Al Smith
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He may not be old enough and his net front play has probably deteriorated a bit.Just bring Tocchet back.
Edit: I see Cascadia beat me to the joke. Timing is everything.
He may not be old enough and his net front play has probably deteriorated a bit.Just bring Tocchet back.
Hard to argue. We've been saying that around here for years, though. It's only common sense that mid-to-late 30 year olds won't be able to win with a speed game and that they would have to adjust.It’s a sad day when you agree with Mark Madden lol…
Mark Madden: Change of style could solve Penguins' problems, but ego stands in the way
If the Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have a good, hard think about doing what’s needed instead of what they prefer, they could be buried by Thanksgiving. No playoffs for the first time since 2006. The Penguins are too old, not fast enough and not good enough to play a high-octane blitzkriegtriblive.com
That's OK RyanIt’s a sad day when you agree with Mark Madden lol…
Mark Madden: Change of style could solve Penguins' problems, but ego stands in the way
If the Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have a good, hard think about doing what’s needed instead of what they prefer, they could be buried by Thanksgiving. No playoffs for the first time since 2006. The Penguins are too old, not fast enough and not good enough to play a high-octane blitzkriegtriblive.com
If sully treated him like Ruhwedel he’d be getting preferential treatment.It's more Rutta than Petry. Petry is playing as many minutes as Marino did, but Rutta has been one their best, most consistent players and Sullivan is treating him like he's Ruhwedel.
I didn't give Hextall a free pass on Carter. I have been on board to not like that signing at all but it's not something that destroys us either. It's not like he threw a long term deal at Turbo or traded for Matheson and his long ass contract or gave the same to Pettersson and Marino.Still blaming JR, eh?
Sullivan is trash too, but people like you conveniently give Hextall a free pass. Who extended Carter? Who signed Kap and McGinn? Who has refused to upgrade our goaltending? Who donated young guys like McCann, Matheson and Marino to keep idiots like Carter around or to acquire another 35 year old player in bone head Petry? Who rolls over for Sullivan by signing complete turd players every summer to block young players?
Listen to yourself - you are defending a guy for not being AS BAD as the prior GM. Why can’t we have a GM that is competent? Why is that so hard? This team hasn’t had a competent GM since JR was making shrewd moves before the back to back cups.
Dumb and dumber - Sleepy and Sully, ran this team into the ground.
I didn't give Hextall a free pass on Carter. I have been on board to not like that signing at all but it's not something that destroys us either. It's not like he threw a long term deal at Turbo or traded for Matheson and his long ass contract or gave the same to Pettersson and Marino.
At best he's given extensions to deals FSG likely told him he needed to do - Rust, Letang, Malkin. And then Sullivan's extension is directly a FSG deal. McGinn and Kapanen to me are victims of the system more so than anything. You want to sit here with your usual bullshit then at least f***ing understand the problem first.
Sullivan wants to preach speed and tempo and yet the two players that have speed and tempo are not working in his system at all. What the f*** does that tell you? Sullivan has no f***ing clue what his system is anymore and hasn't since he's come down from the cup high and had to settle in and really drill down his system in year 3.
Josh Archibald was signed by Hextall. A GM that previously has never signed or traded for him or has any overlap with him outside of Sullivan. And yet you think everything is 100% on Hextall? The good and bad with Hextall is that he's patient. He's kept picks and has tried to draft and restock the bare prospect pool and hasn't made any idiotic long term signings of free agents that kill the cap. His biggest issue now is that FSG mandated the Sully contract extension and the biggest move he can make to fix this team is now one that makes his employer look bad.
Why the f*** are you even a fan?
Funny, Tocchet alluded to pretty much the same thing on TNT, except he was talking about being a HC. Says the TV gig is much more chill. Good for him, the TNT crew is vastly superior the plastic ESPN landfill.It's funny isn't it?
I wouldn't want to be a gm... I'd never get a wink of sleep with all the constant worrying. No way no how...
So, why did you re-sign Kap if he sucks under Sully’s dog **** system? Also, blaming sully for Hextall paying Kap $3.2 million is insane to me. It’s convenient that you neglected to mention landing 35 year old Petry, who has been a huge letdown, or the fact that sleepy retained DeSmith who is back to being an ECHL goalie.I didn't give Hextall a free pass on Carter. I have been on board to not like that signing at all but it's not something that destroys us either. It's not like he threw a long term deal at Turbo or traded for Matheson and his long ass contract or gave the same to Pettersson and Marino.
At best he's given extensions to deals FSG likely told him he needed to do - Rust, Letang, Malkin. And then Sullivan's extension is directly a FSG deal. McGinn and Kapanen to me are victims of the system more so than anything. You want to sit here with your usual bullshit then at least f***ing understand the problem first.
Sullivan wants to preach speed and tempo and yet the two players that have speed and tempo are not working in his system at all. What the f*** does that tell you? Sullivan has no f***ing clue what his system is anymore and hasn't since he's come down from the cup high and had to settle in and really drill down his system in year 3.
Josh Archibald was signed by Hextall. A GM that previously has never signed or traded for him or has any overlap with him outside of Sullivan. And yet you think everything is 100% on Hextall? The good and bad with Hextall is that he's patient. He's kept picks and has tried to draft and restock the bare prospect pool and hasn't made any idiotic long term signings of free agents that kill the cap. His biggest issue now is that FSG mandated the Sully contract extension and the biggest move he can make to fix this team is now one that makes his employer look bad.
Why the f*** are you even a fan?
I still blame Rutherford for the Kapanen monstrosity even though he's been gone for almost two years. He took Kap's lineage and gave it undeserved pedigree with the first round pick. He should do us a solid and bring Kap to Vancouver. A lot of people dress silly in Vancouver. NO, @Better Call Maul , not you, I've no doubt your style is dialed in...So, why did you re-sign Kap if he sucks under Sully’s dog **** system. Blaming sully for Hextall paying Kap $3.2 million is insane to me.
I put the blame on both of them. Neither has any right to still be here.
Or sleepy didn’t have to re-sign Kap…I still blame Rutherford for the Kapanen monstrosity even though he's been gone for almost two years. He took Kap's lineage and gave it undeserved pedigree with the first round pick. He should do us a solid and bring Kap to Vancouver. A lot of people dress silly in Vancouver. NO, @Better Call Maul , not you, I've no doubt your style is dialed in...
That's one instance I'm not gonna hold against Sully. Kap's a f***ing squirrely-brained schmuck who is gonna be in Switzerland in like 3 years.Didn't Sullivan say he had to do a better job coaching Kapanen this season or something?
psssst... it didn't work!
That's one instance I'm not gonna hold against Sully. Kap's a f***ing squirrely-brained schmuck who is gonna be in Switzerland in like 3 years.
I didn't give Hextall a free pass on Carter. I have been on board to not like that signing at all but it's not something that destroys us either. It's not like he threw a long term deal at Turbo or traded for Matheson and his long ass contract or gave the same to Pettersson and Marino.
At best he's given extensions to deals FSG likely told him he needed to do - Rust, Letang, Malkin. And then Sullivan's extension is directly a FSG deal. McGinn and Kapanen to me are victims of the system more so than anything. You want to sit here with your usual bullshit then at least f***ing understand the problem first.
Sullivan wants to preach speed and tempo and yet the two players that have speed and tempo are not working in his system at all. What the f*** does that tell you? Sullivan has no f***ing clue what his system is anymore and hasn't since he's come down from the cup high and had to settle in and really drill down his system in year 3.
Josh Archibald was signed by Hextall. A GM that previously has never signed or traded for him or has any overlap with him outside of Sullivan. And yet you think everything is 100% on Hextall? The good and bad with Hextall is that he's patient. He's kept picks and has tried to draft and restock the bare prospect pool and hasn't made any idiotic long term signings of free agents that kill the cap. His biggest issue now is that FSG mandated the Sully contract extension and the biggest move he can make to fix this team is now one that makes his employer look bad.
Why the f*** are you even a fan?
He is a lock to make the absolute worst decision with the puck on his stick. Just a complete dipshit. Permanent prospect brain where he's always trying to play through struggles and sort himself out while trying to find and settle into his role.Probably, yeah.
But he HAS slid since arriving here. And he wasn't THIS bad in Toronto. I mean... this isn't even me being mean. I wanted to try to rationalize this deal. But he's literally useless. They'd probably get more out of some WB/S 4th liner right now. I don't even know if I've seen him make one positive play in weeks.
I was kinda shocked when Hextall brought him back tbh. Dude was JR's pet project, thought for sure he'd be dealt or allowed to walk.
But hey, only two more years of Carter and Kap, eh?
It's funny isn't it?
I wouldn't want to be a gm... I'd never get a wink of sleep with all the constant worrying. No way no how...
@Gurglesons Alright dude, I gotta' fall on my sword on this one. Less than 48 hours after my defending Yohe, The Athletic released his latest:
"If anyone can right the Penguins’ ship, it’s Mike Sullivan"
This clearly f***s my argument. I relent. Damnit.
Yep. It's like the "Chuck Todd Effect" on Meet the Press. Never follow up with a tough question, else you may lose access. Took Rossi a while to learn that one, but GMJR finally scared him enough.This is the only stance like 90% of the local media guys know how to take.
"MmMmmMmmmMmmmm... boot."
Ummmmm. You do understand not everything posted here is intended to be interpreted literally, right?Or sleepy didn’t have to re-sign Kap…
But but but it’s JR’s fault! Hindsight and stuff!
I do. But I also know that way too many people still have faith in Ron Hextall…Ummmmm. You do understand not everything posted here is intended to be interpreted literally, right?