Post-Game Talk: Pens 7, Ducks 4: So @ColePens Wrote, So It Came to Pass . . . Until Geno Defied The Sacred Scrolls

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Simon is looking like a lock next to Malkin.

 

[IcedCapp]

Simon is looking like a lock next to Malkin.

He’s looked good with Sid, too. At this point, he’s just a bonafide top-6 player on this team.

 

[Rudy Russo]

I just got back from the pens vs ducks game, and this is where I sat tonight. There were a lot of pens fans at the game chanting "Let's go pens". I would like to see Pearson play with Geno when Hornquist gets back, and move Simon down to the third line. I thought the first two lines played great tonight, and Letang didn't have his best game tonight. Petterson looked fine, but boy is he thin! Last, I'm sorry but Wilson sucks, and I'd rather see Dea play instead of Garret.

 

[Dangles78]

I think he should just convert to another team.

Well, ya...but I’m just TRYING to come up with a better option than Garrett ****ing Wilson being in the lineup

 

[Tom Hanks]

Simon is looking like a lock next to Malkin.

Smart players with skill will go along way especially where (I think) the game is heading. He’s not timid and plays aggressive. He’s strong on his feet so his size doesn’t really cause any problems.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Well, ya...but I’m just TRYING to come up with a better option than Garrett ****ing Wilson being in the lineup

Wilson isn’t dumb so being safer has more benefits than Oleksiak. He’s fine for what he is. He’s not going to be a permanent fixture in the line up.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

We watched Sid in an era where dinosaurs roamed the ice and tried to actually kill him, and then relive that every playoff run for a decade. No comparable in Edmonton really.

And McDavid is 6'1, he does his share of hits & throwing a punch at a player during a play.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

He’s looked good with Sid, too. At this point, he’s just a bonafide top-6 player on this team.

I agree. I just find that it's harder to find players that fit with Malkin.

 

[Gurglesons]

 

[Will Hunting]

Knew Dominik Simon before he got drafted by the Pens as he is from Prague, where I live now. Told that I believe in him and that is a great pick for a 5th rounder. He is definitely not letting me down. Guy is just a solid player.

 

[Ugene Magic]

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I just got back from the pens vs ducks game, and this is where I sat tonight. There were a lot of pens fans at the game chanting "Let's go pens". I would like to see Pearson play with Geno when Hornquist gets back, and move Simon down to the third line. I thought the first two lines played great tonight, and Letang didn't have his best game tonight. Petterson looked fine, but boy is he thin! Last, I'm sorry but Wilson sucks, and I'd rather see Dea play instead of Garret.

Glad you saw a great finish.

I'd rather they play Johnson (broken record here) he's the only guy as a winger I think has shown he can play up here without question. But I get the reps down in WBS, but his speed would give teams fits, and his hockey IQ is pretty evident.

 

[Gurglesons]

Simon is looking like a lock next to Malkin.

Simon has been damn good this year. His point tonight gives him 18 in 36 GP. Crazy how we are STILL getting production from our farm even with trading Sprong and how bad WBS has been.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Sid with zero shots but his linemates with a combined 12.

Rust has to get that puck up...wide open net if he lifts it.

On Jake's first goal, Crosby skates right by Gibson distracting him. Heads up play by Guentzel to wait for that.

6 mil per year...lol.

Now trade Brassard for another pending UFA who fits. Or even for a first round pick + prospect...Idc. We are doing great without him doing anything. Wouldnt mind adding to our system. But if we can get a guy to help for this playoff run Im down for that too. Either way he has to go...no more injury excuses.

Btw would love to see Blueger and Angello on our 4th line with Cullen instead . Would be much better on both sides of the ice. But a skilled 4th line for Sully? Not anymore.

 

[TNT87]

We all know the real captain was Craig Adams.

 

[Andy99]

The third and fourth lines are just total dog meat with our injuries...Sheahan and Brass alone are bad enough but they should never, never play together and Wilson is an abomination....they have to call up someone else from WBS, but if they’re not, at least do something like Olek-Brass-Phil and Sheahan-Cullen-Grant, keep a couple pairs together and get Maatta back with Riikola...

 

[Tom Hanks]

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I just got back from the pens vs ducks game, and this is where I sat tonight. There were a lot of pens fans at the game chanting "Let's go pens". I would like to see Pearson play with Geno when Hornquist gets back, and move Simon down to the third line. I thought the first two lines played great tonight, and Letang didn't have his best game tonight. Petterson looked fine, but boy is he thin! Last, I'm sorry but Wilson sucks, and I'd rather see Dea play instead of Garret.

We’re you dressed as a hotdog?

 

[PensandCaps]

What? The players held a meeting to...strip the franchise of his captaincy? Lmao. Idiots.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Simon has been damn good this year. His point tonight gives him 18 in 36 GP. Crazy how we are STILL getting production from our farm even with trading Sprong and how bad WBS has been.

I was thinking about it today, how crazy the transformation has been for the team. Today 3/4 of our top-6 wingers were home grown(Rust,Guentzel,Simon). For years we wanted wingers for Sid and Geno, and after 2015 we have just gotten a flood of them.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Nice win.

It was nice to see them outplay the Ducks rather then relying on great goaltending and opportunistic scoring to win.

Hopefully they got some energy left in the tank for tomorrow.



I have no idea how Carlyle still has a job, that team should not be this bad.

 

[WayneSid9987]

He has a sneaky good shot.

His passing/vision aren't too shabby either.
He's an all around good middle six'er.
Like i said tho, if he can get his legs chuggin' a little more. Keep the shifts short. He'd be even more effective cuz he has everything else.

I almost forgot, Phil must love him some Cali dogs. Avocado is a super food after all.

Yea, perhaps this warm weather for a week will be good for him.

ATM with what they have out in Cali, i'd promote Phil after a game like tonight(they won't) and they should put Grant with Brass-Phil.
Sheahan's just a 4th liner/13th F tops.

 

[Ugene Magic]

 

[tom_servo]

Trying to savor every game with this roster.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Man...Crosby deserved more than a point after that effort. Should've had at least 4-5 in that game

This seems to be the case often. No matter how dominant he plays, he doesn't seem to get rewarded for it. If Sid's "puck luck" ever kicks in, he might even have a shot at challenging for the Art Ross again.

 

[StroShow]

Pearson for Hagelin trade has turned out great for Pens. Best thing is that Pearson is only 26.
JR has done well in trades during his tenure with the Pens.

 

[Tom Hanks]

The first comment by Penguins Jesus is gold