Post-Game Talk: Pens vs Leafs: Much needed point

[Human]

Sullivan is so full of himself it got to his head that he’s the most important piece of the team.

The Pens are automatic with him as a coach in OT and SO. Automatic L…

 

[orby]

All things considered I'll just take the point and move on.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

How many f***ing cups and how many f***ing clutch goals and f***ing game winners do you f***ing need to start the OT on one of the most important f***ing game of the season? f***kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

 

[Andy99]

Bullshit. It helps a lot. Massive point. They will 99% get in with 6 points out of those 4 games IF they beat Detroit especially.

Yeah, 3-1 may do it…it’d be better to go at least 3-0-1

 

[SomeDude]

We are now depended on other teams losing.

That's a pretty good place to be this year. The Flyers may never win again.

 

[66-30-33]

1 point is huge.

Knew we were done the second I saw Eller and DOC out there.

Seriously, WTF is Sullivan thinking?

Please, someone with some onions, ask Sullivan why he thought Eller and DOC was a better option than Sid and Rust or Geno and Bunting/Racky?

Sully doesn't think, he's like Letang...no brains. Even I would have started our best players in overtime in a must win game.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

I'm so f***ing pissed.

It's not that they lost, I expected that, it how they f***ing lost.

f*** you Sully you smug f***ing asshole.

 

[Lomez]

I am speechless. I wish someone would ask Sully WTF 10 and 20 are doing out in OT. I'm sure they'll ask about their compete level. It was pathetic, men against boys.

 

[Andy99]

The one point is huge either way.

If Detroit wins tomorrow the Pens still have a chance to tie them with a win on Thursday (and be ahead by virtue of more RW's than Detroit).

If Washington wins tomorrow, the Pens would be ahead of them by one point if they beat Detroit on Thursday.

So, either way, the season basically comes down to that Detroit game. Gotta win that to even have a chance probably.

Yeah, it’s over if they don’t win in regulation against the Wings…but thank god we have our ace in the hole Jeff Carter to defend leads for us…

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Will Pittsburgh media have the balls to press Sullivan on why he didn't have Crosby or Malkin out there in a must win game in overtime?

No, of course not. Bitches.

 

[MrBrightside]

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

I'd rather have Jason Spezza and Jeff Carter switch roles.

 

[ChaosAgent]

+1 point
+L2
-- They don't practice 3-on-3 OT. And I swear to God these players need to just say f**** it and change. Yes, it becomes a 3-on-2 for 6 seconds. Who cares. The other team will get a chance just like they'll get a chance regardless. Hustle to the bench.


-------The PP. Armstrong juzzes himself because the Penguins look good-ish for 10 minutes of Powerplay time, failing to score, while Auston Matthews scores in 30 seconds. F off. You don't score, you suck.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

 

[Lara Emily]

It was just so funny hearing the surprise on Sportsnet at Sullivan starting Eller and DOC snd keeping them out there, and then thinking that Sullivan would put Crosby and Malkin together

So illuminating to hear the idiocy called by people outside the cult.

Pens broadcast has never questioned that

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

The whole "insist on putting Eller out there to start OT because you have a mancrush only for him to get utterly caved for 2 straight minutes and the other team inevitably scores" thing has happened twice this season somehow. And that's two times too many. I feel like no coach can be that moronic twice but here we are.

Don't ever underestimate Mike Sullivan's lack of care when it comes to the season being on the line or not. He doesn't give a shit. This is the same guy who played an obviously-awful JJ 18 minutes a night in the playoffs, would get burned and then continued to do it. This guy started Jeff Carter in place of Crosby against the Rangers in the playoffs when Malkin was sitting right there. Twice.

 

[Andy99]

I am speechless. I wish someone would ask Sully WTF 10 and 20 are doing out in OT. I'm sure they'll ask about their compete level. It was pathetic, men against boys.

Sullivan: “I put the combination of players out for OT that I think gives us the best chance to win”…lol…anyone who asks him about personnel, gets this standard reply

 

[Will Hunting]

One point means that we control our destiny over Detroit and obviously Philly. The only thing that we don´t control is Washington actually winning all of their 5 games and Isles all of their 4 non-Pens games. It really comes down to that Detroit game IMO.

 

[SEALBound]

That's a pretty good place to be this year. The Flyers may never win again.

If it was a three team race maybe, but given it's Pens, Flyers, Islanders, Caps, and Wings...and all have much easier schedules than us...not a great place.

 

[MrBrightside]

Yeah, it’s over if they don’t win in regulation against the Wings…but thank god we our ace in the hole Jeff Carter to defend leads for us…

It's not over if they get 1-2 against Detroit. You keep acting like Detroit and the Isles will win out...at least one will not. But I'd agree getting 2 in regulation would be prudent.

 

[Pancakes]

We are now depended on other teams losing.

No we aren't? If Detroit wins they're two points ahead of us with the same GPs going into Thursday. We beat them, we're ahead by virtue of RWs.

If Washington wins and we beat Detroit, we're ahead of Washington by virtue of one point.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Mike Sullivan is the James Rolfe of NHL coaches.

 

[MrBrightside]

One point means that we control our destiny over Detroit and obviously Philly. The only thing that we don´t control is Washington actually winning all of their 5 games and Isles all of their 4 non-Pens games. It really comes down to that Detroit game IMO.

I will admit I'm very confident that the Caps aren't going to win their next 5 games.

 

[Turin]

Sullivan remains an over coaching moron but 1 point is great. Gotta beat Detroit.