Post-Game Talk: Penguins 6, Avalanche 3 - A Hattrick of Almost Goals for ZAR (And Actual Goals for Horny)

[KIRK]

Please tell me how lit GW and the continental army were when fighting the Brits.

 

[KIRK]

as crazy as it may sound I would take Määttä over those two. Oleksiak's and Johnson's hockey IQ are lowest in the league

Well duh, it's not like you can have an IQ less than 0.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

He adds value in other areas.

I know people are low on Aston-Reese right now, but he kills penalties and isn't awful defensively. He needs to work on his defense, but he's far from being as bad as Sprong. He's also more productive with lesser linemates.

I never said anything about ZAR. Think you clicked reply to the wrong user.
But that being said, I'm higher on ZAR than most of this board. He's certainly more useful than Sprong.

 

[WayneSid9987]

I liked Pettersson’s shot blocking.

Skating-wise he can make some right turns for a big guy.

They GOTTA work him into the PK or else JJ will never sit. Was disheartened when Jacques told Bob he doesn't pk.
He does. Seen it with my own 2 eyes.

Since they love JJ so much, just bench Rig. Please get Riiko back in there.

 

[Darren McCord]

13+ mins I believe, yes. He was decent. I see the weaknesses to his game that Ducks fans were talking about though.

Ya but he is still only 22 and in his second full season. At least he has potential to grow into his body more. He is a lot like Dumo was when he came up at the same age. If he progresses like him that would be awesome.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

That actually is a great play. Up there with Hamilton.

 

[Darren McCord]

They GOTTA work him into the PK or else JJ will never sit. Was disheartened when Jacques told Bob he doesn't pk.
He does. Seen it with my own 2 eyes.

Since they love JJ so much, just bench Rig. Please get Riiko back in there.

I think he meant more so for right now. I think they will get him out there more and more as he adjust and will start to kill them.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Ya but he is still only 22 and in his second full season. At least he has potential to grow into his body more. He is a lot like Dumo was when he came up at the same age. If he progresses like him that would be awesome.

Yea I love the trade. Swedes are solid mentally, so I think you can count on him to stay focused and work hard while they develop his game. He won't get in his own way. They just have the perfect mindset for NHL'ers the vast majority of the time.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Ryan Reaves has 6 goals now. Heh.
ETA: It was a powerplay goal. Double heh.

 

[Gurglesons]

@KIRK one more JJ performance closer to death

 

[Gurglesons]

Ryan Reaves has 6 goals now. Heh.
ETA: It was a powerplay goal. Double heh.

Neat.

 

[HuskerTornado]

@KIRK one more JJ performance closer to death

384 regular season games to go.

 

[KIRK]

@KIRK one more JJ performance closer to death

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

How did DeSmith not get one of the stars?

 

[Darren McCord]

Yea I love the trade. Swedes are solid mentally, so I think you can count on him to stay focused and work hard while they develop his game. He won't get in his own way. They just have the perfect mindset for NHL'ers the vast majority of the time.

Ya and honestly he's got the best swede out there to learn from

 

[ronduguayshair]

Oh and great game by maatta.

 

[Tom Hanks]

 

[Ugene Magic]

Last one.

Breakfast the morning after.

 

[Tom Hanks]

New Taylor Swift lyrics:
“I don't know about you but I'm loving 72.
Everything will be alright, if we just keep scoring like 72”

 

[dogthateats]

I want to go there it looks fun

 

[ColePens]

I just want to watch Horny try a skills competition. I honestly think there are hockey players in juniors with 100x better skills than 72. But not a single player on the face of this earth has that dude's heart. I think he's the rare specimen that actually exists that works at 110% effort. Literally above his maximum effort. I can't even put it into proper words. That guy makes himself an elite athlete in a world where everyone trains like freaks by working harder than every other person.

Someone help me articulate this better.

 

[Ogrezilla]

@Ogrezilla, TOI . . .

Zac Aston-Reese = 18:30 (15:39 ES)
Tanner Pearson = 12:23 (12:23 ES)

I only mention this because you we were discussing who plays over whom.

cc: @ColePens

weird. Any idea when/how that happened? ZAR getting shifts with Geno? I know lines were a bit goofy once Simon went out.

Also, 3 for 5 of that stretch ain't bad. Too bad we lost the easiest of those games

 

[Ogrezilla]

I just want to watch Horny try a skills competition. I honestly think there are hockey players in juniors with 100x better skills than 72. But not a single player on the face of this earth has that dude's heart. I think he's the rare specimen that actually exists that works at 110% effort. Literally above his maximum effort. I can't even put it into proper words. That guy makes himself an elite athlete in a world where everyone trains like freaks by working harder than every other person.

Someone help me articulate this better.

If Patrick Hornqvist had average NHL hands, he'd be a 7-8 million dollar player.

 

[Ogrezilla]

@KIRK for what it's worth Pearson has still averaged an extra 2:18 of ES time per game since getting here. I feel like Pearson had to miss a shift or two or something. He played 2 minutes less than he has on average tonight.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

The Jaded Fan Law.

The amount of posts in the post game thread is inversely proportional to the spread that the Pens win, or lose, by. For each goal difference there are 5o posts, less per goal scored in a win, more per goal given up in a loss.