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NHL '12 Playoffs |OT| "The Cup is our destiny this year."
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Man you guys are playing with karma fire by trash talking when you're in elimination mode.
No show Croz in last two games.
Getting shots in while I still can.
As if my actions have any bearing on the outcome of todays game. :lol
You can get delay though can't you ? If the puck was staying in play? I don't remember the rule
Dude I don't know what game you are watching, but there couldn't be less effort and heart from the Pens. Soft passes, no hustle, no effort. Sure the garbage goals probably hurt morale a bit and fleury is awful, but the team is quitting before our eyes. Bylsma has one last chance to light a fire this intermission.
Yeah, the passes have been shitty, but they've had decent zone time.
Can't believe that the best Pens team I've ever seem assembled during my fandom is one period away from being eliminated.
TheOnlyMook
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Crosby needs to start taking shots on net instead of just passing it away every time he gets a chance. Fleury giving this game away, can't give up any more goals
The puck hit a spot on the ice and hit the flyers skate as he was going on the bench, that is not call you make ever, freak accident.
:lol :lol :lol
Fuck him. Seriously. Biggest whiner coach in the league.
Truth there. I guess at the end of the day, we will say that the talent couldn't overcome the weak goaltending.
Not even joking, man. Never had a powerhouse like this, save for maybe 1993...and that season ended in crushing disappointment as well. Think this team bought into its own hype.
opticalmace
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the smell of freshly cut grass is in the air
This Pens team is not even as good as their Cup winning team. That team had a good defense and goaltending along with a shutdown combo of Scuderi/Gill.
This Pens team has a worse D and ZERO shutdown combos.
Winning Cups is not just about a powerhouse offense.
Serious question...if the Pens can't complete the miracle in this game and come back, what happens to Fleury? I really don't think he's going anywhere, but Shero would be remiss not to have a serious look at his goaltending situation.
Still believe that Bylsma gets one more chance next season.
Not giving up juuuuust yet, but the third is going to be tough. Either the Flyers come out and score in the first 10 minutes to put this one to bed, or the Pens score early and pour out their hearts.
Still believe that Bylsma gets one more chance next season.
Not giving up juuuuust yet, but the third is going to be tough. Either the Flyers come out and score in the first 10 minutes to put this one to bed, or the Pens score early and pour out their hearts.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
This too. It's starting to get annoying he just sits there waiting for a pass rather than taking a shot and trying to make something happen. He's falling back to old habits.
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
Michalek and Orpik are both solid shutdown guys IMO. But yeah, Letang has lost his head in this series, Martin was shit before going down, and Lovejoy showed that he's still too green for the big time.
Weird to think that Niskanen has probably been the Pens' best dman.
Looking forward to the evolution of Simon Despres over the next few years.
yankeehater
Member
Just 20 more mins. Flyers need to play a great 3rd.
TheOnlyMook
Member
Bylsma is definitely going to come back (I hope). I'm hoping they bring up Thiessen from WBS to challenege Fleury (or at least give him some drive to play better knowing there is a competent backup). I really hope the core remains unchanged next season and we can pick up another good defender
Yup, at least Neal seems to be busting his ass to make something happen offensively. Wish Sid was a little more aggressive.
Bryzgalov made ONE tough save on that deflection... he's not getting challenged at all. The pens seem to want a nice pass to score when they should just be throwing EVERYTHING at the net.
Oh.. there is a little tiny bit of faith there. It is buried under a mountain of pessimism.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
I don't see the point in firing Byslma. Especially when you definitely don't have a backup you've been grooming. We should have done better but I see no reason to run him out of town, that seems crazy. And if you have no alternative you want a coach like Dale Hunter taking over? Everything seems way too reactionary and over the top. It's nonsense.
Pretty much, they're reverting to old habits that they need THE perfect pass or they just turn it over and don't shoot. You need some rebounds/shitty goals to come back in it.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Nope.
TheOnlyMook
Member
I really just want to see the Pens come out and just throw pucks at the net hoping for lucky rebounds. I think that would be a better option than sitting back and hoping pucks get through all the Flyers defenders
Him comparing the Neil hit on Boyle to Torres' was ridiculous. He was flat out wrong on a couple of things. The hit wasn't late and Neil is not a repeat offender.
I think the hit might have been worth review, but to compare him to Torres is just stupid.
I think Fleury has a no trade clause for a while longer so he'll be the guy. I think longer term Thiessen showed some good promise in his couple games this year.
While I wouldn't want to see Bylsma go, he isn't handling this series very well.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
He really is quite the hypocrite.
yankeehater
Member
Such an ugly slash, fuck this Pens team.