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1. A three year extension this week for Penguins’ head coach Mike Sullivan when he had a year and half left on his current contract was all about compensating him properly.
The three year contract Sullivan signed last December had him among the bottom-10 lowest paid coaches in the game. Sullivan is believed to have received a significant raise that will pay him around $2 million per season, starting next season, sources say.
With the debacle that Mike Johnston was, one of the comments that stood out from Jim Rutherford this week is that he’s come to realized that this is a difficult situation for a coach despite the top tier talent on the team. That’s what many have marveled about of the job Sullivan did last season in transforming the Penguins into such a dominant 200 ft team, while this season offensively so many players are playing up to their ability or exceeding expectations like a Justin Schultz.
2.
Shero/Bylsma | Bad & Boring Hockey Clubs |
— Ray Shero’s New Jersey Devils are now last in the Eastern Conference. They are a bad and boring hockey club which is the worst combination you can have. They were a boring hockey club last season but Corey Schneider’s dominant play in goal inflated their record to be better than what they are and the work ethic was there for 60 minutes that made them a tough team to play against in low scoring games.
Schneider’s play has dropped this season and this is what you get. When the Penguins found their legs in the second period, New Jersey just didn’t have the talent to play with the Penguins and that was also on display Friday night.
The last thing Shero wants to do is make a coaching change but will the criticism about the Devils lack of worth ethic eventually fall on John Hynes if things don’t turn around soon? Something will have to give.
New Jersey has won just four times in their last 20 games.
While saying Hynes is the right guy for the job, last week Shero blasted the Devils work ethic to local beat writers, and last night Schneider called out his teammates as well.
“I just didn’t see the urgency from everyone to really want to tie that game (in the third period),” Schneider said via CBS New York. “The empty-netter to make it 5-2 … could we have kept that one out of the net? Probably. We’ve got to take some pride in not giving up four or five a night and bearing down and believing we can get back in these games. We just have to just change that mindset and be better going forward. The Penguins are a great team but we can play with that team,” Schneider continued. “There was no reason we couldn’t win this game. Not to disrespect them — they’re a fantastic team — but those are the teams that should bring the best out of you, in your own building, with a good crowd. We should take pride in trying to shut that team down and winning on your ice. That’s three games now they’ve beaten us in a short amount of time and that should bother some people.”
While in Buffalo, former Penguins coach Dan Bylsma is also learning things aren’t so easy when you don’t have Sidney Crosby to coach. Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News had a scathing column on Bylsma and Sabres GM Tim Murray a few days ago.
Like New Jersey, Bylsma’s Sabres are bad and boring.
Everyone in Buffalo has signed up for the rebuild, including Bylsma, but the hiring of Bylsma was supposed to bring an exciting up-tempo brand of hockey.
Instead they have scored 74 goals in 34 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs are young and exciting. Buffalo should be that by now.
Bylsma’s stubbornness with his system is also gaining criticism in Buffalo to this point, the same type of complaints Penguin players had near the tail end as players must dump the puck in a certain way and it’s a system that’s especially complex for d-men in their own end.
There is just too much thinking and that’s playing out in Buffalo.
Harrington writes of Bylsma [– “Bylsma’s plodding system is flat-out unwatchable at times. Players’ instincts are stunted in place of where-should-I-be second thoughts. Zemgus Girgensons clearly can’t make heads or tails out of it. Tyler Ennis, when he was healthy, had the same problem. Many others seem baffled.” –]
The complexity for young players to pick up Bylsma’s system was a problem in Pittsburgh and has been in Buffalo. The system was even a problem for some established veterans who were acquired at the trade deadline during Bylsma’s time as Penguin coach.
The proof in Pittsburgh is that when Bylsma’s system was picked up by skaters 1-18, it was a very good to great system for high-end players that got results. But, Bylsma’s ego eventually got in his way in Pittsburgh and if he doesn’t start adjusting in Buffalo, (he’s expected to be safe for this season) his seat is going to get very warm next season.
3.
Sheary/Rust giving Penguins Cheap Labor on Top Line
Among players who have appeared in 20 games, Conor Sheary (8-12-20) is 6th in the NHL in points/60 at even strength, 2.69, second on the Penguins behind Sidney Crosby.
He’s emerged into not only a legit NHL player but it might not be long before he’s universally regarded as a top-6 winger.
A restricted free agent at seasons end, where Sheary’s next contract comes in will be interesting to watch. It’s not a stretch that if Sheary waits until the summer, he could get a short-term deal in the three million range. He’s on pace for 21 goals and 52 points.
Meanwhile, the Penguins lucked out last season in Bryan Rust signing a two year extension in March with a cap hit of $640,000 per season before his level of play took off in the playoffs and has continued this season. Rust is up to 10 goals with 16 points this season and like Sheary, is a bargain for the Penguins this season.
4.
Play of the Night
Chad Ruhwedel’s gorgeous pass to Carl Hagelin for a breakaway goal in last night’s win is the type of pass on the breakout when pressured that the Penguins rarely see from Derrick Pouliot which says everything about Pouliot’s development.
5.
Pens start process of gauging Maatta’ trade value for top-6 winger?
— Justin Schultz has 16 points in December with two more games to go this month. That is good for 3rd in the NHL and he’s producing at a Kris Letang type level this month.
Schultz’ emergence has become a game changer in how the Penguins will likely attack the expansion draft in June.
Schultz is a restricted free agent at seasons end and the Penguins can start discussing an extension with him in a few days on January 1, though, his agent Wade Arnott at Newport Sports almost always recommends for his clients to not sign extensions in season.
Things are heading down the road where whether signed to an extension or not before June 20, the Penguins are going to have to protect Schultz who has been scouted frequently by Vegas this season and identified by Vegas as a candidate to be left unprotected.
Vegas must draft at least 20 players under contract, leaving them only a maximum of 10 possible spots to select unrestricted free agents or restricted agents if the 20 selected players under contract meet all the cap requirements, so there will likely be fewer than 10 spots that Vegas will be able to select UFA’s or RFA’s.
Two months ago the Penguins were looking at Schultz as player they’d be able to leave unprotected as an RFA and he’d likely not get selected. Now that mindset has totally changed from the Penguins’ brass. Even with Vegas only able to select a handful of RFA’s, Schultz is setting up to be too much of a risk to be left unprotected.
The microscope has started to zoom in on Maatta on how the organization is evaluating him, especially during this stretch with Kris Letang, Trevor Daley out.
Concerns have started to mount about the physical limitations in how he skates and clears the front of the net against power forwards that he’s never going to be the top-4 defenseman the Penguins always thought he would be.
But, is the rest of the league seeing what the Penguins’ see?
Likely not.
Penguins GM Jim Rutherford is said to be a big fan of Maatta’s upside, but the Penguins have some intel To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
Sam – Dustin Brown has two cups – how big of a bargain are his 30 points a year at roughly HALF of what Toews makes??
Stanch, get me a donut fat ass.
I think he works at buckeye donuts
UH OH. looks like Ace’s wife has him on a diet again.
This is why I hate all star game made for average bandwagon fans. Can somebody other then Stain tell me why is subban captain of his team .is it because based on the dumb asss attention he drew off the the ice. Or is it npl and his black lives matter organization voted for him
OR is it because it’s a made up event and literally nobody cares because it doesn’t matter?
#OtherThenStain
“Average bandwagon fans” – So basically it was a vote for everyone to decide. All fans…
Malkin named second star of the month… sammich?
At 9.5m you’d have to expect his name in the top star of the month. Question is to you and stain bandwagon when was the last time his name was mentioned star of the month
Just think – $1M less than 45 point Jonathan Toews – what a STEAL.
I wonder how Parise feels. That con artist when he has Staal playing first line with him for peanuts compare to his salary.
Why do you always switch the topic to parise? Who here likes parise? We’re talking about Toews. And his $10.5 mil cap hit AND salary for 50 points. Nobody cares about Parise. Not even his mom.
Well u like to bring up toews
So I bring up Parise at least toews won 3 Stanley Cup and few gold with Canada. While Parise have won nothing other than stealing paychecks
That’s true. He sure dude. Hey. Jordan Staal won a championship too. $10 mil? $12mil? What do you think his 45 points are worth?
This is true, playing with Kane has had a significant impact on Toews ability to win cups.
Sammich do you know who else doesnt have any cups? Joe Thornton, he will look good in Pittsburgh
Since the beginning of the 2014-15 season Crosby has been a top 3 star twice… Malkin once. So if this is a guide post your bum buddy isnt that much better. For what its worth over that same period Patrick Kane has been there 3 times so by that expectation he is better than Crosby. Ovechkin has also been up there three times… man Sid is a disappointment. Kris Letang, as many times as geno over that time. Two names conspicuous in their absence… Martin St Louis and Joe Thornton, two names high on your list! Oh, Toews wasnt on… Read more »
What happened on DK’s site? I must have missed it.
The worst display of manhood in the history of the Internet
zerocool said, “i’m telling on you!” hahahaha! what a school girl
HAHA, youre just as thick as maloni.
I’m sure he didn’t take that the way you meant it.
Whoops, gotta watch the words used… ever since someone screwed up the meaning of “fine” its been tough getting proper messages across.
You know what else is kinda “schoolgirl-y?” A grown up that tells a sports writer that he’s “triggered” by Fleury articles.
When yoda was bouncing back and forth between pages about a month ago **** talking DK and everyone else he could I returned the favour for a laugh. Maloni instantly came to yodas rescue and tried turning him into a martyr. He is immune to the fact that what I did was no different and ya, it was a dirty play to toss him under a bus but I dont give a ****. What’s amazing is how much of a deal this dip **** is making of it while completely absolving his virtual bum buddy on the subject. Then again… Read more »
I only come here for the comments…and those are locked.
what’s the deal with st.bleury painting flowers on the back of his helmet? just so you guys know, accepting the nickname flower is super gay and putting flowers on your helmet is even gayer. i can’t wait until he is out of here. he is making the pens look like a pus$y organization. what a clown.
“Super gay” lol… so you are homophobic because? You are afraid you would love the taste of another mans cum? We already know Maloni has seen your pee pee. This is one of the bigger reaches you’ve gone at here and it does nothing but make you look like a bigger idiot than we all thought you were. Well except your white knight… I’m sure he’s hoping you’ll paint some flowers on his ass
Maybe he’s right zero – after all, he’s been the resident authority on “super gay” ever since he admitted to avidly seeking out a bunch of pee pees.
dude, he painted freaking FLOWERS on his helmet. that is a disgrace
way better than bragging about how many pee pee’s he’d seen – that’s for damn sure.
Stanch-o, Look straight down and tell me you can see your own pee pee. Don’t lie. The mound of fat around your waist is sufficating isnt it.
Fishing for a description? You’re starting to add internet creep to your list of attributes.
Still a loser
Yes you are lol.. that’s one of your more endearing qualities, if I had to call one endearing.
I think it’s so adorable how you feel obligated to run to yoda’s defense any time someone is calling him to the carpet. Almost as if he was your first blowjob. The only real question left, Maloni, is are you Ace or Gary?
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Tv_snl_ambiguously_flying.jpg
hahahahahahaha
Why are you afraid of flowers? This whole argument is a closet case thing right?
It’s okay to be gay yoda… no one will judge for that. You’re too much of a fucken scumbag for anyone to care about your orientation anyway.
what’s worse, that Ive seen Yoda’s pee pee or that you dont have one? (Is it still 2016 in Edmonton?)
Is a house husband allowed to accuse self sufficient men on not having a dick?
“men” ?…thats a stretch isnt it? You’re a tattler. hardly a man thing to do, wouldnt you say?
Awe muffin, still struggling to see that all I did was return the favour on your little internet sweetheart. It’s fun to watch you compartmentalize the scenario though. You’ve been noted as a lying hypocrite for awhile and this just reaffirms it again and again. Here is where you make fun of my city because it’s all you think you have.
You mean Edmonton? You have to admit, it stung a little when you got panned on dejan’s site. You thought all those fan boys and 13 year old girls would respond to you. Turns out you’re a loser everywhere you go.
Lol, “panned”… first off, if it actually mattered I’ve done pretty well over there with all my cups of coffee but oddly I don’t judge my life and how it’s going with internet likes, even up here in Edmonton lol. You on the other hand seem to be moved by “likes” from strangers, checking as many peckers as you can and fishing for data on them when you can’t actually see them, not to mention playing white knight to another random loser out here.
What’s truly great about this remark is how often I’ve seen your comments frowned upon then you run back here crying about how everyone on that page is a fanboy lol. It’s really pathetic. Basically because that writer has actual inside information and his opinions are not inline with your nonsensical ones he’s a hack and they myriad of people over there somehow are beneath you… I’ve said it several times, get over yourself. You’re as transparent as anyone ive exchanged words with online. PS thanks for unblocking me because it was truly heartbreaking lol. What a fucken douche nozzle… Read more »
I know the hook is buried deep in your throat when you resort to a two post response. Another :30 and I could have gotten another angry rant out of you.
Do you base your entire life on measuring sticks like posts and likes as well?
I couldn’t care less what he paints on his helmet or the moniker he goes by. He was the NHL’s third star of the month and he’s playing well. As long as we’re winning, I’m fine. You’re just upset because he gives your wife a hot Carl every now and again, not to mention you’re raising his daughter. Just let it go or handle it like a man (not that you’re even capable).
ummmm….he had a good week by beating the worst team in the NHL twice and by having a lucky game against the habs. please tell me where he ranks among the league leaders for the season. sorry dude, if you put a flower on your helmet when you are a hockey player, you are making your team look like pus$ies.
LOL, love how you overlook the fact that Murray was losing one of those games!
MAF named third star this week, what a bum. If Murray wasn’t hurt and didn’t blow it vs the Canes he would have been 1st, 2nd and 3rd
That, right there, is why FroYo has been hiding so much.
The team needs to add to the blue line for a playoff run. Not trade letang. That being said, Schultz is a better pp qb. Most everyone is.
Coming from someone that wanted letang an Crosby traded last season
Coming from someone that’s wanted Malkin traded for the last six years.
Here are the players Sam bitches about most… and in no order… Malkin, Kessel, Sheary, and Schultz! Aka four of the top producing players on the roster.
Yeah – Malkin – who’s about to eclipse what Toews will end up with at year end, and Sheary, who’s on past to score about 12 more points than Toews. Sheary looking at $10 mil plus!
i’d rather have a 7 million dollar winger and shutlz on the PP than the injury prone letang on the roster for 7 million.
Back from hiding!
When I said it, it was to point out how stupid Sam sounds when he wants to get rid of everyone that makes this team work. While Letangs injuries have always been a concern i would dilute the back end to add another star caliber forward, you’re a special kind of stupid!
*wouldnt dilute
Guys, I suggest you stop this back-and-forth before someone’s feelings get hurt and that person Tattles on another site
That’s okay, I’m sure you come clip clopping in on your white horse to rescue them. Do you inspect their junk before you make that decision or is it the expected reward?
Serious question, why was it so offensive for me to sell yoda out but you have no issue with him doing the exact same thing? I know you have a hard time analyzing a scenario but you do realize I literally did to him what he was doing to that page right? Yet you wash his balls in your mouth when he did it while helping to martyr him when the favour was returned. Why are you such a fucken hypocrite?
you are in love with the 2009 roster. the pp is better with schultz. you don’t need a 7 million dollar #2 pp point man.
Jesus Christ, you do realize they won last year too you fucken moron? Point is there are still questions and concerns on the back end… you don’t move your biggest minute eater and get better. Unless you move Letang for a 25 minute a night guy you’re not improving the team dipshit. In fact we migh be better served by adding another guy back there overall.
you do realize schultz wasn’t a huge factor like he has been this season. things change. it’s funny how you always accuse me of not knowing what i’m talking about. in the mean time, i told you for years as soon as the pens made a goalie change they would win the cup. you argued until you were blue in the face. guess what, i was right, you were wrong. i am your prophet.
But Dumolin has been significantly worse and Daley seems more hit and miss… moron
This is gold… the one thing that some worried could derail the team last year sees improvement in some areas while we see some regression in others and yodas idea is to trade the most consistent guy and largest minute eater to inprove the team… then he gloats like it’s actually a good idea lol. Fucken idiot
*improve
You weren’t right. Because they changed to Vokoun. And didn’t win the Cup. So no – “as soon as they made a goalie change,” they didn’t win the Cup at all. And you can’t just say it over and over again and claim that you knew something – because you didn’t. No go hide again like a little baby girl.
Since 2013 your Russian averages 20 games of injury per season
So does Letang yet you continue to swing from his dick
Since 2010, Sid has averaged the same number of man games lost per season. 3 extra years. Same average. What’s your point?
You don’t grow on trees defense like letang that plays close to 30min a game there just not many
I liked the pp a lot better with Schuetz rather than Letang.
Who’s Schuetz?
I would think it’s 2017 and you would change and become better person at least just 1% but was wrong your stupidity and arrogants continues
I like when you talk about anyone else’s “stupidity.”
#DueOrDie
#arrogants
He’s new.
the pens should trade letang. they could get an incredible return. you know with the beating he takes and with the amount of injuries that he has sustained and will continue to sustain, he will have a short career. the odds are 50/50 of him missing the playoffs.
How did you come up with the 50/50 figure? Must be how he misses the playoffs annually? Nope, that’s not the case… so what maths have you been attempting to crack to quantify your case against Letang?
Where Is our prophet Yoda pens needed 4 goals in order to win
“Your prophet” you’re one of a very few that will swing from his nuts on occasion. He will wait for Stan to rightfully call him out. He will then bitch about the goals given up and claim the team bailed out MAF because 40 shots is nothing
Lol
Yoda has definitely seen your pee pee
Stan is getting corn holed by his Dek hockey buddy right about now.
the prophecy was true last night. with st.bleury in, the pens need 4 to win.
Lol, Murrays last couple starts he lost bad to CLB and was pulled vs Carolina, a which MAF rescued. Give me a fucken break lol… I’ll take the 37-38 save W over what we’ve been getting from Murray anyday you dumbfuck.
murray is in the top 5 and top 10. st.bleury is at the bottom. look at the entire body of work, not 2 games against the devils and a game against the canadiens where your team needed 4 to win.
Lol, MAF is undefeated in his last what? 7? Murrays play has been a little spotty, not to mention this is his 3rd injury in under 80-90 total games? That should also be something to look at you half wit.
Power play specialist finally they scored their first pp goal vs Habs after 13 attempts
You like Malkin pooping on your province? How about the fraud stepping up big and leading the league in scoring? #samethedumbass
Bull. How could he be leading the league in scoring?! He’s a power play specialist!
Tard… guy was the best player on the fucken ice tonight. You’re such an assclown
Woooooooo… Kessel to Geno! Mallon takes over the league lead in scoring!
Why in the fuck was that called? It was Pittsburghs puck for fuck sakes. What a fucken awful time to call. They better fucking score here.
Maybe Sid can contribute here
This. Is it it due or die our pp specialists should step up now
Good point, Crosby hasn’t contributed yet
Wow… Schultz is so good we should be able to move Letang easy
Also that bum Conor TK Sheary ties it… they took him off Sids line and it worked, Sheary scored. Sid was holding him back
Yeah touching his Jersey
Your ability to make excuses is probably your greatest skill
Yeah you are right since Schultz had 1 assist and letang with 2 assist
#typicalTool
Schultz carried the team and set a record for points from the blueline for this club… did all that while being a top performing +\- guy… you… fucken… moron
Due or die
What was MAF thinking poke checking on of the most prolific goal scorers in hockey over the last five seasons?
Another good play by 58. But he suckks since he has 0 points tonight stain
#IonlyFollowScoreBoard
Lonly
Same was just thinking about putting maatta and Bennett in a package.
Tbj was thinking mattaa and Bennett touching his package
He was thinking about putting their package in his mouth.
Habs 2 goals while 71 been on the ice on both occasions
Trade him. Tied for the league lead in points. As a fourth liner.
Points don’t matter to same. St. Louis doesn’t have any and he’d be a far better fit.
Or Joe Thornton… who I suspect Cullen is almost out performing this year.
No strip the C from sid and trade him instead
IF Toews can make $10.5M and be a captain while amassing 45 points, anyone can.
Cue yoda to dump on MAF for that unreal tip…
Right on cue. Fat same makes fun of “chubby” and then “chubby” sodomizes sam at will. You’re the best sam.
I hope he scored after several failed attempts 10m you’d expect he scores eventually
His cap hot is less than 7 and he’s worth every penny. It’s funny watching you try to justify your idiotic points. Pens went 9-2-2 without Letang btw
Pens also w 18-1 without 71 last season so it’s safe to say they can trade him aND get. Few other young players
Package him and Letang!
You mean mattaa
Last I checked letangs diving play created momentum to pens and scored their first goal
Created momentum!
Last I checked the Pens won a whole bunch of games with him… on that note who set up the goal in question you fucking retard?
I don’t know why. Toews makes over $10mil and rarely scores.
Maybe he feels as comfortable as Parise but only difference he has 3 Stanley cups and few Olympic gold while Parise cons as much as he can
Kessel is currently tied with Seguin and Kane for points this season… step it up Kessel
Hahahahaha…. fuck you Sam… what do you think of that play by Kessel?
Lol same is proven to be an idiot on a play by play basis. Kessel just sharted all over the city of Montreal.
Malkin tied for the league lead. What a fraud!
What a play Letang… what a pass Geno!
#4thLine
Wow chubby with that breakaway. Stain the donut maker should be happy
I’m happy we’re paying him instead of that FRAUD Toews
or Parise. While his team is on a streak he is on a streak stealing paychecks
Zero, do you have New Years in Edmonton, or is it like Groundhog Day?
Really? You waited two days since our last interaction for this?
Do you think DePaoli knows it’s New Year’s Eve?
I’m sure D is looking forward to the Pens week long layoff so he can take some time away from writing for this site.
Ha! He’ll post like 3 articles that week you watch.
recently i have been accused of being in hiding. once again, i have not been in hiding. murray has clearly become the number one goalie and there is nothing stupid going on with the pens. it’s a good time to be a pens fan with st.bleury having no chance of starting in the post season.
Hey! Look who came out of hiding!
NPL?
Nailed it! +1
Hey shitt stain guess what siriusXm is set to expire on January 4. Just renewed it until July 1st
Thanks mom!!!!
Man I wish my mom paid for my satellite radio.
Jaroslav Halak on waivers.
He has been backup goalie almost from the start of the season
Thanks Sam. The rest of us watch hockey too.
You sure?
I more sure of the rest of us than you. I mean people barely show up for the games in Montreal. Combine that with your lack of real knowledge and it’s hard to believe you didn’t take up an interest in the sport pretty recently.
Pouliot sent back to his mite B team
I think they actually took out the b and made it like a minor or something to be politically correct. Smh
Jarry is the goalie of the future.
The window opens for the midget.
Hopefully he can increase his trade value.
Increasing his trade value is bad because he is the goalie of the Pens future? I’m pretty sure that is best outcome for the team and his future as well.
Speaking ill of the patron saint will get you several thumbs down with the idiots around here. They think having the perfect smile helps to stop pucks.
Yogurt is trolling for pee pees before he goes back into hiding like he has been for the past week. And I loooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it!
Murray with a 3rd injury since August + had a concussion before the playoffs last year. Think management has any concerns about his ability to play 90 games a year? If they don’t….they should.
Well same said it this kid hasn’t even played 100 games yet in his n career or a full season people here want fleury gone. Yes Murray is th future but does he have the endurance. Once a coach said only handful I goalies can play year after year 60games plus an fleury is one of them
Remember you wanted a guy who immediately retired?
And he’s 10 years older than you. Not sure why you’re calling him a kid.
He also has suggested the Pens add a guy who has never been known for his skating ability and turns 38 this year
Murray faking an injury again to save his stats.
GAME WINNER ASSIST UPDATE
4th line phenom Evgeni Malkin still clings to the top spot, but Patric Hornqvist made a statement last night – this GWA battle isn’t over quite yet. Lot left to be played. Trevor Daley also vaults himself out of obscurity with his second GWA of the year.
Malkin – 4
Crosby – 3
Cole – 3
Schultz – 3
Hornqvist – 3
Kessel – 2
Cullen – 2
Daley – 2
10 tied w/ – 1
Another Fleury win, another night of hiding for Yogurt.
Only because MAF had to bail out his goalie vs a garbage team.
murray is 5th in save % and 9th in GAA. your patron saint is currently 30th and 44th. #everyonelovesaclown
Go hide some more yogurt. Disappears whenever Fleury plays well, just loving life, drowning in all those pee pees you get to see. #FRAUD
Npl must go nuts Tampax is invade by Habs fans tonight no wonder the building is loud tonight.
I am groot!
NPL is dead
How? Heart attack?
Midget was really sharp. Maybe secret is to play him 1/3 of the game.
Considering that he bailed out Murray in two straight for him as of late… you’re batting 1.000 as usual.
Midget!
Gotta love it… first it’s MAFs fault that Murray has been average then it’s play him once every third game despite playing 4 games in the last 11 days, consider the holidays and it’s more like 9…
1/3 of the game is one period out of three, not every third game moron. Don’t take yourself so seriously. You’re trying too hard to play with the big boys.
Btw, are you drinking. That last post was same-Esque
Yes I was but… you truly do have a reading disability? You mask it by finding words on the internet in an attempt to sound more well read than you actually are. It would be clever if it wasnt so obvious.
Really? That’s your come back.
I’m not trying to banter, I am legitimately concerned for your inability to read. At this age you should be at least reading at a “fine” level.
Ohhhhh, so the post was even more absurd than how I originally read it. My bad, gave you too much credit.
Makes sense. Still living in your parents Edmonton tract home, millennial ?
LOL, coming from a guy living off his wife is rich. I have a good job and own a nice home. Oh and I don’t leech off my significant other.
Last few games shows pens can’t trade fleury and it’s a good luxury to.go into playoffs with 2 good goalies. If dumb asss media is concerned about fleury’s money they should worry about Bishop ,Miller or Howard first even king Henrik he has been an expensive backup lately
We shouldn’t send this team into the the playoffs based on pretenders and non-playoff team make ups. If there is a good deal to be made they need to make it. If not they risk
Handcuffing themselves come draft day
If this expansion team didn’t come next year I would’ve loved pens hold on fleury longer because Murray hasn’t even played 100 NHL games too soon but I guess team will be forced to take risk
I agree but it is so the point is moot.
Just like that fleury gets the W
He earned that one. Pretty incredible third from him.
Impressive game by the canes
Agreed, he looked very good
Save after save after save… better not sit next to Murray or risk losing all this game!
Or can we blame Murray for how well MAF is playing!
What happened to Murray?
Hopefully he’s just not feeling well. Maybe he’s got what Maatta has? Fleury stepped up big time though in the 3rd.
Everyone I know has been sick as of late… that’s likely the issue
It doesn’t matter what happened your hockey season starts in April
That’s a real zinger.
Nice to see from Kunitz!
MAF in net has clearly fired this team up… Murray had deflated this team
Wow…. if it wasn’t for MAF Murray would have lost to a garbage team.
Same old Pitt.
Hey Sammich… what do you call it when Crosby gives the puck away at the blue line and needs to be bailed out by Mr Fine Derek Pouliot.
What a set up by Schultz… anyone could have scored with that kind of a set up
Yikes, good thing MAF is in the building. Can’t be losing to garbage teams like Carolina
Murray looking shakey as fuck
No worries team will bail him out as usual and bias media will continue putting murray’s name on pedestals and keep fleury name with trade rumors
But honestly as I said Murray will eventually be the future but the way he is its kinda scary and puts question marks to rush this fleury trade if I was GM id keep fleury at least end of season
It’s not really scary, it’s a kid fixing holes, he’s arguably better than maf at the same age. Futures bright.
When fleury started his career he had the worst team in front of him then the Crosby ‘s came while Murray started his career pens are a top team in the NHL. I bet Murray would’ve looked even more bad if he started fleury’s year with no one to bail him out and give him victory
Fleury was more athletic but overplayed the puck so much. Murray is usually in far better position. I’m not talking team successes I’m talking how the goalies look. It’s not as wide as idiots like yoda and maloron would believe but I think Murray is ahead.
Murray out… second straight time for MAF coming in.
I’d assume that Murray is sick or something. Was I supposed to respond to this? Or wait for you to reply to your own comment again?
No your assessment was important as the rest of us were sure he was pulled because it was a 2-1 game. Thanks for clearing that up.
Haha. Just checking.
All good lol
So D’s implying that the Pens are looking at JVR or Landeskog?
Drooling over TK in a top 6 role. Bennett is Crosby’s winger of the future. Orpik is the pens best defenseman. Disco is a great coach. Shero is a great gm. The clown crew here never ceases to amaze me on this board.
They have pea brains so it’s expected them to forget
He’s making fun of you dumbass lol. Speaking of pea brain
D, how many articles did you write saying the Pens play the dame under Sully as they did under MJ? Can we get another one of those?
hey Gaydogg how is DB doing. I tough he would have success anywhere. While same said outside of Pittsburgh people will realize he is a true fraud only reason he lasted long here because of the media and the average bandwagon fan base. Also want to add all the names that Same wanted them gone since day 1 haven’t had success hmm must be coincidence or same knows nothing and relies on stains opinion. Orpigg engo tk shero DB all names wanted gone and been miserable
Sully top 10 lowest paid coach but but but he just won the cup. Right zerotool. DB deserved good salary based on the cup he won and got raise too eventually
I’m not even sure what any of this says. Sullivan was given a 3 year extension after rescuing the team from Johnson and winning a cup which is nothing like the extension DB got after failing a few years in the playoffs but just after winning the Adams. That was my point you halfwit. Sad I had to spell this out.
The fact that he is “top 10” in lowest paid coaches (there is a much easier way to say that retard) is good for the Pens overall. You’re such a dumbfuck lol
st.bleury with 2 wins in a row! all hail! #fraudwhogetsthegarbageteams
Lol, because for the juggernaut in Carolina we needed to have Murray in the net!
Mattaa and Wilson for Hall and Lovejoy.
Despite this just been shit talking, Wilson has suddenly become a solid bottom six guy now that they’ve stopped trying to force him into a top six role. There’s probably others that would be better to move, Fehr for instance.
D only Same cares about Shero and Byslma. Every other post is about them. Way to cater to the moron faction of this board.
Not to sit here and defend Shero, either, but jesus chris, he was hired in the middle of 2015 – he’s barely been on the job for 18 months, and in that time, somehow landed Taylor f’ing Hall for a #3 defenseman. I get that Jersey is a boring team, and needs a lot of work, but that’s hardly his fault.
I agree. Most of the blame should be on Lamarello.
Agreed. No need to even mention them.
Sheary should demand Jonathan Toews money. Just walk in and say “I produce just as much, it not more than that fraud”.
Toews defines fraud.
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