Jack Johnson, the NHL's Best Shutdown Defenseman . . . of Evgeni Malkin?

[Coastal Kev]

Who shut down Sid and Jake? I'm sorry but your number one line MUST be a threat or you will have zero chance of winning.

 

[Bingo71]

Who shut down Sid and Jake? I'm sorry but your number one line MUST be a threat or you will have zero chance of winning.

Excuses will abound.

“Sid is still dinged up and not feeling it”

“First game of season and everyone’s not clicking or in game shape yet”

“Sid hates playing with Horny”

 

[SEALBound]

JR is at fault for the past 18-24 months of roster building. Sully is at fault for dressing/playing these guys.

I think JR should've been gone a while ago, but I'm rapidly warming to the idea that Sully just doesn't have a pulse on what made this team successful in the past. Not saying we have good options for our bottom pairing, but certainly it's blatantly obvious that guys like JJ and Gudbranson don't help this team win.

Honest to god...how many times can you possibly make the exact same post?

 

[K Fleur]

Honest to god...how many times can you possibly make the exact same post?

r/selfawarewolves

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Yeah, I remember one play yesterday where the puck was in the buffalo zone and it got dumped out. While the other 9 players were still in the zone, JJ was at the red line. How can you expect to maintain zone time if your defense cant even help sustain pressure.

In fairness, he's such a bad skater, he HAS to leave that early.

 

[SEALBound]

r/selfawarewolves

NPCs.

 

[Slick Arnold]

All summer, people debated the 'Jack Johnson effect' on Geno. Some people here excused Johnson because Geno didn't have much of a leg to stand on in his own right. Some people rightfully added Phil to the mix.

But, look at Geno's Corsi numbers from last night with the defense:

/rant

What's the data source for this? thx

 

[ziggyjoe212]

Maybe the reason for having 9 Dmen on the roster and having JJ play top 4 is they're showcasing him for a potential trade?

 

[molon labe]

Maybe the reason for having 9 Dmen on the roster and having JJ play top 4 is they're showcasing him for a potential trade?

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Maybe the reason for having 9 Dmen on the roster and having JJ play top 4 is they're showcasing him for a potential trade?

I'd hope that's the case, but how absurdly flawed is your evaluation of a guy where you think showcasing his ineffectiveness and bumbling around the ice is "showcasing" him. This isn't exactly a Sprong scenario where you hope getting him games results in people getting more info on him. Jack Johnson has been extremely bad for over a decade.

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

Who shut down Sid and Jake? I'm sorry but your number one line MUST be a threat or you will have zero chance of winning.

Hornqvist was putrid the whole night. He looks absolutely washed.

 

[ColePens]

I've already determined the Pens are not must watch TV for me until something changes. That game was not fun to watch at all and I am not going to suffer through that 81 more times this year.

I don't want to focus on negativity in life, but I understand this type of post. That was not enjoyable and it's strange. That was very strange.

Then I tune into 3 DIFFERENT games: Mtl/Canes, Dallas/Boston, and Colorado/Calgary. These 3 f***ing games were exciting as hell. These 3 games were electric. Fans were amazing. It blew my mind. I couldn't take my eyes off it. As for the Pens.. I just felt bad watching. And I don't think the era is over. I just felt awful watching it. It was so inevitable.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

I don't want to focus on negativity in life, but I understand this type of post. That was not enjoyable and it's strange. That was very strange.

Then I tune into 3 DIFFERENT games: Mtl/Canes, Dallas/Boston, and Colorado/Calgary. These 3 ****ing games were exciting as hell. These 3 games were electric. Fans were amazing. It blew my mind. I couldn't take my eyes off it. As for the Pens.. I just felt bad watching. And I don't think the era is over. I just felt awful watching it. It was so inevitable.

I posted in another thread.. Tanev was the only Pen playing at the pace of the Avs top 9. Not even close, either.

 

[ColePens]

I posted in another thread.. Tanev was the only Pen playing at the pace of the Avs top 9. Not even close, either.

I do want to credit G. His game wasn't perfect but he had a pulse. That's it.

 

[TooManyHumans]

I don't want to focus on negativity in life, but I understand this type of post. That was not enjoyable and it's strange. That was very strange.

Then I tune into 3 DIFFERENT games: Mtl/Canes, Dallas/Boston, and Colorado/Calgary. These 3 ****ing games were exciting as hell. These 3 games were electric. Fans were amazing. It blew my mind. I couldn't take my eyes off it. As for the Pens.. I just felt bad watching. And I don't think the era is ove r. I just felt awful watching it. It was so inevitable.

It's just more of the same and we know it isn't good enough. Maybe changing things will result in us being worse but since we know as we are we aren't good enough I'd be fine with taking that gamble. But these uninspired efforts are just dreadful to watch and not enjoyable in any way.

 

[vodeni]

I don't want to focus on negativity in life, but I understand this type of post. That was not enjoyable and it's strange. That was very strange.

Then I tune into 3 DIFFERENT games: Mtl/Canes, Dallas/Boston, and Colorado/Calgary. These 3 ****ing games were exciting as hell. These 3 games were electric. Fans were amazing. It blew my mind. I couldn't take my eyes off it. As for the Pens.. I just felt bad watching. And I don't think the era is over. I just felt awful watching it. It was so inevitable.

This is scary....I felt the same

 

[KIRK]

This is scary....I felt the same

Me too.

But, I'll keep watching. I'm sure like you. I'm sure like @ColePens.

 

[KIRK]

Yohe wrote in the article in which he speculated the issue with Geno's injury is a knee that it's believed the injury occurred when he clipped skates with Kris Letang.

@ColePens . . . lock this one up . . . Kris Letang, not Jack Johnson, is the NHL's best shutdown defenseman . . . of Evgeni Malkin.

 

[Factorial]

Quiet thread since Saturday's game.

 

[KIRK]

Quiet thread since Saturday's game.

Well duh . . . Letang proved us wrong.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Quiet thread since Saturday's game.

Jack, don't get too cocky just yet.

 

[TooManyHumans]

Hopefully they play like they did last game and don't go back to looking like they know it is an 82 game season.

 

[SouthGeorge]

I think that award goes to Letang. Best defensive play he will make all year.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Quiet thread since Saturday's game.

He played like an AHL/NHL tweener, something you could get for 1/3 the price. Congrats, he wasn't a massive liability and detriment to the team, he merely existed! Hooray!

 

[KIRK]

He played like an AHL/NHL tweener, something you could get for 1/3 the price. Congrats, he wasn't a massive liability and detriment to the team, he merely existed! Hooray!

I don't know . . . as long as the Pens can play Columbus for the next 80 games, it should be all good with Johnson . . .