Post-Game Talk: Penguins 4, Islanders 1 - What The **** Was That?

[Ryder71]

Math was brilliant tonight.

Boy did he stand out tonight. And when he made a mistake he quickly recovered. Incredible mobility. His hockey IQ isn't as bad as advertised either. No einstein, but not too bad. So far so good. Ceci with a decent game himself.

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

Wait, when did the Islanders fanbase turn into Philly? Holy shit the comments on our stars are nuts. "Malkin is a special ed guy from Ukraine" like when did they start dragging knuckles?

Umm, like forever. Nassau Coliseum and the fans have been the worst in hockey for as long as I can remember. Mean, mad, usually drunk LI, Brooklyn, Queens folk with ginormous chips on their shoulders. Horrific visiting fan experience. With that said, the venue has "character" like the igloo, old Garden, or Joe Louis Arena, and would be fun in a charged game if one was a NYI fan. But yeah, Islanders are Philly without the good stuff...

 

[pi314]

I always believed we could hold a team under 3 goals.

 

[EightyOne]

Umm, like forever. Nassau Coliseum and the fans have been the worst in hockey for as long as I can remember. Mean, mad, usually drunk LI, Brooklyn, Queens folk with ginormous chips on their shoulders. Horrific visiting fan experience. With that said, the venue has "character" like the igloo, old Garden, or Joe Louis Arena, and would be fun in a charged game if one was a NYI fan. But yeah, Islanders are Philly without the good stuff...

So.....go as an independent observer when they play the Rangers...just remember to buy an Isles tshirt from a scalper in the parking lot before entering?

 

[HandshakeLine]

Boy did he stand out tonight. And when he made a mistake he quickly recovered. Incredible mobility. His hockey IQ isn't as bad as advertised either. No einstein, but not too bad. So far so good. Ceci with a decent game himself.

It's almost like fans are bad at evaluating players objectively. Especially Floridians.

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

So.....go as an independent observer when they play the Rangers...just remember to buy an Isles tshirt from a scalper in the parking lot before entering?

So, it seems obvious the Isles will be coming hard against Matheson on Saturday. I remember seeing the Boychuk collision last year, but it didn't seem so awful. Math was skating backwards, right? And, it was fast as as heck. Maybe I don't catch the nuance, was that a dirty hit? **** Martin in any case, tho his longevity and toughness is respectable. Admittedly, I'd probably like him in a Pens sweater. Just not with Sully.

 

[EightyOne]

Yeah, mathematics is a terrible gateway drug to education.

 

[The Worst One]

Funny how quickly this guy disappeared after I accepted his challenge.



Oh no............

You accepted shit, so I went out looking to throw hands...and succeeded.

 

[Ryder71]

It's almost like fans are bad at evaluating players objectively. Especially Floridians.

What a lowly bunch of scum buckets they are. lol

 

[HandshakeLine]

You accepted shit, so I went out looking to throw hands...and succeeded.

You beat the shit out of your monitor? Okay, Iron Mike.

 

[The Worst One]

You beat the shit out of your monitor? Okay, Iron Mike.

No, I got my ass handed to me by a skinny guy. But it was fun.

 

[HandshakeLine]

The Matheson hate has been one of the stranger phenomenons I’ve seen around here in years.

Dude has only had two bad game all season and people just hated him and I never understood what the deal was...

He has the skill set this team has been searching for since Daley left, so I honestly thought people would be a falling over backwards to be patient with him.

Beyond his obvious talents. I’ve been really impressed with his stick in the defensive zone.

It's because we traded Swedish Muscle Daddy and people have weird hangups about that. If the trade was Faces of Math for... say, McCann+, people would have likely been fine with it.

 

[EightyOne]

No, I got my ass handed to me by a skinny guy. But it was fun.

YA HATE TO SEE IT

 

[HandshakeLine]

No, I got my ass handed to me by a skinny guy. But it was fun.

I kind of think the image of you and Randy just furiously whaling on your monitors is better, but all that matters is that you had a good time.

 

[ILikeTurtles]

TIL, secondary assists are counted differently in the stat sheet

The main board has made their stance on secondary assists, especially when it comes to Sid, very well known.

 

[Al Smith]

It's almost like fans are bad at evaluating players objectively. Especially Floridians.

Nah. Many GMs and coaches regularly consult HF for personnel and lineup decisions.

 

[Icarium]

Well, well, well, I guess some team was really yelled at after quitting around minute 15 in the previous game. Good bounce-back, guys, though it took Jarry standing on his head to make the final score look like a really comfortable win rather than the usual nail-biter. Geno seemed to have woken up after his trademark dumb turnover on the PP almost led to a SHG, I hope he builds on that because we really need the real Geno. Everyone working hard, creating tons of chances, nice forecheck and Matheson is looking like Letang of all out there. Very nice to see but we shouldn't forget all the chances the Isles missed.

 

[Peat]

Course I missed the good game.

Would just like to say - can't really blame people here for being a bit bipolar when the team is a bit bipolar Hopefully these are building blocks after a slow start, rather than just another twist in the rollercoaster.

 

[Jesse]

Yep.

BTW, I'm assuming @Jesse had a feeling the Pens were going to get slaughtered tonight.

I didn't feel great! Yinz could make a ton of money following me down to Rivers and just doing the opposite of whatever I do.

 

[Jesse]

Devils are looking scary btw.

I felt like I was taking crazy pills yesterday when people told me they felt good about the Penguins "because they had a bunch of games against the Devils coming up."

When has this team ever played great against New Jersey aside from the 1999 playoffs?

 

[Beauner]

I felt like I was taking crazy pills yesterday when people told me they felt good about the Penguins "because they had a bunch of games against the Devils coming up."

When has this team ever played great against New Jersey aside from the 1999 playoffs?

When was the last time Alexei Morozov dressed against the devils?

 

[StaalForOne]

When was the last time Alexei Morozov dressed against the devils?

The 99 playoffs

 

[ColePens]

Devils are looking scary btw.

I felt like I was taking crazy pills yesterday when people told me they felt good about the Penguins "because they had a bunch of games against the Devils coming up."

When has this team ever played great against New Jersey aside from the 1999 playoffs?

I think it was Rupp or Weekes who constantly say "Don't sleep on this team. They look really good." So I think the Sabres and Devils could do damage to us when people believe we should walk through them. This isn't the prime of the Pens. These younger teams are going to frustrate us and I could see us being like .500 against these teams.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I think it was Rupp or Weekes who constantly say "Don't sleep on this team. They look really good." So I think the Sabres and Devils could do damage to us when people believe we should walk through them. This isn't the prime of the Pens. These younger teams are going to frustrate us and I could see us being like .500 against these teams.

Eh the Sabres are pretty horrible at this point.

I think people are underrating the Devils, but the Sabres are really, really bad. IMO the Penguins should be shredding the Rangers and Sabres whenever they play them.

 

[Pens x]

I think it was Rupp or Weekes who constantly say "Don't sleep on this team. They look really good." So I think the Sabres and Devils could do damage to us when people believe we should walk through them. This isn't the prime of the Pens. These younger teams are going to frustrate us and I could see us being like .500 against these teams.

Yea the Devils are buzzing. They are only 3 points behind us, and have played 4 less games. I’m sure they would be ahead of us if we played the same number of games.

I don’t think games against the Devils will be easy. The Sabres are kinda garbage. The Devils always seem to play against the Pens well, and we all know Sully can’t handle coaching against these types of teams.