Post-Game Talk: Pens vs Wings: You ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?

[IcedCapp]

Good thing we had this guy at the top of his game tonight


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We want the cup?

 

[Ugene Magic]

 

[PensandCaps]

EK redeemed himself with that OT goal.

With that being said, I'm still substantially less thrilled about him on this team than I was when they acquired him.

Their playoff chances were hurt a bit by giving the Wings that extra point, but it's not anything too substantial. They're still the favorite for the WC2 spot at this point.

EK would be great on a well ran and structured high octane offensive team, like Colorado or Tampa even.

This team has a major flaw of being stupid defensively and dreadful offensively, the worst of both worlds for EK.

 

[cygnus47]

Well...at least we're pulling wins out of our asses after doing our best to throw them away. I don't have any more sweat for my palms.

 

[farscape1]

I still say we are going to miss the playoffs but 1 point. Karlsson needs traded the second we can.

 

[SomeDude]

Win and in against the Isles is coming. Y’all ready for that…..

I’m prepared for Sully to start this guy in a pivotal game vs Isles

 

[JRS91]

Karlsson had a rough game, but he's been our best defenseman by far this year.

It was a bad time to have a bad game, but I'll give him a pass given how good he's been.

 

[IcedCapp]

Don’t the islanders know you’re supposed to allow two backbreaking goals in the 3rd?

 

[madinsomniac]

3 wins and in seems simple enough...

 

[EVGENIMERLIN]

I’m prepared for Sully to start this guy in a pivotal game vs Isles

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Congrats to Crosby on the milestones.

Glad to get the 2 points but man this team doesn't make anything easy.

Crosby milestones? What about Big Jeff Carter to become only the 25th human to have 19 or more seasons of 10+ goals?

 

[KrisLeturnover]

Well, we control our own destiny again. Three massive games coming up, buckle up boys.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I don't think I was EK's largest supporter all year

Maybe early in the year but EK is what he is. It's just that the 3rd period of this game was all of the bad he could do when he's playing dumb, just like Letang.

The IQ of Karlsson and Letang add's up to room temperature.

 

[Rudy Russo]

Good thing we had this guy at the top of his game tonight


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Big Jeff Carter Baby!!

 

[trader997]

So tired seeing grown man playing a f****g 2 on 1 like they play on a Peewee team!

 

[Turin]

I’m prepared for Sully to start this guy in a pivotal game vs Isles

When this turnover was made not enough focus was given to the fact that he just crouched at the incoming shot in response lmao.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

The schedule gets easier with their next game being...

Boston.

 

[Ugene Magic]

This team is totally stupid, and a goal for and a goal against rapid fire style.

 

[Hotep Numminen]

how can he not know how to pronounce our goalies name

 

[StaalForOne]

Congrats to Sid on 1,000 and sole possession on top 10 points all time. Wow

EK65 is so much fun haha

 

[chethejet]

Can habs get lucky here and beat the Isles?

 

[PensandCaps]

Karlsson had a rough game, but he's been our best defenseman by far this year.

It was a bad time to have a bad game, but I'll give him a pass given how good he's been.

This isn't just a one game thing with EK. He's been subpar after the first month.

And He hasn't been our best. Letang is right on his heels offensively despite clean up duty in the PP role, and he PKs.

Pettersson has been #1. So EK has been #3 at best.

 

[Doctor Coffin]

Detroit played tenaciously and had an edge in carrying the play, but that edge in play didn't translate directly to scoring chances - to wit, all of their goals were a result of of lapses and giveaways by the home team. This game shouldn't have gone to OT. Hopefully gifting them the point won't come back to haunt.

 

[66-30-33]

So Pens need to go 1-1-1 and Wings/Caps need to go 2-0-1 to overtake us because of more RW.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Can someone refresh me on what happened with our goalie coach? Was it Murray or jarry who said our old goalie coach wasn’t needed and since then we’ve had goalies who couldn’t save Jesus ?

Mike Bales was the goalie coach during the Pens' back-to-back cups. With the decision to go Murray, the Pens let Bales go and hired Mike Buckley, who had a pre-established relationship with Murray.

Bales is now in Buffalo after a stint in Carolina.

Buckley was fired in 2021 and replaced by the current goalie coach, Andy Chiodo.