GDT: Penguins @ Wings
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Shoalzie
Trust me!
Came here to post that exact phrase.
Pens have had a couple crappy games this week...they'll want to take it out on our lowly Wings.
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SpookyTsuki
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Idk other than injuring Howard I've been more impressed with Jensen as a whole, but Sproul has had better flashes - if that make sense.
SpookyTsuki
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pens have been dominated in their last two
they should be very angry and play that way
5-1 penguins
they should be very angry and play that way
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Dotter
THE ATHLETIC IS GARBAGE
BinCookin
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To be honest, I could care less about "flashes".
Like 1 game, Sproul looked amazing offensively.
I watch him pinch on certain plays, and he doesnt come back fast enough. Lead to 2 goals against last game. Point was he COULD have made it back. He pinches in (good), takes a shot(good), but then he waits in the offensive zone hoping to outnumber the enemy and provide another man to pass to (BAD). He needs to take his offensive chance, then get out of there. If he doesn't fix this problem (which is easy to do)... Then he should be getting benched on the regular.
To be honest none of our young defensemen are "good".
But ive been just as happy with Ouellet and Jensen, than anyone else < age 25.
His best flashes were also early on in his callup, the only play that sticks out in the last month was that breakout with Larkin. He does have an awesome shot though.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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Penguins, Canadians, Bruins, Sabres and Rangers in our next 5 games i bet you we lose all 5 games this team is headed south and nothing we can do about it.
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ricky0034
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I don't think anyones really against benching Sproul in general
the problem is there's a right and a wrong way to bench a young player
bench him for a single game when he does something you don't like and repeat as necessary? sure
bench him for 6 in a row? at that point you're actively hurting his development
Lampedampe
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Crosby with a hattrick and a 5p night. We'll get murdered, the question is which goalie will be sacrificed.
Pavels Dog
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And Jensen looked okay for maybe 1 game, otherwise he's been bad defensivey (gets no criticism compared to Sproul) and bad offensively. He's also older and less likely to have any impact in the NHL. Sproul also happens to be great at what the Wings are worst at; PP.
The fact we're scratching Sproul while in desperate need to get the PP going is the strongest evidence that we're intentionally tanking.
It's not tanking. It's simply being desperate to keep trying new configurations hoping something works. Blashill is fighting for his life and he's been dealt a bad hand. So he shuffles the cards hoping some combination of 3s and 4s can somehow edge out over the teams that get to ice Kings and Aces.
Tonight is one of those Kings and Aces nights, too.
Why not send sproul back down?
Do guys have to have played X number of games in order to have to be protected? If So, has he reached that number yet? If not send him down for that reason alone..
Do guys have to have played X number of games in order to have to be protected? If So, has he reached that number yet? If not send him down for that reason alone..
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theYman
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Oh yeah. Guess you missed the one where Jensen was literally checked onto his ass in front of Coreau in the Centennial game, which lead to a goal. Embarrassing. Worst defensive play I've seen by our guys this year. It was pathetic to watch.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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Because he would need to go on waivers, And i seriously doubt he would clear. And Holland had already told him that he's up for good and to look for a place.
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