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Yuck yuck yuck. What happened to the Pens' offense? I feel like I'm slowly watching a car run out of gas while simultaneously blowing a tire. Looks like missing Letang as well as the other injuries are finally catching up to them. It pains me to see the offense this anemic, and it's not all the Sens' 1-3-1. They certainly cannot give up four goals in the first 12 minutes. :lol Ah well, it's been a good run, and next year looks to be another really good shot. If they pull it together and get past the Sens (which is still very possible), well, that would be great fun. If not, tip of the cap to the Sens for putting together a very solid team, even if I am not a huge fan of their brand of hockey. I can't complain too much.
Game 4 against the Caps was 3-2. After that, it's been only 1 or 2 goals per game, but with two shutouts by MAF. |
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Have they said if MAF will play game 4? It wasn't his fault by any means, Pens were getting beat to all the pucks. He deserves another start imo.
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Sullivan said he 'hasnt thought about it.'
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Its a tough one. I am on the fence. One one hand, those were vintage fleury goals he gave up. On the other, he got the pens this far
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That was fun last night. Let's do it two more times.
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I want to like the Sens because I actually like Ottawa and have been there for a game. I just really hate trap style hockey. The Devils pretty much ruined hockey in the 1990's playing that crap. Ottawa is doing the same. I want to see the trap fail, because if it doesn't, more teams will adapt that style and boring hockey across the NHL will be coming our way.
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Props to the Sens last night. They came out flying. First home conference finals game in a decade definitely played into that. MAF let in a couple iffy ones but its not all on him.
I have confidence they can bounce back, but they have to make a strong push friday out of the gates. This isnt based on anything but I think Hornqvist laces them up friday and that will be a biiig help against a team like the Sens. Would be nice to get Schultz back but im doubting it. To the Sens credit their positioning has really affected the Pens through the neutral zone. But at the same time, there have been alot of passes there and the Pens arent connecting on them... Sens doing a great job getting in passing lanes and blocking shots in their defensive end, but the Pens are still getting tons of chances, but theyre either not burying them or its because Anderson is making a big save time and time again. As far as MAF/Murray... this is a tough decision. Toughest Sullivan has had as Pens coach. But just off my gut reaction, id go Murray. I say this because of how much the puck has been bouncing around unpredictably in this series, and also because of the way the boards are in Ottawa. MAF has always had trouble with bounces like that, and they happen often there. Murray is a calming influence in net with that kind of stuff. Also I think MAF's play has dropped off slightly in this series. He has been a little sketchy handling the puck, and he isnt covering the net east to west very well right now. If you go to Murray it might send the team a bit of a jolt too. But even with all that said I still feel good with either guy, I just think Murray is the correct choice right now. |
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Pens lost the faceoff... which they are getting dominated in this series and need to make a change, but that goal is not one that should sneak in, it wasnt a surprising shot, goalie has to cover his post, and it opened the flood gates. |
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I think it's a coin flip on the goalies. My only concern about "giving MAF another chance" is that unlike last year when Murray was pulled the Pens are trailing in the series. They don't have a cushion to "give another chance". With that said, I'm on the side that most of those goals weren't MAF's fault. Glad I'm not Sully having to make this decision.
Another thing... I hope all those ignoramus fanboys howling on twitter, Madden's show, and the Fan about playing Streit over Matta will finally STFU. Dear God I thought he was effing terrible last night. |
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Agreed about Maatta/Streit. Maatta has been bad though.
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My wife wondered why they were so bad last night. My response was they have a team half full of minor leaguers, obi-wan-jobronis, and a one legged Daley Letang, Hornqvist, Rust, Shultz. Yikes. Letang and Shultz both healthy, Streit and Hainsey never see the ice. |
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I'm a fan of Hainsey, but he's definitely being (out of necessity) over-utilized. At this point in his career, he's better as a 5-6 and PK-er.
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May have met the first ever Canadians who didn’t know shit about hockey. I saw they were from Ontario and asked if they were Senators or Leafs fans and the lady didn’t know what the hell I was talking about haha. I mean Christ, one of the major teams where they’re from just murdered the reigning Stanley Cup champs last night!
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anyone catch this last night?
http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/05/15/...sby-and-toews/ I want to watch it. Also that Phil tweet is aweoms |
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Not sure why a soccer video is at the top of the article but whatever NBC. |
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Neither of them are the most charismatic when it comes to talking to the media.
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All things considered, they were fine. If I were JT sitting next to Number 4, I would be an absolute wreck. My pants would be a wreck too.
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I think I've already talked about this in here, but I actually met Adam Foote at the airport a few years back. It was super creepy of me though. I was in the security line, and about 20 people up, I saw him. I was like, "no mistaking that nose. That HAS to be Adam Foote." But of course, we were in the security line so I couldn't just go up to him. By the time I got through security, he was gone. I had time to kill, so I went full stalker-mode and thought, "I bet he's going back to Denver. Worth a shot." So I went up to those big boards that show all the flights and looked for all the Denver departures, then embarked on my quest to have a look at all those gates. Sure enough, I FOUND HIM. He was with his wife, so I didn't want to be too intrusive, but I approached him, introduced myself, told him he was my favorite player of all time (he seemed genuinely surprised - guessing he doesn't get that much. Not sure why), and then went on my way... ... to the bathroom. To change my pants. |
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Beauty of a slap shot snipe by the Ducks in the first
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Seriously, not one of the refs on the ice saw that blatant crosscheck behind the net seconds before the tying goal by the preds? Wow, that was some awful vision by the refs.
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Wow, not even just the crosscheck. After regulation ended the intermission report showed a pred punching a duck in the face before the crosscheck. 2 penalties they missed in 5 seconds.
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That's the kind of soft cross check that never gets called, especially in the playoffs. Not saying it's right, but I'm not surprised at all it didn't get called.
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I've never met any of my hockey heroes other than riding the elevator up to the press box with one of my friends, who's a reporter, and Ron Hextall and making small talk on the ride up. Met Gretzky as a kid (maybe 10ish) and got his autograph but was too young to appreciate it (still have the card with me). I met Gordie and Mark Howe a few years ago in the press box, and both, especially Mark, were very nice. Also tried to get Mario Lemieux's autograph as a kid at a charity golf tournament and he blew me off... and then signed and took photos with a bunch of rich people :lol:lol Also met Grant Fuhr at the same tournament and he was nice, as was Brian Propp. I think that's about it. And that's not counting dozens of interviews with current and former players. |
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Missed the game last night. Seemed like a good one. Glad the ducks tied it up though.
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But the crosscheck in question last night... it probably wouldn't even be called in the middle of the season on a Tuesday night game in front of a Florida Panthers crowd. Soft. JR, of course, screaming about it like it was on pair with the one that gave Sid the concussion. :lol |
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While I didnt see last night's, Ive gotta give credit to JR, he is the best guy doing between period and after game analysis on NBCSN now I think. He actually gets excited about stuff, isnt biased and is generally pleasant to listen to.
Really changed from maybe 3 or so years back. |
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Murray looks to be starting tonight.
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Ahhh, i see.
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"Matt Murray n'a pas partagé le filet et est le premier gardien ŕ quitter l'entraînement. Il affrontera les @senators ce soir. #seriesLNH" Or if you HAVE to have it in English: "Matt Murray first out this morning. Had his own net at practice. He will face the @senators tonight. Marc-André Fleury doing extra." |
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Hmm, not sure I agree with that move. But maybe the more positionally sound Murray is a better option against Ottawa. I don't know. At least if they lose, they won't have to answer why they didn't try this option. :lol
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Very interesting going with Murray. I've been going back and forth about this. I am Murray guy, but i would have gone with fleury. Then again, i know Murray is Sully's guy. Very tough decision
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I mean, one of the bigger arguments from earlier in the season was that murray controlled things better than fleury, it seemed to have a calming effect on the team. Maf was known to give up early and/or big goals. We'll see
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Not going to matter who is in net if they dont score.
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Pens need to win tonight. With all their injuries, they can't go down 3-1. 3-1 is tough enough but missing all the guys they are missing makes it even tougher.
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Yikes just saw the post gazette sports front page was a headline asking about who should start, they had a picutre of MAF on the left, then someone totally fucked up and put a picture of Jarry on the right :lol
So blatant too, it says JARRY right on the bottom of his mask clear as day |
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Plus you kind of throw the Sens a bit of a monkey wrench away from their scouting report on the goalie |
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Some people are flipping the fuck out here. Some dude literally called in to the radio and said he cant root for the pens tonight because they benched MAF. I was walking down the street coming back from lunch, and im wearing a pens shirt. Random dude stopped me and said "You see Murray is starting?" me: "yeah" him: "I think thats a dumb decision" I fucking hate yinzers |
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If I'm going to start a cold goalie, I'd rather it be in a non-elimination game than an elimination game. If it doesn't work out, their backs will still be against the wall, but at least they still have some life and can reassess, going back to MAF if necessary. If it does work out, well, now the series is tied rather than 3-1.
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Plus murray got over 2 periods of work wednesday, and the Sens pressured the whole time he was in, they werent sitting back. |
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There is nothing worse than dumb yinzers calling the radio station that only cares about hockey for 10 min a day for 45 days out of the year. :BANG |
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Yeah it was on the fan. Ill give starkey & mueller credit, they talk hockey, but noone else on that station knows what theyre talking about. Its absolutely pathetic they have Paul Zeise as their Pens post-game guy. Totally laughable. I know ive said in here before, but my close friend sat next to him at a pens game in 2013.. he said out loud he didnt know how icing works. The best that station ever was, was when Mueller had the 6-10 solo and dunlap had 10-2 solo. Dunlap was hysterical. Might have been the best talk radio ive ever heard. Now that he's on mornings he has no personality and has become totally full of himself. |
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And, at least to me, those guys still only pay lip service to the Pens. I turned them on in car around 5:30 the night of Game 7 against the caps when Madden went to commerical. They were talking Pirates. I said "NOPE" and changed the channel. I do like Dunlap and listen to the morning show for lack of alternative. Although I float between them and DVE. But, the guys on DVE have gotten so carmageddony too. |
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Everyone there is a shill for the pirates and its annoying. No Hornqvist tonight. fuck. |
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Madden just said Sully might go seven D again.
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ugh. I dont have a very good feeling.
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My cable has been out since yesterday afternoon and might not be back on by game time. Fuckers.
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NBCSN app?
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Depending on your TV you can even cast it straight from your phone.
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edit: No internet either. We had a pretty big wind storm that fucked up a lot in the area. |
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You can be on wifi and stream it |
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No internet either? Yikes.
Looks like it's bar time! |
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Well I can say I streamed the first two periods of game 7 last week sitting in PNC park and it was good the whole time. |
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Tv and internet back on thankfully. We're good to go.
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So on my way home from work I was following a gray Ford Explorer with a Pens sticker and a firedancer sticker on the back window. That wasn't any of you knuckleheads was it? :lol
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Johansen done for the playoffs. Are we really gonna get Sens/Ducks 10 years later?
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Sens anthem singer is a huge step up in the looks department from that gladiator non sense they had years ago.
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So if Pittsburgh loses tonight do they go back to MAF for game 5 or stick with Murray?
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Mah boy Olli
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That interference call on Cole was one of the worst I've seen
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Yeah, refs have been pretty inconsistent tonight, drives me nuts. As a Whalers fan (before they skipped town) I cannot stand the penguins but Murray is playing damn good which is even more impressive due to their lack of solid D men! Tie it up and force OT Ottawa - then take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series! |
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Sheesh.......
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Murray was fantastic.
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My heart is blown
Pens need to be even better in game 5...Ottawa is locked in Roenick having some HOT TAKES regarding Karlsson right now |
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Agreed...although something tells me Fleury's athleticism saves that 1st goal...the2nd goal was a ridiculous pinball Murray showed up for sure though which is al that matters Best of 3 now and pens regained home ice |
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Damn. Preds losing Johansen for the playoffs hurt bigly.
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Though the Pens are hardly the world beaters they were last year, but I still like their chances with 2 of 3 at home. Hopefully the offense continues to wake back up. White-knuckling your way to a Stanley Cup is still winning a Stanley Cup. :lol
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Any thoughts on that hit on ruhwedel?
It looked bad to me. I know the elbow wasn't extended but it was an unnecessary hit to the head while ruhwedel was already falling down. |
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