GDT: Penguins Training Camp

[Honour Over Glory]

Whoever is responsible for JJ can **** right off.

I wish we really knew how it all started. Because there's no way JR approached that clown first. No way. I question some of the dumb shit JR has done and I am not a fan of his, but JJ made no sense when it was done.

Because he signed Riikola that summer and then traded for Pettersson, Gudbranson, and traded away Oleksiak.

JJ seemed to be forced, like someone from above him told him to make it work.

 

[LOGiK]

I wish we really knew how it all started. Because there's no way JR approached that clown first. No way. I question some of the dumb **** JR has done and I am not a fan of his, but JJ made no sense when it was done.

Because he signed Riikola that summer and then traded for Pettersson, Gudbranson, and traded away Oleksiak.

JJ seemed to be forced, like someone from above him told him to make it work.

I remember posters here saying he was signed because he was Sid's friend. I never knew if they were joking or that was a serious thing.
I'm guessing it was a joke at this point. heh.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I remember posters here saying he was signed because he was Sid's friend. I never knew if they were joking or that was a serious thing.
I'm guessing it was a joke at this point. heh.

I don't know if that's a joke at this point.

Before the season started, before JJ...our defense was:

Dumoulin, Letang
Oleksiak, Schultz
Maatta, Ruhwedel
Riikola

Or some form of that.

We some how saw this team get JJ in the off season, then move Sprong for Pettersson, Schultz got hurt as well and they still went and got Gudbranson.

Pettersson, Gudbranson, and Riikola are guys I think were ones that JR wanted and made moves for.
Oleksiak was a guy I think Sarge had more of a hand in getting because of his time in Dallas.
Johnson? JR literally got rid of that guy and suddenly when he's even worse, he wants him back after we torch the dude in the playoffs consistently??

That does not add up at all.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Right now, we're seeing Crosby somehow being able to dictate the fact that Horny isn't on his line and people think it's a stretch he couldn't influence the JJ thing?

 

[EightyOne]

Just two examples of their friendship:




This is Sid's team. Johnson will never leave.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Just two examples of their friendship:




This is Sid's team. Johnson will never leave.

I think JR is doing what he knows he has to do, someone is going to pout about it.

It's going to be hilarious.

 

[EightyOne]

I would not be surprised if whoever decides JJ should be off the team, finds themselves not listed on the Pens front office website anymore.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I would not be surprised if whoever decides JJ should be off the team, finds themselves not listed on the Pens front office website anymore.

They can't fire Sid.

Remember that time Sid expressed interest in playing with Plotnikov and then the guy ended up on the team, wasn't a fit, then our GM had to move the guy.

But yeah...dude has no pull in stuff like that.

 

[EightyOne]

They can't fire Sid.

Guess JR and Sullivan better get used to carrying an extra player to fill in for 15 games a year.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Guess JR and Sullivan better get used to carrying an extra player to fill in for 15 games a year.

Sully can't even figure out what to do with his team and line-up, JR is trying to punt the most undesirable defenseman in the league.

Both busy.

 

[EightyOne]

The Pens situation is just like...the last 60 years of Pittsburgh history. Not Penguins. Pittsburgh.

Kinda thinking everything was good, falling apart, poor decisions, and salvaging what you can into warehouse condos.

It's just so Pittsburgh.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

The Pens situation is just like...the last 60 years of Pittsburgh history. Not Penguins. Pittsburgh.

Kinda thinking everything was good, falling apart, poor decisions, and salvaging what you can into warehouse condos.

It's just so Pittsburgh.

I just want to see this coaching staff, use this team properly and take what made them successful and make the changes to still be a beast. But the team still plays lost, they say the right things, but do the wrong things or the same things. I don't know what to expect, with how the Steelers thing went down, I feel like this is going to be a trend this year for us.

 

[Turin]

The Pens situation is just like...the last 60 years of Pittsburgh history. Not Penguins. Pittsburgh.

Kinda thinking everything was good, falling apart, poor decisions, and salvaging what you can into warehouse condos.

It's just so Pittsburgh.

Wtf did Crosby die?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Wtf did Crosby die?

 

[EightyOne]

Wtf did Crosby die?

Yes. Upon the Altar of Jack Johnson.

Special guest: $3.5mil third liners.

Featuring: 3 f***ing goalies.

And Introducing: a 22 man roster on a team known for obscene amounts of injuries.

 

[Peat]

Given Rutherford's history of crazy FA signings, getting fixated on his man, balancing the highs with terrible lows, and the way he was targeting big strong bodies around that time, I don't see any reason to think that he wasn't driving the bus in terms of getting JJ.

 

[HandshakeLine]

The Pens situation is just like...the last 60 years of Pittsburgh history. Not Penguins. Pittsburgh.

Kinda thinking everything was good, falling apart, poor decisions, and salvaging what you can into warehouse condos.

It's just so Pittsburgh.

I mean, it's Pittsburgh, in the sense that's pretty much all of American heavy industry in the late 70s and 80s.

 

[EightyOne]

I mean, it's Pittsburgh, in the sense that's pretty much all of American heavy industry in the late 70s and 80s.

Don't bring St Louis into this!!!!!

 

[Rakell67]

I mean, it's Pittsburgh, in the sense that's pretty much all of American heavy industry in the late 70s and 80s.

 

[Ignatius]

JR is trying to punt the most undesirable defenseman in the league.

Scuderi was offloaded and for Trevor Daley who helped us win two Cups. So we get rid of JMFJ and...

...win 2 more Cups???

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Remember that time Sid expressed interest in playing with Plotnikov and then the guy ended up on the team, wasn't a fit, then our GM had to move the guy.

I honestly don't recall this. Have a link? My quick search hasn't turned up much.

 

[pistolpete11]

Given Rutherford's history of crazy FA signings, getting fixated on his man, balancing the highs with terrible lows, and the way he was targeting big strong bodies around that time, I don't see any reason to think that he wasn't driving the bus in terms of getting JJ.

The defense needed help at the time, too. Riikola was (and still is IMO) a complete unknown and Ruhwedel is a #7. He was right to target a defensemen in FA. He just severely missed the target and ended up with JMFJ for 5 years.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

This is Sid's team. Johnson will never leave.

They literally just tried to trade him this summer to Minny as part of the Kessel package that got vetoed by Phil.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Maybe I'm a chump but I dont believe for a second that Sid forces trades or signings. Preference on who he wants too play with is totally different. I feel like Sid would only talk out against a Geno trade.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Lots of tin foil hat stuff in here.