Post-Game Talk: |January 8| Pens vs Stars | End of the winning streak

[Gurglesons]

Right. Not looked like shit, but looked markedly worse. I do not think it was fatigue either, I think it was Carter returning.

Pretty soon we will have Malkin and Carter in the top nine. That’s going to greatly help this squad.

 

[Turin]

Cool protocol

 

[Pens x]

I’m very much looking forward to the day when we don’t have to play Simon.

It’s just annoying to know that you have a guy out there who couldn’t score a goal to save his own life. It’s the highest level of play in the world. If you are physically unable to score a goal, you really don’t belong.

He’s a possession savant though, or so I’ve been told. He's absolute trash but continues to play. I don’t care if you win 82 straight games, that idiot shouldn’t be in the lineup.

“He won’t ever play on the Pens. It’s a depth signing for Wilkes Barre. He will be a great mentor to big Z in the AHL.” Absolute brutal signing.

 

[Crosbyfan]

I'm more disappointed in the lack of psychotic overreactions than I am about the team pissing away 2pts.

Give us time to get back to our game....

 

[Sublimity]

Was at the game. Stars fans acted like they won the f***ing cup. Guess that’s what happens though when there are practically more Pens fans there than them. Tough loss, could tell the team was running on fumes after 3 games in 4 nights.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

I have yet to see a guy come back from symptomatic Rona and play well right away, so Carter gets a pass, but man did he look bad.

Jarry did, but yeah that's an outlier.

 

[Gurglesons]

Was at the game. Stars fans acted like they won the f***ing cup. Guess that’s what happens though when there are practically more Pens fans there than them. Tough loss, could tell the team was running on fumes after 3 games in 4 nights.

I mean given how the game went I’d be super stoked in person.

 

[Jacob]

We don’t want to be peaking in mid-January anyway. Do not care about the streak.

 

[vodeni]

If we had fourth line say Z-DOC-Lafferty or something like that we would have won, Sully played Boyle a ton and it was immediately 2 minutes of pressure, its hard to regain momentume after that no matter what line comes in...
I am really not concerned, I think it was really fatigue, caused also by lack of young fresh legs

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Dallas has some solid pieces on that team I've been watching them for years, one of my favs out West. It sounds like they are going to be shaking things up here soon.

Not a bad team to lose against but does suck giving up a 2 goal lead. Didn't look like a great game to win on paper though with the early start and travel.

To a new streak

 

[Andy99]

I’m very much looking forward to the day when we don’t have to play Simon.

It’s just annoying to know that you have a guy out there who couldn’t score a goal to save his own life. It’s the highest level of play in the world. If you are physically unable to score a goal, you really don’t belong.

Sully’s not big on goals…Simon “gets the details” right and he “plays a 200 foot game”….that’s the main goal of professional hockey…actually putting the puck in the net is overrated…lol

 

[Coastal Kev]

Time for overreactions.

Is it an overreaction to state that this soft roster could struggle against certain matchups?

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

This is really neither here nor there, but were there no other forwards travelling with the group? Never a fan of 11F, 7D.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Every time I watch Dallas I’m shocked by how bad their record is. They are basically like the Penguins where they play down or up to their competition.

if rick Tocchet coached them, I would place them at or near the top of the west

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

He’s a possession savant though, or so I’ve been told. He's absolute trash but continues to play. I don’t care if you win 82 straight games, that idiot shouldn’t be in the lineup.

“He won’t ever play on the Pens. It’s a depth signing for Wilkes Barre. He will be a great mentor to big Z in the AHL.” Absolute brutal signing.

You don't just have to be told, by all means confirm it. Look at his possession numbers.

Simon is what he is - a 14th forward who's only playing because he's reliable. I don't recall anyone saying he wouldn't ever play for the Pens.

 

[DearDiary]

Was at the game. Stars fans acted like they won the f***ing cup. Guess that’s what happens though when there are practically more Pens fans there than them. Tough loss, could tell the team was running on fumes after 3 games in 4 nights.

Pens fans did the same against the Blues

 

[Gurglesons]

This is really neither here nor there, but were there no other forwards travelling with the group? Never a fan of 11F, 7D.

They moved out Lafferty and dropped down Z to get Carter in and Malkin is ready. Losing two guys to COVID kinda screws us.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Disappointing loss but losing Rust and McGinn made it that much tougher to get by.

On to Anaheim.

 

[Crosbyfan]

You don't just have to be told, by all means confirm it. Look at his possession numbers.

Simon is what he is - a 14th forward who's only playing because he's reliable. I don't recall anyone saying he wouldn't ever play for the Pens.

He's certainly been reliable on PP2...

 

[66-30-33]

Missed the 3rd. So it's over? damn!

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

Pens fans did the same against the Blues

I have no problem with fans going crazy when their teams overcome two goal deficits. Those games are fun.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Mamut, motherf***ers.

Which is distinct from, "Mamet, motherf***er!"

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

He's certainly been reliable on PP2...

Well I agree he shouldn't ever see the power play.

 

[Andy99]

To be fair to Carter, why was he clocking over 21 minutes of ice time just back from Covid? Sully had other options, probably should had Riikola play forward on L4…

 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrots]

As with the pk streak ending, I'm a little relieved And on the heels of how electric the b2b games were, plus being a matinee, AND the janky lineup, this one had schedule loss pretty well stamped on it.

Annnnnd they've been winning despite getting sloppy at times, so hopefully they just shake it off and tighten things up a bit with the hype cooling a little.

I *am* offended on Godrigues's behalf, though, and I'm placing this pointless game squarely where it belongs: on @Jesse's shoulders...

...which, come to think of it, is where the end of the pk streak belongs, too