Post-Game Talk: |Pens vs Panthers | loss | Atrocious reffing and lack of heart tonight

[Big Poppa Pump]

Game turned on Bob's robbery of Sid.

2-2 going into the 3rd, would've been a helluva finish.

But a big save on one end, lead to a goal at the other end.

Too bad Zucker's cheap shot on Bob didn't help us fill the net.

I would've been happy with 3 points on this road trip. We got 4 and played with house money tonight.

Would've been nice to pull away from the playoff pack a bit more, but go home and take care of the Jackets on Tuesday.

 

[SomeDude]

The third line got absolutely run over.

DeSmith remains bad.

PP is worse than both.

Otherwise all is well.

Don’t forget the defense. Also a problem. Ship shape otherwise, though.

 

[Flying Dego]

What bothers me is we feel our way into games. We'll try to match whatever the team is doing. There's no sense of imposing our will on the opponent with this team.

Like once we realized how hard Florida was gonna work today, we kinda started matching that a little bit.

But by the time we did, we'd already dug a hole.

I long for the days of original Byslma. "Grind those b****** down"

 

[Ugene Magic]

First period to the end.

 

[Pancakes]

I long for the days of original Byslma. "Grind those b****** down"

Feeling our way into games was a big problem under Bylsma as well, at least after a while. Early Bylsma (so 2009) we would impose our will. After that it was maybe we would maybe not. We'd routinely play down to other teams.

Early Sully hockey also we would impose our will. Later Sully hockey....nah.

A new coach might bring that style/element again but we all know it wont happen

 

[Fatty McLardy]

Bahahahahaha

What a dogshit of a team.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Don’t forget the defense. Also a problem. Ship shape otherwise, though.

I'm blaming Geno, you can not like it, but he set the tone from shift one.

 

[BusinessGoose]

It seems like from the get-go they came into this game expecting to lose…mindset wasn’t there at all and didn’t really change when they got down…no fight or smarts…the dads weren’t there, maybe that was the thing causing the last few wins…lol

big loser tonight with all of our competitors winning…now in WC2 spot and on the verge of slipping out

Hell, jarry didn't even care enough to try lol

They lost because they played garbage hockey for most of the game, not because they lack toughness.

Well, yes. Then they tried to act tough. And got their faces smeared all over the ice.

 

[K Fleur]

Didn’t watch. Played Scrabble with my wife, it was pretty fun.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Crosby and Malkin would have scored on a wide open net if only the Pens had MOAR TOUGHNESS!

 

[metalan2]

Game turned on Bob's robbery of Sid.

2-2 going into the 3rd, would've been a helluva finish.

But a big save on one end, lead to a goal at the other end.

Too bad Zucker's cheap shot on Bob didn't help us fill the net.

I would've been happy with 3 points on this road trip. We got 4 and played with house money tonight.

Would've been nice to pull away from the playoff pack a bit more, but go home and take care of the Jackets on Tuesday.

This is true. I just wish this team was at all likeable. They're so easy to hate .

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

We need more youngsters that actually give a shit. Luckily for us, we have Puustinen, Hallander, Nylander and Smith all waiting for an opportunity, but we all know that Hextall won't even consider it. Actually, he did the opposite at the deadline and we somehow got even older lol.

 

[vodeni]

I'd try Heinen - Carter - Granlund next game on the third line.

or if you get really inspired swap DOC and Heine and we are good

 

[K Fleur]

This is true. I just wish this team was at all likeable. They're so easy to hate .

Nobody likes stale.

 

[SomeDude]

I'm blaming Geno, you can not like it, but he set the tone from shift one.

He got frazzled early and never recovered. Of all players, Marc Staal can get him off his game in a second.

Geno will improve, though. The rest of the negative parts about tonight have been a problem since game 1 of like 2021.

 

[Coastal Kev]

They lost because they played garbage hockey for most of the game, not because they lack toughness.

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Same mantra since the last cup. But somehow every other team added tough dudes for the playoffs... but Sully, Hexy and some you know better.

 

[vodeni]

What bothers me is we feel our way into games. We'll try to match whatever the team is doing. There's no sense of imposing our will on the opponent with this team.

Like once we realized how hard Florida was gonna work today, we kinda started matching that a little bit.

But by the time we did, we'd already dug a hole.

that rings so true, it has been like that all season long,

 

[K Fleur]

I didn’t watch but I know we lost because we don’t have enough punchers.

 

[Andy99]

Feeling our way into games was a big problem under Bylsma as well, at least after a while. Early Bylsma (so 2009) we would impose our will. After that it was maybe we would maybe not. We'd routinely play down to other teams.

Early Sully hockey also we would impose our will. Later Sully hockey....nah.

A new coach might bring that style/element again but we all know it wont happen

Result of being an old team trying to conserve energy…did I say old? I meant to say really really old for professional hockey

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

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Same mantra since the last cup. But somehow every other team added tough dudes for the playoffs... but Sully, Hexy and some you know better.

The Rangers traded for Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko.

 

[Josey Wales]

PP is a f***ing joke & it is NOT coaching it is the players do whatever they want

 

[Terrapin]

Didn’t watch. Played Scrabble with my wife, it was pretty fun.

I'm undefeated at Scrabble. My wife refuses to play

 

[AjaxTelamon]

They lost because they played garbage hockey for most of the game, not because they lack toughness.

Say it however you like, the Pens are about the easiest team in the league to play against, and lack any kind of identity. It used to work in the regular season and fall flat in the post season, now it doesn't even work all that well in the regular season since our stars are getting old.

 

[SomeDude]

The Rangers traded for Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko.

Don’t forget Carolina adding noted pugilist, Shane Gostisbehere, to go with their already rough and tumble lineup.

 

[Andy99]

PP is a f***ing joke & it is NOT coaching it is the players do whatever they want

The players do whatever they want because the coach lets them do that….Sullivan has already stated he does not coach PP1 because the players on it are “instinctual” and he doesn’t want coaching to get in their way…so yes, it is coaching lol