Post-Game Talk: Penguins 6, Avalanche 3 - Torch in Limbo

[KIRK]

A one line team beats a one player team. There is so much wrong with this team right now. We need goaltending, we need speed, we need skill, we need defense and we need a coach, who uses his brain. This team is not going to make the playoffs.

All good things come to an end.

 

[turd]

I will say - Colorado has the slew foots figured out. They had to have had 4-5 of them tonight.

 

[Gurglesons]

Kessel is so frustrating. When he's hot he makes defending the Penguins top 3 stars near impossible. When he's bad he is just horrendous.

I mean, that has been the book on him forever.

 

[Extra Texture]

The dramatic turn the whole team took when 87 started scoring was incredible. He actually did drag the whole bunch of them into the game. And Jake/Sid/Dom was a buzz saw from that point on. And the whole team followed that cue and started shelling the net.

It feels awful to drop that one. Not just a great individual game wasted but the morale of a come from behind win of THAT magnitude would have been incredible.

I was right with Tanger at the end wanting to break something. I feel bad for Jarry and Riikola

 

[domaug]

I’ve added Kessel to my personal trade block. Literally everything he touches turns to **** right now.

the only players that should be untouchable are Crosby and Letang, with Malkin rounding out that list. literally nobody else should be off the table, especially Kessel IMO.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Crosby and Letang are literally the only players who played worth a damn for the Pens tonight.

outside of that, they don't have an NHL goaltender on the entire roster. the rest of their defense is baby **** soft. the rest of their forwards couldn't make a play to save their lives.

the Avs really only got two of their lines going for most of the game and it looked like they were skating circles around this Pens team.

the team is on the brink of giving up. Crosby isn't letting them.

DeSmith has been good. About as good as anyone should reasonably expect a back-up to be.

 

[MrBurghundy]

This ain't on Jarry.
They needed 1 or 2 PP goals.

I mean... it's partly on Jarry...

 

[Will Hunting]

Major props to Sid's line... but that felt bad. Wasted an insane performance by Sid.

Letang is a warrior too. How can another leaders like Phil and Geno watch it and then crapping the bed so bad? I know it was more Kessel this time, but Malkin was making awful plays on that PP too, prior to that GWG by the Avs... And they did nothing all game.

 

[Pancakes]

I'll take 2 of 3 against the Jackets, Jets, and Avs, if only because it's 2 more than I expected.

Yeah...

We play this team again next week. I hope we get revenge. They played us real physical tonight and I want to run up the score on them. Not happy with the amount of hits they threw and the slewfoots.

 

[KIRK]

you gave Brass a + he was on for 1 shot and 11 against....thats not gonna cut it

And that's not even commenting on Brassard's defensive play and compete level.

 

[PensandCaps]

Brass and Kessel 1 shot on 11 against...

Bad Kessel drags everyone down. Sad when ZAR wasn't even the worst player on that line. Kessel by far.

Gotta feel bad for Brassard.

 

[wizmet12]

 

[Coastal Kev]

Brass and Kessel 1 shot on 11 against...

That doesn't sound like that's good....... what does the "advanced stats" say........

calculating..........calculating..........

Brass was the best forward on the ice for either team with an average FYA% of .869

 

[Ryder71]

Brass and Kessel 1 shot on 11 against...

I sincerely hope the altitude is the culprit here cause that was really disappointing.

 

[Gurglesons]

This ain't on Jarry.
They needed 1 or 2 PP goals.

Sorry, the Pens out chanced the Avs every period and the Avs were actually playing the perimeter way harder than our team.

 

[Andy99]

Phil flubbed it
refs missed a clear icing
refs missed a clear slew foot
they score an ENG

All within seconds. That's the end. What a sour taste we're left with.

Yes, and we also had plenty of time for somebody not named Sid to score a goal and they couldn’t...

 

[Hank Plank]

Maybe my anger is misplaced but f*** right off Sully. Seems like the guy is stubbornly trying to prove he's still in charge and doesn't care about much else.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Yeah...

We play this team again next week. I hope we get revenge. They played us real physical tonight and I want to run up the score on them. Not happy with the amount of hits they threw and the slewfoots.

I'm not sure we are capable of running the score up on anybody at the moment.

 

[Jacob]

Gotta ride DeSmith, I think, for a while.

 

[KIRK]

Bad Kessel drags everyone down. Sad when ZAR wasn't even the worst player on that line. Kessel by far.

Gotta feel bad for Brassard.

This is true. Eh, whatever . . . I keep reminding myself of what @ColePens has said before . . . the 2 cups are worth what was going to come after.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Again I just don't know what more you guys want from Desmith.

If you're referring to Murray/Jarry, then yeah, they've been bad. But Desmith is doing fine.

Desmith has been fine, but i just don't see him as a starting goalie.

Hes going to get exposed the more games he starts IMO.

But he is by far the best option the Pens have right now.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

Terrible way to end a game. Way to piss away a freaking Sid HT guys. Good work.

 

[domaug]

DeSmith has been good. About as good as anyone should reasonably expect a back-up to be.

ok honestly DeSmith has been adequate to fine, but he's still raw. i am letting my frustration take over.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Gotta ride DeSmith, I think, for a while.

I think that's most likely the plan. Just couldn't tonight on a 2nd of a back-to-back.

 

[The GM]

+being consistent
-being consistently bad

 

[Darren McCord]

ZAR and Rust are killing their lines right now. They flub everything and cant make passes. Neither are contributing. They might not be negatives but they are not positives. They are just playing bland hockey. They may not be actively losing games for the team but they are brining nothing.