ECQF Game 3: Pens vs Islanders 04/14/19

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:50 pm

Mentally, this team is a bunch of pussies.

Postby **Robot B9** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:50 pm

If this series ends w/ Pens loss, Pens will be on a multi-year trajectory that most Cup winners go through in terms of building up progressively better teams and series win, getting the Cup, then sloping back down to in-the-conversation to not-a-threat.

Postby **MR25** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:50 pm

If Johnson is your major problem with this series, then you haven’t been paying attention.

He's a main cause of what ails the Pens.

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:51 pm

Rigger · Postby **Rigger** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:51 pm

**** you Patrick Sharp

Postby **Blue Canary** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:51 pm

Can't wait for 4 more years of Jack Johnson, you guys
Rutherford needs to be fired for acquiring him
Back to back cups and made your superstar happy. Yeah, fire him for that.
Is Crosby happy his team is getting swept? I doubt it.

No, we know he isn't.

I don't know if Sid, as a leader, has got a magic speech left in him, but if he does, then now's the time to bust it out.

Postby **Blue Canary** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:52 pm

**** you Patrick Sharp

I was just thinking that things could be worse--we could be the Blackhawks.

I'll be honest and say that I wouldn't want to be a Lightning fan if they lose tonight, either.

Postby **Blue Canary** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:53 pm

Mentally, this team is a bunch of pussies.

The regression is bizarre.

Postby **MR25** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:53 pm

If Johnson is your major problem with this series, then you haven’t been paying attention.

He's a main cause of what ails the Pens.

Let me rephrase so my point is clearer:

If the result of losing in OT in the first game is for someone making decisions to think "I'm going to put Jack Johnson in", you've already conceded defeat.

Postby **Gaucho** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:54 pm

True.

Rigger · Postby **Rigger** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:54 pm

There's no magic speech that is going to make Letang 7 years younger

Postby **Rx6687** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:55 pm

About a month ago, I thought this team had found something. McCann, Jake, and Sid were on fire. Kessel was starting to come around. Murray was looking solid. Power play was clicking.

Then, things got weird. The top line just stopped scoring completely. Letang and Dumo were not close to 100% after returning. After that Philly game, it appeared the team was sort of rallying around that. I thought collectively they might have turned the corner. I was mistaken.

Postby **nocera** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:55 pm

My dad just texted “at least we have the Pirates.”

That’s how bad it is

Postby **MR25** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:55 pm

Mentally, this team is a bunch of pussies.
The regression is bizarre.

This is what happens when fake "toughness" in the form of signing D-men who chase hits gets you.

Postby **Robot B9** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:55 pm

If Johnson is your major problem with this series, then you haven’t been paying attention.

He's a main cause of what ails the Pens.

???? >6 of our forwards have done next to nothing so far; the speed overall is lacking; can't get anyone to the net with any regularity. JJ didn't play in the game 1 loss....lots of other things on top of JJ's play.

Postby **Blue Canary** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:58 pm

I guess Tuesday is a must-win game, eh?

<--outright sobbing

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:58 pm

Good news: we can win 4 in a row against the Isles

Bad news: it's probably not going to happen

Postby **MR25** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:58 pm

If Johnson is your major problem with this series, then you haven’t been paying attention.

He's a main cause of what ails the Pens.
???? >6 of our forwards have done next to nothing so far; the speed overall is lacking; can't get anyone to the net with any regularity. JJ didn't play in the game 1 loss....lots of other things on top of JJ's play.

The forwards will have trouble having the puck and shooting if Jack Johnson can't move the puck up to them and turns it over in his own zone, or can't keep it in the O zone.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:58 pm

**** you Patrick Sharp
I was just thinking that things could be worse--we could be the Blackhawks.

I'll be honest and say that I wouldn't want to be a Lightning fan if they lose tonight, either.

Disagree. They have the 3rd overall...

Postby **Blue Canary** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:59 pm

My dad just texted “at least we have the Pirates.”

That’s how bad it is

No, Mr. nocera's dad, just...no.

Postby **nocera** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:59 pm

Good news: we can win 4 in a row against the Isles

Bad news: it's probably not going to happen

No. Pens will win 2 straight to get our hopes up then **** the bed in game 6 at home.

Postby **shmenguin** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:59 pm

Man...not one bright spot in that one.

Did we give horny a NTC/NVM?

Postby **Blue Canary** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:00 pm

**** you Patrick Sharp
I was just thinking that things could be worse--we could be the Blackhawks.

I'll be honest and say that I wouldn't want to be a Lightning fan if they lose tonight, either.
Disagree. They have the 3rd overall...

Oh. Yes. Right. Yeesh.

I guess one can recover from the near-crippling ignominy with a 3rd overall.

Postby **Rx6687** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:01 pm

Mentally, this team is a bunch of pussies.
The regression is bizarre.

They lost big time character guys with Kunitz and Fleury. Lost some sandpaper when Cole and Kuhnhackel left. Lost speed when Hags, Bonino, and Daley left.

You can't keep everyone when you win a championship, and players get older. But they tried to replace those guys with the Casey DeSmith's and Dominic Simon's of the world, and it just wasn't good enough.

Postby **dodint** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:02 pm

This is the '96 Panthers series except I don't have the emotional investment I did as a 13 year old.