Post-Game Talk: Rip dat bandaid off fast doe, Pens season ends, 2-1 (4-3)

[High Flying Birds]

Bylsma needs to go. Simple as that. I'm not watching this team if he's back next season.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Shero is Hodor

Bylsma is Theon Greyjoy.

You mean Reek.

 

[Vega]

We have Scudari for THREE MORE YEARS.

 

[cygnus47]

Someone needs to stoke the fire to win again. Fleury can be great but he needs that fire. It's easy to bounce back mentally when you NEED to win because you want it so bad. It's not easy when you expect to win and are constantly focused on whose fault it is. He needs to get angry the same way the rest of the team does.

 

[Uemoda]

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Is Bylsma or Shero Hodor?

Bylsma. Shero is Pycelle.

 

[IcedCapp]

All encompassing?

 

[Woodrow]

I think that Fleury is mentally weak. You can argue that the Pens have contributed to where he is now and that they could have handled it better, but the root causes is with Fleury.

I don't think the Pens can stick with Fleury because a patented MAF meltdown is in the back of everyone's mind always. He and the Pens both need a fresh start.

 

[MrBurghundy]

You sly little imp.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Those gifs will never not be funny. Amazing to think that guy gets paid millions of dollars for that.

They are cherry picked and do not disprove my point. Yeah he gives up some weak goals, though was better this playoffs. My point was that under a . . . I was going to say more defensive system, but will instead say defensive at all system, would he do much better and reduce those incidents to the average for goalies (all have those happen at times)?

Unanswerable right now.

 

[Vega]

You mean Reek.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

We have Scudari for THREE MORE YEARS.

I am not even positive that he is horrid. He did get injured for one. Second it might also be a system/pairing issue.

Again, we will see.

 

[TheSniper26]

Shero is Hodor

Bylsma is Theon Greyjoy.

Would that make Sid Joffrey? The golden boy who chokes?


(no I don't actually think Sid is a choker)

 

[Jag68Sid87]

They are cherry picked and do not disprove my point. Yeah he gives up some weak goals, though was better this playoffs. My point was that under a . . . I was going to say more defensive system, but will instead say defensive at all system, would he do much better and reduce those incidents to the average for goalies (all have those happen at times)?

Unanswerable right now.

I still haven't forgotten the Nick Foligno goal. That one is fresh.

That is always there. Teams are always a shot away when they play us with Fleury in goal.

He gots to go.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

I don't think the Pens can stick with Fleury because a patented MAF meltdown is in the back of everyone's mind always. He and the Pens both need a fresh start.

I agree with this. I don't think they trust him and they're hyper sensitive to him, and they're right to do that. Fleury is done in Pittsburgh and they probably waited too long to try and fix him. I don't know if he'll bounce back but I wish him the best.

 

[DanFailsma]

Originally Posted by Ogrezilla
Sid: Its not that I'm lazy, its that I just don't care.

The Bobs: Don't care?

Sid: Its a problem of motivation. If I work a little harder and we win this series, Dan Bylsma coaches this team another year. I've had 8 wingers these playoffs.

The Bobs: 8 Wingers?

Sid: 8, Bob.

Possibly the best post ever

I wish I could favorite it

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

They are cherry picked and do not disprove my point. Yeah he gives up some weak goals, though was better this playoffs. My point was that under a . . . I was going to say more defensive system, but will instead say defensive at all system, would he do much better and reduce those incidents to the average for goalies (all have those happen at times)?

Unanswerable right now.

Agreed. I was just having a laugh is all. Fleury was one of the few bright spots this playoffs and maybe, just maybe the sports psychologist is paying dividends. That being said, I absolutely understand if the organization uses a compliance buyout on him, he has a bad history.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

Here are the number of goals scored by DB led teams in elimination games:

'10 v MTL - 2
'11 v TB - 0
'12 v PHI - 1
'13 v BOS - 0
'14 v CAN - 0
'14 v FIN - 0
'14 v NYR - 1

 

[WayneSid9987]

Here are the number of goals scored by DB led teams in elimination games:

'10 v MTL - 2
'11 v TB - 0
'12 v PHI - 1
'13 v BOS - 0
'14 v CAN - 0
'14 v FIN - 0
'14 v NYR - 1

Shero has a big hand in this as well.
Gotta draft more D!
Sid/Geno can do great with less!

 

[zhenyas most fly rep]

I don't think the Pens can stick with Fleury because a patented MAF meltdown is in the back of everyone's mind always. He and the Pens both need a fresh start.

Our dmen confidence in him might be close to an all time low.
Look at the incident between him and Määttä, Määttä never skate straight into Fleury (trying to protect him?) if he has confidence in Fleury's puckhandling skill.

 

[IcedCapp]

I don't think we can stick with Fleury because HE CANNOT PLAY THE PUCK, cannot NOT play the puck, cannot do anything behind his net. His desire to touch the puck on every dump in creates more scoring chances for the opposition than anything else.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Here are the number of goals scored by DB led teams in elimination games:

'10 v MTL - 2
'11 v TB - 0
'12 v PHI - 1
'13 v BOS - 0
'14 v CAN - 0
'14 v FIN - 0
'14 v NYR - 1

The Olympics might be the most damning, burned through the equivalent of the regular season and then accomplished **** all. All with a different team. 4-3 for no goals.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Our dmen confidence in him might be close to an all time low.
Look at the incident between him and Määttä, Määttä never skate straight into Fleury (trying to protect him?) if he has confidence in Fleury's puckhandling skill.

Yup. I will add that he's not just bad at puckhandling, he THINKS he's good. That is a double-dose of trouble.

Plus, he is bad at communicating with his D-men (and vice-versa). SO, that is part coaching and part a bad fit in goal.

 

[Waffle Fries]

I don't think we can stick with Fleury because HE CANNOT PLAY THE PUCK, cannot NOT play the puck, cannot do anything behind his net. His desire to touch the puck on every dump in creates more scoring chances for the opposition than anything else.

The only options I see are Miller and Hiller.

 

[Zen Arcade]

If Dejan is right about both Shero and Bylsma being gone and taking more steps to protect Crosby and Malkin, I might do a backflip.

Granted, I'll likely break my neck in the attempt, but at least I'll be able to watch a team with some semblance of self respect and toughness while I'm recovering.

I should be freaking out or throwing stuff, instead I feel oddly cathartic. The way this team has been run has beat the emotion out of me. I can't imagine how Crosby or Malkin feel, but I bet it's 1,000 times worse.