NewAgeOutlaw
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I'm not writing any winger in the bottom 6 off at this point considering the 3rd line center collects social security benefits and the 4th line center hits the crossbar on an empty net.
Post-Game Talk: | Pens vs Isles | Loss | Throwing away points to our rivals
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So that looks like both teams are getting shafted in tomorrow's (today's) games against rested teams to this mountain time zone fan. I stand by my point of not watching
That's piss poor planning all around.
Where are you stationed? Still a crazy MOS like 11 or 18? Hope you are well, man!
Sidney the Kidney
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You have to learn how to call people "dumb" without actually saying "dumb
Do those emojis come up as something different on mobiles? Because on my PC it's just a bunch of blue shocked smilies.
5-11? I vote to cut your infractions in half for such optimism. Poor Cutch.
bummer to be C***less....
Sidney the Kidney
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Dennis Reynolds
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The GM, the coach, and half the players need to go.
I'm hardly the first or even 50th person to wonder why O'Connor isn't getting time at the expense of Carter and other deadweight. Inexcusable player management.
Gurglesons
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Apparently I’m so drunk I’m misremembering liking JJ despite my entire bit for three years was blaming everything on JJ.
Gurglesons
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Absurd take.
The Pens play putrid D as they always do when they take a lead and let the Isles get back into it.
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Danton Heinen on his worst days is better than Carter, McGinn or Kap right now
No you’re the only one being absurd about this. DeSmith at one point has 4 goals against on 16 shots.
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Nope. Blue smilies. You gotta put reeeeaaaal bad words to get them instead of asterisks.
HandshakeLine
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lol.
so, how many "Sully is the best coach in the league" takes look like a bottle of old milk in a hot car these days?
so, how many "Sully is the best coach in the league" takes look like a bottle of old milk in a hot car these days?
HandshakeLine
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this is why I think you have to go just beyond the roster but the use of it and the system when you're looking for what this team is as abysmal as it is. on paper, almost all of the moves made sense, but the execution has been so off the last few years and so consistently inconsistent, that it really falls on the coaching staff as well as the players.
guarantee there will be absolutely no changes with this team going forward either, unless it's a trade.
Went from one of the best performances of the year to a regulation loss.
Something is just off with this team. They struggle so much to shut games down and hold leads. Pretty alarming. Obviously goalie is a big part of that and DeSmith just isn't going to cut it but we've seen some of these performances with Jarry in net too. Hopefully they figure something out and get this corrected. I'm not holding my breath though.
Something is just off with this team. They struggle so much to shut games down and hold leads. Pretty alarming. Obviously goalie is a big part of that and DeSmith just isn't going to cut it but we've seen some of these performances with Jarry in net too. Hopefully they figure something out and get this corrected. I'm not holding my breath though.
HandshakeLine
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don't take a look at the trade tracker.
HandshakeLine
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Nothing is really "off" with the team beyond they look good against bad teams and bad against good teams, because they're not actually a very good team. Add into that the complacency that comes with not really having anything left to prove and a coach that plays favorites and won't actually coach, and this is the result.Went from one of the best performances of the year to a regulation loss.
Something is just off with this team. They struggle so much to shut games down and hold leads. Pretty alarming. Obviously goalie is a big part of that and DeSmith just isn't going to cut it but we've seen some of these performances with Jarry in net too. Hopefully they figure something out and get this corrected. I'm not holding my breath though.
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Play your best game of the season for the first 30 minutes, end up finding a way to loss in an embarrassing fashion. Experience Penguins hockey!
This is the most mentally fragile team I have ever seen, this alone should be grounds for immediate dismissal of the coaching staff. The moment I saw the Isles second goal I said to myself "Here we go again" and, lo and behold, the team found a way to lose in a really stupid fashion, as it has done so many times this season. Yes, DeSmith should have saved that goal. But if your team falls apart almost every time the goalie allows bad goal and your starter is injured so often, you are going nowhere.
Allowing goals in the worst possible times is also a huge issue and a sign of mental fragility. Our "shut down line" was on the ice for the crucial momentum switching third Islanders goal and grandpa Carter was too busy picking up his dropped up stick to mark Barzal of course. And the less said about our first pairing on D, the better. Despite the shot clock disparity, the high danger chances were almost equal
Top 2 lines were pretty good offensively, obviously but Rust missed so many chances and then couldn't prevent the GWG. Had to laugh when Mears said "this line (L2) can't be stopped, they are doing everything but scoring". I guess it can be stopped after all, right Steve? Funnily enough, they scored almost immediately after, but considering how dominant the line was, scoring one and allowing one isn't good enough.
The special teams are bad too, another master class from Sullisma. Also, DeSmith is either standing on his head or pretty bad with no middle ground. When it's obvious that he is bad and we have a game tomorrow, how about pulling him and rolling the dice with Tokarski? With this defense, it may well not have worked, of course, but keeping CDS didn't work either...
This is the most mentally fragile team I have ever seen, this alone should be grounds for immediate dismissal of the coaching staff. The moment I saw the Isles second goal I said to myself "Here we go again" and, lo and behold, the team found a way to lose in a really stupid fashion, as it has done so many times this season. Yes, DeSmith should have saved that goal. But if your team falls apart almost every time the goalie allows bad goal and your starter is injured so often, you are going nowhere.
Allowing goals in the worst possible times is also a huge issue and a sign of mental fragility. Our "shut down line" was on the ice for the crucial momentum switching third Islanders goal and grandpa Carter was too busy picking up his dropped up stick to mark Barzal of course. And the less said about our first pairing on D, the better. Despite the shot clock disparity, the high danger chances were almost equal
Top 2 lines were pretty good offensively, obviously but Rust missed so many chances and then couldn't prevent the GWG. Had to laugh when Mears said "this line (L2) can't be stopped, they are doing everything but scoring". I guess it can be stopped after all, right Steve? Funnily enough, they scored almost immediately after, but considering how dominant the line was, scoring one and allowing one isn't good enough.
The special teams are bad too, another master class from Sullisma. Also, DeSmith is either standing on his head or pretty bad with no middle ground. When it's obvious that he is bad and we have a game tomorrow, how about pulling him and rolling the dice with Tokarski? With this defense, it may well not have worked, of course, but keeping CDS didn't work either...
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FSG should have blown it up last offseason!! I get why they didn't do it, coming in & blowing a Dynasty up would not be a good look & especially with the Red Sux fans coming on here & warning us how that is what they will do. But they should have blown it up Sid, Geno & Letang in Mid 30's can no longer cover the warts of the rest of the team. & for God sakes get DeShit out of here & if Jarry has bad hip/s Get him gone too
Smasher
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This was straight out of our last poff series.
They just keep finding ways to blow leads and lose games. It's getting really boring.
They just keep finding ways to blow leads and lose games. It's getting really boring.
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I forgot to mention that the Pettersson turnover for the first Isles goal was Rob Scuderi circa 2015 bad. He passed it right to Barzal when there wasn't any Penguins player anywhere near Barzal. Then he lost sight of the puck and didn't even try to play the body on Lee. Not that it would have done much considering the strength disparity. It's this kind of self-inflicted wounds that is killing the team this season.
HandshakeLine
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Mental issues can’t really be fixed by roster moves, IMO, especially since it’s not like this team doesn’t know how to play, they’re just not at all prepared to battle for 60 minutes, regardless of who’s in the lineup.
Swapping in some hungry young players would only help so much, since it’s not like it’s only the bottom 6 that is killing us.
Swapping in some hungry young players would only help so much, since it’s not like it’s only the bottom 6 that is killing us.
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