2016-2017 Pens----Still with 100% more Kessel

[Spike]

I would try to get something for Malkin right now. Not much help to end the season last year and he looks lazy as **** now.

5 more years to go


Evgeni Malkin contract: Penguins forward agrees to 8-year, $76 million extension

Jun 13, 2013

http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/6/13/4426208/pittsburgh-penguins-evgeni-malkin-contract-extension

 

[MTC]

5 more years to go


Evgeni Malkin contract: Penguins forward agrees to 8-year, $76 million extension

Jun 13, 2013

http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/6/13/4426208/pittsburgh-penguins-evgeni-malkin-contract-extension

He's a good player. He's just a double edged sword

 

[Spike]

Sharks / Pens tonight!

did I mention the free pass Center Ice will last til Nov2?

I think I'll listen to the Sharks broadcast, should be fun

 

[MTC]

0-0 so far. Sharks had a good PK

 

[MTC]

Ian Cole to the box again

 

[MTC]

Whew! Fun game
A lot of injuries. Maatta and Pouliot. To win down to 4 defensemen is damn good
The team looked a bit undisciplined. The no goal call when Hornqvist tapped it in with his glove kinda felt like how these past few days have been.

Credit the guys for digging deep and hustling for the puck. Happy to see Wilson get one in. Good win

 

[Spike]

Well that was a gift win! - Sharks owned them till the last 10 min

Call up more young legs - we got nobody left

 

[Djfan]

Strange game. Good win.

The Pens had sloppy sticks for two and a half periods. Nice way to end an evening.

 

[Sarge]

The Pens have had sloppy sticks all season. I don't know what that **** was for the first 45 minutes. They were all turn over machines, tripping over the ice, falling down, missing passes and as Spike said, getting owned. Then they turned it on for 10 or 15 minutes and BS'd a win. Somehow.

Not sure what it is, but this team is missing something. They seem slow and largely disinterested to this point. Very weird, like there is no passion. Maybe when Sid gets back, I don't know. But they just seem off so far this season. Maybe a little cup hangover.

 

[thesteelcity]

Hags and Horny are still playing fast and brings it every shift. I think the team goes all out, but are not pushing that extra gear we saw in the PO. Only 7 games in to a very long season. I'm not too worried now. We will get Sid back soon(hopefully), but the injuries are piling up. I also think the competition are trying to match our speed. They know our game now and are trying to counteract it with hitting and speed. We'll be fine. We certainly have the talent. Loved last night's game. That was a determined team to take it from SJ.

 

[MTC]

Hags and Horny are still playing fast and brings it every shift. I think the team goes all out, but are not pushing that extra gear we saw in the PO. Only 7 games in to a very long season. I'm not too worried now. We will get Sid back soon(hopefully), but the injuries are piling up. I also think the competition are trying to match our speed. They know our game now and are trying to counteract it with hitting and speed. We'll be fine. We certainly have the talent. Loved last night's game. That was a determined team to take it from SJ.

The Pens woke up and brought it mid 3rd. After that Wilson goal you can see they fought. Injuries are killer, but they held up well agaisnt a good Sharks team

 

[Spike]

and all that minutes before I could say how Wilson was noneisistent and Malkin was lazy...

Preds tomorrow - we'll see what kind of team is left


https://www.nhl.com/penguins/schedule/2016-10-01/ET

 

[Steelr4evr]

What's up with Crosby?

 

[hamster]

What's up with Crosby?

They say concussion issues, but he is practicing pretty steadily. I think they are merely resting him, not having had much rest in the off season.

 

[MTC]

Scott Wilson with a good feed by Hornqvist. Pens forecheck is aggressive. Kessel had a golden opportunity. ****

 

[MTC]

Preds strike back on the PP

 

[MTC]

5-1 Preds. Bad defense and flat flat hockey. Ouch!
End of 2nd period

 

[MTC]

MTC's thoughts about the Preds game
-Uninspired hockey by the Pens
-Fleury has been playing great, the defense let him down this one
-The Pens looked to start off so good, but stopped the aggressive forechecking after the goal
-Sestito? Why is he on the team? it's early, so I think Sullivan has a few tricks up his sleeve when crunch time happens
-Still sucks to see lazy hockey. But oh well. Cheers and Let's Go Pens!

 

[hamster]

The Pens definitely miss Sid's on ice leadership.

 

[MTC]

The Pens definitely miss Sid's on ice leadership.

They miss his presence no doubt. It opens up more room for Malkin, Kessel, Hornqvist, etc
I think the biggest factor was Letang. He plays a lot of minutes, I like Daley and Cole, but they are not the ones needed to move the puck like Letang can

And in all honesty, the defense is missing Lovejoy under Sullivan's system. I thought Maatta would catch on. But he's not clicking

 

[Spike]

They are going through the motions till the playoffs - call me back in 3 months

 

[MTC]

They are going through the motions till the playoffs - call me back in 3 months

I think/hope so

 

[hamster]

We may be seeing our Captain tonight.

 

[MTC]

We may be seeing our Captain tonight.

He's skating and full contact practices. I'm buying into your theory that he was just being rested. If he returns tonight or a month from now, I think his presence will help out Sheary and Hornqvist and allow the other lines to not get the best of the opposition. Sullivan is a smart guy. I don't expect him to show a lot this early in the season. Like Spike said, come crunch time hockey. I expect to see the W's

 

[Spike]

We may be seeing our Captain tonight.

yay


Crosby on track to make season debut tonight

Yesterday, Sidney Crosby participated in a full-contact practice.

Today, it appears he’ll make his season debut when the Penguins host the Panthers tonight in Pittsburgh.

“He had a strong practice this morning,” head coach Mike Sullivan said, per the club. “Everything is pointing in the right direction. If he’s comfortable, he could play.

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/10/25/crosby-on-track-to-make-season-debut-tonight/