Post-Game Talk: Pens/Isles Plus/Minus Thread

[wej20]

Martin definitely looks like the one on the right. Is Bennett Gene Simmons? and Bort the other one in the middle?

Letang's the mad hatter no idea who the Cheshire cat is.

 

[DegenX]

Martin definitely looks like the one on the right. Is Bennett Gene Simmons? and Bort the other one in the middle?



Letang's the mad hatter no idea who the Cheshire cat is.

BB is Gene, I think Bort is Paul ... not sure about Chris

 

[Old Gregg]

I read somewhere that it was Martin, Bennett, Bortuzzo and Spaling as KISS

 

[Vujtek]

Letang's the mad hatter no idea who the Cheshire cat is.

Ehrhoff?

 

[Speaking Moistly]

BB is Gene, I think Bort is Paul ... not sure about Chris

Spaling, maybe? Is Maatta the Cheshire cat?

 

[mikethelegacy]

I know it's a bit belated, but has anyone brought up the amazing scene in Saturday's game when Downie skated straight up to Hamonic, and pointed directly at him like he was ready to murder him? I really with there was a microphone on him at that point...lol

 

[Vujtek]

I know it's a bit belated, but has anyone brought up the amazing scene in Saturday's game when Downie skated straight up to Hamonic, and pointed directly at him like he was ready to murder him? I really with there was a microphone on him at that point...lol

You know, I really wasn't all that crazy about the Downie signing, but I have to admit, he's growing on me

Downie's amazing.

 

[wej20]

BB is Gene, I think Bort is Paul ... not sure about Chris

I only know Gene Simmons so this isn't helping me, haha.

 

[DegenX]

Spaling, maybe? Is Maatta the Cheshire cat?

I don't think Määttä is the cat,

I only know Gene Simmons so this isn't helping me, haha.

Paul has the Star over one eye ... that's Bort. I think Martin is Ace, the one with the silver eye make-up and silver shoulder pads. And Chris is the one with the cat make-up. I think vabm8 is right, that it's Spaling.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

They missed a big opportunity for Despres to be the Starchild.

 

[ProgOg]

@OtherNHLCrosby
Bortuzzo said his recovery is coming along on schedule.

 

[Get To Our Game]

They missed a big opportunity for Despres to be the Starchild.

Looks like Despres went as a bigger version of Sam Tarly.

 

[Shwag33]

Dupuis should have been Dan Potash.

 

[Cardboard Orpik]

Letang's the mad hatter no idea who the Cheshire cat is.

I'm pretty sure it's Maatta, just look at the size of his package.

 

[djt153]

Downie's amazing.

craig adams is dumbfounded by this sort of behavior from downie

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

craig adams is dumbfounded by this sort of behavior from downie

Yup.

Notice how Downie cost us the game.

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

craig adams is dumbfounded by this sort of behavior from downie

He scribbled it all down in his diary before slipping it under the door to Bylsma's new hiding closet.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

craig adams is dumbfounded by this sort of behavior from downie

Dumbfounded and outraged, he'll be having a word with Downie, Johnston, the rest of the coaching staff, the team and JR. And Mario and ownership.

The irony of Craig Adams talking about things that could lose them games is still hilarious.

 

[Al Smith]

Dumbfounded and outraged, he'll be having a word with Downie, Johnston, the rest of the coaching staff, the team and JR. And Mario and ownership.

The irony of Craig Adams talking about things that could lose them games is still hilarious.

Adams hasn't been as bad as he appeared last year and the year before that. It's become apparent that Gladams was exponentially worse than either Glass or Adams by themselves. Trying to come up with the mathematical proof - could be Nobel prize material. It also helps that our new coach ingeniously seems to be limiting 27's ES ice time.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Adams hasn't been as bad as he appeared last year and the year before that. It's become apparent that Gladams was exponentially worse than either Glass or Adams by themselves. Trying to come up with the mathematical proof - could be Nobel prize material. It also helps that our new coach ingeniously seems to be limiting 27's ES ice time.

He still lost that team games (good old Danny Bylsma) last season, he will most likely do it this season, and they can do better now. We'll see how long he can keep this performance up. But, yes, Gladams was infinitely worse than Adams, just like Adams being with a real coach who limits his minutes and doesn't tupidly gift him a prominent role is good for Adams. The most damning/shameful moment for Glass was when Adams found a playoff gear and he didn't.

Really bad player 1 + Really bad player 2 + Idiot coach and enabling GM = Super bad result

 

[IcedCapp]

Adams hasn't been as bad as he appeared last year and the year before that. It's become apparent that Gladams was exponentially worse than either Glass or Adams by themselves. Trying to come up with the mathematical proof - could be Nobel prize material. It also helps that our new coach ingeniously seems to be limiting 27's ES ice time.

I've seem quite a few people say this.

1) we're 4 games into the year and the Penguins have had an incredibly easy schedule so far (4 games in, what, 11 days?).

2) The bottom-6 actually looked decent the first week or two last year, and we were all like, "LOL WE PAID THIS GUY THE MINIMUM FOR ALL THE GOALS!"

3) Craig Adams' last 2+ years say much, much more than the past 3 games.

4) Even if you think he's better (don't worry, I'm saving the best for last), removing him from the team would cost the team nothing. At his best, Craig Adams is a great #14.

5) Now, to the important stuff: Craig Adams is getting insulated with incredibly-favorable zone starts. Despite this, he's still in the bottom half of possession #s for the team.

He adds no physicality, no offensive ability, no skating ability, no puck possession ability, and the PK has been trash.

Yea, I think we can set our sights a bit higher.

 

[Gurglesons]

Yeah, it is kind of bizarre much like the Martin - Scuderi pairing on the PK. If we are preaching a puck possession system why do we have players like Adams that can literally do nothing with the puck. Why have a player like Scuds on the PK when all he does is pretty much cough it up or barely try and throw it out the middle of the ice.

 

[billybudd]

In Adams defense, he was complaining about how he thought the refs made a bad call on what I think he described as a textbook hit when asked about Downie's actions.

My guess is he took heat from his colleagues over his quotes in that one article and is trying to make up for that. He got in someone's face the next game, which is something I haven't seen from him in years.

This isn't to say I don't want to see him locked in a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, however.

 

[Al Smith]

I've seem quite a few people say this.

1) we're 4 games into the year and the Penguins have had an incredibly easy schedule so far (4 games in, what, 11 days?).

2) The bottom-6 actually looked decent the first week or two last year, and we were all like, "LOL WE PAID THIS GUY THE MINIMUM FOR ALL THE GOALS!"

3) Craig Adams' last 2+ years say much, much more than the past 3 games.

4) Even if you think he's better (don't worry, I'm saving the best for last), removing him from the team would cost the team nothing. At his best, Craig Adams is a great #14.

5) Now, to the important stuff: Craig Adams is getting insulated with incredibly-favorable zone starts. Despite this, he's still in the bottom half of possession #s for the team.

He adds no physicality, no offensive ability, no skating ability, no puck possession ability, and the PK has been trash.

Yea, I think we can set our sights a bit higher.

I don't like the situation more than most others, but if it hasn't changed by now, I'm not holding my breath. Just saying 27 looks better because he's not out there getting long regular shifts with Glass, who was just as ineffective.

 

[Gurglesons]

I don't like the situation more than most others, but if it hasn't changed by now, I'm not holding my breath. Just saying 27 looks better because he's not out there getting long regular shifts with Glass, who was just as ineffective.

Fact is when healthy there is no need for Adams. Our bottom six will be a combination of Comeau, Spaling, Goc and Sill on our fourth line. On our third line we will have a combination of Downie, Sutter, Comeau, Bennett and Spaling. That is barring out a trade for a goal scorer for Malkin which might even push Dupuis into that conversation. Really impressed with Spaling's play this year and understand those selling his praise in the off season.