GDT: MDSF: (3) Penguins vs. (2) Islanders - Game 2 | 4.12 @ 7:30 EST

[Nakawick]

Someone update me on McCann please.

 

[dustybreaks]

At least we look better than Tampa?

Tampa fans probably having a melt down right now, butthey’re a team that could come back from being down 2-0 as well.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Murray is the only one to show up.


Where is Crosby?? Its playoffs wake up

Washed

 

[2wayPlay]

Jake looks bad wtf happened

 

[Andy99]

They're all passengers right now. They are too tense or something. Just waiting for somebody else to make a play, and too big of a ***** to try to make a play. Afraid of their own shadow.

They’re afraid to make mistakes because the Isles have feasted on them...

 

[vodeni]

We should just trap them back. Our forecheckers aren't doing **** anyway. Just skate back to the NZ when we lose possession in the offensive zone.

this is good in theory, the problem is our guys don't have a clue how to slow bodies skating through NZ, the guys skating around them

 

[66-30-33]

Someone update me on McCann please.

He got hurt feelings reading HFBoards and quit hockey.

 

[3074326]

Jack Johnson proving everyone right here tonight. Gaining us momentum going into the 2nd by leading us to two unnecessary penalties.

Honestly Maatta was worse but he didn't have two penalties. They're trying to out-do each other. It's like choosing to eat raw chicken or raw pork. Nobody wins.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Holy **** Columbus is OWNING Tampa SO BAD!

It's what happens when you have a team that is playing as a team, and has a good gameplan to match vs a team that thinks they can sleepwalk through the series.

 

[domaug]

Jake looks bad wtf happened

Crosby is playing badly and it allows the defense to handle Guentzel better

 

[Ugene Magic]

Facing the trap on the worst ice in the league is horrible. We need to take this game.

 

[BHD]

I wonder if Maatta's absence has anything to with this team not doing the spin cycle in their own zone. Hmmm...

 

[EVGENIMERLIN]

Honestly, we're the Bylsma Penguins again. No discipline. No patience. A bunch of crap littered through the lineup. And frankly . . . slow.

This is what it feels like watching this game. Disco in a Sully mask

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Guys look at the bright side. We're outperforming Tampa Bay.

 

[KIRK]

I guarantee that.

He's not doing a damn thing to help right now.

His bench management is comically bad.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I still think this series goes six or seven, but this is exactly what I was talking about for a week or so before the series started. The Isles don't have a ton of huge names or anything, but they'll outwork the shit out of you and make life miserable for a bad, slow blueline like we've got. I almost wonder if we'd have been better served playing the Caps, who I think are the "better" team, but we always seem to get up for games against Washington. The Isles have been a nightmare through four periods so far.

 

[66-30-33]

It's what happens when you have a team that is playing as a team, and has a good gameplan to match vs a team that thinks they can sleepwalk through the series.

Imagine a Pens vs Columbus 1st round hahahahahahaha!

 

[Ugene Magic]

Someone update me on McCann please.

He was a Penguin for just a tad bit too long and earned the injury curse.

 

[MrBurghundy]

His bench management is comically bad.

What bench management?

 

[SouthGeorge]

Someone update me on McCann please.

Probably the cross check in front of the net Game 1.. That magically wasn't a penalty.

 

[Shockmaster]

Hornqvist has like 2 goals in the last 3 months.

I'm gonna go on a limb and say Hornqvist would have more goals had he spent more time in the top 6 this year. Regardless, Rust and Simon have never established themselves as top 6 wingers. Hornqvist, despite recent struggles, has.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Crosby is playing badly and it allows the defense to handle Guentzel better

Guentzel is literally just going for a skate right now. Dude is not doing jack shit to help his line. He's just as big of a problem if not bigger.

 

[mpp9]

Eh. This is Ottawa series redux. Gotta stay patient and keep the stupid to a minimum. You're better than them.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Reality is we hoped it'd magically come together once the PO's started but the structure has gotten worse with a wonky Tanger back in the mix + several key guys not playing well enough.
At this point you just hope for them to please stop annoying us so much and try to achieve some sort of competence in their play that resembles an NHL PO team.

 

[Anita L]

winning the presidents trophy is a jynx ha ha tampa

 

[Shrimper]

We need to be much quicker with the puck, giving the Isles time to stop us moving it.