Post-Game Talk: Pens vs. Devils - Wow... that happened

[ColePens]

I hate to take the cheap way out but I only want to talk about one thing tonight:

+++++ Hunger/Passion: No, it's not because we were scoring goals. No, it's not because the Devils were playing piss poor hockey. It was something you could feel through the television. This team was HUNGRY when they went down 3-1. They never took their foot off the pedal. Good lord that feels good.

Lots of good stuff but the only thing I am extremely happy about is the hunger/passion that you could sense the Pens had in the 3rd period. They weren't done and it almost felt like they wanted to keep playing.

That was one giant foot forward. There is still a lot of bad habits to fix, but tonight the focus is on the hunger/focus of this team. Well done, Pittsburgh. Great game.

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[Pharrell Williams]

It's either a really good or really bad day when the PGT is up before the game is over.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

 

[Ogrezilla]

+

+ I got the Kramer picture up

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

Remember when we were all freaking out 9 seconds into the game?

Good times.

 

[Shrimper]

Incredible game.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Rather refreshing turn about to this game.

 

[KIRK]

Liking the handling of Despres. Not liking the unwillingness to juggle lines, no matter what is going on out there.

 

[SirBrad]

-embarrassing how many "fans" leave a game like this early.

+evening else.

 

[Sonic Disturbance]

Wow, the Pens scored 8 goals and Crosby & Malkin only had 3 points combined (albeit all goals)?

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Despres does look thinner.

Look at that comeback and not giving up.

 

[SEALBound]

Meh. We played OK.

Despres was really great tonight. Martin and Ernhoff not so much.

Fleury still gave up 3...

PP was great but still too many passes.

 

[KIRK]

Remember when we were all freaking out 9 seconds into the game?

Good times.

In our defense, I don't think that we fully appreciated Schneider's ability to out-Fleury Fleury.

 

[Kobita]

I have no statistics or...evidence of this but in the past whenever something like that disallowed goal happens, the Penguins always seemed to sort of just fade away. The opposite happened tonight.

Assuming I'm not mis-remembering and this isn't an anomaly, tonight was very encouraging that they turned that around.

 

[Sideline]

I really liked the Fatso-Hoff pairing.

 

[BlacknGold4life]

See what happens when you let Adams score. KARMA

 

[Ogrezilla]

Liking the handling of Despres. Not liking the unwillingness to juggle lines, no matter what is going on out there.

the defense was juggled at least.

 

[End of Line]

Never caved tonight and that is so refreshing to see.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

+ Despres
+ Letang
+ Hornqvist
+ Maatta
+ Downie

- Fleury

 

[yuri28]

Wow, the Pens scored 8 goals and Crosby & Malkin only had 3 points combined (albeit all goals)?

Why are you surprised by Malkin's production?
It's too much even for himself to produce with the guys he's playing with.
Only way he can score is at PP.

 

[KIRK]

Despres does look thinner.

Look at that comeback and not giving up.

I thought so too, until I got a new wide screen.

 

[billybudd]

Despres is my player of the game, followed by Letang

Didn't like flower's or Kunitz's play in the first, but everything else in this game was aces. Good PK great pp, little floating, boatloads of goals.

Great game.

 

[gopens66]

Malkin looked absolutely pissed at something coming off the ice into the tunnel. Anyone else see that?

 

[Jacob]

Ruutu played less than Sill. I just thought that was weird.

Adams had a good game. I'm mentioning it because nobody else will.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Fleury was Fleury but somehow got out Fleury'd. Fleury? Fleury.