Pre-Game Talk: New Jersey Devils @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 3.24.16 | 7:00 PM | Keep it going

[66-30-33]

Winning streak over, so is Crosbys point streak. That LOLFLEURY goal 30 seconds into the game sums up the game. Garbage.

 

[Call me betty*]

This is the kind of game we miss Geno in. Devils playing great defense and Crosby struggling, would've been nice to have another guy who's capable of taking over a game right now.

 

[KIRK]

Best Penguin tonight. But that does not mean a lot the way they played.

And, again, ZERO ES shifts with Sid.

As I keep saying, for all the good he's done, Sully on his best nights is an inconsistent bench boss. On his worst nights, he's Bylsma 2.0.

 

[vodeni]

I have never in my life had such dichotomy loving a club and hating everything around it (especially their propaganda wing

 

[ThaKloned]

lol They just mentioned Pens looking like being in playoff mode on Sunday. I think tonight fills that more.

Opposing goalie looking like an MVP *check*
Firing pucks as hard as you can into the chest of goalie *check*
Kessel has been the best Penguin... *critical levels*

 

[eXile59]

Wedgewood with 34 saves.

 

[KIRK]

This is the kind of game we miss Geno in. Devils playing great defense and Crosby struggling, would've been nice to have another guy who's capable of taking over a game right now.

We could've used him on the PP. He always looks good on the left point.

 

[66-30-33]

This is the kind of game we miss Geno in. Devils playing great defense and Crosby struggling, would've been nice to have another guy who's capable of taking over a game right now.

But Kessel is a game breaker.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Fine.

But, it's more entertaining for the rest of us to think you're sloshed.

I can pretend?



WOOOO!!!11! GO PENS YOU CANS DO IT/ I BELEIVE IN YOU AND THINK YOU CAN/ DO THIS IF YOU REALLY TRY TOUR VESTEST!! YASSSSSSSSS PENSSSSSSS WINNNSSSSSSS

 

[Smasher]

One of the worst games this season.

 

[plaidchuck]

Meh they were due for a stinker. They took care of business over the weekend and against the xaps at least.

 

[KIRK]

Wedgewood with 34 saves.

How many tough ones?

 

[KIRK]

I can pretend?



WOOOO!!!11! GO PENS YOU CANS DO IT/ I BELEIVE IN YOU AND THINK YOU CAN/ DO THIS IF YOU REALLY TRY TOUR VESTEST!! YASSSSSSSSS PENSSSSSSS WINNNSSSSSSS

Not bad. Not bad at all (pending Sniper's verdict).

 

[TheSniper26]

35 shots and maybe, what, 3 of them had a remote chance of actually being a goal? Good stuff.

 

[canadianguy77]

Maybe this will teach them to simplify. The east/west **** when there are clear looks at the net with people in front is driving me bonkers.

 

[turd]

7-2 in the 9 straight divisional games. Hard to not be happy about that.

 

[tom_servo]

We're getting Wedgewooded. It's... uncomfortable.

 

[eXile59]

How many tough ones?

The one against Sid on the 3-1. That might literally be it.

 

[KIRK]

Meh they were due for a stinker. They took care of business over the weekend and against the xaps at least.

Wrong time. A win tonight and you're up 7 on the Wings with 9 to go for both teams. Now, up 5 . . . still in the driver's seat, but they can't drop 2 points Saturday.

 

[66-30-33]

One of the worst games this season.

Maybe THE worst. Goalie was so beatable it's maddening!

 

[ThaKloned]

7-2 in the 9 straight divisional games. Hard to not be happy about that.

I'd take 5-4 with at least an effort. To go 7-1 and then... this?

 

[Speaking Moistly]

And, again, ZERO ES shifts with Sid.

As I keep saying, for all the good he's done, Sully on his best nights is an inconsistent bench boss. On his worst nights, he's Bylsma 2.0.

No, he's quite consistent.


You mean that he keeps making the same bad decisions without learning. Bad nights are when his initial idea fails (which it does because it wasn't great to begin with) and he has to go to plan B. Plan B is worse and doesn't offer much. He's definitely in the Bylsma mold, and for all of his many faults, Johnston was the most capable of being reasonable with his lines and Kunitz wasn't allowed to run roughshod.

 

[Finesse]

Meh they were due for a stinker. They took care of business over the weekend and against the xaps at least.

Sure, a loss is always inevitable at some point. But with the way the Pens were playing lately, it shouldn't have come against a hobbled, non-playoff Devils team and rookie goalie after a 3 day break.

 

[LeSandvich]

I think Crosby is still hangover

 

[KIRK]

The one against Sid on the 3-1. That might literally be it.

That wasn't tough. 2 seconds before Letang passed, Wedgewood moved to Sid's side. He was square when Sid got the puck and had come out when Sid didn't one time, so it was a tiny corner to shoot at.

If Letang passes to Hagelin there, Hagelin has 2/3 of the net open.

As I said earlier, I get passing to Sid there, but Letang needs to be aware of Wedgewood already moving to Sid's side.