Pre-Game Talk: Penguins vs Canadiens pregame talk, also: Megna benched!

[DegenX]

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[Sidney the Kidney]

It's a nice thought, but no way that's true.

Even when Megna was scoring a goal every 3 or 4 games with LIMITED ice time, it's like Bylsma was looking for excuses to not play him. I remember that Rangers game where he played a pretty good first period, then I inexplicably didn't see him again.

It's the same with Beau, and the same with Despres. The staff seems to have an incredibly high opinion of itself and the strategies they employ, and the second someone seems to stray (even though everyone else is playing just as badly or worse), they're the only ones who get punished.

I can't even remember the last time I was unexcited to watch the Pens play a team like the Habs, who I cannot stand. I'll watch it because I love hockey, but this team and its vanilla approach to literally EVERYTHING, as well as the media refusing to hold anyone accountable, has sapped all the passion out of me when it comes to Penguins hockey.

And this is coming from a guy who dumped a girl once because she dared make me choose watching Pens/Caps game 7 or going to some stupid movie with her.

What was the movie, Groundhog Day? Because I think we're watching that movie now with how the Pens organization does things.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Coaching staff rebuttal: But you can't hand these "kids" roster spots. They have to 110% earn it. The veterans, on the other hand, cannot play their way out of a roster spot. A call-up has to show they can they can out-produce a veteran's entire career production in only 16 games, playing under 10 minutes a night.

"They remind me of me. I can't scratch me!" - Dan Bylsma

 

[billybudd]

It's a nice thought, but no way that's true.

Even when Megna was scoring a goal every 3 or 4 games with LIMITED ice time, it's like Bylsma was looking for excuses to not play him. I remember that Rangers game where he played a pretty good first period, then I inexplicably didn't see him again.

It's the same with Beau, and the same with Despres. The staff seems to have an incredibly high opinion of itself and the strategies they employ, and the second someone seems to stray (even though everyone else is playing just as badly or worse), they're the only ones who get punished.

I can't even remember the last time I was unexcited to watch the Pens play a team like the Habs, who I cannot stand. I'll watch it because I love hockey, but this team and its vanilla approach to literally EVERYTHING, as well as the media refusing to hold anyone accountable, has sapped all the passion out of me when it comes to Penguins hockey.

And this is coming from a guy who dumped a girl once because she dared make me choose watching Pens/Caps game 7 or going to some stupid movie with her.

Maybe, but I saw a good excuse in Florida in that he didn't have much speed, which is about half of Megna's game. To me, coming off a knee injury, a speedster looking sluggish says he needs a bit more time. No reason to rush a guy back from an injury in January, when your team is 15 points ahead of the second place team in the division.

I don't like seeing Kobasew in the lineup (let alone with Sid) any more than anybody else, but Bennett, Dupuis, Ebbett, Connor, Gibbons and Vitale are unavailable and Megna, to me, didn't look healed in his limited minutes the other day.

 

[sventington]

Prepare to be crushed by the FEARSOME tandem of Bouillon and Murray.


...oh dear God why

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Prepare to be crushed by the FEARSOME tandem of Bouillon and Murray.


...oh dear God why

At least it didn't cost the Habs 2 2nd rounders to get Murray!!!

 

[Winger for Hire]

At least it didn't cost the Habs 2 2nd rounders to get Murray!!!

OH DEAR GOD WHY!?!?

 

[Get To Our Game]

Kobasew vs Murray:

The classic case of the stoppable force vs. the immovable object.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Prepare to be crushed by the FEARSOME tandem of Bouillon and Murray.


...oh dear God why

Don't worry, we scratced our fastest forward for our most useless forward.

 

[Winger for Hire]

Kobasew vs Murray:

The classic case of the stoppable force vs. the immovable object.

Oh he moves... you just have to look very closely and for a long time, it's like a glacier

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Prepare to be crushed by the FEARSOME tandem of Bouillon and Murray.


...oh dear God why

At least that's your bottom pairing. Our pylons happen to play in a top four role, and log over 20 minutes a game.

Oh, and Chuck Kobasew is on the Pens' top line tonight. Chuck Kobasew. You might have to Google his name to figure out who he is since he hasn't been relevant in about 5 or 6 seasons.

 

[sventington]

Excellent. I can see tonight will be the battle to determine just who will win the Jack Adams. Exciting!

But really you guys only have one defensive line to worry about tonight in Markov and Subban. After that we have struggling Gorges paired with an AHL callup, and then the dreaded Mouillon. If your guys start clicking at any point, this could end in tears for us. But I hope not. Have a good, injury free game!

 

[wej20]

Prepare to be crushed by the FEARSOME tandem of Bouillon and Murray.


...oh dear God why

Don't worry, we've got plenty of slow guys for them to crush.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Don't worry, we scratced our fastest forward for our most useless forward.

Kabasew, Pyatt, Adams and Glass are in the lineup, we have a great chance to win tonight

Dan Bylsma

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Excellent. I can see tonight will be the battle to determine just who will win the Jack Adams. Exciting!

Want to switch coaches for this game?

 

[sventington]

Want to switch coaches for this game?

YES YES a thousand times YES.

 

[Winger for Hire]

Want to switch coaches for this game?

I would have loved to see HCMT's post game after the 5-1 loss to the Panthers.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Don't worry, we scratced our fastest forward for our most useless forward.

Who exactly is our most useless forward? It's got to be between Adams, Glass and Kobasew, so that at least narrows it down.

 

[ColdStare]

Excellent. I can see tonight will be the battle to determine just who will win the Jack Adams. Exciting!

But really you guys only have one defensive line to worry about tonight in Markov and Subban. After that we have struggling Gorges paired with an AHL callup, and then the dreaded Mouillon. If your guys start clicking at any point, this could end in tears for us. But I hope not. Have a good, injury free game!

No worries on your end. Our magnificent coach will make sure that Crosby's line is out on the ice every time against your top defensive pairing, even though we have last change.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

i would have loved to see hcmt's post game after the 5-1 loss to the panthers.

sofff

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Dey don care.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

YES YES a thousand times YES.

Done.

This team would thrive after a few months of MT.


Or they'd pout and go home. Ehem... Simon...

 

[roy munson]

Oh he moves... you just have to look very closely and for a long time, it's like a glacier

More like tectonic plates

I always enjoy Pens/Habs game. Have a good one!

 

[cygnus47]

Done.

This team would thrive after a few months of MT.


Or they'd pout and go home. Ehem... Simon...

Nah Therrien for the most part played the younger guys that were outplaying vets. At least that was my memory of it.

 

[PensBandwagonerNo272*]

Been awhile since I've had time to sit through a whole Pens game! Snowed in, HD on TSN, perfect! Can't wait.