Penguins/NHL
Following Team USA’s 4-2 loss to Canada it was the same story as their opening loss to Europe.
Self inflicted wounds, a lack of enthusiasm as a group and most problematic, this was a group built to play one way and they couldn’t even do that well.
If there was one team that was going to have an identity, you would have thought it would have been the United States.
In the loss to Canada, players were leaving the zone early leading to goals and Canada was getting to the front of the net with ease that led to bounces going in.
“I thought the guys were prepared but we blow up, self inflicted, they surge and we had no answer,” Totorella said of his group.
It was a team that was supposed to be so structured and play an abrasive style that it was going to out-weigh their lack of skill.
NHL great Brett Hull, who is working the World Cup as one of the two analysts on ESPN during the intermission and pregame segments, had a great observation in saying after the second period the U.S. just looked mentally beaten down.
That goes with the narrative surrounding John Tortorella’s coaching style.
Team USA flaming out of the tournament has an impact on the Penguins this week.
Head coach Mike Sullivan isn’t going to miss much of any Penguins’ training camp as the final game of the tournament for the U.S. is tomorrow night.
Sullivan who did arguably the greatest coaching job in Penguins history last spring, will now get to run his first training camp as Penguins head coach.
Players report to camp Friday and hit the ice at 9:00 a.m.
While little to no roster spots are available, it’s good news for young players looking to move up the organizational depth chart with Sullivan now going to be around for much of camp.
Penguins coaches are planning to implement some tweaks to their defensive system but not much is going to change to start the season.
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You guys remember when Yoda said they were going to lose Murray for nothing to Las Vegas?
So team North America made up an injury to Murray instead of just flat out benching him for Gibson. I guess that’s a nice gesture.
I can’t believe they didn’t go with fleury, the proven winner.
Or Jeff “The Chosen One” Zatkoff.
Something special
^Gold lol
zatkoff>st.bleury in the 2016 playoffs. fact.
Cherry picking idiot… FACT
it is true
That you’re a cherry picking idiot? We all know this
Murray 3rd worst goalie in the World Cup of Hockey…Fact.
i agree. st.bleury should be playing net in this tournament. i just loooooove that smile. hahhaha!
Canada looks like they need to blow it up. They’ll never win with this roster.
dont worry Sid is carrying the team the way he did with the pens
Now we know its just the girth and the length that you love about Sid more than anything that accurately reflects the reality of the game. Guy is playing well, was awesome vs the CZH but just another player on a team of stars the last couple games. He has 4 points, so do like 3 other Canadian and trust me at this level… stats are definitely fair game as all these guys play well. You have about 3 others with one less point. Like all of Babcocks team Canadas it has been a very well rounded group with different… Read more »
When did he do that? 2008?
Good that Sullivan will get the full camp, I would be weary of being too much harder on the guys. He seemed to be a breath of fresh air on the subject last year and it motivated the guys. There can be a fine line between motivation and overbearing though. Sullivan stepped out from underneath Tortarella last year in a way that was extremely great for him and this organization, we don’t wanna see it trend the other way because the coach has gone too far the other way. As for Kessel, while I am curious to see what he… Read more »
you think Bergeron and Marchand can be a better fit than Malkin
Possibly but it’s not fuckien available dipshit. You’re enamoured with the team Canada line, Bergerons a natural C, by moving Malkin we have a massive hole up the middle. Or we just play Bergeron as C two defeating the purpose of why you even bring it up
Bergeron can play center while Marchand plays with sid on first line with horny plus bergeron can win important faceoffs not like our Russian.
If you’re taking the two best players off of another team, you must think Malkin is pretty good.
There is a sucker born every minute I am sure one team will fall for this fraud
Pens could’ve had mcdavid before he was drafted they could’ve send Malkin and plastic boy Bennett for that pick
Yeah, I’m sure Edmonton put that offer on the table. Then again, those teams up in Canada do a great job of finding a way to lose.
Who would want a 28 year old star over an 18 year old star that costs half as much?
No they could not have, I laugh every time you say this because I live in this fucken city and there was ZERO, let me say it a few more times… ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO chance that Edmonton was going to trade the McDavid pick. Stories even hit about the number one for Sid type deals and Edmontons managment said ZERO so fuckoff with that stupid nonsense
Hey Sam…. ZERO!!!!
SAAAAAAMMMMM!!!… zero!
This is the only part I cannot argue… Sweeney is a fucken moron. Not sure if he is this stupid but he has made a strong case thus far
ever since he is the GM the team is going downfall i still dont get the boychuck trade
I can understand the confusion… Sweeney was not the one who traded Boychuk for one and it was done due to cap constraints
So you would split up Bergeron, Crosby and Marchand… the entire reason you are even thinking about this is because they are on a fucken line together right now (quietly the last couple games). Its hilarious, your “train of thought”. End of the day you are thinking Bostons top centre and top winger for Malkin… it’s amazing how such a trash player would be valued so highly by you
“win important faceoffs not like our Russian” – guess which of those two has two Stanley cups? Games and faceoffs dont get more important than those!!!
hey knuckleheads, sam is your prophet. he was right about that lazy russian all along. malkin sucks so bad right now on the international stage. he is disgracing his motherland. he is going to put up about 19 goals this season and miss about 20 games. he sucks. that man is wasting his talents.
Kind of like the Dr that fucked up your abortion lol. Please explain how his play in the international tourney will impact the Pens… at all? Unless he is hurt it has zero to do with the season.
It’s terrific you agree with him… it is pretty puts the final nail in the coffin pertaining to how wrong it is.
he doesnt suckk he is just injured just ask Stain
Sam, stop using that curse word suck.
Wanna make a wager on the 19 goals? And all sam talked about was how malkin only cares about international play. Way to prove your idiocy yet again. Also, why the hell would anyone here care how malkin plays for Russia? I couldn’t care less, provided he doesn’t get hurt.
Wasted it on 2 Stanley Cups and 2 Conn Smythe worthy performances. Embarrassing player.