Penguins/NHL
Jared McCann happened in the second period and the rest is history as the Penguins throttled the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 7-2 rout on Saturday night.
12 different players records points in the win as Mike Sullivan improves to 16-3-1 all-time vs John Tortorella as head coach of the Penguins:
— In the immediate aftermath of Evgeni Malkin leaving the game with an injury in the second period, Jared McCann was bumped up to the second line center role and took the game over in period two.
McCann scored two goals off the rush in a 7:32 span as McCann’s back-to-back goals saw a 2-1 game quickly get away from the Blue Jackets in going from 4-1 to escalating to 7-1 by the mid-point of the third period.
McCann who the Penguins soured on as a center last season, flourished with the open space in place of Malkin.
—- Tonight was the perfect opponent for the Penguins bouncing back. The Blue Jackets struggle so much in Pittsburgh and It was all setting up to be the Penguins night even before puck drop. The Blue Jackets coming off a tough loss to the Maple Leafs Friday night, were starting some AHL-level goaltender named Elvis Merzilikins and if the Penguins didn’t at least put up five tonight it was going to be a disappointment.
But, coming off so bad of a defensive performance in the opener, this was also the perfect opponent from the standpoint of how limited the Blue Jackets are in making skilled plays in space. Boy, is that team going to struggle to score goals this season. Built on a chip and chase style in creating offense off the forecheck, it was just a much easier game for the Penguins in playing with an actual structure compared to opening night as the Blue Jackets have little ability in putting the opposition on their heels.
— Mike Sullivan had himself a night in pushing all the right buttons with lineup moves:
✅ to putting Dominik Simon on the top-line:
Why the coaches are always comfortable in bumping Simon up to the top line is little things like the controlled entry Simon had 1-on-3 that led to the Marcus Pettersson goal.
✅ to [hide] swapping of the d-pairs
Justin Schultz was much more effective in activating offensively next to Marcus Pettersson.
Pettersson made a great read on his second period goal in activating to the slot, showing patience in beating Elvis glove side.
Even Jack Johnson had himself a night with an assist (initially was awarded the goal) and being on the ice for 3 Goals For and 0 against at 5 vs 5.
✅ to Jared McCann replacing Malkin as 2nd line center
Easy call would have been to just elevate Nick Blugstad but the call to McCann paid off big time.
— With the Penguins scoring 7 goals, Matt Murray is an afterthought but Murray had a couple big-time saves early in the second period when it was still a one and two goal game. Murray turned aside 28 of 30 shots in the win and he was rock solid in the first 40 minutes in stopping 23 of 24 shots. Although the Penguins were head and shoulders better than the Blue Jackets in all areas, it sure didn’t hurt to have the significant advantage they had in goal. [/hide]
why is this dumb ass video on here…REALLY WHY
to expose to Arrogant ZeroTool how he and his Boy toy are Hypocrites
Whats best about this level of dumb… I have been very critical of Trudeau… you are literally that fucken stupid to assume my critique of the moron in the CPC and the racist douche at the helm of the PPC are endorsements of Trudeau. As I have said, we have a leadership problem but the “boytoy” is sadly a better option than Scheer idiocy and Mad Max… thats how fucken pathetic your people are
Because Dumb and Sam(e) go hand in hand like Letang and turnover.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIL3nJ_7BvY
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Hey D any update how long will our russian take his annual vacations
will he use all of his 20 games beginning of the season or he will leave some after the All star games like he usually does
who cares stay injured….
Remember few years ago Malkin was injured and team was winning had maybe 1 or 2 loss in 19 -20 games lol
Remember when Letang was injured and the Penguins won the Cup without him?
For the Penguins Minnesota is a good trade partner. (maybe our old buddy Billy Guerin will work with us) To Pittsburgh – C Victor Rask $4.0 million D- Jonas Brodin $4.166 (Cap hit) To Pittsburgh – LW Brian Rust $ 3.5 million D- jack Johnson $3.25 Million G- Casey De Smith $1.0 million Pittsburgh gets a top 4 d-man in Jonas Brodin / a solid 4th line center in Rask with talent (he was good in Carolina just didn’t work out in Minnesota) Minnesota gets a good solid speedy left winger if healthy can score 18 to 25 goals (nice… Read more »
TO Minnesota sorry Rust Johnson De Smith
Dubnyk is 33.
Looked him up on their website it says 39 so….not sure then..
He was drafted in the first round in 2004 and born in May of 1986.
He is 33.
Still like the trade….he is older then….
The reason Carolina let Rask go was because he had regressed so terribly. He was dog shitt in Minny because he continues to regress. Why in the actual FucKK would you add 4 million as a 4th line C.
The last thing I seen this absurd was trading Sheary to make cap space only to fill it with Johnson
The mistake happened when penguins chose staal over Toews . Staal got picked over toews based on hos last name I’m sure zeroTool is okay with that since his PM elected based on his last name too. If Penguins chose Toews they would’ve maybe won more cups and when time to sign contracts toews would’ve moved 2nd line center and boom just like that you have 2 solid Centers while you shipped Malkin before age of 30 with more value and get better returns and team would’ve been more solid today Sorry boxscore experts Toews and Sid Anyday over Sid… Read more »
So if you are moving Malkin before 30 that means you still had to sign all three of them which means you would have about 30 million tied up in 3 players. Brilliant. Ugh…. Wow….
And what mistake??? They won THREE CUPS!!! You truly are the biggest moron on this board.
Ok Sam I finally disagree with you…partially yes maybe Toews over Stahl…but Toews better than Sidney Crosby.. As Vice McMahon of WWEwould say no chance in hell.. I love Toews great leader & amazing two way player….Crosby when all said nd done will be top 5 of all time behind Gretzky Lemieux Howe and Orr..and I think he is better than Gordie howe… Crosby gets all the big goals socchi, first out door game, last Olympics he Marchant and Bergeron were unstoppable. Crosby 100 points lAst season and talk of a selke.HE IS A TERRIFC TWO WAY PLAYER. Toews good… Read more »
He never said Toews was better the Crosby, even he is not THAT stupid.
I caught that read my response…thanks though…
There are a lot of stupid people I’m finding out on this place..no names…LOL
ok I read that last part it looks like you said Toews over Crosby…you said Toews and Crosby over Crosby and malkin
that I 100% agree with they might have 5 Stanley cups instead of three…
Yeah Sid and toews top 2 C anyday over Sid and Malkin team with toews wouldve been better trade malkin get better players also toews can easily shut down other best players Instead under Dan byslma Sid and geno both were shut down and series was done In the first round people can blame MAF yes he had some meltdown thanks to DB system any goalie would but end of the day team were shut down vs other teams anyways and only way they come back or tried to win was their hoping to get powerplay that was they bread… Read more »
If you think Toews is on Malkin’s level, you either know nothing of the game or haven’t seen them both play.
When Malkin wants to he can still take over a game and be lethal. Scoring wise he much better the Toews but Toews plays a much better 200 foot game and is more defensively sound. Problem in Pittsburgh is you have the same player playing Center in Malkin as you do in Letang “playing” defense. Both create offense but both get caught up ice and lack the defensive prowess and give up two many breakaways which puts added stress on the second defensemen and the goalie. High risk, high reward.
This is the dumbest bunch of shit I’ve ever heard.
look at this bandwagon sorry to hurt your feelings when it comes to malkin
Go back to bed you snow Flake
Crawl back into your vile hole you filthy troll.
Look we need another top 4 defenseman to play with Schultz to really compete our buddy billy Guerin is now GM Minnesota so… exchange bad contracts and add Victor rask 26 $4.0 million there is our 4th line center he was good in Carolina just didn’t pay well in Minnesota happens like brassard good everywhere but Pittsburgh Jack johnsom 3 $3.2 million proposed deal Victor Rask $4.0 Jonas Brodin (actual cap hit $4.2) $8.2 Jack Johnson $3.2 Brain Rust $3.5 $6.7 maybe Minnesota retains $1 million or we add another player maybe a Casey DE smith something like that you… Read more »
Malkin was arguably the best player on the ice until he was hurt through 2… we hate him but think burying 4 million for a player that a second team is ready to give up on is a good idea?
This guy can be dealt..its not too late
All the whining I’m lonely, he is injured a lot, turnover machine, takes stupid penalties, and has forgotten how to shoot…I hear you but Nicolai ehlers wow he would fit nicely..Mccan and Perreaulkt both faster and smarter than geno and can play defens if needed can play # 2 and # 3 center..
McCann was flying last night….small sample size yes but he has been good in Pittsburgh Perreault is also fast skilled and talented…..
McCann was great, he’s not a 2C. If, BIG IF, you trade Malkin you need a guy that is legit in that spot still. End of the day, at this point of their careers, a Malkin trade is likely signifying the end of the era and a complete retool.
I like McCann, I quite do but one fucken game playing C competently and he’s now the answer? JFC
Besides the fact that McCann is not a number 2 center, Malkin would never ok a trade in Minnesota. He has a full NM clause.
Winnipeg not Minnesota read……
According to rod and even jets he wouldn’t go its too much hockey for him his laziness would be exposed in the first month
I never said the Jets.
Which is even a bigger stretch in accepting a trade lol
Not really you dontthink they would love to add malkin …cmon dude… They already have deals with Buffalo and Philly for defenseman…if Buff doesn’t comeback they can add a defender
philly its either Goethistiber or provforov
buffalo ristolanen..
With the talent they have up front then add Malkin that pushed them higher in the west…..they can add a defender if needed…..they wont need much
You are right Malkin would never go play in hockey marketed teams. Pittsburgh is okay since half the fans have no clue what kind of con man he is
Tell him you are going to Florida look how fast he would remove his NM
He is young give hime a chance for od sake 26….. Ill bet he can put up 50 points and so can matthew Perreault who is just as skilled and fast could probably put up 50 at second center if you think McCann is a 3 center……. both 26 you have a better balance team//ill take 100 points from McCann and Perreault AT What a combined $7.5 MILLIONa as opposed to 90 points from Malkin at $9.5 million…not too mention guys that know where the other side of the red line are, guys that will shoot and aren’t turnover machines…iT’S… Read more »
When was the last 26 year old that you seen blossom into a solid 2C? For fuckk sakes 26 for a forward? I mean ya, goalies and even Damn take longer but 26 is old for those positions as well.
Now… that said… kids only 23 turning 24, it’s a big year for him to prove his worth ya but the odds of that being a top 6C by this point? It’s a very small percent that blossom at this point.
Zero…we are looking to maximize this 2 3 year window with Sid playing terrific hockey…26 is still young for god sakes…..this kid has speed, talent and skill he will do it we will take in may..unfortunaltey that slug makin will comeback and cut his playing time…how many goals did McCann have last year 18 to 20 imagine what he might get with 3 2 center minutes…playing with galchenyuk and tanev…
It’s called a late bloomer!!! And 26 isn’t late he has 9 years left..
This is a fucken absurd argument, there is literally no point having it. We can simply watch. I like McCann but to think he can step into Malkins role and the team excel is ridiculous.
72 points for $9.5 million oh I think some one could come close for a lot less.
lets agree to disagree I think McCann can play two center and is a better all around plyer than lost Geno at this point.. not offensively
Malkin hasn’t been great for a while….MCCANN wont replace malkins offense…. but he can score 50- 60 points, play better defense, win face offs, and not take stupid ass penalties and turn the puck over..
ONE LAST POINT ;;;WE CAN MOVE ON
GENO SCORED 21 GOALS LAST SEASON
JARED MCCANN SCORED 19 GOALS SCORED LAST SEASON
IMAGINE HOW MANY HE COULD SCORE WITH 2ND CENTER MINUTES AND ALOT OF POWER PLAY TIME.. SORRY CAP BAR STUCK AGAIN NO ANGER HE NUMBERS ARE CLOSE..:)
Are you really this dumb? Malkin had over twice as many points in 10 less games. FFS one good game doesn’t catapult you over a first-ballot HOFer. Looks like Sam the virginal bandwagon boy found his American counterpart.
zero..one other last point…..you were complaining about 26! I just looked it up Jared McCann is only 23 so even in your eyes he has time to develop….. ball game
I already pointed that fact out… you didnt even need to look it up FFS… 4 posts above
Well I’ve said before I say it again pens shoulder dealt the Russian by age 30 now good luck getting better return I also wanted Nathan from Colorado for the Russian and mattaa avs would’ve took him since they were a mess with all their talents back then now too late #29 has become their franchise
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I agree with you Sam Malkin should have been traded two years ago……
Shhh dont say that loud you might hurt some boxscore experts feelings
Sam….agreed he is so lazy (uber talented) but dumb as a brick…which is why he wasn’t voted to the top 100 players of all time which I agree with…. Jagr was a dumb ass too, but you never questioned his motor!!
Florida is perfect they have all the Russians..ill take mike Hoffman for him straight up dude can score has 4 already..30 plus last year…
Ya that would have brilliant… going into the year the team was hoping to threepeat… so Trading Malkin would have been genius lol. It was trades that ended that run… Sundqvist stays and the team doesn’t bleed assets trying to find a 3C and change their team identity lol
Did they 3 peat? no they didn’t and now we are stuck with an aging, lazy, unmotivated player who collects a check and doesn’t earn it…… these last couple years of his contract should be fun think hell get motivated at 35 precisely!!! I wonder why phil isn’t here anymore…at least he could shoot and score and looked lik he cared more than malkin
No they didn’t but it’s easy to look back now isn’t it. I’m talking about making the fucken decision in the moment as they head into a year after two straight cups genius. Fuck sakes why is it so hard to reach people out here sometimes. I shouldn’t have to explain that
For the record how many f***ing number two centers are as good as malkin could be?? You keep saying McCann isn’t a number two he is as good as a lot of number # 2’s hischier for the devils or the islanders number two center geez…
Lmmfao… Hischier is a 20 year old kid who did more in his first two seasons than McCann has his entire career so far….
As for New York… as thin as they are McCann has still yet to prove he would displace Nelson.
0 for 2 and the first one was a significant swing and miss
“Nathan” wasn’t available you fucken dummy, just like McDavid…. those years the fringe and lotto teams held onto their 1sts because they wanted the kids you fucken moron, how many more times do you need to hear this?
Now that in mind… do you know what happened the year Malkin turned 30? 31? Shut the fuckk up retard
What a surrprise Malkin injured already he is as bad as letang… Trade his oh I’m lonely often injured turnover bound ass while there is still time.. look McCann can play #v2 center he is faster and smarter at this point than the grumbling brittle chip that Geno has become. Malkin & Rust and to Winnipeg $13.0 million Nicolai Ehlers Matthew Perreault to Pittsburgh $10.2 million McCann # 2 center Perreault number # 3 center he has speed and can make plays Ehlers is a superstar 23 year old left winger @SID4800 $6 million locked up on a good contract… Read more »
Jets need defence badly they don’t need to add a offensive turnover machine and only shows up on pp and averages 65 games a year
Keep Malkin, give them Letang!
Letang had a great year last year until he got hurt (per usul) and sucked after that..If they can keep his minutes to 20 / 21 instead of 27 they are better off. MALKIN is just lost and has never had anything much between the ears……he would make Winnipeg really dangerous in the west.
And he’s had his head up his ass to start this year…. scored last night, vs a “not even NHL goalie” then gave the goal back with a stupid play.
Ok Zero trade both then get a hall back…LOL
Hall is a winger, losing Geno leaves a massive hole up the middle as McCann is not a 2C. Plus Hischier and Hughes are the future in that city
I’m sorry I meant a haul back not Taylor hall sorry….
Sam…agreed but the thought of putting mMalkin with Schieflleee (NOT SURE OF SPEELING) Little, Connor Laine, Wheeler might convince them it makes a statement in the west ..TEMPTAION ISLAND FO THE JETS…WE can throw in jack Johnson…LOL
So a team that seen 3 top 6 defensive player leave this offseason, creating a significant hole, would simply add another high priced forward because screw the blue line?
AGREED zero…BU MAYBE BIG BUFF DOES COMEBACK IMAGINE ADDING MALKIN AND RUST TO THAT FORWARD GROUP..SORRY CAP BAR STUCK SHIT SORRY
If Malkin makes that team so scary then wouldn’t it be better to retain him?
No because he has lost his way in Pittsburgh.. A fresh start with a new team, a talented team, in the western conference would be good for him…maybe they put him with Schieffle or Patrick Laine????
The Penguins continue to get younger, faster, an more skilled….
look Galchenyuk 25 Tanev 27 Kahun 24/25 McCann 26 IF you add Ehlers 23 Perreault is 31 still 2 years younger than geno……we are a younger, better, more talented, deeper team
Guentzle is young so is dumolin pettersson simon murray
McCann best 3C on team.
I think from my proposal both Matthew Perreault/Jared Mccann could be the # 2 center on is team which ever works..
No question, dudes really strong as a pivot… Bjugstad has no reason to remain after the performance McCann put up. Obviously the Pens are not looking to play him as a top 6 wing with any sort of consistency so…. let him play his natural position and move Bjugstads contract.
Hypocrite zeroTool province wants a referendum more and more and yet he has the balls to talk Quebec being separatist.
I will say this if liberals win Alberta will go on referendum and if they win I will move to Alberta and you can move to your beloved liberal provinces and have your boy toy guide you to disaster
Who gives a flying fuckk!
Lol the Penguins get a 7-2 win and this moron goes off on a political tangent. I remember him crying about people not posting about hockey.
Yay 7-2 beating a goalie with no NHL game played.
Who cares? They won 7-2. That’s what good teams do when they face subpar goaltending. How many would they need for you to not cry like the little b1tch that you are? 10? 12? You just need something to cry about. Pens nation thanks you for not being part of our fanbase.
You are a dumb fan base you
see blow out games vs weak teams and you start drooling the Stanley cup let the team play vs well structured and with talents then will talk. Jackets won’t even make the playoffs just based on their 2 goalies alone
Literally no one is drooling you fucken moron, the jackets iced a weak team and the Penguins, who were asleep in the first game, had to respond with some energy… they did, and won. It’s just a nice win, only total fucken chodes like yourself have to blow people saying nice win out of proportion.
Planning parades? You’re talking about a team that has won 3 times in the last decade yet are still trying to convince this board how good the fucken Habs are every year lol. What a dong
According to him though, Carey Price won a Stanley Cup LMAO
They beat the shit out of them with a star player hurt…. sounds like a win by a far better team to me dipshit
That Sam guy seems a bit grumpy like Malkin has become maybe penguins can trader them both…LOL
Sold, not just because I am Canadian and would prefer to remain in confederation… but the thought of you living that fucken close to me? I’d probably end up in Halifax just to make sure that distance is maximized and I can avoid the French Canadian twats to the best of my ability still.
Find it cute how fast you no longer want to be in Canada however… coming from “yOu FaKe CaNaDiAn”. How can you be so fucken stupid to not see this as the obvious reply to your idiot rhetoric you fucken dumbshit
Now that out of the way… like a quarter of the province, mostly those with IQs under 80 want this. They believe it would remove red tape in O&G (I don’t need to explain how stupid this is to you do I?). Your province held a referendum in the 90s where nearly 50% voted to leave you fucken idiot lol. Sentiment changed sure… we’ve been paying billions and billions and billions to keep you fucken drains on our economy happy
Yeah billions and billions that your Trudeau created and doing his best to make Quebec and Ontario become a shitholee thats what you paying you wanna play the non racist game then pay for it MotherFuckerr I Cant even recognize Montreal city anymore it’s like a Saudi Arabia and Toronto has become Pakistan and now apparently you can vote sharia law in Ontario they might not win now but in 10 year once these roaches multiple it will become like Belgium thanks to you and your boy toy globalist Trudeau oh yeah and how low he is exploding that girl… Read more »
The current structure was created by Jason Kenney when he sat in Harpers admin you stupid fuck
As for this Sharia vote? It’s a fucken racist conspiracy pushed by Christian racists who actually want their stupid mythological rules made into law…. dumb fuckk
Lastly, Bernier? I mean he had two more in his squad share racist cartoons… recently… the party is littered with white supremacists… more unglued bigotry from that party, they will be laughed out of the election, I mean except the white nationalists but again, they are not smart… why are so racist and dumb?
One more thing, the pens were more fun to watch when malkin got hurt. Hopefully letang will get hurt too.
Don’t let this win fool you, the pens still stink. Letang is so bad and he will be exposed against good teams. He got burned for another short handed breakaway in the 1st and the 2nd blue jackets goal was more vintage pathetic letang.
Here is the deal with Simon. He is fine is all aspects of the game except one…the dude takes a year to get his shot off. How about when Guentzel set him up wide open and he took so long the goalie was able to come 8 feet out of the net to cut down the angle. That dude needs to get his shot off quicker and he will be good. Don’t count on it though, that’s why he will never score more than 10.
I feel bad for the people in Columbus with that idiot tortorella behind their bench. He chased all those great players out of town and now they are in shambles.
Just look at the Garbage goals Mike Smith let in tonight man if I was mcdavid I’d ask for a trade ASAP. Dumb organization signing and old goalie as their number 1
So would I, Oilers management has been garbage for years and is squandering a generational talent… do you not understand this don’t work on me retard?
How many weak goals jackets goalie let in tonight care to tell us zeroTool
Better question… how is it Letang is still a minus after a 7-2 game?
Fun fact… Subban is on a team that lost both games and has given up 12… he’s a plus one lol
Subban suckss I’ve said it since day one overrated player only reason he is famous is because he is flashy he knows how to market himself
Better than Letang for multiple reasons it would seem…
Yay Penguins won vs a team that played a goalie his first NHL game. Dude Garbage victory I bet if it was bob In net results would’ve been different too bad he plays for the Panthers same team that beat Tampax tonight
Sam the grumpy man….yes Jackets goalie let in some bad ones agreed but a win is a win this early. plus fo us to compete we need to another top 4 dman to play with Schultz to make us relevant..against the big teams…
Nice try assholee letang was +1. Only player tonight from Penguins was a minus 1 was your hero schultz typical liberal of you fake news
He meant after 2 games. Learn how to read!
Lol, more evidence everyone else knows more about what’s going on than you ya dumbfuck