Post-Game Talk: Pens 4, Blues 1 - Kunitz Inspires Sid

[KIRK]

Good news: Sid is skating again and had a well deserved 3 point night.

Bad news: Sully needed to put Kunitz on Sid's wing to help him snap out of whatever funk he was in the last few weeks.

In the end, the move served it's purpose and is no harm as long as the pairing doesn't persist when the games really matter. On the other hand, if Sid's RW remains unsettled while Kunitz continues to be a good luck charm and then Sheary comes back, I wouldn't be surprised to see Kunitz-Sid-Sheary get a look and Rust on L4.

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[Ogrezilla]

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Good news: Sid is skating again and had a well deserved 3 point night.

Bad news: Sully needed to put Kunitz on Sid's wing to help him snap out of whatever funk he was in the last few weeks.

Worse news: this probably means Sully can't be trusted to send Kunitz to the 4th line ever again.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Now to see how Letang really is.

 

[mpp9]

Sid one point behind McDavid with 3 games in hand.

 

[Bumpus]

995, 996, 997

60-0-0 when leading after 2 over the last two seasons


Nice.

 

[Hockeygod66]

Great night for Sid. Glad to see Rowney get a point.

 

[ncm7772]

Sid scored two, which is great. The bad thing is, MS will probably keep Kunitz there.

Nice game from GAF as well.

Impressed with Rowney tonight. Threw the body around a bit, looked pretty good.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

995, 996, 997

60-0-0 when leading after 2 over the last two seasons


Nice.

That 60-0 thing is a crazy stat.

 

[KIRK]

One other thing: Sully will go back to Murray in net. No question. And, this game has to have reinforced to Fleury that he's a starting goalie right now who can backstop a team to and on a playoff run. If that gets Fleury thinking that a trade might be the best thing for him, than that may be as important a development as Kunitz inspiring Sid to start skating again was.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Good win although I think these lines would have been shut down had they been playing a contender. The Blues are really bad.

And how terrible are the Oilers considering that Schultz was a dumpster fire when he played there?

 

[WayneSid9987]

Hope Hags isn't a super serious thing.
If Kunitz-Rust is what Sid needs/wants to get goin' then have at' er kid!

 

[Empoleon8771]

Don't want to nitpick after a very good game overall, but Maatta was bad in this one again. Dumoulin wasn't great either. Fleury looked really good though, that was encouraging to see for sure.

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

And, this game has to have reinforced to Fleury that he's a starting goalie right now who can backstop a team to and on a playoff run.

Except he really can't.

 

[Shady Machine]

Rowney is a solid player. Good to know we have him around as a plug and play bottom 6 center.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Except he really can't.

Let's let the idiot GM that trades for him worry about that.

 

[Killahpunk]

++ Crosby
+ Fleury

- Maatta

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Rowney is a solid player. Good to know we have him around as a plug and play bottom 6 center.

This team is swimming in forward depth.

 

[Clare2904]

Except he really can't.

He was referring to Murray

 

[BrookswasHere44]

I never really this type of guy but I'm happy and all that MAF won but basically any competent goalie wins that game for Pittsburgh tonight. Blues are terrible

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Except he really can't.

 

[Peat]

Guentzel-Kessel look like they could be a thing.

 

[KIRK]

Except he really can't.

Keep that to yourself.

 

[mpp9]

Guentzel-Kessel look like they could be a thing.

With a competent center, yes.

 

[vodeni]

they ruined the fourth line, Fehr should play center