GDT #14: Pens @ BJs

[mikey]

1st intermission prompt:

Thoughts on Ryan Shea so far? What do you see? What do you like? What don't you like?

[NTP66]

I’m a fan. Seems comfortable with the puck and is always moving.

[King Colby]

I'd like to see him think shot more. Had a chance to fire one that period and wheeled the net instead - looked good doing it though, and had confidence to skate laterally in a dangerous area just inside the blue to make a play

[King Colby]

Hes playing a simple game defensively, great stick work and just makes the easy play with the puck. Not much more you can ask from a 3rd pairing guy

[Gaucho]

He's deceptively smooth.

[Gaucho]

I was worried about the Pens thinking they could maybe win this en passant and go figure these jerks have to prove me right.

[meecrofilm]

In fairness, Jarry shoulda had both those goals.

[mikey]

Re: Shea. Yeah, pretty good puck skills...for a guy that couldn't do dick in the USHL in his D+1 year, and didn't eclipse half a point per game in college till his senior season...he isn't bad with the disc. Understands how to move against the flow of forecheck pressure (despite below average skating). Looser gap player defensively, but he's just compensating for his wheels I think. But in all, in limited minutes, he's been just fine and then some for me. Just a nice find for the third pairing it looks like, for a guy who went as an unsigned draft pick and then a group VI free agent...that's really nice work by whoever was responsible for tracking this guy, probably our pro scouts, maybe Dubas...

[Trip McNeely]

Re: Shea. Yeah, pretty good puck skills...for a guy that couldn't do dick in the USHL in his D+1 year, and didn't eclipse half a point per game in college till his senior season...he isn't bad with the disc. Understands how to move against the flow of forecheck pressure (despite below average skating). Looser gap player defensively, but he's just compensating for his wheels I think. But in all, in limited minutes, he's been just fine and then some for me. Just a nice find for the third pairing it looks like, for a guy who went as an unsigned draft pick and then a group VI free agent...that's really nice work by whoever was responsible for tracking this guy, probably our pro scouts, maybe Dubas...

Our pro scouts seem much better at doing their thing than our amateur ones

[crusherstasiak]

1st intermission prompt:

Thoughts on Ryan Shea so far? What do you see? What do you like? What don't you like?

fringe nhl'r
saw more from ludwig

[skullman80]

Boom Jake!

[Trip McNeely]

What a shift by Sid

[NTP66]

Jfc crosby

[nocera]

This line is flying.

[willeyeam]

No shot attempt on a 3 on 1

[crusherstasiak]

wooooooooooooooooooooooo

[willeyeam]

Oh ok nvm woo

[stonewizard51]

Finally one for Jake.

[NTP66]

No shot attempt on a 3 on 1

Second time that has happened in this game, too.

[mikey]

What a nice shift by Ruhwedel...shut down two dangerous rushes...

[willeyeam]

Feel like Jarry isn't seeing it well tonight

[mikey]

1st intermission prompt:

Thoughts on Ryan Shea so far? What do you see? What do you like? What don't you like?

fringe nhl'r
saw more from ludwig

In the two (?) shifts he played? Haha

[mikey]

Feel like Jarry isn't seeing it well tonight

He isn't. We're in a danger game right now. Might need 5 to win this one...

[willeyeam]

1st intermission prompt:

Thoughts on Ryan Shea so far? What do you see? What do you like? What don't you like?

He hasn't done anything terribly stupid. Decent skater, not a dunce with the puck. Could do a lot worse for our bottom pairing

[Trip McNeely]

Best save of the night there