Post-Game Talk: Sully's security blankees fail

[Slaaapshuter]

No-one up? Ok, I'll go for it.

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[The Grim Reaper]

That feeling when you enjoy the Pirates game more than the Pens game.

 

[Dominance]

What is there to say.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

 

[Turin]

Posted in the GDT: everything considered, that was the worst game of the season. I’ve been super high on this team but they’re gross since Crosby came back. I don’t know how else to put it.

 

[reino]

it's time scratch Riikola. It's his fault

 

[Empoleon8771]

This team is losing in the 1st round the same way they lost in the 1st round last year.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

Terrible from everyone. Two wins vs OTT and BUF doesn't mean shit.

MM has to give them a chance to win. I don't care how the team is playing, that's no excuse for holding his glove below his pads or being unable to handle simple dumpins. I really don't get WTF Sully won't play the better goalie. Stop living in 2017.

 

[Hank Plank]

Posted in the GDT: everything considered, that was the worst game of the season. I’ve been super high on this team but they’re gross since Crosby came back. I don’t know how else to put it.

Makes you wonder doesn't it. To me it looks like Sid has quit on his coach or the team or both. Or maybe he's at 60%, I have no idea what's going on with this train wreck.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

- scoring a meaningless goal on the power play means no fixes.

+ charity game. Although the charities may give the money back after watching this one.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Alternate Captain 1 tomorrow: Hornqvist
A2: Dumoulin
A3: Rust

87, 58 and 71 can still play. But they don't deserve letters on their jerseys.

Schultz can't play. Riiks for him immediately.

 

[Nadal On Clay]

Lack of urgency from the star players. They have to give their best effort agaisnt the Caps.

 

[SEALBound]

This team is losing in the 1st round the same way they lost in the 1st round last year.

The structure they put in place early in the season to counter what doomed them last year against the Isles has completely disappeared.

Health for this team is both a curse and a god-send.

 

[billybudd]

I have zero faith in Ruhwedel, but Justin Schultz needs to be scratched after today's performance. You can't have a guy think it's okay to be out there and literally not be able to do anything.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Terrible from everyone. Two wins vs OTT and BUF doesn't mean shit.

MM has to give them a chance to win. I don't care how the team is playing, that's no excuse for holding his glove below his pads or being unable to handle simple dumpins. I really don't get WTF Sully won't play the better goalie. Stop living in 2017.

I don't even have words at this point.

just

 

[SEALBound]

It's time for Sully to get serious about a few things. The experimenting or waiting to see how things go is done.

Marleau is not a top 6 LW. He needs to be demoted.

Schultz is a f***ing dog out there right now, as is Letang.

Spark something new:

Sheary-Crosby-Rust
Zucker-Malkin-Hornqvist
Marleau-McCann-Bjugstad
Tanev-Bleuger-Lafferty

Dumo-Letang
Petts-Marino
Riikola-Schultz

 

[LittleSpoon]

Just seems like there is no chemistry between lines and that our offensive system is hope for a lucky bounce off the rush, where our defense is collapse and then attack. Sully needs to stick to lines much more than he does for a whole season. Just looks like so much spaz play from each line the majority of the time. Still believe in a deep run, but none of our systems look smooth I guess is the gist.

 

[tom_servo]

I'm basically prepared for embarrassment every game right now. Flyers are gonna beat us in 5.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

 

[Pens x]

Sully can only handle coaching against crap teams.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I'm basically prepared for embarrassment every game right now. Flyers are gonna beat us in 5.

As is tradition.

 

[2wayPlay]

I don't even have words at this point.

just

How he isn’t banned is beyond me. I guess the mods put in the same effort as the team

 

[vodeni]

Shultz played almost 20 minutes tonight, if you think he will be benched lol

 

[Pittsburgh1776]

Nothing will change until Sullivan gets his head out of his ass.

Letang is awful. I’m done. Been done. Please, enough of this high risk and undisciplined player after the season. Give his minutes to Marino and Dumo. Find a dependable replacement. We don’t need the flash and sexiness anymore. Find someone who has a brain.

28 looks out of shape. 4 is terrible, why is he on PP1??

Tanev wasted on line 4. They got caved in as they do most games.

Murray does not have it. You might have lost Jarry by not rewarding his great play and pining for Murray. The net is Jarry’s. Stop f***ing around.

Johnson does not deserve to play over Riikola. 28 does not deserve to play over Riikola. And it isn’t that Riikola is good, it’s that they simply suck.

Malkin is the #1 this year. I’m going to keep saying it. He has the fire, but you lose him when you don’t trust him in all situations and you preference Crosby regardless of how Crosby plays. Crosby is not the same player this season. Accept it. Play Malkin as #1 and let him go with it.

This team’s issues are preventable. They are healthier than ever. But Sullivan’s favoritism and stubbornness are toxic. It will cost us the season if not corrected.

 

[SEALBound]

I tell ya, in addition to the atrocious number of odd man rushes the other way due to bad pinches, the number of defensive assignment lapses this game (and as a trend) is incredibly concerning. It's no different than last year and I hate to harp on this, this wasn't an issue earlier in the season when there was commitment to the structure.

The stars are skating like they are entitled things being easy for them. There's no effort in their game.