Post-Game Talk: Kane and unable. Pens withstand Fleury of Sabers chances, win 4-3

[KareemTrustfund]

Apparently Crosby should be suspended for that Sabre going over his back. Nothing like the Marchand ones, he ducked to the players knee caps to take them out unlike Crosby.

Also, apparently Kuhn, Wilson, and Rust are not the next triplets..

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Also, apparently Kuhn, Wilson, and Rust are not the next triplets..

You were the only one saying that anyway.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

Excuse me?

lol, talking about sid not you.

 

[vodeni]

some belated comments:
+++I thought Flower had a very, very strong game. Most of the plays and chances are coming off the rush and squared off really well, he was not flopping around, had few good pokechecks and a very good behind the net plays to break up their forecheck. with him we would have won last night

defense is good when we push forward. Tanger and Maatta are solid. Maatta is hilariously slow, but somehow manages to close on the forward and make the play. He will never be an elite with this kind of footwork, but he is my least concern

Dumo and Daley looked good, I thought daley looked great, he is exactly what we were missing, Poo has been solid last few games, Cole he is just not for NHL now

Sid's line was not good, kind of OK, a little bit better than yesterday, Kunitz on PP is emarassment. I just hope Sully is smart enough to understand that his priority is always to make sure that Sid and Geno are in best position to play well.

Cullen had a really good game after really bad game last night the second line did a nice job. As far as I am concerned Hags does not have to score ever again, he can keep doing what he is doing I will be happy

Secon and third period was one of the better periods for our AHLers. Kudos to Wilson for lifting up that puck, I have seen to many into the pads this season

Sundquist played realy solid, wish he had scored on that shot

I will ahte to see Bonino playing over any of these guys unless he showed me something I have not seen before.

Our PK is the best thing we had going in the last time. The only issue tonight was not covering Bogosian. Love the pressure.

PP was horrible, and that is all on coach. Kunitz must not see ice on PP. that's Sully's cardinal sin in my book

Hope geno's back wednesday

 

[DoktorZaius]

As others have said, I'm also not worried about Sid. He can obviously player better than this, but he's still playing a super high skill game out there. The assist pass back to Daley on Horny's goal was sublime, and he had a really nice skate-to-stick in full flight.

 

[Hossa die Waldfee]

defense is good when we push forward. Tanger and Maatta are solid. Maatta is hilariously slow, but somehow manages to close on the forward and make the play. He will never be an elite with this kind of footwork, but he is my least concern

Maatta's skating is crazy inconsistent. I don't get it at all. Some games he looks like in his rookie season (not great but good) and some nights it looks like Scuderi level. I guess it's just a "haven't played for a year" issue and he is back to his old next season. And he still is an important part of our #1 pairing.

 

[penzweiser]

+Sheary
+Letang
+Hagelin
+Fleury

 

[Shrimper]

Apparently Crosby should be suspended for that Sabre going over his back. Nothing like the Marchand ones, he ducked to the players knee caps to take them out unlike Crosby.

Boston fans will say anything that makes them out to be victims.

 

[Still Apps]

Cole looked fine when (finally) used as a bottom pairing D.

I'm seriously concerned about Maatta's obvious lack of speed. The guy does a great job of positioning and seems to think the game well, but Godfrey Daniel he's slow. Hope the team is having his thyroid level checked.

Love what the WBS guys are bringing. Nice to see some young guys given the opportunity to mature at the NHL level. When some of our injured start to return the first guy sent out should be Porter but I know it'll be Sundqvist.

PP needs a Geno infusion...soon

 

[Shrimper]

Didn't even notice that Letang had three assists.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I guess the Kessel on Sid's line experiment ended after one and a half games? I'm not sure why this club doesn't want to give those two a stretch of games before deciding it doesn't work.

I also wish Sid would shoot more. I don't know why he sometimes reverts back to pass-first Sid. He's so much more dominant when he's taking 5+ shots per game and is a threat to score every night.

Huge positive that the Pens won an afternoon game. Every time I see an afternoon tilt on their schedule, I assume a loss and a horrible performance. So it's nice to pick up 2 points today.

 

[Shrimper]

 

[Cherpak]

lol, talking about sid not you.

 

[#66]

I guess the Kessel on Sid's line experiment ended after one and a half games? I'm not sure why this club doesn't want to give those two a stretch of games before deciding it doesn't work.

I also wish Sid would shoot more. I don't know why he sometimes reverts back to pass-first Sid. He's so much more dominant when he's taking 5+ shots per game and is a threat to score every night.

Huge positive that the Pens won an afternoon game. Every time I see an afternoon tilt on their schedule, I assume a loss and a horrible performance. So it's nice to pick up 2 points today.

I actually really like Hagelin... Sid and Hornqvist. Just wish Hagelin would finish a little better but his speed opens up so much.

 

[Zen Arcade]

Sullivan apparently had a talk with Letang about channeling his emotion in a more positive way, I guess it worked.

 

[BHD]

I'm trying to picture Johnston having a serious discussion with one of the core players.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Sullivan apparently had a talk with Letang about channeling his emotion in a more positive way, I guess it worked.

Is he allowed to do that?

 

[JTG]

I hope Maatta is hurt.

 

[Cherpak]

I hope Maatta is hurt.

Oh you mean because of how slow he is right now.

For a minute there I thought you were being vindictive.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

When I watch Maatta, I feel like I'm in one of those dreams where you're trying to get away from something and your legs weigh 500 pounds.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Maatta's skating is crazy inconsistent. I don't get it at all. Some games he looks like in his rookie season (not great but good) and some nights it looks like Scuderi level. I guess it's just a "haven't played for a year" issue and he is back to his old next season. And he still is an important part of our #1 pairing.

It could also be the effects of having a thyroid removed. Medication helps, but it can take months and years to get him on the right dose.

 

[Gold Diamond]

Was Maatta always this slow? Or is it because of injuries?

 

[HandshakeLine]

Was Maatta always this slow? Or is it because of injuries?

Occam's razor leads me to think it's probably the lingering effects of thyroid cancer and the removal of the gland. His skating was perfectly fine, though not elite, before then.

 

[Asuna]

Maatta's always looked slower on back to backs this season.

That makes me wonder if it's an energy level, due to his meds.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

The problem with that is that the team in general tends to look sluggish on back to backs, teams usually do. We're in full wait and see mode with his skating and thyroid, but at this point I'm sure Maatta's thyroid will be his version of Crosby's concussion where anything not being right is blamed on that.

Anyway, I think he's been putting himself in a better position against fast players lately but fast teams still make him look bad... he's interfering more.