Speculation: This 20-21 Penguins team misses the playoffs... UPDATE - WRONG

[Le Magnifique 66]

My hope for this season is that JR doesn't trade the 2022 first. I don't think the wheels fall of this year, but they will soon and I don't want to miss out on the inevitable top 5 pick that results.

Next summer is another good lot of young players according to many insiders, arealdy depressed we pretty much traded most of our picks!!
Hopefully he can acquire a few besides 7th rounders!!

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

I still think we are good enough to manage to sneak in.

Think of the fact that we were at the top of the mountain not too long ago and now, because of the shit management, we're at "I think we maybe possibly make the playoffs" as a realistic and hopeful goal.

 

[T1K]

The season doesn’t even start for like 3 months. Relax.

 

[Tom Hanks]

The season doesn’t even start for like 3 months. Relax.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Lots and lots of rest for Sid and Geno = they will be fresh. No way we miss the playoffs. We still have too much talent to miss. We might get swept in round 1 again, but we will make it.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Lots and lots of rest for Sid and Geno = they will be fresh. No way we miss the playoffs. We still have too much talent to miss. We might get swept in round 1 again, but we will make it.

Sid and Geno just had 5 months off, played for like a week, and immediately had surgery.

 

[SouthGeorge]

Crosby/Malkin should always been a lock for playoffs but 33 year old Letang as your #1 D kind of neuters that.

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

Crosby/Malkin should always been a lock for playoffs but 33 year old Letang as your #1 D kind of neuters that.

I'd say injury prone 33/34 year old Sid and Geno do that just as well as anything Letang does.

 

[EightyOne]

Lots and lots of rest for Sid and Geno = they will be fresh. No way we miss the playoffs. We still have too much talent to miss. We might get swept in round 1 again, but we will make it.

Is this @Return of the Paek?

 

[AuroraBorealis]

7th in points % after horrendous injuries.
NHL Stats.

Now returning with better goaltending, coaching and wingers. We get Zucker for the full year, instead of 15 games. That's like an acquisition in itself.

Defense probably better too, no? Is Matheson worse than Johnson? Unlikely. Will Ceci even be a regular? Is he worse than Schultz was last year, in a 3rd pairing role?

You guys attach way too much weight to Crosby and Malkin. Make it sound like Basketball. They are just Forwards. Sid played 20:16 on average and missed 28 games.

We went 19-5-4 with Sid out of the line-up. Stop talking so much about our Centers regressing. It's not as impactful as you think.

There is no logical justification for the Pens missing the playoffs when you look at this team.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Crosby/Malkin should always been a lock for playoffs but 33 year old Letang as your #1 D kind of neuters that.

Letang just had 44 points in 61 games with a 16th ranked PP. He is fine.
If anything I think he'll improve next year under Reirden. They get along really well.

 

[TKalltheTime]

People saying this team is “Stacked” to me is laughable...

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

People saying this team is “Stacked” to me is laughable...

Who said the team was stacked?

 

[ownal]

Who said the team was stacked?

He just likes to throw out random statements for "shock value." Reminds me of Mark Madden.

 

[TKalltheTime]

Who said the team was stacked?

Old Sid/Geno blablablabla. They’re still the best out there when they’re on the ice.

The top-6 is stacked for a reason. We’ll be fine, don’t ask me about what’s gonna happen in round 1 tho.

 

[Night Shift]

Now we really need keyboard tech @ronduguayshair .. Keyboard down

 

[Gurglesons]

Top six is the best we’ve had going into a season in the Sid and Malkin era.

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

Top six is the best we’ve had going into a season in the Sid and Malkin era.

And the bottom six is as bad as it’s been since 2014-15 when they made the playoffs in the very last game.

 

[Gurglesons]

And the bottom six is as bad as it’s been since 2014-15 when they made the playoffs in the very last game.

I don’t see how the bottom six is any worse than it was the last two years tbh.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Top six is the best we’ve had going into a season in the Sid and Malkin era.

I liked the start of 2017/18 better

Guentzel-Crosby-Hornqvist
Hagelin-Malkin-Kessel

 

[Gurglesons]

I liked the start of 2017/18 better

Guentzel-Crosby-Hornqvist
Hagelin-Malkin-Kessel

Hags and Hornqvist were coming off disappointing years.

Also. It was

Guentzel- Crosby - Sheary
Rust - Malkin - Kessel on G1

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Old Sid/Geno blablablabla. They’re still the best out there when they’re on the ice.

The top-6 is stacked for a reason. We’ll be fine, don’t ask me about what’s gonna happen in round 1 tho.

I still don't see where anyone said the team is stacked.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Hags and Hornqvist were coming off disappointing years.

You must have pretty high standards then..........

Hags broke his leg in 2016/17 but still was going at a 30 point pace and his advanced stats with Malkin were pretty awesome (much better than Geno away from him).
Line Stats - Natural Stat Trick
Carl Hagelin - Summary - Natural Stat Trick

Hornqvist had 44 points in 70 games, that’s a 52 point pace. Great advanced stats too
Patric Hornqvist - Summary - Natural Stat Trick

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Yeah our top 6 with Kessel and Hornqvist was better balanced. More high-end skill and more down n dirty.

Our current top 6 is uh...faster.

 

[TKalltheTime]

I still don't see where anyone said the team is stacked.

"The top-6 is stacked for a reason" can you really not read? It's right there in the quoted post....