Post-Game Talk: | Pens vs Avs | OTW | The ranch (team) comes first!

[3ladesof5teel]

Geno is still Fire

 

[Ugene Magic]

 

[Turin]

I am just gonna continue to doom and see if it works

 

[Flying Dego]

poehling has been a great player for us. god forbid he see more opportunity as a young former first rounder

He hasn't EARNED it. He's one mistake from a trip to WBS.

Maybe when he's 30 he'll get some opportunities.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Bidding starts at a 1st round pick.

I’d be fine if that was done in the next 30mins if not sooner.

 

[Andy99]

This team needs to realize how it needs to play to be successful. That third is the blueprint. Getting pucks deep and going to work and playing physical. I don't mean running around hitting but grinding and holding onto pucks.

This is NOT a speedy forechecking team.

This is a team that should be playing like New York Islanders style hockey lol. Just f***ing ugly muck and grind hockey. They're not fast enough to play another way. Not any more.

It's hard though. Hard to play like that every night. But if they want to be successful that's how it's gonna have to be, unless Hextall radically reshapes the roster.

Uh yeah, the core is so not going to do this lol…well , maybe Geno

 

[3ladesof5teel]

I am just gonna continue to doom and see if it works

At least you have some solid input.

There's "fans" on this board who only Doom and this was a dagger for them.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

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That first play in OT was this close:

Battle of the Scotians tonight. CDS had a strong game, Pens had a strong final 10min, apparently its the only time we think its fair to shoot on the net. Geno showed that you cannot forget about the big Russian bear, he was a force out there, that OT penalty was BS. Way to suck it up and earn that 2nd point boys. Nice shot by Letang. He actually hit the net!!!


Sully to the fans:

You on a Yellowstone kick lol?

 

[vodeni]

36 shot attempts in the third, that must be somekind of record, ten blocked shots

 

[Zirakzigil]

You can choose…




Edit: Mate, wtf was up with the Flames? Why didn’t Lucic f*** up Troubitch last night?

He went after him a couple times last night, but that headshotting smuck woudnt bite. And considering Tanev got an instigator against him for breathing on him, the Flames werent pushing it. The reffing last night was atrocious.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

He went after him a couple times last night, but that headshotting smuck woudnt bite. And considering Tanev got an instigator against him for breathing on him, the Flames werent pushing it. The reffing last night was atrocious.

I f***ing despise Troubitch so much.

 

[vodeni]

This team needs to realize how it needs to play to be successful. That third is the blueprint. Getting pucks deep and going to work and playing physical. I don't mean running around hitting but grinding and holding onto pucks.

This is NOT a speedy forechecking team.

This is a team that should be playing like New York Islanders style hockey lol. Just f***ing ugly muck and grind hockey. They're not fast enough to play another way. Not any more.

It's hard though. Hard to play like that every night. But if they want to be successful that's how it's gonna have to be, unless Hextall radically reshapes the roster.

can't play that kind of game more than 10-15 minutes a night, that would be hard

 

[Zirakzigil]

You on a Yellowstone kick lol?

Cause someone who wont be named called Alberta a cheap version of Texas. And that aint true. Were like our bros south of us.

 

[Zirakzigil]

I f***ing despise Troubitch so much.

Looch ran him over a couple times in the 3rd. He was put on the 1st line to go after him. Someone was being a sissy and wouldnt man up.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

I didn't catch the whole game but how did Dumo look? His statline looks solid and 2nd most icetime.

Looks like he's stringing together a solid few weeks of hockey.

If so we need it b/c he's likely not going anywhere.

 

[Pancakes]

Uh yeah, the core is so not going to do this lol…well , maybe Geno

They can do it just fine. Half the nights they're the only ones doing it. That's the problem.

 

[Ryder71]

Casey DeSmith arguably played his best game in a Pittsburgh Penguin uniform tonight, wow! I don't know if they can turn things around, but if they can this is the type of game that could be a catalyst for it.

 

[vodeni]

first two lines still getting it done somehow and if Guentzel somehow get his luck back, and if they can somehow fix this 3rd line who knows?...

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

If you had just tuned in for the last 10 minutes of the third period, you would have thought this was a great game…lol…little would you know the 50 min of absolute burning shit the Pens we’re putting on the ice…in the future for all games, im just going to watch 10 min of the game because that’s all they play

It is not easy work being a Pens fan. Many important rules to follow. Don't watch period 1. Don't watch the first 3 minutes after a Penguins goal. Don't watch shootouts. Don't watch Round 1 of the playoffs. It is complicated.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Casey DeSmith arguably played his best game in a Pittsburgh Penguin uniform tonight, wow! I don't know if they can turn things around, but if they can this is the type of game that could be a catalyst for it.

I think DeSmith had to have known that his time could definitely be limited here. It's no secret and he could have handled it 1 of 2 ways.

He stepped up tonight.

 

[Ryder71]

Best goaltending performance of the season for the Pens?

Can't think of one that's supersedes it. And against Sharpshooters all over the ice too.

 

[Tender Rip]

I don’t know what to say to that .

Great game by Casey. Malkin was a bull to lead the fightback. Ultimately the main guys showed stones.

If they build on that, great. But how we weren’t down by four after 50 minutes is just… luck.

 

[vodeni]

I think DeSmith had to have known that his time could definitely be limited here. It's no secret and he could have handled it 1 of 2 ways.

He stepped up tonight.

Rust has been good last few games, the entire L2 was visibly engaged and really hard on the walls creating a lot of low high pucks and shot attempts, and a few chances...I think I really like Rust with Geno now...

 

[Gurglesons]

 

[Ryder71]

What an entertaining end of the game hahahahah

Absolutely, the first period we were on our heels, as the game unfolded I thought we got a little bit better. But no question it was pretty remarkable to come away from this game with two points. We can thank our goaltender, and a little bit of lady luck. But I did think we held our own the last 10 minutes of Regulation and into OT despite having to kill a penalty.