GDT: Nashville at Pittsburgh Mon April 15 @7pm edt

[Ulf5]

So I guess Jarry doesn’t instill confidence in the players, as I suspected…why did we resign him to a 5 year contract again? They better be able to move him in the offseason…

omfg. Crosby sounds like an exact carbon copy of Sullivan.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Welp, here we go!

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

If Harkins is ever going to score, the time is now!!

Let’s go Pens! Keep the dream alive for one more game!

Edit*
Isn’t this almost exactly where we were last year? Well almost.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Harkins/Carter/WhatshisSwede might be one of the worst L4s I've ever seen come through here. And I've seen some real winners.

 

[pensfan71]

LLMAO Harkins

 

[Factorial]

Harkins or Big Z. Neither of them can score.

 

[Ulf5]

Worst 4th line in hockey. You could probably find better 4th lines in the A'freaking'HL.

 

[pensfan71]

Calling it tonight. Harkins with 2 goals.

 

[The GM]

Calling it tonight. Harkins with 2 goals.

 

[Grouch]

Calling it tonight. Harkins with 2 goals.

More like 7min ice time and no shots.

 

[pensfan71]

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Remember...i called a couple fun ones last game, including the shorty...granted I said it would be Carter but whatever...they call me Lisan Al-Ghaib

 

[Andy99]

Calling it tonight. Harkins with 2 goals.

For which team?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

So I guess Jarry doesn’t instill confidence in the players, as I suspected…why did we resign him to a 5 year contract again? They better be able to move him in the offseason…

My favorite aspect of Ned is that he's not a head case. He lets a goal in, he gets back to his game. Short memory. Jarry just melts and collapses, starts traveling 10' out of the f***ing net, he reminds me of Fleury. That's the confidence Sid is probably talking about.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Imagine being the fan who wins the Harkins jersey.

You will have as many goals as him!

 

[Ugene Magic]

This is precisely the thing I go on about at times.
When a goalie is failing to inspire confidence the team plays poorly.

Might not be fair. But jarry had a chance to seize the reigns and he failed to do so. We have to trade him away this summer

My favorite aspect of Ned is that he's not a head case. He lets a goal in, he gets back to his game. Short memory. Jarry just melts and collapses, starts traveling 10' out of the f***ing net, he reminds me of Fleury. That's the confidence Sid is probably talking about.

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports...ive-lapses-mike-sullivan/stories/202404080145

It really shouldn't be about goalies confidence when you expose them as regularly as the Pens do. It shouldn't come down to Ned playing well above his expected and still leaks goals to the tune of taking most games to OT/SO.

The Pens have a lack of paying attention to details and an astounding lack of puck possession while having the puck on their stick. It really shouldn't have to get to the goalie's shoulders to rely on so much/many high danger coverups.

It's truly a horrible team. I'd prefer they just tanked, but they decided to finally put forth effort too late and cost themselves a top 10 pick. They won't sniff a top 10 next year.

 

[Big Poppa Pump]

Imagine being the fan who wins the Harkins jersey.

I'd wait until he signed it and taken the pictures, then I'd toss it on the ice and piss on it.

 

[SomeDude]

Jarry was the best goaltender available in free agency. Remember, no major trades involving goalies really materialized. So your options were:

1. Jarry
2. Frederik Andersen, who has an injury history and then developed blood clot issues this year.
3. Joonas Korpisalo, who has been awful in Ottawa.
4. Semyon Varlamov, who stayed with the Isles
5. Backups like David Rittich and Laurent Brassoit, who don't play more than 20-25 games per year
6. Marginal goalies like Antti Raanta, MacKenzie Blackwood,

Was the deal too long and too rich? Sure. I think we all said that at the time. Jarry had the leverage.

As far as the confidence thing, I think that's new. It seems like Jarry has been responsible for more deflating goals allowed this year than he has in the past, even though that was always a weakness. He's really come up short this year, so much so that it's hard to believe he's also posted six shutouts.

Anchoring yourself to a mediocre goalie like Jarry was, and always will be, a dumb decision. Just sign anyone else for 1 year. Anyone. Martin Jones, Cam Talbot, Keith Kinkaid, who cares? Would be be looking at the playoffs from the outside like we are now? The only reason we even have a remote shot at playoffs is because Jarry got benched for one of those mediocre UFAs that were available.

Signing Jarry was always a stupid decision. I will die on this hill.

 

[Big Poppa Pump]

I'm more worried about Letang and Karlsson than Harkins....

If those 2 continue to play braindead hockey, it won't matter if Harkins gets a hatty tonight...

 

[Invalid cuz QoC]

Harkins with Pp goal on unit 1 calling it now.

 

[66-30-33]

We’re not trying to win tonight, if you are you don’t play a guy that’s scored 0 goals. I’ll be able to watch the 3rd, hopefully it’s not 5-0 Preds.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Harkins in the lineup…..

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Yikes.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

It's truly a horrible team. I'd prefer they just tanked, but they decided to finally put forth effort too late and cost themselves a top 10 pick. They won't sniff a top 10 next year.

I... er... what?

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Turned it on just in time for the Mike Sullivan interview.

*mute*

 

[Pancakes]

Let's go Pens