Post-Game Talk: Pens vs Jackets: 4-3 win - Zucker says zuck it!

[Zirakzigil]

Decent finish. Nice to see them come back and win it.

Friedman apparently thought he was at a Middle Ages reenactment.

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[Zirakzigil]

Ayyy Zuck good job

Zucker!

Good PP. Good goal Zuck.

Zucker puts it away....

Not really. Penguins always win a good bit without Crosby and Malkin.

Just look at last season. Most hurt team in the NHL, and they kept rolling. Why do people always never learn. Every single time 58,71 or 87 get hurt long term the Pens find a way.

 

[Gurglesons]

I have no idea why we don't run Zucker on the 1st PP.

 

[Peat]

I AM going to try to be as positive as I can be. There are potentially a lot more eyeballs at stake, now.

There's optimism and there's delusion and there's this.

 

[ChaosAgent]

It's time for the board to have a Come to Jesus and accept that Dom Simon is going to make the team and likely will spend significant time on Crosby's line. And it will most likely be a good thing. He looks great out there.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Hey... credit for rattling off 3 straight with a pretty mediocre lineup. Given a ramp-up to regular season intensity when the games count and I'm guessing these guys can hang in there.

 

[Gurglesons]

Hey... credit for rattling off 3 straight with a pretty mediocre lineup. Given a ramp-up to regular season intensity when the games count and I'm guessing these guys can hang in there.

Sullivan is really good at building a bottom six that gives a shit in the regular season.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Someone was there for a rebound for once.

This doesn't change Tampa is gonna put up a touchdown on this team.

 

[Zirakzigil]

It's time for the board to have a Come to Jesus and accept that Dom Simon is going to make the team and likely will spend significant time on Crosby's line. And it will most likely be a good thing. He looks great out there.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

There's optimism and there's delusion and there's this.

Hahaha... I don't blame you for thinking that. I feel like I'm lying to myself, TBH.

But I mean... these guys DO love money. And stuff like maybe boosting your Stanley Cup playoff ratings past some rando Monday Night Raw levels should = more money. I'm just betting on greed.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Hey... credit for rattling off 3 straight with a pretty mediocre lineup. Given a ramp-up to regular season intensity when the games count and I'm guessing these guys can hang in there.

We lost 2 days ago vs the Wings
Although we had like 4 regulars in the lineup.

 

[PensandCaps]

I have no idea why we don't run Zucker on the 1st PP.

He does the net front thing better than Guentzel.

Carter is also a better option than Rust on PP1.

I don't think Guentzel will be losing that spot to Zucker because he's a star, but i could see Carter stealing Rust's spot.

 

[Gurglesons]

Someone was there for a rebound for once.

This doesn't change Tampa is gonna put up a touchdown on this team.

I feel like we blast Tampa outta the water tbh.

 

[dogthateats]

 

[Gurglesons]

Marcus Pettersson was sure carrying the puck in the O zone a lot to have that negative of an effect on the metrics.

 

[Ugene Magic]

I feel like we blast Tampa outta the water tbh.

If you want to root for the underdog, I'm with ya, but I don't think they'll blast Tampa.

 

[dogthateats]

Marcus Pettersson was sure carrying the puck in the O zone a lot to have that negative of an effect on the metrics.

Yeah and Friedman played like 3 minutes haha

 

[Peat]

We lost 2 days ago vs the Wings
Although we had like 4 regulars in the lineup.

WBS games don't count

 

[PensandCaps]

It's time for the board to have a Come to Jesus and accept that Dom Simon is going to make the team and likely will spend significant time on Crosby's line. And it will most likely be a good thing. He looks great out there.

I Wonder why anyone thinks this. In what world does Simon push Kap or Rust out of the top 6?

I'd rather see Guentzel and Simon with Sid , than Rust and Guentzel, so I hope you're right.

That means we get Kap - Malkin - Rust, which will own.

 

[Gurglesons]

If you want to root for the underdog, I'm with ya, but I don't think they'll blast Tampa.

I dunno. I feel like our bottom six is better despite the injuries. I think Tampa is going to be pretty pedestrian this year.

That being said they have Vasi and we have Jarry.

 

[Gurglesons]

I Wonder why anyone thinks this. In what world does Simon push Kap or Rust out of the top 6?

I'd rather see Guentzel and Simon with Sid , than Rust and Guentzel, so I hope you're right.

That means we get Kap - Malkin - Rust, which will own.

Heinen - Crosby - Simon
Guentzel - Malkin - Kapanen
Zucker - Carter - Rust
McGinn - Blueger - Laine

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

We lost 2 days ago vs the Wings
Although we had like 4 regulars in the lineup.

Yeah I'm not saying it's going to be pretty. At all. But I dunno... there just isn't much history that suggests that this team spirals with firepower out with injury. I might complain about Sullivan sometimes but he's quite good at that.

Hey just like Disco Dan!

 

[ChaosAgent]

I Wonder why anyone thinks this. In what world does Simon push Kap or Rust out of the top 6?

I'd rather see Guentzel and Simon with Sid , than Rust and Guentzel, so I hope you're right.

That means we get Kap - Malkin - Rust, which will own.

You just answered your own question. GCS will be a thing.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It's time for the board to have a Come to Jesus and accept that Dom Simon is going to make the team and likely will spend significant time on Crosby's line. And it will most likely be a good thing. He looks great out there.

No he won't.

Who are they going to scratch and put on the 4th line to play Simon on the top-9?

 

[PensandCaps]

Heinen - Crosby - Simon
Guentzel - Malkin - Kapanen
Zucker - Carter - Rust
McGinn - Blueger - Laine

No way Heinen is ever getting to line 1, Rust is never leaving the top 6.