SundanceKid
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I think DB thinks he's the Phil Jackson of the NHL, getting all meta and zen and ****. What is a goal, if not a subjective measure of getting to our game?
This cracks me up.
I think DB thinks he's the Phil Jackson of the NHL, getting all meta and zen and ****. What is a goal, if not a subjective measure of getting to our game?
I can understand scratching him if he's had a bad game. But, for one game. Not this ****.
Engo is a ******* joke. You don't win in the playoffs playing this guy 10 minutes a game, period. Now, I don't know if Borts is the answer. BUT, I do know you won't know without letting him have good AND bad experiences during the regular season, just like Maatta is getting.
It's the same reason you should be playing Bennett. Same reason you should've given Megna more of a chance. Same reason Despres should be playing over Niskanen.
Youth being served (and using the cap space in other areas) is going to help this team win another cup, not useless pieces of playoff **** like Engo, D'Agostini, Nisky, etc.
Can I borrow some of whatever you're smoking, because it must be some pretty good **** that gives you hope Beau will be starting with Sid on Wednesday.
Adams on the 1st line is stupid. It's DB thinking he's making the line more accountable in a prevent situation by putting a beloved grinder there, but he's just making it slower and more likely to be hemmed in its own zone.
But Dupes didn't go back there, which gives me hope Beau will be back for an extended audition. Adams clearly isn't a long-term answer, just when we're protecting leads in the 3rd.
But we won, and we won playing a good team game against arguably the best team in the league right now. Roster issues aside, coupled with no KCD reunion, that's a pretty big positive.
you are literally just making stuff up now, in an effort to advance your bizarre "crosby cant play with a playmaker/anti-bennett" agenda. bennett and crosby looked good together until the idiot coach changed things up.
its completely obvious to everyone that you are incredibly biased. you can continue to spout this nonsense, but let me assure you no one is taking your opinion seriously.
You're asking for way too much!!!
Don't think of it as losing a Bort; think of it as gaining another Vet at the deadline.
I get what DB excuse would be for playing Adams there if the Pgh media has the stones to call him out on it, but there is literally no justification for it.
I get you wanting to be positive and that's my nature as well, so I'm not going to bust your balls too hard.
But deep down inside you know DB did this for show and wants to get the KCD line back together as quickly as possible.
There is no logic behind what he does. He was playing Dupes on the top line with the best player in the world... Yet he doesn't think Dupes is skilled enough to play on the second PP unit.
Think about how Pejorative Slured some of his decisions are.
I need to see some real changes in this guy... not some token BS like we saw tonight because the team is slumping.
if shero had some balls he could shed the dead weight veterans on this team and reap huge savings thereby allowing him to get that third legit offensive threat on this team.
dump niskanen, dupuis, glass, d'agostini-- replace them with despres, bortuzzo, bennett, sill/megna/gibbons, maybe another minimum salary young guy hungry for a bottom six roster spot. the savings would be significant (5-6 million), maybe enough to get someone with some offensive talent. and the team would be better off with hungry young players in the bottom six. hell, dump orpik also and youve got damn near 8 million in savings. you could get a fantastic winger for that much.
this team would be so much better if shero would dump the dead weight, let the young guys play, and spend the savings on help for sid/geno.
Or we could keep Bennett on Crosby's wing for more than one game, considering they were better at sustaining offensive zone time than any other combo Sid's seen this year.
Hey, if RRP is allowed to believe in the tooty fairy, santa claus, and Bennett starting next game with Sid, then I'm allowed to believe in Orpik, Nisky, and one of Jokinen/Sutter being dealt.
We won because the team dialed in after Fleury saved our bacon in the 1st period, and proceeded to compete in the hard areas, cycle well, and go to the net as a team. See Kunitz on Sid's goal and Sutter tipping in Maatta's shot.
Not everything is related to lines.
I'm a positive guy by nature. But I'm adopting more of a Buddhist philosophy when it comes to my wants so I don't get as worked up as so many here do when things don't go as we hope.
Wanna parlay that with JJ back with Malkin and Neal and Engo still playing over Borts?
db is going nowhere.
So despite DB Bylsmaing the lines.
This was a perfect example of 3 guys winning a game (MAF, Geno and Sid) despite DB.
The first was Geno making an amazing play when he joined a 4th line shift and hit Gib with a perfect pass.
The second was an 3rd/4th line combo with Sutter deflecting an Olli shot.
The 3rd was after a PK, where Sid made a great play.
None of the goals were due to DBs line combos. I see you criticizing his cobos, then post essential "well we won so it's ok."
Watching that replay on Getzlaf's goal, I wouldnt be surprised if DB blamed Bennett for it. Despite Sid following the Puck carrier into the corner and both D-men leaving the front of the net. Beau was closest to Getz. DB logic there.
We'll see. I do wish somebody in the PGH media would call him out on Adams though.
Who do you think calls the lines for each shift?
Watching that goal should make it soooooo obvious to MAF to NEVER flop around like that like he used to and stopped doing this year. Square to the shooter baby like you've been doing. Great game otherwise for him
Watching that replay on Getzlaf's goal, I wouldnt be surprised if DB blamed Bennett for it. Despite Sid following the Puck carrier into the corner and both D-men leaving the front of the net. Beau was closest to Getz. DB logic there.