Post-Game Talk: |Pens vs Rangers | loss | Blowout loss

[Gurglesons]

To the comment that said Bylsma got the Pens to the playoffs without Sid, Geno and Letang regularly:


2011 sure, Crosby and Malkin were lost down the stretch and the Pens were lead by Letang, Staal and Kennedy into unceremoniously losing in the 1st round.

2012, Malkin was by far the best player in the league, Letang was in his prime, Staal had his best season yet and Kuntiz-Malkin-Neal was the best line in the NHL. And Crosby came back in February or something like that and scored almost 2 points a game. Then they imploded vs Philly in a matchup where they had every statistical advantage.

2013, Crosby was by far the best player in the league, Malkin was 2nd, Neal and Kunitz doing just as well as before, Letang having his best season.. then they got Iginla, Dupuis was also back to being really good. A complete nonfactor vs Boston to the extent that it's really generous to say they even made the ECF. Their stupid stretch pass zero support system totally exposed. and the worst lineup decisions ever coupled with some brutal GMing by Shero with Murray and Morrow, The team's defensive performance in the last 3 playoff rounds at that point had been horrible.

2014, Crosby was by far the best player in the league and was healthy all year. Kunitz had his best season. Neal was mostly healthy and had his best season and Bylsma had a coach baby sitter in Martin to help instill some structure in their system finally after 4 years. Malkin and Letang weren't healthy that year but it doesn't matter. Totally choked vs NYR. Gladams for life etc etc.

So... are we really gonna act like Bylsma did wonders without the stars? How did Bylsma do after he was removed from having generational talent on his rosters?

Mike Sullivan. One playoff win in 5 years.

Soon to be 6.

 

[Lustaf]

Injuries etc..

This teams effort tonight isn't worth anymore of my time.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Agreed.

"Let's grind these bitches down" was cooler than anything Sully has said in his life

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

As the great former team captain Steve McKenna once said so poetically and artful: "I say we all get a case of beer and forget about this shit".

 

[Jobeycool]

Once again Pens out shoot a team with most of their shots right at a goalies chest and very very poor defense. Nothing is going to change..

 

[The GM]

f***ing losers​

I f***ing hate this team

 

[Ugene Magic]

I'm going to sell my shares of the team if they do

Okay... Lebron.

 

[ronduguayshair]

What’s there to talk about? Embarrassing…can’t wait to hear how they’ll learn from it and be better next game…

The play the turned the game…

 

[DearDiary]

The game was lost after #71 taking a bad, selfish penalty at the end of the 3rd. Tgen Jarry getting beat short side. Then Letang with a moronic pinch.

It’s the top guys. It’s pretty lazy blaming carter and dumoulin for this one.

Rust crosschecked Malkin into that board, stupid to blame him for that

 

[canadianguy77]

The game was lost after #71 taking a bad, selfish penalty at the end of the 3rd. Tgen Jarry getting beat short side. Then Letang with a moronic pinch.

It’s the top guys. It’s pretty lazy blaming carter and dumoulin for this one.

The game was lost after the trade deadline. Even at our best, we don’t have the roster to beat that team. Too much talent on their side.

 

[Pens x]

I never thought I’d say these words, but bring back Shero and Bylsma.

 

[troopeer]

The Rangers didn’t look good in the early first but a couple semi-leaky goals deflated us and also allowed the Rangers to play the way they wanted to and that’s it.

Yup case closed,

 

[Coastal Kev]

Bylsma = Sullivan.

Would love to see Sully take that 13-14 squad to the playoffs.

fixed

 

[Pancakes]

Bad loss all around. You guys got lots of leeway in the GDT. Don’t abuse it here. Swearing for no reason doesn’t add to any discussion.

Can I at least say f***ing losers once? please?

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

+:

The 3 DB Vienna Lagers on draft I had after I left work tonight.

-:

Everything else.

 

[Jacob]

Subban’s commentary is surprisingly measured and..I don’t know the word.. non-theatrical?

 

[AuroraBorealis]

The game was lost after #71 taking a bad, selfish penalty at the end of the 3rd. Tgen Jarry getting beat short side. Then Letang with a moronic pinch.

It’s the top guys. It’s pretty lazy blaming carter and dumoulin for this one.

You'd know all about laziness

 

[SomeDude]

I'm going to sell my shares of the team if they do

I think he's going to walk, go to a team that has a coach that knows what defense is, and probably make the Pens look like fools.

 

[ronduguayshair]

Bylsma > Sullivan.

Would love to see Sully take that 13-14 squad to the playoffs.

Oh god. Attention mongering.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Subban’s commentary is surprisingly measured and..I don’t know the word.. non-theatrical?

He was super obnoxious early on in his stint there, but I think they reeled him in a bit when he kept interrupting the host a billion times.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

The game was lost after #71 taking a bad, selfish penalty at the end of the 3rd. Tgen Jarry getting beat short side. Then Letang with a moronic pinch.

It’s the top guys. It’s pretty lazy blaming carter and dumoulin for this one.

Yup that single goal made the whole team play like shit for the rest of the game. Totally

 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrots]

Bylsma was actually great at getting a lot out of injury riddled teams. The problem was the playoffs lol.

Sullivan has his place in Pens history. But this team should probably just miss the playoffs and rip this bandaid off.

Sully's also had great results with very depleted rosters, but yes, his post-Cup record is worse. In fairness, some of that is just on time catching up with the stars, but his nonsensical deployment with a full roster available is on him.

 

[ronduguayshair]

The game was lost after the trade deadline. Even at our best, we don’t have the roster to beat that team. Too much talent on their side.

This is the post game thread. Why are you trying to change the topic? Oh wait….

 

[KareemTrustfund]

That scene in Down Periscope where the boys start singing Louie Louie to trick the enemy sub into believing they are a fishing vessel is so good.

Why can’t Sully think out of the box like Commander Dodge

 

[Gurglesons]

Sully's also had great results with very depleted rosters, but yes, his post-Cup record is worse. In fairness, some of that is just on time catching up with the stars, but his nonsensical deployment with a full roster available is on him.

Not really.

He should've missed but lucked into the playoffs in 19-20.

Won the division in 20-21 and then we sucked most of the season last year, but everyone else sucked more.