The Penguins goaltending situation is starting to play out as expected.
If Matt Murray had been healthy to start the season, Penguin coaches planned to start Murray for around 65% of the games in the first month of the season.
Since Murray made his first start of the season vs the Anaheim Ducks, he is 3-0 with a 1.33 GAA, .957 save percentage and 1 shutout.
Tonight he will make his fourth start in six games, which from a percentage standpoint is right around where Penguin coaches would have mapped it out if Murray was available to play from the get-go.
It’s just a small sample of six games, but from Fleury’s standpoint, the worst case scenario could be developing.
Despite quite a fan base from upper management, Fleury has always been behind the eight-ball from the sense that Murray was always going to be favored by the coaching staff and how can you blame them.
This goaltending situation was always going to be about if Fleury can truly separate himself from Murray. Unless Murray takes a big step back, it’s unlikely to happen.
If this trend continues over the next six to eight weeks with Murray starting somewhere in neighborhood of 60-70% of the games, does Fleury sit quietly?
Sources close to the situation indicate that while Fleury will always be the ultimate teammate, he has no plans to be MTo read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
I thought Sheary and Haglin were real good.
Sheary looks legit nearly every game. Very promising.
Still think carrying two #1 goalies is a luxury. Malkin still needs a legit scoring winger and pens D is thin. At trade deadline I’d be open to moving Fleury, Wilson and Fehr
Take it with a grain of salt as it came from Nick Kypreos but he mentioned the Penguins “kicking tires” on Dougie Hamilton.
The salary demand there would be high so I imagine salary would have to go back the other way.
every day it’s getting closer to the smiley faced clown getting shipped out of town. it is so refreshing to see a different goalie in there after 14 years. even the cultists can’t argue that murray is number 1 in GAA and save % in the entire NHL……and i looooooooooooooooooooooove it!
So now we compare Murray vs price you must be out of your mind. I know stain is stupid by thinking price and sid suckss when they are arguably 2 best players of the league so far. But you thinking Murray number 1 you must be joking. Or on same type of meds of that bozo
Go to NHL.com and see who is 1st in save % and GAA. it isn’t price.
You do realize a term known as “regression to the mean” and a larger sample size’s effect on such, no? It’s sad when you’re out-dumbing Sam.
D, I’m glad you’re back and over Hillary’s loss. In which city do you think NPL is burning American flags?
I think he is drunk that fat Fuckk and is burning the Gayy flag instead breaking his husbands Micheal Sam’s heart
Always helps when your starting goalie plays.
4-0 .961 1.25 >>>>>>>>>>> 6-3-0-2 .910 3.06
Game winner assist update coming tomorrow. Things getting interesting.
No its more like how chubby is stealing paychecks and your Russian playing lazy in 3rd period must be the fact he plays with a lot of intensity and cares about the team just like once you said
Very impactful that penalty. There was so little time left in the game you probably could have had sex with your boyfriend three or four times.
There is our Russian 3rd period penalty. Never disappoints
What’d Radulov do?
Hey shitt stain crosby 0 points last game trade him and keep your chubby thief and power play specialist
Hey yoda how is jimmy Coward doing tonight. Must be the silent at the bell museum stain
Before trading fleury I hope the pens take consideration that how lucky Murray is and that team always bail him out and that luck might run out soon or later
luck had nothing to do with the 3 short handed odd man breaks the leafs had, murray was effing awesome. nothing to do with luck. as a matter of fact he bailed out his D who hung him out to dry.
How dare Fleury let up a turd 1 minute into the game.
He gave them no chance to beat Toronto tonight and they haven’t even played 5 minutes of hockey.
Don’t worry team in front of him will bail him out
that certainly was not a turd. that was one of the most beautiful deflections of all time. plus, olli maataa is playing like he is hooked on pain pills.
Your such a fraud, if Fleury actually was in net you would be screaming about how it was a horrible goal. You really are a waste of oxygen.
i call it like i see it. st.bleury didn’t suck vs. carolina. he didn’t allow any turds. however, murray is still way better and it’s not even close.
If fleury was in net then it would have been a horrible goal.
All. Time.
who will throw more of a hissy fit when it’s all over, the hillary supporters or the st.bleury cultists? mario is probably scared of riots and protests. that’s why your cult leader and saint is still on the roster.
kuhnhackl>wilson
if the pens are able to move st.bleury, they are going to have to eat lots of salary. he’s a joke.
I like Murray but I find he has a lot more luck then talent a lot of games he gets the victory based on pure luck. Somehow he gets always lucky or team plays better in front of him
No one is always lucky. He’s the better goalie.
He let in the most soft goals In the playoffs. He was lucky team in front of him was scoring and bailed him out on most nights. And happened this season too
Hope sitting Wilson gives him the opportunity to watch from above and see where he’s lost. I hope he’s still gonna become everything the team feels he will but holy crap was he chasing.
According to stain kessel is not a thief
I like Kessel playing with Malkin, but they do seem to defer a lot. It would be interesting to see how the lines play out. This is the tone to try out combinations.
Welcome back, D.