Post-Game Talk: |Pens vs Jets| win | Jetting off with 2 points

[Trade]

Carter played more than Malkin at 5v5 tonight.

Definitely a bold choice.

If it’s truly being done to preserve Geno, I can understand it. If it’s because Sully trusts starting Carter in the DZ over G….LOL

 

[SEALBound]

Guess we'll see what the starting lineup is tomorrow, but I will call for Sullivan's head if he runs Jake-Sid-Rust.

 

[dogthateats]

Cool win i am going to complain though bc i didn’t like the time on ice totals on the first game of a b2b

 

[AuroraBorealis]

GCR happened. Sully the junkie saw a chance for another hit of smack.

They are legitimately good at EN situations for a few years now.
But if I see Rust starting tomorrow with Sid I'm gonna send Sully hate mail to his non-existent Twitter.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Carter played more than Malkin at 5v5 tonight.

By 6 seconds. Same number of shifts, which isn't surprising since Carter is used on faceoffs late in the game.

 

[Darren McCord]

+POJ

He is looking better and deserves more ictime.

++Maybe one day he wont look like a child and become a solid number 4

 

[Empoleon8771]

If the Penguins played a game but people weren't complaining about trivial things here, did the Penguins truly play a game?

 

[Andy99]

This season feels the exact same as last season. Even the same posters saying the same things against the same teams

It’s all one endless time loop, didn’t you know? We all were here in 1967 just as different people and we were saying the same things then too lol

 

[Big Poppa Pump]

LOL

1.9 seconds away from the Flyers beating the Habs

Habs win it in shootout

Suck it hard scumbags

 

[Trade]

Rust’s postgame interview really shows how in his own head he was over this rough stretch. Seems very relieved.

Hope this starts his patented hot streak

 

[Zirakzigil]

Geno with 15 min of ice time and 8 shots. Sully keep on Sullying....

I dont mind Genos minutes being limited to 15min a game, especially when we are winning. We need a healthy and rested Geno down the stretch and in the playoffs.

 

[Empoleon8771]

+POJ

He is looking better and deserves more ictime.

++Maybe one day he wont look like a child and become a solid number 4

He played basically the same as Rutta and Dumoulin tonight. Dumoulin was at 15:57, he was at 15:30 and Rutta was at 14:24. POJ played substantially more at 5v5, almost all of his 15:30 was at 5v5 while Dumoulin and Rutta were in the 12 minute range at 5v5.

I'm not crazy about the ice time allocation with the defense (mostly because I think they're overplaying Letang, but I'm really happy to see that they're giving Pettersson a ton of minutes. He played 22:52 tonight and 20:13 at 5v5, it's exactly how they should be testing him to see if he can handle that usage.

 

[Beau Knows]

What? He has a wrist injury last year and a core muscle the year before that…maybe not as significant as Geno’s knee but still, not work playing 20 min a night like he did at age 28

I didn't say Crosby has never been injured before. I said that he hasn't been through as much as Geno in recent years.

Since 2013 Malkin has played 540 games. Crosby has played 655 games in that time.

 

[Big Poppa Pump]

Guess we'll see what the starting lineup is tomorrow, but I will call for Sullivan's head if he runs Jake-Sid-Rust.

That will only happen if Racky is hurt

 

[Andy99]

He played basically the same as Rutta and Dumoulin tonight. Dumoulin was at 15:57, he was at 15:30 and Rutta was at 14:24. POJ played substantially more at 5v5, almost all of his 15:30 was at 5v5 while Dumoulin and Rutta were in the 12 minute range at 5v5.

I'm not crazy about the ice time allocation with the defense (mostly because I think they're overplaying Letang, but I'm really happy to see that they're giving Pettersson a ton of minutes. He played 22:52 tonight and 20:13 at 5v5, it's exactly how they should be testing him to see if he can handle that usage.

Ok. So it’s ok to complain about the D’s ice time but not the forwards? Lol

 

[Empoleon8771]

I dont mind Genos minutes being limited to 15min a game, especially when we are winning. We need a healthy and rested Geno down the stretch and in the playoffs.

Yeah I have way bigger of an issue with Sullivan using the top-6 too much than Sullivan using the top-6 too little at this point in the year.

I've disliked how Sullivan hasn't used the bottom-6 enough this year and the ice time allocation today was substantially more reasonable. The ice time breakdown was basically:

Guentzel-Crosby-Rakell: 16 minutes
Zucker-Malkin-Rust: 12 minutes
McGinn-Carter-Heinen: 12 minutes
Poehling-Blueger-Archibald: 10 minutes

Ok. So it’s ok to complain about the D’s ice time but not the forwards? Lol

I wasn't complaining about the D's ice time. I wish they'd be using Letang a bit less but the overall usage with the defense was totally fine, and I specifically like how they're throwing Pettersson into a very challenging role.

 

[Rudy Russo]

Great win tonight for the pens. Now keep up the momentum against the Blackhawks.

 

[Andy99]

Yeah I have way bigger of an issue with Sullivan using the top-6 too much than Sullivan using the top-6 too little at this point in the year.

I've disliked how Sullivan hasn't used the bottom-6 enough this year and the ice time allocation today was substantially more reasonable. The ice time breakdown was basically:

Guentzel-Crosby-Rakell: 16 minutes
Zucker-Malkin-Rust: 12 minutes
McGinn-Carter-Heinen: 12 minutes
Poehling-Blueger-Archibald: 10 minutes



I wasn't complaining about the D's ice time. I wish they'd be using Letang a bit less but the overall usage with the defense was totally fine, and I specifically like how they're throwing Pettersson into a very challenging role.

They need to even out the D pair ice times because Letang still looks bad lol

 

[Tender Rip]

Very good team effort.

Have to hope its not an issue with Rakell just as it was shown that Rust is a hockey player again with Geno.

Unconscionable to put JC out there with Dumo for the push from Winnipeg at the end IMO. But maybe I just say that because if I was Geno I would be livid with the constant snubs at the end of games if my line had given up the least and I had done as well on faceoffs as any other Pen.

And a shutout for Jarry in a close game, away against a team that has been one of the best teams in the league this year.
Good things to take away from this one. Third line sucked and my heart was in my throat every time the puck was near Dumo, but everything else was good to very good. At least considering that the opposition was good.

 

[dogthateats]

Islanders are losing now too.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Yeah I have way bigger of an issue with Sullivan using the top-6 too much than Sullivan using the top-6 too little at this point in the year.

I've disliked how Sullivan hasn't used the bottom-6 enough this year and the ice time allocation today was substantially more reasonable. The ice time breakdown was basically:

Guentzel-Crosby-Rakell: 16 minutes
Zucker-Malkin-Rust: 12 minutes
McGinn-Carter-Heinen: 12 minutes
Poehling-Blueger-Archibald: 10 minutes



I wasn't complaining about the D's ice time. I wish they'd be using Letang a bit less but the overall usage with the defense was totally fine, and I specifically like how they're throwing Pettersson into a very challenging role.

Id shave off 2min of the top line and give it to the bottom line actually. I hate riding Geno and Sid all season and than expecting them to have something left for the playoffs. If we have a multi goal lead, run out your bottom 6. If we are trailing, then run out Geno/Sid more.

 

[Big Poppa Pump]

Islanders are losing now too.

Benn roofed it

 

[dogthateats]

Benn roofed it

Pretty sick goal. Benn is looking like the old Jamie Benn

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

At least we only got a season and a half of Carter to look forward to.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Petry also had a hell of a game based on his results. 1 assist, +3, 72.82% xGF% at 5v5 and playing 22:15 in total.

He has had his highs and lows on the year overall, but his overall stat line looks super solid this year. He's at 8 points in 18 games, is a +4, is averaging 3 hits and 2 blocked shots per game, has good analytics (roughly at a 55% xGF% and +1% xGF%rel) and is playing about 21:40 a night against tough competition. I want to see him smooth it out a bit from "this guy looks like a #1D" and "this guy sucks", but he's overall been extremely good in the 2nd pair role statistically.

Id shave off 2min of the top line and give it to the bottom line actually. I hate riding Geno and Sid all season and than expecting them to have something left for the playoffs. If we have a multi goal lead, run out your bottom 6. If we are trailing, then run out Geno/Sid more.

Agree entirely. I think Sullivan has been overusing Crosby's line for a while, especially when Rust was there.