there. He really hasn't shown anything in the games I've watched him, he just seems like a warm body. He's a worse version of Fehr or Spaling, just another safe player that does borderline nothing on the ice.
do not read too much into it. when you score 4 goals on 9 shots, thats called- everything going your way. trotz did not seat there and devise some evil plan: I will let Pens have their best game of the season the first 30 minutes, let them hit posts and missed golden opportunities, than we will score on basically first five shots.....than we will clamp down on already disinterested Pens..
Not going to go with Trotz is a genius, but one thing that did stand out to me was how many times guys were in front of the net all alone or D men stepping up, like way up, into the slot without any pushback.do not read too much into it. when you score 4 goals on 9 shots, thats called- everything going your way. trotz did not seat there and devise some evil plan: I will let Pens have their best game of the season the first 30 minutes, let them hit posts and missed golden opportunities, than we will score on basically first five shots.....than we will clamp down on already disinterested Pens...If he figured that out he truly is genius.
5 goals, 2 assists in 10 games. He had a tough night, but come on now people.
I completely disagree. He's been back dooring the Pens for the better part of three years. The Caps just didn't execute... But the plays were there to beat the Pens.do not read too much into it. when you score 4 goals on 9 shots, thats called- everything going your way. trotz did not seat there and devise some evil plan: I will let Pens have their best game of the season the first 30 minutes, let them hit posts and missed golden opportunities, than we will score on basically first five shots.....than we will clamp down on already disinterested Pens...If he figured that out he truly is genius.
I completely disagree. He's been back dooring the Pens for the better part of three years. The Caps just didn't execute... But the plays were there to beat the Pens.