GDT #64: Pens vs Isles

Postby **willeyeam** » Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:12 pm

How can a team that is as old as dirt with so many vets not know how to hold a **** lead?
Vets who have experienced 3 tight Cup-clinching games, no less.

Yeah tonight isn't on our GM imo. The roster on the ice had a two goal lead and couldn't hang on for ten minutes. That's on Sully and the guys on the ice imo. Sack up

Postby **crusherstasiak** » Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:13 pm

How can a team that is as old as dirt with so many vets not know how to hold a **** lead?
Vets who have experienced 3 tight Cup-clinching games, no less.

letang and malkin are making cutesyass east/west passes behind their backs that were getting intercepted
jfc dish
im glad this was mrs crusher bridge night

Postby **Blue Canary** » Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:14 pm

Well, at least we’ve got 4 points between us and the Panthers. For now. Big 2 days coming up.

Postby **Blue Canary** » Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:17 pm

How can a team that is as old as dirt with so many vets not know how to hold a **** lead?
Vets who have experienced 3 tight Cup-clinching games, no less.
letang and malkin are making cutesyass east/west passes behind their backs that were getting intercepted
jfc dish
im glad this was mrs crusher bridge night

I’m glad for Mrs. C, too.

Yeah, we’ve seen self-sabotage from Globetrotting for years.

Postby **nocera** » Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:37 pm

Well, at least we’ve got 4 points between us and the Panthers. For now. Big 2 days coming up.

Yep. That was a big point. I don’t particularly care who’s first or second wildcard so long as we get in.

Postby **Blue Canary** » Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:07 pm

Well, at least we’ve got 4 points between us and the Panthers. For now. Big 2 days coming up.
Yep. That was a big point. I don’t particularly care who’s first or second wildcard so long as we get in.

Florida has an at-home back-to-back tomorrow (CHI, likely W) and Saturday (WPG, who knows).

We have an at-home back-to-back Saturday (Flyers) and Sunday (NYR).

So, a big 3 days, not 2.

Buckle up, baby.

Postby **King Colby** » Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:37 pm

Well, at least we’ve got 4 points between us and the Panthers. For now. Big 2 days coming up.
Yep. That was a big point. I don’t particularly care who’s first or second wildcard so long as we get in.

I still want the 3 seed

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 5:25 am

We're not good.

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 6:15 am

... and special teams are killing us.

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 6:31 am

Should have been sellers at the deadline especially since what we added was the hockey equivalent of magic beans.

Postby **Trip McNeely** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 6:33 am

... and special teams are killing us.

Yup to both things you said. Just aren’t good and the special teams, my god man, I don’t even know how we are winning games when the special teams are this bad

Postby **shafnutz05** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:46 am

Postby **Morkle** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:06 am

Should have been sellers at the deadline especially since what we added was the hockey equivalent of magic beans.

I am truly curious what they do with Zucker - because he should be a "re-sign" guy for sure, but then that means the team stays mostly the same for like 3-4 years in a row.

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:16 am

Mostly the same is fine.

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:19 am

They lack snipage. The team's snipers simply aren't sufficiently snipey this season. Jake has only 5 PP goals. Start sniping, man.

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:21 am

This team needs more players like a healthy Jason Zucker, unfortunately his style of play is one of the reasons he is often injured.

Postby **MR25** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:11 am

Imo the personnel isn't the issue. It's the approach.

Postby **Morkle** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:13 am

It's kind of mind-boggling though that these same players who have had PP success before, seemingly can't do it sometimes. It's been the same 3-4 guys on the powerplay for what, a decade? It should be relatively automatic on what they need to do to be successful lol.

Postby **willeyeam** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:17 am

It's kind of mind-boggling though that these same players who have had PP success before, seemingly can't do it sometimes. It's been the same 3-4 guys on the powerplay for what, a decade? It should be relatively automatic on what they need to do to be successful lol.

i think that's part of the issue, they naturally have tendencies, and everyone and their mother knows them by now

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:21 am

Their tendencies: Sid will try and force a pass through a crowd. Geno will try and force a no-look pass through a crowd. Letang will try and force a no-look backhand pass to an area recently vacated by himself.

Postby **King Colby** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:33 am

What changes to people expect? The 5 players on the team who give you the best chance to score are on PP1. Theyre getting chances, it's just not going in.

Sure they have the occasional PP that they never get set up but literally every team does (unless they're playing us...)

I'm WAY more concerned about the PK. Can't win draws, can't block shots, can't clear pucks

Postby **Morkle** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:45 am

The only thing I'd prefer about the PP - is that they increase shot volume and get someone in front of the net. Much like Philly used to do - but we don't have horny anymore, so it basically is what it is and that's like the least of my concern.

Postby **meow** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:52 am

Successful teams have a combined special teams percentage of at least 100. More often than not, you need around 105 to have a shot at deep playoff success

Pens combined special teams percentage is exactly 100

Postby **King Colby** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:58 am

Yeah but what is their EXPECTED special teams percentage. That's what we really want to know

Postby **nocera** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 11:21 am

Can somebody look up the Pens record in games where Potash puts on a stupid costume?