Penguins/NHL
Monday’s 4-2 loss for the Penguins was another game that showed maybe this is just who this team is.
They can have a dominant 6-7 minute stretch like they did in the first period, but they the lack the proper territorial game over sixty minutes and Monday’s hockey game showed a hockey club that is extremely susceptible to getting physically man-handled for long stretches when it comes to puck battles in all three zones.
Pittsburgh surrendered a 2-0 lead with one of the worst periods of hockey they’ve had all season in a disastrous stretch.
Things, though, started to slip away from the Penguins immediately after the Rust goal where from the final five minutes of period one though a large portion of the second period Anaheim would go on to out-shoot the Penguins 19-0.
Where this game turned was the Ducks physically imposing their will on Pittsburgh.
The Penguins could not get it out of their end as a relentless Ducks forecheck combined with great pressure along the wall saw the Penguins have no answers in developing a puck possession game.
This has been a growing issue for the Penguins where the opposition is taking the middle of the ice away from the Penguins and outside of the defensive zone, with Pittsburgh’s speed/puck hunting game no longer at an elite level, it’s forcing the Penguins to try to win too many 1-on-1 pucks battles that is playing a factor in them not sustaining these quick dominant stretches they’ll have in a game.
Overlooked Aspect of Brassard Trade, Clubs looking into health concerns for 19
— Regardless of where things go the rest of the season, long-term the Penguins have lost the Derick Brassard trade.
Filip Gustavsson no longer in the system stings more than it appeared months ago with Matt Murray becoming such a question mark. Pittsburgh also surrendering a first round pick for Brassard that ended up being the 22nd overall pick gets overlooked.
Jim Rutherford doesn’t see the Penguins this way, but NHL executives look at the Penguins in a way that the best chance (after this season) to keep the Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin window open for another 3-4 years is going to come down to a small infusion of high draft picks/high-end caliber type young players making an impact.
Unfortunately for the Penguins this scenario doesn’t exist in their system.
Pittsburgh hasn’t had a first round pick since 2014 and 2018 2nd rounder Calen Addison pick is the only player in the Penguins system that other clubs are enamored with, — looked at as a high-end talent that could join the roster in the next two years. —
As the Brassard trade just isn’t panning out to the point anyone expected and little chance Brassard will consider resigning (if he even lasts the season), in addition to the Penguins being a middle of the road team, losing the chance to draft in the early 20’s last June has become troublesome where you might have had a chance to put a first round talent in the lineup by 2020 when you’re going to need young high-end talent around this soon to be older core.
Still, executives don’t feel it’s too late for the Penguins to prioritize holding onto to their high picks this season and a prospect like Calen Addison that is coveted in a lot of trade talks.
However, Jim Rutherford and Penguins ownership are not wired that way. Everything will and is on the table to find a way to get back into the Stanley Cup discussion for this season.
— As the Penguins have begun taking feelers on Derick Brassard more seriously recently than at any point, a few clubs are looking into how healthy Brassard actually is as rumblings have emerged To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
Merry Christmas to all of you hope you have good one…….
Don’t forget to put a glass of milk and cookies. Npl
Reeves 7th goal
Vegas needed 5. MAF with a .875 SV% against the worst team in the league.
And they still lost.
And Brassard you know br@SID4800$$@SID4800$$ has how many. The good news his defense is even better he is keeping his linemates of the scoring sheet again.
Carolina wearing old Hartford green jersey. Absolute classic I bet Pierre McGuire is drooling all over that jersey when he was worst coach ever
So you post drooling all over the jersey, then criticize someone for drooling on it. Excellent.
Looks like the last year of WBS Penguins. May return to Cleveland Barons?
Why ? Not enough fans ?
Since penguins have real fans they should built ahl arena not too far from Pittsburgh. Easier travel for the players that get called up
Says the guy who has never been to a game in Pittsburgh.
In his defense. I don’t go to games played by teams I’m not a fan of. I also wouldn’t encourage him to come (not that he could anyway), as having him up there is as close as anyone would want him to this country.
Sam couldn’t find the US on a map if you asked him to point it out.
Maybe not in Pittsburgh but I bet I’ve seen pens play live more than you. Assshole
Somehow I doubt that. But nice try.
Happy Festivus!
Rick jeanneret hospitalized
Welcome to yesterday.
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The way you were a month late to realize sheary is back to earth.
No he didn’t… he scored an empty net goal last night. That is why Rick ended up in the hospital.
DePaoli’s busy readying his sleigh for Christmas
Not one of your better ones.
Gotta love letang pinching in with 1 minute left in the game with a 3-0 lead giving up a breakaway. Murray should punch him in the face directly after the game.
“Don’t worry Murray will have that 5 in 2 periods alone” Sam.
Wrong again Sam!
When he came back from last concussion. They best leafs 3-0 then flames 9-1 and after that was alllllll down hill for Murray up until he faked another injury. Anyways pen’s won be happy Vs a team that is not suppose to make the playoffs
Seriously, go troll the Vegas or Montreal board.
On the same day Fleury chokes away a late lead, Matt Murray posts a shutout. Both are in playoff form.
MAF got beat like a red headed step child.
Magic number for Murray is 1.
Carey Price since signing an 8 year/10.5 per year: 2017- .900 SV%and 3.11 GAA. 2018- .905 SV% and 2.84 GAA. 3 seasons before the signing: .923, .934, .933 and 2.23, 2.06, 1.96. Typical Canadian getting paid and not caring. Meanwhile, Fleury was a 5mill backup while his team won cups. Montreal will be bad for a long time with a contract like that (kind of like Chicago with Toews). There are also more than 6 teams in the NHL, so they’ll struggle to do much of anything.
When you say toews suckss shows how much you understand hockey.
What’s Murray’s stats since fleury left
Or should I say how many times he got injured since MAF left
Considering Murray’s health doesn’t have anything to do with Fleury, that question makes no sense. Much like every other post you’ve ever made. You’re too dumb to talk to. On behalf of the Penguins, thank you for not being a fan of the team.
Toews is worth half of what he makes, and that’s being generous. Murray’s stats are better than playoff Fleury’s stats. That’s for sure. Probably why he lost his job to Vokoun and Murray.
Where is Waldo?
Oops I meant malkin
Hes had a pretty good game boxscore
Vegas needed 5. He choked and Pricecouldn’t even manage a .900 SV%. Two Canadian frauds.
You are a sad guy
So he’s sad because he called Canadian players frauds like you do every other nationality….so by your logic you are the saddest of sad people
Hahahaha Fleury crumbles again
Yes it was all fleury fault.
Habs had 47 shots. It was fleury fault
Shocking… Fleury couldnt hold a lead. Not even against a low talent team like Montreal.
If the Canadiens had any talent, theyd have 6 goals by now. Fleury has been off his angles all game.
I’m sure he is. Since you have become expert In goalies let us know how well that Murray glove does tonight
Glove looks good so far
That same talent that beat Murray and the pens twice this season
5 goals already in only 2 periods. I guess Price and Fleury are scared of the puck.
Don’t worry Murray will have that 5 in 2 periods alone
Amazing game price vs fleury
Stop licking the screen.
Make America great again
Kinda hard to do that when you have npl living in America
The best gift that my fellow Americans can get for Christmas is government shutdown. Only in America folks .
And they call their country United States of America. More like Divided states of America
Now when can I see a purge event live on TV. Wonder how much will cost to have it on PPV
I’d say something about watching something Canadian on tv, but Canada isn’t relevant enough to matter.
Agreed. Trump is the worst.
Wow, you are so clever. How do you keep coming up with stuff?
I guess Conor Sheary came back down to earth.
You just realized it. He had 2 points last month and this month nothing
Trump Shutdown
Only in America do politicians work less then half the year, make more then most people in the country and still need a shut down.
What are we going to do without the federal government.
Purging at npl’s house
Not build a dumb fucklng wall, thats for sure. Lol
My Fleury
Officially 9th in all time wins. And as I said few years ago when he left Pittsburgh if his healthy and plays good he can finish 3rd in all time goalie
You could be 9th all time in wins if Crosby and Malkin were playing in front of you too. Well, maybe not you, but any functioning adult.
His only above average stat is a team stat. No individual awards. Even his regular season numbers are average to below average. His playoff numbers….yikes!
Yeah.because tommy B was amazing
Which proves the point that Barasso padded his wins by playing on a powerhouse team.
No fleury stole games for pens and series In playoffs Tommy B won based on talent In front TB left penguins he was never same and was exposed his success came because of talent in front . Fleury left penguins and proved he was the back bone for the pens. By taking that ahl team Vegas to the final and if it wasn’t for him team would’ve not made playoffs. If it wasn’t for him team would’ve never went finals he stole all 3 series. Vegas should’ve have even passed the first round vs kings it was. Battle of the… Read more »
Box score expert
Wasn’t even the starting goaltender but the backbone of the team. Classic! How’d your Fleury do against your Canadians? How about againstthe Flyers? Was he the backbone when he squandered two 3-1 series leads? You get dumber by the day, chubster.
And MAF chocked away many playoffs games and series’ too. Admit it Sam, he is an average goalie who ended up on a stacked team. He looked great in Vegas until Washington exposed him. Everyone on Vegas stepped up last year. They all felt slighted and felt they had something to prove. More proof is they kept winning with the second, third and forth string goalies. MAF will get into the HOF but not for his individual play but for his wins which he will owe to a lot of other players. He was never even mentioned in a vezna… Read more »
Yeah because he played with Crosby. When team wins it’s because Crosby when team losses it was always fleury fault when many times he bailed the team on his on when team didnt even deserve to win a game or a series
To your hockey knowledge fleury is garbage. Trust me if his available 30 teams would go after him yes 30 that includes penguins. He is a franchise calibre goalie. Murray not so much that the team wants to ship him out asap a guy that won the cup that’s classic. TVA also said scum sully was behind for fleury leaving penguins. He tried his hard to convince management to keep his lover Murray over fleury. Who knows maybe that’s why letang didn’t play goood last year or maybe Russian not happy this year. Scum sully won’t last here long specially… Read more »
.880
.933
.908 (cup year and he let up 63 goals, Osgood let up 47.)
.891
.899
.834
.833
.915
.927 (5 games)
.875
.924 (last as a Penguin)
.927
Yeah, thos look like the numbers of a consistent goalie.
Yeah thanks to db system really screwed him. As I said no goalie would be able to play under db system fleury put on a smile and did his best under that clown. We all saw how lehner was against DB many times. If fleury played for new Jersey in the Jacques lemaire days trust me he would have better numbers. That u see today. Despite playing for that clown DB his GAA average is at 2.55. Not bad. Just admit it you are a dumb asss box score lover that relies on that. The way you think Murray is… Read more »
Actually I go by what I see and DB had nothing to do with the goalies. You just keep making excuses. I never once praised MM and I never will. I never believed he was the long term solution. That being said I never thought MAF was the solution come playoff time bc he almost always failed. He is hands down one of the best regular season goalies of his generation. Come playoff time he is average at best. Stats are stats no matter where they come from. They are absolute. If players got paid for being the glue and… Read more »
All the players you mentioned today fleury has more value then them also agree sometimes fleury had meltdowns do you know why. Because he played too many games because of them time his backups were garbage. The way subban is garbage this year and doing everything to sabotage Vegas playoffs
Playoff Fleury https://media.giphy.com/media/XuLXZa0PJNiV2/giphy.gif
Dude get lost you bring nothing to this website
They really do ask the stupidest questions when they interview athletes.
What do you expect it’s American media
Rust is an American hero.
The US Secretary of Defense resigned because the President is owned by Putin. Wow.
MAF and Price are playing tonight. Sam must be lubbing it up.
Nahh I’ll save it for Saturday when it’s fleury vs price
Bandwagon Sat.
Dubnyk with a Fleury impression.
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Leave My Fleury alone!
Rust is going to win the Rocket Richard trophy this year.
Eric Fehr seems like he should be older then 33.
Any news on #6
He’s out with a concussion.
He is out with a case of the whoop ass.
Just that he’s out with a concussion. Hopefully he misses minimal time. I don’t get the impression he’ll be out long term.
Penguins active Simon from IR.
Pens have chance to win tonight Simon back plus they have 1 fresh line that they didn’t use last night. And that’s malkin and kessel line
“My Fleury” hahahaha
That is what Sam calls his pillow.
I have often been right about a lot of things on this site almost ahead of time and I know I have often said Florida people are stupid I am sorry on that one and I have realized I was wrong about that and would like to apologize.
There is actually 1 smart man in Florida his name is Brian Kolfage
He is collecting money on Gofundme so Americans get the Wall and don’t face government shutdown .
He said if 63million voters pay 80$ wall will be built
This post is like watching CNN.
Was reading this on ctv news. But hey they are all runned by liberals
Pettersson trade seems to be working out for both sides
This is penguins big test 4 games in 6 nights let’s see what they’re made off this will define some players future staying in Pittsburgh after Christmas
Malkin and chubby were the worst tonight
What happened to Zero
Vanned
Was wondering the same thing.
Sam benched Murray on his fantasy team haha
Yeah because his not reliable. His done more damage then good this year
Why did you draft a fraud?
We are 12 in the group got stuck with him. Have fleury as well. Tried to trade Murray no one wants. And get every week someone want my fleury. I guess his still has more value then Murray
“My Fleury”. Thats cute.
Where are u. Let me run over you with my car. I’m sure this site will be happy without your stupidities
Is your team called the
Marc-Andre Fluffers ?
You must be in a remedial fantasy league. Good for you.
Why is he on your fantasy team anyway? You secretly love him, dont you?
I thought petterssen played the two on one the Caps scored on poorly, but he played a really solid game overall.
His 6f3. But plays like his 6f7.
Agreed. Will be interesting to continue to watch his growth as the season goes along. Just wish the move was made earlier before they got stuck with Jack Johnson. (Who Sam wanted)
Only GMJR wanted JJ.
ok games over didn’t want to jinx him but have to give it to Murray he played a hell of a game. Would go three stars 1.Letang, 2. Murray and 3, Rust
It was Murray’s best game of this season then again it’s one game
Crosby on Murray — “He made some huge saves all the way through the game”
Murray awesome again. Hes a winner.
Matt Murray with the first star of the game.
TvA showed Crosby letang and wilson
By far best penguin player tonight was letang 32:10 mins he shut down ovechkin and ended ovis streak. I’m sure scuderi showed a few tricks
Poor Ovie. He angry.
Cars not having puck luck. Murray been lucky on several occasions tonight remember bandwagon’s this can’t go on forever
Are the Cars a new team?
He must be playing with his hot wheels.
*caps
hell of a play
TVA just showing something interesting Wayne Gretzky 894 goals in 1487 games
Ovechkin on pace 913 goals in 1487. Only question is ovi is 33 years old and needs at least 43 goals per season for 6 years. It’s a tall order but hey records are made to break.
Chubbyyyyyyy
Lol Price with the playoff Fleury like blunder
Pens would’ve not been in a lead if orpiggggg was playing tonight lolll
What’s so funny Sam?
What’s funny that he is a fraud and people here drooled on him and were sad when he left
“Pens will be worst in 2nd period.” Great take Sam!
Clown go check stats this season pens best period been 1st and worst been 2nd. But you are dumb you judge them based on 1 game.
“Check the box score” – Sam
So if Crosby unblocks on the PP does it still count?
You clown Crosby doesn’t rely on pp only. Malkin 1 goal since October 30th. Now go choke on a hot dog
You are so easy to bait.
Sam loves pp, but pp goals don’t count for him.
Tbj loves players that are paid the most in the team and perform 50%. For what he signed for.
Like Price.
Malkinnnnn. Powerplay point
Now let’s see if scum sully benches Jake for 2nd game in a row lol
Eller is the new penguin killer
Maybe fleury can send a new glove to Murray for Christmas
Sam, where should I go for the third period? Empty Nutters or Buttt End of the Stick?
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Pens are running scared holding the puck looked like a game of hot potato.
Its ashame youve watched hockey for 400 years and still havent picked up a single ounce of knowledge
It’s ashame you’ve posted over 4000 times and still not even once you have brought anything hockey related on this board
Thats not true. Ive told you about the difference between regular season Fleury (good) and playoff Fleury. (Very very bad)
Well for bandwagon’s that think pens are In this game they are wrong. Pens didn’t outplay this first period caps just didn’t show up and didn’t create chances Vs Murray and pens. Now this year penguins best period been first period and as game goes they became worst. So let’s see 2nd and 3rd for pens
Same, Im at Morning Skeet’s if you wanna join.
I’ll be going to the casino after game let me know when I can ran over you with my car
After your moms gangbang event. Its why Im in Montreal afterall…
Please lets give Br@SID4800$$@SID4800$$ time he will develop ….Hey pu$$ys still haven’t figure what Reeves brought to this team. Seriously you females not defending #19 (Pronovost is probably pissed) . …
What a waste of 6f6.
Reeves traded yet?
6’7”.
Even worst
But we had the problem solved O is here for defense which he does a good job. We went out and got Br@SID4800$$@SID4800$$ and gave that asset up. When I complained then I remember the crap I took for saying it was a mistake….Worse Penguin trade since Hartland Monahan deal.
We got Dave Schultz in that deal. He was a Reaves type player. I thought you would endorse such a trade.
The trade to get Hartland Monahan the owner making the trade because he liked the way the guy played.
Yeah we gave the Caps a 1st round pick for that stiff. Baz was hitting the liquor hard those years.
I’m giving a night off to Murray in my hockey pool well deserved it
Hey npl tell me what corner of the street will you be standing so I can run over you with my Acura car and make a mark on your for head the big A. As assholee
Michael Sam sent npl to Montreal so he can bring the rest of his belongings what a lazy partner you have.
Theres a surprising amount of hockey themed gay bars in Montreal. Theres places like Playoff Beards, Holding the Stick, and The Mighty Dlcks that are very popular here.
Sam is at Bar le Stud watching clips of Toews win faceoffs and reruns of the Dan and Dan show if you were looking for him.
No ill be at a bar called Russian invasion watching your idol malkin using his stick as an axe getting dumb penalties and on top of that managing – 2 a night. Takes a special talent and a pay grade for that
Ah, my bad. Didn’t know you were in the mood to get invaded by Russians tonight.
Sadly they don’t have bars just for fat people you must feel left out
If you see Don Cherry punch him in the face.
Theres a bar called Gaynadiens near the Bell Centre, that sounds fun.
I never knew that bar even existed. Happy you feel your self like home if only you can invade Montreal with your fat friend who knows you’ll have a bar for you fat bears or something
Sam, where do you want to watch the game together at tonight?
Trade malkin to kings. And get kopitar.
Let malkin play with his other fraud buddy kovalchuck. Let them con kings team together.
Apparently scum sully is not happy about pascal dupuis making comment on him being disconnected with chubby and the Russian
it’s obvious they quit on the coach.
Pens confirmed Murray in net .what’s the magic number tonight ?
5
You sure because last time pens beat caps with Murray they needed 7
murray may get concussed by wilson. it’s going to suck.
He brought two Stanley Cups to Pittsburgh-don’t ever forget that-thuis is the goal of every team.-Stop complaining.
He did holy hell tell MAF, Malkin, Crosby, Cole, Dailey, Schultz etc…..
Blow it up!
This team is going to sink further and further the longer GM is JR.
Just like what he did to Carolina. He should not have been resigned.
afraid we are turning into Carolina part II or Carolina North
After this season, the pens need to convince malkin to return to his mother land and play in the KHL. Then they can open up 10 million in cap room and sign some players who will try.
how about a malkin + johnson for a toews + swap. no salary retained by any. toews is more if the pure number 2 center than malkin is.
According to box score experts on this board toews suckss just ask tbj
Pens had the chance to draft toews instead bone head shero got staal. Pens could’ve had Crosby malkin and toews and then traded malkin in long run and kept toews and sid
Do you know how many teams over the years had chances to draft great players and passed on them. Staal helped the Penguins win three cups. The one in 09, and 16 and 17. He was traded for Sutter who was traded for Bones. The hockey gods balanced it out. Stop crying every 10 secs. All you do is bitch like 10 year girl.
Don’t leave out Dumo.
Yes, trading Malkin for someone who makes more and produces far less makes perfect sense. If Toews wasn’t Canadian, you’d hate him. Lol clown.
Your a dumbasss box score expert. Yes he makes slightly more and less points but guy is consistent on faceoffs ,pk and his line always works hard vs other teams top lines so kane scores while Russian suckks on faceoffs no pk takes dumb penalties, doesn’t play vs top lines and sid still outperforms him .and when he doesn’t play good all line sucks. So I guess Russian is more expensive than toews since he is only good on pp. And 95% of his pp points has a touch from sid. Trust me If toews were available 30 teams would… Read more »
10.5 for a guy that consistently tries hard and is good on faceoffs! Hahaha!!!!! Thank God you’re a Montreal/Vegas fan! Haha!
I never saw this Addison guy play, but if he has high end talent, Sullivan will surely hate him and not trust him, just like sprong.
When will the fake lies come out of malkin playing injured and that’s why can’t score 5v5
How in the hell are you the first to comment every friggen time???? I wish I was half as infatuated with this team as you are…..