Post-Game Talk: Jack Johnson Era 0 -2.

[KIRK]

Interim Head Coach Sergei Gonchar?

Nah, I love Gonch, but not a Malkin buddy. Or anyone's buddy.

I want a coach who thinks X's and O's are for something other than a kid's game.

Gallant would make all the sense in the world, but unless the Pens win the lottery, I can't imagine that he'd want the job.

 

[KIRK]

I have to have faith that Rutherford sees this and makes the change. Yeah, I'm down for interim head coach Gonchar.

I'm not sure Rutherford is part of a solution at this point.

 

[PensandCaps]

Letang was great Defensively, overall had a great series, but his PP performance was brutal. So was Malkin and Crosby too

 

[vodeni]

jake and rust are those 1B level players that did not show up...the BART line is what we all knew was: JOKE!

if you suck at least suck with your young hungry player don't suck with Marleu

 

[Hockeyholic]

Heh? What’s a worse playoff exit in the team’s history? There was the 3-0 series blown vs NYI, but I wasn’t alive then.

2014? IDK. This is up there.

 

[Pens x]

Philly is licking its chops to play the Habs.

When Philly finishes off these clowns in 4 or 5 games, will it make this series loss even worse?

 

[EvGeno]

What's the name ill search it

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...=x94ijzOmRyc&usg=AOvVaw2UOehLgYPOBtL6qkuBQqjX

I dunno how to embed it sorry. I just searched Jim Rutherford Jack Johnson

 

[KIRK]

I just trust Sergei Gonchar.

I love Gonch, but you need a high end tactician and frankly someone who isn't buddies with the stars.

 

[Pittsburgh1776]

Nah, I love Gonch, but not a Malkin buddy. Or anyone's buddy.

I want a coach who thinks X's and O's are for something other than a kid's game.

Gallant would make all the sense in the world, but unless the Pens win the lottery, I can't imagine that he'd want the job.

I don't think Gonchar is Malkin's buddy. I think he's a hell of a D coach. Yeah, I'm down for Gallant. But I'd be ok with Gonchar and Martin running things if they couldn't get him right away.

Gonchar has never struck me as anyone's buddy.

 

[Dominance]

Having taken an hour to cool down...I think this was for the best. Obviously this team wasn’t going to go for the cup this year, and pick #15 this season is seriously equivalent to a top-10 in most other years. But most importantly, this HAS to force must-needed changes (right??).

Crosby, Malkin, and Letang are going nowhere. I still really like our top-4, and while they underperformed, we have a nice group of young-ish wingers for the next two-three years, which is our realistic window. A brand new coaching staff will surely galvanize them for next season. And we’ve got a lot of guys champing at the bit. I’m optimistic heading into next year!

Gone: McCann, Marleau, Sheary, Bjugstad, Schultz, Johnson, Murray

Zucker-Crosby-Poulin/Hornqvist
Guentzel-Malkin-Rust
Simon-Blueger-Hornqvist/Poulin
Lafferty-Rodrigues-Tanev

Dumoulin-Letang
Pettersson-Marino
POJ-Ruhwedel

Jarry
DeSmith

That already looks good without adding any UFAs whatsoever, with a bunch of cap space to do so!

And it looks even better with Lafreniere...

 

[LittleSpoon]

no but let's not necessarly put the blame on Sullie there.
Guentzel mostly looked rattled and rusty and that's no surprise after such injury and such a long time without playing competitive hockey.
There is no certainty we would have seen him contribute more with Geno in his line

But I mean... you should probably try it at some point eh?

 

[JTG]

Can't get on the coaching. Sully had this patchwork team cruising at the beginning of the season. Start adding guys back, and diminishing roles of guys who were playing well, the proof is in the pudding.

This team was fun to watch from the beginning of December to the beginning of February.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

TOI:

Crosby -19:36
Malkin - 19:04

BTW, Johnson and Schultz BOTH had 15 minutes ES TOI.

Wasn't their ice time similarly under 20 minutes the previous game? I thought I heard Simpson mention that as well in the same conversation he was talking about ZAR and Crosby's ice time.

I know he "stacked" Crosby and Malkin with the goalie pulled, but I remember shaking my head seeing first the McCann line and then the BART line come out with the Pens down 1-0 with 2 minutes left in the game. Not just McCann and Blueger with better wingers, but their actual useless linemates as well.

 

[BeatenLikeRentedMule]

Next season, the Pens should just suck from the start right to the end. Don't tease us fans with a few months of playing above their weight. Stop with the stupid injuries that plagues this team too. Just suck, and be good at sucking.

We all know the window is gone. It would take a major overhaul to get back to being contenders and I don't trust Rutherford to make that happen.

 

[Icarium]

if you are a coach in NHL and you have both healthy eyes and you play shultz 18 minutes in the elimination game, you should not be coach anymore...same with JJ but for that you don't even need to have eyes...

He played them 18 minutes a game after a super long lay-off for everyone to boot. I guess he wanted to rest Letang, Dumo and Marino for the next regular season. Though, Dumo wasn't very good himself, still miles better than those two clowns on the third pairing.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Having taken an hour to cool down...I think this was for the best. Obviously this team wasn’t going to go for the cup this year, and pick #15 this season is seriously equivalent to a top-10 in most other years. But most importantly, this HAS to force must-needed changes (right??).

Crosby, Malkin, and Letang are going nowhere. I still really like our top-4, and while they underperformed, we have a nice group of young-ish wingers for the next two-three years, which is our realistic window. A brand new coaching staff will surely galvanize them for next season. And we’ve got a lot of guys champing at the bit. I’m optimistic heading into next year!

Gone: McCann, Marleau, Sheary, Bjugstad, Schultz, Johnson, Murray

Zucker-Crosby-Poulin/Hornqvist
Guentzel-Malkin-Rust
Simon-Blueger-Hornqvist/Poulin
Lafferty-Rodrigues-Tanev

Dumoulin-Letang
Pettersson-Marino
POJ-Ruhwedel

Jarry
DeSmith

That already looks good without adding any UFAs whatsoever, with a bunch of cap space to do so!

And it looks even better with Lafreniere...

That team doesn't look good, that's a fringe playoff team at best.

 

[PensandCaps]

Schultz playing as the 6th guy in game 3 and 4 in the final minutes makes me sick to my stomach.

Way to spit in the face of John Marino, who had a great series. one of few.

 

[KIRK]

Philly is licking its chops to play the Habs.

When Philly finishes off these clowns in 4 or 5 games, will it make this series loss even worse?

Gonna tell you something. For as much as we like to rag on the Flyers, hiring Chuck Fletcher was a game changer for them. And, then Vigault. And then Vignault bringing in Therrien and Yeo as his assistants.

When I watch the Flyers, I'm watching a team that structurally plays like the 2008 Pens.

 

[ncm7772]

2014? IDK. This is up there.

This is WAY worse than 2014. Like, not even comparable. Not trying to sound rude, but these two series aren’t even comparable.

 

[PensandCaps]

That team doesn't look good, that's a fringe playoff team at best.

Need a better 3rd line and #4 D

 

[vodeni]

Wasn't their ice time similarly under 20 minutes the previous game? I thought I heard Simpson mention that as well in the same conversation he was talking about ZAR and Crosby's ice time.

I know he "stacked" Crosby and Malkin with the goalie pulled, but I remember shaking my head seeing first the McCann line and then the BART line come out with the Pens down 1-0 with 2 minutes left in the game. Not just McCann and Blueger with better wingers, but their actual useless linemates as well.

another fireable mistake

 

[KIRK]

I don't think Gonchar is Malkin's buddy. I think he's a hell of a D coach. Yeah, I'm down for Gallant. But I'd be ok with Gonchar and Martin running things if they couldn't get him right away.

Gonchar has never struck me as anyone's buddy.

If JR still is the GM, I expect the next coach to be Lavs. JR will take familiarity over the best fit.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Philly is licking its chops to play the Habs.

When Philly finishes off these clowns in 4 or 5 games, will it make this series loss even worse?

Honestly I wouldn't be shocked if Montreal beat them. Vigneault's recent postseason track record is spotty. And you got a goalie playing his first postseason against Price.

Now if Montreal faces Washington or Tampa...I think they last five games max.

 

[MayorofWBS]

I have to have faith that Rutherford sees this and makes the change. Yeah, I'm down for interim head coach Gonchar.

Going down with the ships...sounds like a recipe for a lottery pick

 

[EvGeno]

Didn’t Rutherford say he will give Minny our pick this year if it’s not #1?