Penguins/NHL
Penguins – Predators Fallout
Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan had soured on using Patric Hornqvist on Sidney Crosby’s right wing for a while but with Evgeni Malkin out and the Crosby line regressing in driving possession with Bryan Rust at right wing, moving Hornqvist back to Crosby’s line paid dividends in a 4-2 win over the Predators.
Hornqvist was in a comfort zone from the drop of the puck. With four goals in last four games, Hornqvist scored a 5 v 5 goal and added a power play goal, both goals within 15 feet, where Hornqvist has scored 90% of his goals this season.
“He does what he does,” Mike Sullivan said. “He’s our north-south guy. He plays in the battle areas, he goes to the net. He scores greasy-type goals when he’s in tight.”
Hornqvist starting to put the puck in the net has been a nice development.
The best fits among the Penguins top-9 when this team is fully healthy is still in flux from here on out.
The only pairing of two’s the coaching staff should be locked into is Conor Sheary – Sidney Crosby.
A good thing for the Penguins is Hornqvist can fit with either Malkin or Crosby. The numbers say the best fit is with Crosby.
When Crosby and Hornqvist have played together 5 v 5 this season, the Penguins have a Goals For% of 74 percentage, controlling 55% of their shot attempts, right in range with last season, 68 Goals For%, 57 CF%.
— What should intrigue the Penguins to want to add a top-9 forward by the deadline is what they’re getting from Chris Kunitz on the 4th line. Kunitz has found a really good fit on the 4th line with Scott Wilson in driving play and there’s a lot of promising signs there offensively when they get Matt Cullen back of a Kunitz – Cullen – Wilson 4th line down the stretch and come playoff time.
The Penguins have been counting on Jake Guentzel in the top-9 but if this wall Guentzel has hit the last couple games is a sign of things to come in the short-term this season, Pittsburgh will be forced to move Kunitz or Wilson back to the second or third line.
Wilson with two assists last night, is now 6th on the Penguins in averaging 1.99 Points/50 at even strength. Kunitz is 7th at 1.92.
— Matt Murray made his seventh straight start vs the Predators. As stated a few weeks ago, it was time for the Penguins to move to Murray as the clear No. 1 but the handling of Marc Andre Fleury is now reaching the odd stages where the team hasn’t worked him in at all for a game or two during this stretch. When Fleury was by-passed to start a game last week prior to the all-star break, To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
Hire Sam as a junior writer for the site.
5 days with no posts? What exactly am I paying for?
This site is embarrassing.
Does anyone really believe DePaoli watched the Super Bowl. Seems way too current.
How bout a new article D… it was exactly this which allowed the page to digress in the 1st place!
Tomlin would have made those halftime adjustments.
Putting visine in Matt Ryan’s water bottle so he can shit himself for the last quarter and a half?
Tomlin is the DB of NFL. Bone head
What a game
What an incredible comeback
Brady’s cheating football has arrived
So you’re stupid in several sports
It’s so obvious when Sam has a 1 next to “thumbs up” that he’s giving that to himself via his second account.
I’ve long thought Same and NPL were the same user. Split personality, Alter ego thing going on.
A little too Alex Jones for me, but anything is possible.
That son of a bittch just thumbs-downed me from both accounts.
Npl and stain are same users they bring nothing to this site other than commenting on everyone’s opinions if noticed
Aside from racism, gibberish, and posting “news” you saw on the fourthperiod.com, what exactly do you think you “bring to the site?”
Corporate Merica going all politically correct.
I don’t want to sound like a racist but both jew boys from new England are sabotaging the team
Edelman and. Gostkowski
I’m not sure it matters by now sammich. Everyone who’s been here more than a few days knows you’re a raging bigot.
What are you talking about, That doesnt sound racist at all.
According to fat, chubby or chunky Democrats yes
He’s making fun of you dumbfuck
I think Brady needs his custom ball to win
Lady kaka some Democrat satanic Bullshitt preacher
I bet you could sell a lot of hot dogs in Houston this week.
I think npl was there he was holding one of those lights for lady kaka
You do read Prison Planet dont you? lol
Falcons by a TD
That coin flip just ruined George H’s legacy.
Who you guys got today? I got the Pats 34-27. Prop of the game is Tom Brady going for over 310 at even money.
Hard to argue with that, Pats D is probably gonna give the Falcons a hard time but it could end up being more of a shootout. 45-31 Pats
Wow, Falcons mean business… which of these teams was top 5 and which was bottom 5 D again?
Cutch traded yet for a new lighter that will be used to light the fireworks on fireworks night?
Add Hags to the list in injuries… Letang seems to be okay
So even though i keep my paid membership for this site because I think D does have his finger on the pulse of the Pens. However I see the comment section hasn’t changed. An IQ sucking group of a few posters with nothing of substance to add.
D allowed the inmates to take over a long time ago. I used to love taking the game itself out here but it’s been dominated by unbridled hatred on a couple players for like 5 years and devolved (I’m not immune to the fact I’m as involved as any). The fact that the content on the page would dry up to once a week a points and you have a recipe for failure. DKs page is moderated for the nonsense, it’s consistently updated and he is actually speaking to people with the team, it’s everything you’re looking for.
I’m sure you like this site gives you and stain chance to thumbs down people
Says the guy with two accounts for just that reason lol
Yeah okay like I would waste money just to have an account to thumbs down people. I work hard for my money. Maybe if I was some fat lazy Democrat that gets free money from hard working tax payers then I would maybe . NPL
You absolutely have 2 accounts. You also said malkin would quit the penguins and fly back to Russia every off season since 2012.
I work hard for my 7 dollars a month lol
7 dollars a month what is this india
You missed the point that I was making fun of your “work hard for your money” comment as a defence for using two accounts dipshit lol
Well. Your moms money.
All time thumbs down champion sam complains that others may be thumbs downing people. Never. Gets. Old.
Not unless you’re a tattler. Not even dejan’s page is a safe haven for puzzies.
Awe still got some of that white knight hypocrisy in you hey *****? Tell me? What is it yoda does for you that makes it so easy to not only ignore that he was doing exactly that but then come to his rescue for it? Must be pretty special
I mean I get it, you two rely on deceit to make your point all the time so having to face a truth is pretty rough
You think D has his finger on the pulse? Oh man that’s good.
I’d trade for Reeves.
Agreed, what this team needs is an 8 minute a game Right Winger that averages 5, 6 points a year with Corsi stats that rival Sutters… that’s exactly what the team needs lol
All hail st bleury! Trade him tonight was his value is sky high!
Based on his response after sitting for 18 days vs Murrays reaction when he had to sit… maybe Fleury is the better option.
He did stop 12.5 shots, and almost one legit scoring chance.
Remember when you hailed his dong?
Way to go Ryan Reggin.
Letang loves getting right in the way of monster hits. He is so arrogant. He thinks he is so good nobody can touch him. He will be out weeks again.
Wrong again Fcukface.
Yeah Letang’s arrogance is comparable to your hockey knowledge. Dumbfcuk.
St bleury has a nice lead in front of him. Hopefully St. Louis will fall for it and the pens can trade him tonight and leave him there.
Then you can fucken kill yourself and we will all rejoice
Good game by Flower so far. Tough not to play for 18 days.
True that. With the caps playing the way they are, we need every point.
Letang down the runway. Where have we seen THAT before?
That was a cheap hit. Nothing Letang could do there.
I’m not watching… what happened?
Letang cut out of the corner with his head down and got crushed. 50/50 chance of a concussion I would say.
I’ll ask this again… based on mstar stating it was a cheap shot… what happened mstar?
So looks like yoda is wrong again
Stupid French-Canadian taking stupid penalties.
He scored a beauty after though lol
Stupid French Canadian has been important factor last 2 games for pens success while your con artist is still on vacation maybe missing 1 game means 10 games for him
Trivia: what player making 7+ million a season has missed the most games for the team this year?
That goal was disgusting
Ya it really was, good to see Sid put some pucks away here. Suddenly there are numbers nipping at his heels
Pens vs blues prophecy:
With st bleury in, pens need 5 to win. All hail st bleury!!!
Still havent fix the repeat problem 🙂
Penguins-Blue Jackets:What we learned article should be up sometime next week.
Watching other teams make you appreciate the game the Pens play. This Avs Jets game is abysmal. The jets are pushing for the division and they might have the worst defense/goaltending in the league.
What an idiot watching shitt teams and comparing with pens.
Your reading comprehension could use a little work.
Says they guy giving us play by play on the Habs daily lol
Come on sully do your dirty work put fleury in and hope pens lose with their tired roster and have Murray suckk your dickk while Yoda watches
You’re like an angry, confused, lonely, fat 12 year old
What do you have against confused, lonely fat 12 years old?
as soon as depaoli posts the st.louis thread, i’ll give you my prophecy for tonight.
Of course. As you sit on your donut in “recovery”
Poor yoda, MAF untied his balloon knot and now he’s desperately trying to tie it back together
Hey npl you fat slob do you agree American people are stupid and a joke. You spend all your money and time to elect a president then the court take decisions.
P.S. #FatLivesMatter
I believe that’s called separation of powers.
All the sudden the regular season matters. That first seed would be huge. Better trade Murray now.
14 of 30 each year know the regular season isn’t irrelevant… one day you’ll understand too
Love when zero responds to his own posts. #wannabeUSA
The country that bred your hypocrite ***? Come on… I like most of the us kids out here but if it meant growing up into you… there is probably a half dozen I’d try first
doubled down again…you can’t help yourself.
If I do it as one post you cry it’s too long, if I separate them to appease your small attention span you complain about multiple posts… you got me in a box here.
You got me on the short attention span. One sentence and I’m out.
I do think it’s cute that sams current narrative is something you wanna piggy back off of, probably your best material.
Although better than that is the same level of bs Sam misses, you do too 😉
I see this site has digressed to rambling between zero and same. I miss fruitbat
Do you miss gaydogg too
Me too… he wasn’t a total idiot
Agreed. It’s getting old.
I’m sorry… what we need is more ingenious contributions from maloni, that would improve the page tenfold
Let’s see… Fleury sucks and Murray sucks, Geno sucks, Crosby sucks at 10 points over 8 games, Wilson sucks, zatkoff is the answer to MAF/Murray… discuss what the roster would look like after we blow it up!
Not going to repeat with this line up. Fleury and Mattaa for Shitterkick
No shot at repeating with mostly the same yet improved line up from last year because of some iffy play game to game… no chance… we should blow it up.
Sid must think it’s November 2015
Was letang playing tonight? Stain was asking earlier
His body language has sucked lately.
Yoda 4 to win again let’s trade fleury asap
Hey sammich, what did all the goal scorers have in common?
Bonus: what did three have more in common?
A mistake? An error A glitch? A hack?
Lol, if that helps you deal with reality!
If they had Geno they’d a score on the pp already
All good, American Sniper steps us while Russian beast is hurt… did Crosby play tonight?
Hey sammich, how does it feel to be the only fake Penguins fan on the board? Go Habs lol
Stupid fucken racist living in pretend Canada is a fake Penguins fan… go habs
No Sheary has had zero impact on Sid right yodirt? Lil racist?
Guess what Yoda pens will need 4 to win
Defensive breakdowns all over the place. Shit’s getting old.
Nick Bonino starting to find his game at the right time again?
Maybe pens should send him minors and only bring him back once it’s February
Still a better option than sutter
Love the Murph interview… snubbed big time
How can you dislike that one sammich? He’s even Canadian… real Canadian for fuck sakes
The poster bringing the news here is not lol
French “Canadians” are so weird… its like you’re from another planet.
If it wasn’t for names like a Mario Lemieux or Martin Brodeur there would be very little redeeming… well… and Claire, the little number I met in Toronto 5 years back. She said she met you once and that you were a strange little racist boy that might have an Oedipus complex
Islanders might go back to Naseau or maybe even to Hartford.
Hey sammich… what about that Kessel?
Hey scoreboard that goal happened because letang kept the puck in and chubby scored vs a tired players nice try. Tell me pens doing good without that 9.5m 3rd liner
Whoa, Letang is playing tonight?!
No he is not because he is not on the scoreboard
In tough that fraud was suppose to miss only 1 game I guess he extended his vacation just like every year his injuries prologue every time
Imagine if he had concussion like sid he would miss 3 years in a row
Coming from the guy that sucks Letang deeper than he has inches… guy misses 20-30 games a year? If he was hit like Sid he probably doesn’t come back ever
If you “tough” that it’s no ones fault but your own. Not one said that fuck stick!
You’re such a goober, no one said Letang didn’t help make the play… all the guys that were on the ice in the 70 seconds deserve a pat on the back you stupid fucken racist but Phil took the puck, recognized the Jackets were tired and attacked. How can you hate US players so much that you cannot see this? You basically suck Letangs cock deeper than he has inches without giving credit to the 70 second play as a whole. God you’re a stupid fucken racist and a dumb cuntt
Mike Ribiero on waivers… sammich? Do you like this? Should we inquire about the availability potential before he clears?
Can you imagine Ribeiro with MSL???
If they added Thornton to the mix they would be unstoppable
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D – I think this is for you….
hahahaha!
Gaydogg?
Cody Hodgson… Born in Toronto… very promising player early in his career, got himself a fat pay day and hit a cliff. He retired from pro-hockey in 2016 but is still collecting a paycheck from the Sabres… what a fucken thief hey sammich?
Look at the amount of Canadian players there is in the league vs American or Russian and look the amount of frauds . Now go F yourself you fake canadian and a wannabe American
Sammich… I am Canadian… maybe it’s the language barrier that creates the need to remind you that you live in fucking Quebec… 90% of the country really doesnt give a fuck about you. I just think your attitude towards other nations ability to play is fucken pathetic. Also… Rick Nash, Andrew MacDonald, David Clarkson, Mike Richards, David Bolland, One could have argued Eric Staal for a bit, Dion Phaneuf, Dany Heatley, Jay Bouwmeester, Shawn Horcoff, Brian Campbell, Mike Smith, Wade Redden, Eric Brewer…. All these guys have two things in common, Canadians who went to sleep after a huge payday… Read more »
To note, when I look at lists of what is deemed the “most overpaid players” in the game… its almost to the tenth of what the league make up is. The most recent year was roughly 50% Canadians… who make up roughly 50% of the league! Don’t even try me with this type of statistic, we watched you shit all over yourself with you claim about the diversity between PQ and AB miserably lol
He either won’t reply, or will with a statement that either makes no sense or is completely off topic, possibly racist.
Or he will try to convince me I’m the racist because I live in Alberta lol
Toews is the biggest fraud in history. And Canadian. Jordan Staal, not far behind. FRAUDS. Thunder Gay.
I bet it was a French Canadian weirdo responsible for the Bowling Green Massacre.
LMAO!!!
Remember when yogurt said kinkaid was better than Rask?
What will Yogurt complain about after Fleury is gone?
He’ll probably finally start complaining about how MAF tore up his bung.
i told you guys 1,000,000 times. when st.bleury is traded yoda is getting killed off.
Yes we know but that clearly means your obnoxious ass is still gonna be on the board in some other form dumbfucking everything up like only you and sammich can.
He already killed off your bung.
He will follow to fleury’s new teams insider site and Troll about him there
Or he can do what sammich does… talk about him ad nauseum after he left and has no impact on what these team does
“However, as Elliotte Friedman noted in his latest “30 Thoughts” column on Sportsnet.ca, the “current offers (for Bishop) are low and Yzerman isn’t biting.”” – per the fourth period 😉
So this reads the goaltending market is crap but of course we will turn it into something else right yoda… howbow dah?
What do you think of Fleury’s new mask, Yoda? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3q9wvoWIAAI975.jpg
Needs more pink
it would have been cooler if he would have put hot chicks on it instead of a bunch of dudes.
Pens are going out in the second round unless they upgrade 2nd pairing.
TEAR IT DOWN!
I agree. Trade rumors for forwards seem to be circulating more than for defense and I don’t get it. As long as malkin and Sid are healthy, we have pieces to put around them. We need another defenseman
While I would prefer them to add another Dman capable of skating with the opposition I do look at this current group and thing Schultz >>> Lovejoy this year. They won with pretty much this group so they can bare down and make it work again. That said… Maatta is a wildcard and I would much rather have some insurance in the same way Schultz was last year. I mean Letang is a hit away from another few weeks. I am with you tbj, the forward group is pretty good as is. Some need to step it up *cough* Bonino… Read more »
I bet Bonino wishes he was UFA last year.
No comments for NLI day D?
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French Canadian weirdos.
Democrat Americans are Fatsos
Murray injured yet?
sheary is a midget. i’m surprised he isn’t hurt constantly.
Yeah – the way Marty St. Louis and Mats Zuccarello are. Stick to what you know, yogurt. Being a scorned lover with a sore balloon knot.
sheary is a lot skinnier than both of those guys you listed.
I never played tummysticks with them, so I’m going to have to take your word for it.
LMAO, Zuccarello is 4 pounds heavier than Sheary. Just as sammich starts pulling away as the #1 dumbfuck on the board yoda has to remind us all why he’s here lol
Gaudreau is nearly 20 pounds lighter… this is his 3rd year and the only read time he has missed was due to a slash on the wrist haha
*real time
So true. Yogurt stick to your trigger impulses you fraud.
Sheary out 4-6 wks with an upper body injury.
Please tell me this is from a bad source… 🙁
FACK… all over the net now
I try not to do that with the bs posts – sorry to be the bearer of bad news on this one.
What I am really looking forward to is our insider here to find out…
Per buckeye donuts
why would st.backup ever demand a trade? the media is proclaiming him to be a 1st ballot hall of famer and he is a saint in this city. he doesn’t want to leave where they will surely turn on him after about 2 weeks.
I’d assume frustration with your online harassment of him might force him to do so – harassment stemming from your sordid one-night-in-yoda love affair, whereby he stole your asss-cherry, and then never called you again.
Because he wants to play, genius.
Murray looks tired. Let’s deal him and keep the mediocre back-up for 6 million.
either.Ways hitch was going to retire after this season
per thefourthperiod.com
yeo will fix the blues power play
Maybe he’ll encourage the Blues to pay “bigly/yugely” for a Canadian goalie he knows??