Penguins/NHL
4 PREDATORS – 
1 PENGUINS
The Nashville Predators have protected home-ice and the Stanley Cup Final is now a best-of-3.
Nashville’s 4-1 win in Game 4 of the Cup Final saw the Predators limit the Penguins to one goal for the second consecutive game.
Pekka Rinne had the bounces going his way and turned aside 23 of 24 saves.
This game was won in the second period in Game 3 and again in Game 4.
Calle Jarnkrok opened the scoring at 14:51 of the first period but Sidney Crosby who was the best player on the ice, would even things up a 1:06 later.
Ryan Ellis got caught in no mans land and Brian Dumoulin found a wide open Crosby for a breakaway goal to tie the game at 1-1.
It was just Crosby’s 2nd goal in his last 20 Stanley Cup Final games.
A Penguins surge after Sidney Crosby’s breakaway goal at 15:57 of the first period carried over into the early moments of the second period, but a grade-A chance from Jake Guentzel in front and then a Chris Kunitz breakaway were thwarted away from Pekka Rinne.
4th line scoring then continued for the Predators as Frederick Gaudreau scored his third goal of the Stanley Cup Final, 3:45 into the period, on a wraparound goal that initially looked stopped by Matt Murray but play was eventually called for a review and determined the puck when over the goaline.
Former Penguin Harry Zolnierczyk assisted on the goal.
Through parts of the second period, the Penguins had their largest stretches of the series of carrying the play but the Predators survived the Penguins surges with great goaltending and countered by converting on surges of their own end.
A Viktor Arvidsson breakaway goal at 13:08 of the second period put the Preds up 3-1.
Leading by two goals, the Predators pushed the play in the third period and Mattias Ekholm would add an empty net goal as the Penguins pulled the goaltender with over 3 minutes left and the move backfired as the Predators iced the game on the ensuing faceoff when Murray was pulled.
Carry over to Game 5?
— The Predators speed with the puck through the neutral zone continues to be a glaring problem for the Penguins.
That isn’t going away as the series is already four games old.
Personnel wise this is an awful series for Ron Hainsey and Olli Maatta, yet, with the Penguins trailing late in the third period and down two goals, Hainsey was still getting a regular shift.
Pittsburgh’s ‘D’ was just bad to watch in moving the puck at times and the inability to activate offensively isn’t there.
They’re not Kris Letang but there’s a couple puck movers sitting in the press box in Mark Streit and Chad Ruhwedel.
The Penguins are tied 2-2 in the Stanley Cup Final and with home-ice. Not a lot of coaches are going to make changes to their blueline but the Penguins badly need to get another puck-mover in there.
— Positive steps in loss that will carry over?
“Lot of things from a process standpoint we really liked,” Mike Sullivan said of his club despite scoring one goal for the second straight game. “We believe we got guys who can score goals and finish. Thought power play looked much better tonight. Process standpoint there was a lot to like. We just have to play the game the right way.”
— One of the surprises of the series is Nashville getting far better play from the center position than anticipated.
Nashville has been the quicker and more dominant team for larger stretches this series and they’re countering the Penguins high-end talent with depth scoring to even up the series.
You look at Pittsburgh tonight, they basically played with 10 forwards. Josh Archibald (5:11) played under 2 minutes after the first period. Carter Rowney played just 5:12.
A two-day break will help Nick Bonino but from the Penguins perspective, they better hope the player pushing to play in the manner that Bonino did when he was still on crutches away from the rink and limping just going through the runway at warmups, didn’t further hinder his ability to return for Game 5 or 6.
Pekka Rinne will get all the headlines tonight as he should, was very good and he found his game in Nashville. He was also as lucky as he can get on a few occasions.
Does his strong play in Nashville carry over to Game 5?
For Pittsburgh, Marc Andre Fleury will be the most popular Penguin again the next couple days and the local media and talks shows will be eating it up.
Mike Sullivan was even asked tonight who will start Game 5.
Pittsburgh had the better goaltending in Games 1 and 2, Nashville had the better goaltending in Games 3 and 4.
We now have a 2-2 series.
Murray certainly cracked a bit the last two games after looking unbeatable in Game 2 but I think there could be a strong carryover from how he looked in the third period.
That was potentially big where he was tested a number of times and kept Pittsburgh in the game. To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
Pens are going to win tonight. I have a good feeling.
Sam the virginal bandwagon man
Where’s Benny?
Scumbag Sullivan
I think it’s “Scum Sully”
Hainsey must have something on Sullivan. Maybe someone needs to remind Coach Mike that Chad Ruhwedel is also American.
isn’t ruhwedel hurt?
yeah he was a hanging Chad
How could someone give CB a thumbs down. That was a cute joke.
LOL, so the WOW signal was just figured out. So close but so far hey yoda
No Bones, no horny at practice today – Sid back with Guentzel and Sheary (aka TK 2.0)
I am kind of glad, Sheary has had some jump so I don’t quite get why he was taken off the line once they started skating again
Imagine the laughs shared between Obama and Trudeau as they people watch in Montreal.
Sams life would be a lonely, creepy French version of Beavis and Butthead. Only instead of music videos, there would be Canadian highlights from 1993.
Why is Obama in Canada and in Montreal doing speech. We are not American and don’t want to know the garbage that comes out from his mouth . Maybe he should’ve went in Edmonton there are plenty of wannabe Americans there.
The funny part of this your attempt at political commentary… the people in this province and its political climate are everything you want to be a part of. This is not a simple insult you’ve shared it with us in your own way ad nauseum. While you hope the fake Canadian narrative takes hold you’re literally a wannabe Albertan hahaha. You don’t even realize it, the bastion of hyper-conservative Canada and you want so bad to be part of it. What a fucken idiot… The wheels on the short bus go round and round…. I’d call you a special kind… Read more »
#tattletale
I take it back, you’re not only a hypocrite but your overall lack of intelligence rivals yodas and sams you may have more misplaced confidence… this is why you have strong feelings on one act while absolving the other. #shortbus Here come at the sam level insults, then the claim others are struggling, maybe some commentary over a city one lives in like you hold a shred of importance living in Cali, then announcing the win. Samdiegopittfan on the short bus yodalling. So why did you stop screaming blow it up? What changed for you? You quit about a month… Read more »
Sorry the more relevant hash tag at this point is #dunning-Kruger
#stillatattletale
Zerofool takes selfies
Zerofool is a “computer programmer”.
LOL, and where did you come up with that?
#herecomesthemeltdown
There’s that cookie cutter reply… you’re transparent you know.
#cookiecuttermeltdown
#shortbus
st bleury sucks
You’re a fraud yogurt. An excuse making fraud for your God without a glove hand.
But he has a glove hand Yogurt
I wonder he can even stand it in Montreal given the fact that you people smell so bad.
Clearly some of the more intelligent people in Montreal cares what he has to say because someone paid him several million dollars to come there and speak.
It was probably that pricey because of the smell.
I would like to see Streit dress over Maatta tomorrow night. Olli has went from starting the playoffs ok to mediocre to garbage. I wouldn’t protect him in the expansion draft at all, although I don’t see Vegas picking him up considering the proof is in the pudding. (ala tomlin quote). Dude sucks. flat out blows. He alone has led to several chances/ goals himself. Streit is a veteran player who can qb the PP. Also, I would like to see more physical play outta Kunitz and Co. The pens must play faster like they have been and dictate the… Read more »
You don’t think they played a complete game in games 6/7 of that series??
we played complete games in the Ottawa series but not a single one in this.
All we need is that ONE big save by Murray again and this series is over.
Well it wont be glove side
ole two blockers Murray
600(+) comments for dejan? that’s not very impressive considering he has ~37,000(+) subscribers. d has 279(+) comments and he only has ~20 subscribers.
90% of the comments on this site are not hockey related. Just read Npl and stains comments and you’ll have the answer
You’re an idiot. Add this comment to that category.
Coming from the moron who constantly posts about American politics and knows nothing about the sport that was once his countries sport. Tbj summed it up best below.
Who is the new subscriber?
You also have to factor in the DK’s site has 5-6 hockey specific articles every day where as this site has 1 article per game. If DK’s site had 1 article to comment on and that article was the only article for 2-3 days there would easily be 4000-5000 comments on that article. But then again if DK offered the same garbage content this site offered he would only have 20 subscribers not 37,000.
Amazing 600-plus comments on Dejan’s site. Pens nation waking up and realizing that Hainsey sucks azz. Boxscore, your boy is taking a beating. better get over there and enlighten the crowd with your knowledge (and dont forget to tell them about your watches, 2 houses and “girlfriend” of four years)
Which girlfriend. The right hand or the left hand
Or maybe you mom’s hand.
Shut up child molester
You should see if Jay can help you pop your cherry, sam.
Last I checked Ron Klatt was into that popping his cherry thing. I think it happened at oilers new facility Vs the pens
I was too young to pop your moms cherry but she did allow me to go ass to mouth for the first time… then she kissed you goodnight!
I’m good but I’m not sure if anyone is that good with the ladies. Even the working girls I know have higher standards than that.
sammich wants to know so he can start using the same hand, but only after the Pens lose
Shut up Ron Klatt
I think it’s funny that the board virgin chimes in on things he’ll never know anything about. Then again, deciding left hand vs. right is probably the one thing he qualifies as an expert on.
Can you imagine if you, yourself, had waited until he was actually playing bad to comment on it? If that had been the case, people might confuse you with someone that actually knows something. Instead, you’re stuck on the short bus with Sammich and FroYo.
It only took me an hour to figure out Hainsey was a trainwreck, that and his resume of over 900 games played without a playoff appearance was daunting evidence. Same way I concluded early on Scott Wilson wasnt a legit top six forward despite the fact Gaydogg had him pegged for 23 goals this past year.
ron hainsey sucks
He didn’t give up three goals on 12 shots….
Gotta love Maloni an his alternate facts. He’s honestly dumb enough that he thinks the rest of us are as dumb as him and his bus mates and fall for it.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz #23goalpace
another example of the garbage, murray was interfered with more than what trevor daley did when he had his goal disallowed. the only difference, the NHL wants the series to go to 7 so the team with the series lead will never get a goal overturned in their favor. this league is equal to the WWE. even the beginning of the nashville games with the players skating through the stupid predator face with fireworks and all that garbage…they stole that idea from wrestling. at least the WWE admits its fake. the NHL pawns off their scripted game calling like it’s… Read more »
Oh god, more fix is in conspiracies lol! This is good, 1st Aliens playing with Earth rocks and now the fix is in because the Pens have lost two straight… like the offside call in game one never happened lol.
This dude has some serious issues.
All three of them do.
Everybody’s talkin bout the short bus, they on the short bus, it’s the bus they on
Everybody’s looking at the short bus, they on the short bus, it’s the bus they on
They’re the only ones that ride the short bus, they on the short bus, it’s the bus they on
They be, they be guys that ride the short bus, they on the short bus, it’s the bus they on
sorry guys, the hockey is unentertaining and it’s garbage
Interesting take from a guy that doesn’t know what he’s watching.
ironic take from a a guy that goes by Boxscore.
Short bus dek hockey guy thinks he knows the game! That’s gold. You, sam and yoda. “educating” the rest of us.
true or false …you play some version of the sport of hockey but wearing sneakers. You spit this gem out right around the time you informed the world “i wear a suit to pens games.”
Well, it’s false – I don’t really play anything aside from copious amounts of golf. You’re the one bringing that keen dek hockey eye to the board. We rely on you. And yes – I normally just wore a suit to the game when I worked downtown and went to the game straight from the office – jealous?
I am disappointed in the outcomes and the lack of consistency from our guys but it’s pretty entertaining as a game. I mean I wouldn’t let a customary kill the clock play for about 20 seconds dictate how I felt about the other 59 minutes and 40 seconds but that’s just me… #aliens
zero now denies the existance of intelligence anywhere in the universe other than the planet earth. #lowIQ
You are always way in over your head in this conversation and anyone with half a brain in their head can clearly see this is a strawman… between hypocrisy and lying you must be quite the stand up person. #yodalling
By the way, you spelled existence wrong you moron lol.
#yodasolvedthefermiparadox
totally agree
Or maybe they just made the right call. First, the shot was already past Murray’s pad when Smith made contact so the contact had no effect on the goal being scored. Second, the contact occurred because Maata forced Smith into Murray, again after the puck had already cleared Murray’s pad and was going in regardless.
How much is a First Class ticket on the Excuse Express and can you hook me up with your contact?
how boring was it to watch suban skate around behind his own net for 20 seconds in the 3rd period left with the penguins standing there looking at him while they were set up in the trap? #zeroentertainment
Wouldn’t have happened if the goalie didn’t decide the outcome of the game in the 2nd period by giving up 3 goals on 12 shots.
is it just me, or have this playoffs been full of nothing but garbage games? the caps series was an interference fest with the caps trying to kill sid. the ottawa series was an giant interference fest and now it’s the same in the finals. the preds tackle any penguin within 10 feet of the net constantly. how horrible is it that the pens are in the finals and it’s not very fun to watch. the NHL sucks
It’s just you. As always.
Looks like the nhl is trying to take away timeouts after an icing. You only get one. You should be able to use it when you want. And how about making some changes that actually fucking matter.
the NHL is so dumb they can’t even realize if they just actually called the rules according to the rule book and not according to who had the series lead or who has the lead in the game it would solve all of the problems.
They don’t need to make any changes, they just need to enforce the rules already in place properly and consistently. As for the time out after an icing, it’s pretty irrelevant, as you said they only get 1 TO anyway(and that’s if they don’t waste it on a bad challenge like HCMS did last night) so it’s not going to have much of an impact either way.
I wear a suit to hockey games underneath a replica game jersey with another man’s name on the back … who am I. hint: #umbrance
I’d say you were embarrassing yourself, but you really have nowhere to go but up.
Ok, give me one more shot…Who am I … power plays and goaltending are overrated in the playoffs. The player who makes the most money should score every game. #summerhouse
You should see if Sam can coach you through this troubling time (he’s better at this than you are)
Hold on, Im getting close … I hang out at Pitt International for the free wifi …Come on Boxscore…stop being so cagey….who am I?
A lonely suburban housewife that’s obviously in the middle of laundry day.
ha! that’s so good. No plumber joke? Its not stale..
Oh yeah – it’s not fresh like that donut joke 😉
tell us how you made all your money boxscore…how’d you become so successful…three houses, lots of suits, limo rides, own a D&D..you;re killing it
forgot, first class plane trips…its hard to keep up with all your self esteem momentos
I also have several watches worth more than you Kia mini van – don’t forget about that (and another on the way). Oh – and it’s business class – not first class. I mean, there’s both – forget it – you wouldn’t understand.
I feel like I almost have your full resume.
Then why do you keep fuckking it up so badly?
Because I cant keep up with your wealth of riches and accomplishments. And we havent even scratched the surface of your ball hockey accolades.
2 houses, cupcake.
two shiitboxes no doubt..
All else is irrelevant when Fleury can’t make save and gives up 3 goals on 12 shots…yoda
#WhatAFraud
Gaydogg, bang any intoxicated, underaged chics after last night’s game?
BoxScore, are you going to wear your “suit and tie” to game 5?
And take a limo
I love how much that chaps your asss. For a guy that owns one suit he wears to funerals and has to share minivan time with his family’s breadwinner. We all have our lot in life, Maloni. No reason to be openly jealous. It looks pathetic.
You’ve got one “suit” and it’s the same one the other ushers wear to every game. #crosbysucks
I probably have more suits than you have pairs of tighty whities, turd wrangler.
You must feel a little over dressed rolling into Dunkin Donuts every morning.
Ba-zing!
What if I owned the store? Would I still be overdressed?
Now you own Dunkin’ Donuts. This gets better.
It was a hypothetical. I suggest you also google that whilst looking up what a boxscore is. It’s a big word for a betrothed cleaning lady.
Isn’t your entire Tiops persona hypothetical BoxScore
It would probably make you feel better if it were. Sorry to disappoint. Now go snake that shitter.
No….another plumber joke. so, so good.
Unlikely. I own a lot of tighty whities
I see you call your yellow school bus a limo
Retard at a new level this is great
I’m not sure which of these zingers sting more.
“Stings”. So dumb for such a wealthy dude. Remember when you thought umbrance was a word.
Expand – how is that dumb “for a wealthy dude.” I have trouble following the tongue of the common housewife.
umbrance, please define BoxScore
You don’t know what a boxscore is? Sometimes I forget how uneducated you are. I’m not defining it for you. Google it. If you can manage to figure out how to do that.
Really? I’ll let you retype that post. You’ve got better than that in you.
What’s google
No can do. I’ll be at my summer home.
More like a summer camp
Good one sam. You get maloni to throw in a donut jab, and it’ll be just like we’re back in jr. high again, with the two of us and the one retard that can barely speak english and keeps wearing the same sweat pants every day.
The one you got from your wife in the settlement?
I’ve never been married…so….even if I had got it in a divorce settlement, how is that some kind of an insult?
No luck with the ladies. Shocking. You’re such a doll.
Well I’ve been in the same relationship for 4 years now. Just not married. So, I’m plenty lucky with at least this lady. How many more times are you going to shitt down your leg today. You’re really bad at this. The cool thing is – I don’t have to ask her for money. You should try it.
Man, you’re willing to tell a board full of strangers anything. This is too easy.
What’s your boyfriends name. And don’t give us a fake name!
At least Npl has the balls and came out from the closet the minute his hero obama accepted same sexx marriage. Now he can himself mrs Sam since he is married to Micheal Sam
What did I really tell them? That your false equivalency between marriage and luck with the ladies was as stupid as everything else you drone on about? They know, dude. That’s why you’re on the board short bus with Sam and Yoda. It didn’t happen by accident.
Name BoxScore. We need a name.
Who would even marry you. No way a woman would settle with you. Maybe a guy or try a dog chances will be higher in there
Lol its funny because you try so hard, but crash even harder
Right – that’s just what everyone here needs – comments on their marriage prospects from someone that hasn’t even managed to get laid yet.
Hey Npl what do you think of French Gaudreau? Has more goals than sid,malkin and chubby all combined in this series
United States Guentzel has as many goals in this finals series as Canadian Sidney Crosby has in all finals series since 2008.
But how many secondary assists ?
Trade chubby and Murray to flames
Thats it… just to the Flames? Nothing in return? More brilliance from one of the short bus kids
I like their number 27 and 19
Technically that’s two numbers.
Yeah and getting. Rid or our 2 numbers 81 and 30.
How is that one hit wonder hbk line zeroTool.
Still better than the pussy Letang whose broken ass is costing this team dearly… Subban is just too good, shutting down Kessel. I guess if Bonino was playing we could get deeper into this
I almost forgot we had letang.
Don’t pretend you know the current roster.
awww, the turd wrangler is back.
Never left. Sitting on the toilet now. About to send you some extra hockey knowledge. In my 5 years in this site BoxScore I’ve yet to see you offer an original observation.
More likely you’re getting ready to snake the toilet because your wife clogged it again. And you don’t have any hockey knowledge. It’s really irrelevant what someone who is generally accepted to be riding shotgun on the site’s three person short bus with Sam and Yoda thinks about my posts. You’re not qualified to give a reasonable assessment.
Coming from some how that is one of the member of the 3 amigo crews npl,zerotool
“some how that is one of”
I know you cant count very high without taking socks off but don’t forget CoachD… that’s four, tbj.. makes 5… mstar makes six… I mean basically other than you, yoda and samdiego with a sprinkle of simply dusty the board thinks you’re a moron.
So you are admitting there is more clowns that hold agenda when people don’t agree with them
No, I admit that you have the IQ of a breakfast sausage, are a racists hyper-nationalistic fucktard and it is evident to everyone else. The common thread you guys share is hyperbolic disfavouring of one or two players at any given moment that you feel has ruined the game for you. For you it is, more times than not, based on your hatred for all things American and or Russian.
Haha. Zerofool is counting Internet friends.
Not quite, I was counting a few of the people whose opinions carry weight on average and I respect as posters because unlike the short bus crew they are not total fucken morons… as a direct response to sams numerically specific statement. This here is just evidence that you have fully embraced the short bus crew and will respond on everything you can to keep your band of brothers safe lol
Remember last night when you blamed the D to protect your darling Murray? 2 years after claiming Fleury was outplayed by Lundqvist behind Chorney and Scuderi? #KeenDekHockeyEye
Wait are we talking about the same scuderi that was suppose to shut down ovi and teach letang hockey?
Nope. Don’t remember. I also don’t remember you offering any hockey observations.
Maybe you missed them while you were casually nudging same to fuckk your face.
Probably.
“Original observations” – So do you think the Pens would be crazy not to protect Dumoulin? I mean I do and apparently, you’ll love this, everyone on the planet has them protecting them but I just wanted something original on the subject. Thoughts?
Well he’s also of the opinion that they have to leave one of the four unprotected, when given their current structure, the 4-4-1 makes the most sense.
Still nothing.
So cute how you rush to Boxscore’s defense.
LOL, you get taken to task in every argument you have, no one needs to run to anyones defence. I, however, spoke up here in response to you, yet again, coming to yoda’s rescue. That and I am fascinated by your original thought idea that you have tossed out on more than one ocassion only to culminate in “I think the Penguins would be crazy to expose Dumo – I’m a source” comment lol
Still waiting on your original thoughts on that subject.
I protect 5 forwards
Btw BoxScore, what are you going to do with your Hainsey game jersey after the season.
“We”. What number are you mr suburban ball hockey.
Dejan’s column was predictable. Who saw that coming.
As I said pens should trade Murray he is younger has ore value then fleury. Keep fleury until end of his contract prepare jarry. I guess with sully preferring Murray it’s to late. If I was fleury I would take that Vegas trade
Last you checked.
Get fuckedd you bandwagon
I like when the moron from Montreal that starts watching my team after 2005’s draft lottery calls the person that’s been going to home games since birth a “bandwagon.” Last I checked, you didn’t even know Pittsburgh had a team before the Sidney draft lottery, and you came here attached to his assshole via your lips. Last I checked.
Now look at these 2 love birds always there to back each other up no matter how stupid one is
Look at this fucken guy, still pretending to be a Pens fan while his heart is lying on the Canadiens dressing room floor with Bergevin stomping on it lol
“I hope they lose” – Game one, sam’s own words about the Penguins. Whose the child molested bandwagon now?
Can one be molested and still be virginal?
Ask Samdiegopittfan, he was the one that reveald how he accepts blowjobs from sammich
Maatta would not play again for me period. He is so sloppy and very tentative, gives the puck up almost every time he goes back for it. The only silver lining is the pens have not played a good game yet. Perhaps they get a few days rest and regroup and play the way they are capable of.
the predators basically only play 4 D. the pens need to start doing that too. cole, shultz, dumolin, and daley. hainsey and maataa should get 6 mins each.
It would help if the goalie could do better than give up 3 goals on only 12 shots… that was the stat line on the first 12 btw!
you sound like a predators fan who panicked after rinne’s games 1 and 2. relax. the series isn’t over.
Please point out to me where I said it was dumfuck!
Ahh, scroll down to your posts about the pens not turning it around. #blowitup
It is funny you say blow it up again… as if these are my words. You rode that train a long time and quietly got off late last year…. just before the cup run
As for my comments, simple commentary which should be evident to anyone watching and at no point have I “written them off”. Reading isn’t a strong suit for you is it?
Murray with a .925… one ahead of the .924 they got from MAF! Imagine MAF having to make the saves glove side and one on one shots last two games? Suddenly he would be closer to .926 I imagine! Yoda?
imagine if the saint didn’t choke in ottawa and give up 4 goals in 12 minutes. he would still have his job. serioulsy though, the saint did very well but overall murray is still the better goalie. i always said it. in the playoffs for the most part which ever goalie plays better for his team wins the series. so far the goalie battle is 2-2 and that is what the series is. the pens goalies aren’t the concern. it’s the fact they they are giving regular shifts to maataa and hainsey and they are the real train wrecks right… Read more »
Yet again – Murray in goal, it’s Hainsey and Maatta’s fault. When Fleury was behind Lovejoy, Chorney and Scuderi, “the saint got outplayed by Lundqvist.” You’re such a f’ing fraud. You have zero idea what you’re watching. Maloni might be dumb as a turd, but you’re just flat out whistling “Dixie.”
I love that you can’t stop thinking about me.
But when MAF was in net you called him out, behind arguably worse blueliners… in fact “imagine if the saint didn’t choke in ottawa and give up 4 goals in 12 minutes. he would still have his job” you just said this and we all know it is what you actually believe.
Hey sammich are you more excited the Penguins lost or is watching PK shut the door an ugly reminder of how fucken stupid Bergevin is and how much the Habs miss the #lockerroomcancer
Yogurt must have gotten “busy at work” again.
Goaliesmatter
Can streit be worse than Hainsey?
If Hainsey is replaced it will be by Chad Ranus
Basically anyone not named Daley was hot garbage last night but Hainsey stood out. I dont blame him for everything some do but he was a fucken trainwreck and I would be fine giving Streit or Ruhwedel the shot at this point
BoxScore, you have 600 games of suburban ball hockey under your belt. What moves would you make?
I’m still laughing too hard at you blaming the defense now that Fleury isn’t in there. Our resident tactician! Stick to scrubbing that toilet bowl. Go with what you know. Nobody could win behind this defense now! Samaloni!
I know youre overweight with an unusually small pennnnissss. I know lots
You’re so bad at this.
I don’t pretend like you have any concept that there’s a goalie in hockey just last playoffs you thought the outcome of every game revolved around the highest paid player.
Better then that zeroTool when he was drooling over that HBK line last year when I told him it’s just a flavor of the month type one hit wonder. I wonder if he is still drooling over them this year and post season. Oh wait box score master might counter me with stupid facts Kessel has 20 points and is top 3 or 4 guy in playoffs this year.
Well facts are facts moron and despite the fact that Kessel has been a shadow of himself he has still helped carry the offence. Suddenly the team is struggling to score and why? A guy like Kessel, who you still think isn’t an impact guy, is too. That’s called a correlation moron, your feeble little brain struggles with such concepts because it’s clouded with irrelevant details like “born in the US”. For fun, Pens have lost two straight, Bonino missed both games…. You know what else sam said… Subban was a locker room cancer! Excellent call there. Now I’m still… Read more »
The concept of pretending would require you to actually know something about the game. Yet you’re routinely grouped in with two retards that ride a short bus to pick up trash in public parks. How does that make you feel?
Everyone is bad at this except got your jokes or Npl ‘s none sense
I say nonsense, you say none sense
Who is “got your jokes.” Or is that just code for “most people.”
Has to go back to Fleury for game 5 at home.
You think he can bury one of Guentzel’s 4 primo chances? Or kuni / SId’s breakaway (the other one). Or Geno’s wraparound?
He wants Fleury to play at all costs. Dusty would be up for putting Fleury in at wing if he could.
Murray wasn’t his sharpest. Again. But you’re living or dying with him now.
Murray could have definitely played better, but I’m not putting Fleury in at this point. We also aren’t going to win scoring 1 goal.
Why, they’ve won scoring one goal before
Trade Murray and Kessel to Calgary
I’d trade Kessel to the caps for ovi
No more Russians we have one bozo already
Nice to see the slow bus arriving to the party.
Room for three. As usual.
funny, when the saint loses the pens can’t score enough and the blueline stinks. when the pens literally cant’ score becasue rinne has a horse shoe tonight and matta and hainsey absolutely suck, it’s the goalies fault. double standard.
You are such a fukking fraud
You’re literally Sam stupid… the reality is, I want you to pay attention this time, we don’t actually blame the goalie you fucken idiot. We put on a show so you can see how fucken absurd you look when you do it. You’re right about the double standard though, you come to Murrays rescue for the same plays you’d wanna hang MAF for. Hypocrisy… sorry… yodalling at its finest
Look, you guys might not like me because I’m smarter than you. And you might not like me because I’m better looking than you. But my player personnel calls are spot on. Fleury in net game 5. Pens win series.
do you really believe a goalie change will make a difference? hainsey and maatta can’t even get the puck out of their own end when there isn’t anyone around them for 10 ft. the pens blueline is garbage.
I think it’s the only chance they have. I subscribe to Dejon’s theory that the Pens, specifically Crosby, need something to motivate them, as sad as that sounds. The Fleury storyline is too good.
You’re the same idiot complaining about the defense that was blaming Fleury for losing 2-1 games against the rangers behind chorney, scuderi and lovejoy you hypocritical little power bottom.
All I can say is if Murray keeps looking like this in the next 2-3 games questions will be raised about the knee jerk reaction to make the goalie change when MAF had been so good… and has a glove and… and is money on a break away
“I’m smarter than you” within minutes of “Chad whatever” because Ruhwedel is too hard to spell and google too hard to use.
You misspelled it
Gonna be two recaps in a row without mentioning the goalie..
Preds in 6 if Murray is in net. His glove will win Conn Smythe for the Preds. Rutherford may want to revise that trade with Las Vegas and include Murray.
I would seriously consider playing Cullen on Sid’s wing to give them a chance to win ozone draws.
Pens should be down 3-1 this series. They are getting beat to every loose puck and Hainsey and maatta are turn over machines. You guys are calling for the saint, but the pens are losing in 6 no matter who they play in goal.
Murray has no glove hand
Can’t wait for D’s recap.
Sully won’t pull his son from the net.
He better if he wants to win another game.
Ain’t gonna happen. He played Fleury because he had no choice.
He’ll play Fleury and Dejan will claim credit
No chance
Play Bonino, Fleury, Chad Whatever and pens win game 5
Bonino is done.
No, that’s Malkin who is done
One last look 2 men up… just a “get ready” for the next one… missed the net! Basically how the game went for all not named Crosby? And even his 43% did the team no favours
The Pens better regroup or this loss in the finals will replace losing to the Islanders in ’93. I mean we are getting beat by a bunch of 4th liners. Pathetic.
Blow it up
Most of us do recall this was your mantra as well as yodas deep into last season… sooooo
That’s awesome. Crosby loses 5-3 face off with 25 seconds left.
Notice nothing from Sam #ClosedTV
Tough to argue you’re one of best 100 of all time when you shotless two straight.
Malkin was credited with 2 shots this game… not saying he was good but he was on the board
Must have missed them. Wrote him off when he stuffed himself on wrap around
He had 2 in the first period I believe
The defence has really started to show how over their heads they have been playing. I hope there is two more in them but the Pens have to get back to finishing and take some of that pressure off
I’m sorry it’s looking like the Preds year. The Pens are getting thoroughly outplayed. I don’t see them winning a game in Nashville so it’s going 7 hopefully.
As long as they win at home
Big if with Murray in net lately.
Murray is the weak link tonight Maloni.
Rick rolling out of Nashville
Great effort by the champs the last 2 games. Especially Murray.
Malkin was special tonight too.
Schultz was awful tonight as well.
Hainsey proving it’s never too late for another turnover.
Leadership
I’m so sorry I posted twice.
I hope Flower starts next game. Murray has no mojo right now. 9 goals in 2 games. Fleury needs to ride in on his white horse and save this team.
Sorry. Feel Sullivan is being out coached. Crosby hasn’t won a Fave off all game. Why isn’t Cullen taking that face off.
Malkin still no shot on goal
Doesn’t matter who your goalie is. This defense is atrocious
Ends any Letang debate… healthy he is worth every single dime. Win or lose this year they need to add to the blue line
Apparently he’s the only one that can make a tape to tape pass.
Oh man is this good.
Theres that glove Sam was raving about
Malkin misses shot on goal on wrap around. Can’t make this shiiit up.
Never seen a team have such a hard time getting the puck out of their end.
Once again the Pens in a series where will is beating skill. I mean this series should be 3-1 Preds. The Pens have played one good game in this series. We should be actually glad it’s going to be 2-2 after tonight.
Yoda was hoping the Pens would lose one so the team could win at home… that’s two posters that have hoped for Pens losses
Yep they are such big fans!!
Pens should invest in a two-center model…Cullen and Bonino. At least the pens will win faceoffs.
Sam said murray has a good glove
Crawl back to your shitt hole you Fat Slob
Dont be embarrassed because you called Murrays glove his biggest strength
Who knew Bonino was the most importanmt center on the team.
He is American
Getting beat by a bunch of 4th liners. Pens just think they can show up and win. They are in trouble.
So far rinne>murray and the preds don’t have Hainsey on their team. 4 failed attempts to clear the zone leading to a 50 second pin in to end the 2nd. Streit can’t be worse.
They also don’t have Crosby, Malkin or Kessel
Yeah Hainsey is why we are losing. Go back to being quite after that post. You really don’t know a thing about hockey
I mean yes it’s absolutely within striking distance but does anyone feel like the Pens have the legs to get it done? This is concerning, the Pens didn’t exactly look dominant in games 1 and 2, they really need to get on the horses here in the third. The horses look good too, they just need to do something the ends in a goal
This games over.
You are the biggest bandwagon I have ever seen every time pens are down you give up. Just come back next April. Problem solved
“I hope they lose” – actually said by Sam in a game the Penguins had a lead in
Holy shiit. Hainsey with four tournovers on one shift. Fuuuck four turnovers in 30 seconds. Fuuuck me.
Like I said below… Hainsey: hold my beer
Archibald needs more ice time… kids been pretty good
Yeah maybe switch him with Kessel
Pens breakout is atrocious. Preds pressure with two guys and they can’t find an open man.
Where’s Yoda to tell us how Murray’s. 769sv% isn’t a factor in the game? I guess the Excuse Express doesn’t have a seduced stop until after the game.
Relax. This is all part of the storybook ending. Fleury comes back in game 5 and wins the cup for the pens. Pens in 7
Haven’t felt this little confidence in the goal since 2013
They better win at home because they won’t win in Nashville.
Keep dreaming
Yodas unfortunately right, the decision was made to go with Murray in a knee jerk reaction… it’s his net now and we live or die with him. Definitely looking like a death here
No way. Fleury is back in goal game 5. watch.
Now that Murray and his glove side is exposed in the finals. Pens can now trade fleury
Right before Murray got beat again to the glove side Malkin lost another lose puck battle at center ice.
#fakenews because zero,stain,npl and gaydogg didn’t see that
I can confidently say that the collective IQ of the people I see yelling fakenews and mean it online is less than 10
Stick with your mature black lives matter people then
ya but what about Dumoulin, would be crazy to leave him unprotected right?
He’s sucked ballls tonight. When Hainsey is your most consistent Dman you’re in trouble.
Hainsey: hold my beer
See ya next Sunday night in Nashville. Murray needs to make a fucckking save!
Every odd man rush I get very nervous suddenly. Murray showing major cracks in the armour. I mean it was a breakaway but god they just attack the glove hand and the lateral movement is non-existent.
Why don’t you just come back next April
Sammich can’t wait for next April, he misses watching Canadiens hockey, that said with Bergevin running the show they might not be there next April
That famous glove side
Fleury fleury fleury
Zero Fool is trying to figure out what’s going on.
Well maybe you can help, what do you think the Pens should do with Dumo? I mean I’ve basically read since last year that Dumo was gonna be protected by virtually everyone… I’m still not sure. I think the Pens would be crazy not to… your thoughts?
He is probably drooling over that malkin’s lazy play
Geno is due for a secondary assist.
I wonder if Malkin will get a shot on goal this game.
Before that he is due for a penalty seems to be more consistent in that department
There is rumors fleury to Vegas. Team will announce as soon as playoff is over
I’ll take shit that has been talked about for about a week for 500 Alex. Between you and samdiegopittfan our news that isn’t news is on point lol
Total momentum killer! Fleury letting in another bad goal to suck the life out of the team…oh wait.
2-1 preds. Npl just turned off his TV
Crosby playing tonight?
Eat shitt zeroTool and enjoy it while you are at it
Guys been great so far this game but let’s be honest, his second goal in his last 20 it’s about time…. last I checked.
Preds have the lead so… you must be happy
Yeah I am happy because Npl and stain will shut their TV by now