GDT: MDSF: ISLANDERS vs. PENGUINS| GAME 3 | Are you too good for your HOME?|4/14 12:00PM | PPG

[Ogrezilla]

Insisting on starting the trilogy with an 8 year old (or whatever he was) effectively killed an entire movie. He was a passive audience member in his own story

the prequels should have started with what was EP2. Then actually spend some time on the war.

 

[Shrimper]

Watch us score a late 2nd. Just to give us hope.

 

[domaug]

aaaaand people want to dump Letang again.

he's not as bad as the other defensemen most of any season, but the crowd that thinks he is a shoe-in for the Norris are 100% overrating him. he's one of the most overrated #1 defensemen in the league.

 

[LOGiK]

Watch us score a late 2nd. Just to give us hope.

there is no hope. not ever

 

[KIRK]

It is so silly to say, "X goalie outplayed Z" in a series where 1 team is playing smothering d against a struggling as well as clueless offense and the other team appears to be putting up a beer-league-worthy defense in front of their goalie.

Put Hasek in his prime in net for the Pens and the results would be the same.

Maybe not the same, but yes the outcome for sure.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Haha yes because a pulled goalie always works for us said no one ever.

 

[Ryder71]

Watch us score a late 2nd. Just to give us hope.

There is no hope.

 

[WayneSid9987]

And get who? Letang is elite was fantastic all year.

Anyone letting a 4 game sample size sway their opinion are very short sighted.

I dunno. He's a very important player that needs to get back to or close to 2016 levels in this window right now.
With his injury history and the poor play that comes with it it's a huge gamble.
I guess you can still hold on to him and go out and get guys that can play with(top 4 RD)/above him tho...

 

[DesertPenguin]

Ok gang, whats the offseason plan?

Despite everything I see here, I still like our forward group. Maybe go get a more dynamic LW for Malkin?

On D, This team needs to decide what they want to be. Go further towards size and physicality or get back to what worked: speed and puck moving.

Sully has two cup rings, so my bet is he gets another year, but if it doesn't click we could be coach shopping soon.

 

[xlm34]

At this point, big changes are happening this offseason and that absolutely terrifies me.

 

[Shrimper]

Right, so who do the local media make as their scapegoat?

 

[KIRK]

Phil waving a stick there is PEAK Phil.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Well at least Malkin wasn't a like... -3 this game. Build on the little things!

What's that? *checks notes*

Turns out the season's over.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I don’t want to dump him but he’s had two bad playoffs in a row. Fair to criticize right?

sure, but so has everybody on our team except Sid and Jake, who have 1 here.

but yeah, criticism is fine. Criticism isn't what bothers me. It's crazy people.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I'd throw Guds into the sun too.

Get faster on the backend.

Nah. Guds has been solid for us. If you pair a puck mover or pmd on his left side he's going to be a reliable guy on that pairing. I'm OK with that.

I think we need a Gudbranson type and he's not terrible.

 

[madinsomniac]

So here is what i want to know... who thought that since we got a lot slower as a team, those area passes we used two or three years ago was a ghood idea vs a trap team

 

[flaneur]

has pulling the goalie worked for the pens this season?

(I don't remember)

 

[vodeni]

Oh come on.he was a legitimate Norris candidate this year. Dont let a week of bad play erase your memory

thats puzzling, he was lights out until PO

 

[Ryder71]

We got three Cups with Sid and Geno, we should be grateful but the party is over.

 

[bigkam]

Oh come on.he was a legitimate Norris candidate this year. Dont let a week of bad play erase your memory

He's been better this year, but his track record is what it is.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Right, so who do the local media make as their scapegoat?

Not Fleury, of course.

 

[SEALBound]

Goalie out, zero effort. Par for the course.

 

[domaug]

At this point, big changes are happening this offseason and that absolutely terrifies me.

as long as the first one is firing JR, i say bring on the changes

 

[Turin]

Ok gang, whats the offseason plan?

Despite everything I see here, I still like our forward group. Maybe go get a more dynamic LW for Malkin?

On D, This team needs to decide what they want to be. Go further towards size and physicality or get back to what worked: speed and puck moving.

Sully has two cup rings, so my bet is he gets another year, but if it doesn't click we could be coach shopping soon.

Sign Hagelin in the offseason. Trade JJ for anything.

 

[Ogrezilla]

has pulling the goalie worked for the pens this season?

(I don't remember)

it got us to OT in game 1, didn't it?