Do you think Guentzel is a part of Sid’s succes? I do. Taking nothing away from 87’s excellent ES season, it matters greatly that there is a guy who can convert his passes, set him up and individually make plays.
Ultimately, we are not a bad team ES. Even L2 is a plus, though barely.
The atrocity that is our 31st ranked PP skews everything.
Big up to my fellow Dane, Lars! First Danish player to get to 1K in the NHL. And with a goal to boot.
Jake is a massive part of Sid's production. For blokes to watch these games and ignore how much Sid relies on Jake to help him create and still act like he's somehow manifesting support for himself are idiots.
Sid can't generate offense like he used to but even with elite talent that he and Geno have, they still produce but require a better supporting cast. One gets it, the other doesn't and gets shit on like he's supposed to make it work because in their pea brained idiot minds they think Crosby is doing it all by his lonesome.
Jake is massive to Sid's production and vice versa. It's why Sullivan being so ignorant to Malkin's struggles while that's in plain view is beyond f***ing frustrating. A coach needs to see it and not throw more grinders on his line but someone that has offensive skill and has shown chemistry with Geno - like Puustinen.
Like I said if Sullivan is horned out with White on the second line then move Geno to wing, which is why he has more jump in this game, then throw White as the C and Puustinen on the RW. Let Rakell build momentum on the third line with Eller and Doc. Puustinen has been doing the right things with the dumbest minutes given to him and still keeps getting punished.