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The Penguins seven game winning streak coincided with what is now a 12-2-1 run over their last 15 games, has seen the Penguins surge to second place in the division.
What does this mean for Jim Rutherford on the trade market?
It has made Rutherford even more aggressive in trade talks to upgrade a few spots, but the Penguins surge has certainly taken Pittsburgh out of some To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
DEFENSEMAN EMERGES AS NO. 1 TRADE TARGET
— Two months from now, could Pittsburgh have a top-2 pairing on the blueline of:
Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang
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— Matt Murray is 6-0-0 with a 1.48 GAA and .955 save percentage since returning from injury. While Murray is said to have been dealing with some groin tightness when he went on the shelf in November, his absence was more about all parties involved deciding he needed to clear his head and where the Penguins should be applauded is making him earn his starts back.
They’ve gotten tough with him and you have to wonder if some of the trade chatter surrounding Murray was beneficial in putting him on notice.
Last week Mike Sullivan would not call Murray his No. 1 goaltender and they don’t want him to get complacent. The coaches want Murray to play with the mindset that a bad game or two could lead to the roles reversing and Casey DeSmith taking starts away from him again.
It’s become the best-case scenario where both goaltenders are pushing each other for starts.
— Pittsburgh’s seven game winning streak has been driven by goaltending and unbelievable special teams play has covered up that the Penguins are at 44% in possession during the streak 5-on-5 and 43% in Scoring Chance For Percentage.
Those numbers raise a bit of concern as six of the seven games have been against teams currently outside of the playoffs.
Defensively this team is still giving up far too many initial quality chances, but the difference from November has been the goaltending play combined by secondary help defensively on 2nd/3rd chances where the Penguins have been better at covering for each other.
There was little of that early on.
— Phil Kessel and Derick Brassard on the ice together 5 vs 5 over the last four games:
34% possession and 24% in Scoring Chance For Percentage.
During this four game stretch, the Penguins have been out-chanced 32-10 when Brassard/Kessel are on the ice together.
And this is with Kessel playing great of late offensively.
For Brassard it’s just not working.
— The Penguins internally believe they’re on a collision course again to face the Capitals this spring and there continues to be an obsession internally with Tom Wilson that Pittsburgh has been scouting To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
Not the f$cking glow puck!!!
The way they are playing is reminiscent of June 2017.
Spoken like someone who speaks moron. Blow it up!!
There’s always some moron that declares the 4th line is gold (In January)
Both Sprong and Rowney score on Fleury.
And at the end of the night somehow fleury managed to have more victories than the penguins
Fraud Pacioretty bailed him out. Good thing Vegas made space for him. Lol.
Yeah because they missed him so much over pirri don’t worry come playoffs they will regret when he disappears. Like he always does.
The only one on here who worries about Vegas is you Bandwagon Sam(e).
4 goals allowed in his last 4 games he has played
But fluery won…
Shutout for Matt Murray
#Crenshaw2020
Knights send back red hot pirri to ahl in order to make space for fraud pacioretty tonight
And yet the world keeps turning.
Go to Inside Vegas Sports and talk about it. Theyre 3 hours behind just like you.
This post was a mic drop on Sam’s assss!
3 hours better than you 30 days behind since you get your hockey source from this site and bring nothing new on its own.
4th line sucks….William Maloni.
TIOPS Filiponi strikes again. #BlowItUp
So true. He will post the same trash on every message board he can in Pittsburgh. Sad.
If Mexico is paying for a wall through the new trade deal, why is the government shutdown in an attempt to make taxpayers pay for it?
Also, why is this important now after 2 years of full Republican control?
If I were American which thank God I’m not. I would gladly pay my taxes towards a wall rather paying for incoming leaches to the country. But being democRAT. Being a leach is a common thing
1) That didnt answer the question
2) Your mom is your only source of income
3) Your buttt stinks
Wow congrats you finally able to describe yourself . only thing missing is you’re FAT
So bad at this.
If you were an American you would not pass first grade English.
Said the RepubliCUNT
Malkin for Paul Byron
You’re so saad.
As a Canadians fan, would you take that trade?
Nice try changing saad to Byron
I never mentioned Saad. I’m not sure what you’re talking about.
#ImpeachTheMF
Crosby handed over a signed stick to a NYR fan who had him laughing while he chirped at him as he was serving time in the box.
Hey Crosby, [Evgeni] Malkin would have more Cups if he had a better supporting cast.”
”Hey Crosby, you were voted third toughest Canadian, behind Celine Dion and a close second to Avril Lavigne.”
”Hey Crosby, when Gatorade wanted a tough guy, Justin Bieber turned them down so they settled for you.”
”Hey Crosby, Malkin wants to know where your Calder Memorial Trophy is.”
Class act!
Hey Crosby where is Waldo hiding
So Joe Biden demanded the University of Utah pay him $100,000, fly him on a GulfStream, and purchase 1000 copies of his book for a 30 minute speech. Brilliant
“However, Biden aides learned before the December event that taxpayer funds would be used, and he ultimately decline to accept payment. He has a policy against taking tuition dollars for payment, according to the paper.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6548351/Joe-Biden-demands-university-NOT-call-former-vice-president-paid-speech.html
but being a disgusting child grabbing pedo is something Pedo Joe never turns down. Effing libtard douche stick.
I just was reminded that Brassard is French Canadian
“Wassa a solution….gonna find solution”
And the 2018 dumbestt poster on this site goes to once again to npl
That “sentence” is just to ironic.
Jealous ? Keep up the goood work and you might win. Only reason you didn’t win it’s because you were not on this site with same account 1 full year
I love the way you accuse others of doing everything you do. Having multiple accounts, giving yourself thumbs up (which requires multiple accounts) and giving thumbs down to those who disagree with you. You are very transparent. Whatever makes you feel better about yourself.
“The Trump Shutdown is happening now” -Late Sam
Yet America and the world is unaffected.
800,000 not getting paid because of an orange dlck measuring contest.
Busy night Sam? Lmao
Sorry turd tard, Schmuckie Schumer and the Pineapple Princess drunk Pelosi own this. It’s turds like you who pick illegals over American citizens and our sovereignty that make vomit want to vomit.
And yet, the US economy is still moving right along. I know you are feigning your outrage because your demorat gods and masters have told you so, but this country thrives based on the hard working, tax payers, not your 535 clowns in a clown district.
the pens went out and got a big physical winger last year who can beat tom wilson to a pulp and the coach hated his guts. if rutherford goes out and gets another big physcial winger to go against wilson, the odds are sullivan will hate that guy too. don’t kid yourself either, in the playoffs, wilson will concuss the pens right out of the playoffs.
Pens don’t need a winger. They need another expensive centre called kopitar. Just ask tbj
That was sarcastic. Obviously your mind isn’t developed to the point where you can pick up on that type of thing. Lol dumba$$.
Everytime you try to talk about hockey you get exposed as clown and say it was sarcastic. Other then that you and thumbs down crew brings nothing hockey related to this site other than replying others comments with stupidities and thumbs downs
Probably youre one of those morons jumping up and down with pens winning streak thinking they are close to win a cup now
Closer than the Canadiens have been in over a quarter century.
Awe little chubster is upset he didn’t pick up on the joke. Keep trying, little guy.
As for pens and their streak. Other than beating caps rest teams were all none playoff teams of struggling. Teams. Nothing to be exited about yet too soon to drool about the Stanley cup.
Oh and one more thing. Npl sucksss
Schultz is set to be back mid February
Thanks for the information that’s been out for 2 months.
Pure example always negative
Positive spin:
Wow, Sam! That was impressively late info you just shared! Thanks!
I mean, I said thanks…
Wait a second… when did Shultz get hurt?
Wow they really miss him and he hopefully wont take to long to round back in to shape..
I’m not an advanced stats guys but this story says it all. Not only are they getting great goaltending, which they cannot assume in the playoffs, but they have had more puck luck in a month than they had all last year. Neither of those things are going to last forever. That 3rd line is a mess largely because of Brassard. Pearson has been a ghost since leaving Malkin’s side. The 4th line is useless. They have too many holes to fill and not enough assets to give up.
How is malkin doing is he on 3rd line too
Blow it up!
Brassard and Maatta for kopitar
Yess let’s get another expensive centre and shove him on 3rd line. This a classic bandwagon drooler example for you typical dumb tbj . What makes you think kopi will want to play pens 3rd line. Maybe malkin can start playing better instead
Lol you’re too easy, clown.
Brassard for Reaves ROFL I mean would be both a uplift in scoring and physicality.