Mike Tomlin putting on a coaching clinic
Somehow, someway Mike Tomlin has his football team in the final wildcard spot with five games to go.
Say what you want about Tomlin’s game management but crisis management is a pivotal trait to succeeding in the NFL and he’s put on a coaching clinic this season. Not only are the Steelers miraculously 6-5 with their quarterback situation and injuries, they’ve won five of six and since week 2, have suffered just one loss by more than four points.
They’re doing all of this with an horrific offense that’s also getting dud seasons from two of their most important offensive players in Juju Smith-Schuster and James Conner who have been unreliable on the field as the No. 1’s, have had costly turnovers late in close games, and are currently injured.
What Tomlin is doing this season as one Steelers source says is sticking a middle finger at some of the minority owners who have been trashing him behind the scenes for over a season and a half in trying to push for his exit.
Tomlin’s corny ‘the standard is the standard’ saying has played out this season. He’s done a phenomenal job in motivating this group that no matter who’s on the field, they can compete with anybody. And the buy-in is obviously there.
One situation that has stuck out to me for weeks was when Mason Rudolph got knocked out by Earl Thomas by the Ravens. It was a sickening play where Rudolph looked dead for a couple seconds and there’s Tomlin on the sidelines moments later pounding the shoulder pads of Devlin Hodges to pump him up. He has his football team willing to run through a wall for him.
It may all finally come crashing down in the final five games, but somehow, someway with this anemic offense the Steelers go into Thanksgiving with more than a pulse of being in the playoff picture.
RUDOLPH OR HODGES?
Either option is an awful option for Mike Tomlin this week.
Rudolph is just an abysmal quarterback and whoever those scouts are that had a first-round grade on him, they might need a new profession. As stated after the Browns game, when you know, you know and we already know there’s nothing here with Rudolph.
Rudolph in his first couple run of games got away with things in playing the game manager role because he wasn’t turning the ball over, but with more tape on him, it’s a whole different ball game. Combined with poor footwork, the lack of presence in the pocket is as below average as it can get and the poor ball placement on big boy throws is at a level if you go watch a Cal U football game on a Saturday afternoon.
“I just felt like our offense needed a spark,” Tomlin said. “Mason wasn’t doing enough. Duck came in and provided us a little spark, made a couple plays. We’ll see what next week holds next week.”
That was about the nicest thing Tomlin would say about Hodges’ contributions.
Anytime Tomlin speaks about Hodges, he talks like he thinks he’s a joke.
Going into Los Angeles and winning didn’t sway Tomlin’s opinion on anything about Hodges and at least on the surface, Tomlin didn’t look like a coach who saw Hodges coming in vs the Bengals as nothing more than pulling your starting goaltender in the second period of a 3-0 game.
So who should get call vs the now surging Browns?
The Steelers should lean Hodges for this reason:
With how good this defense is, especially in the takeaway department to sway games in the Steelers’ direction, you go with the quarterback who gives you the best chance to produce those pivotal 1-2 big plays.
The Steelers can no longer die on the hill that Rudolph is the obvious option because he takes care of the ball.
Where Hodges gives the Steelers a jolt is better placement on intermediate to deep balls, which opens the door for the higher percentage of hitting on the big play like what happened with the 79 yard TD pass to James Washington.
Tomlin also downplayed Hodges contributions on touchdown pass to Washington, which I didn’t get. This was a pass that hit Washington in stride with a ton of open space in front of him as he was untouched to the Bengals the 30 yard line.
The opportunity to hit on a big play or two is why the Steelers should be lean To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
Time for Rutherford to make a couple moves… Two players who are available and would help a ton… center Kyle Turris 30 $6 million three more seasons, solid two way player, really good on face-offs (something we are not without Crosby) goal totals last 5 years 23.26. 25. 19, 7 consistent healthy scratch 5 straight games Nashville wants to move him To Pittsburgh Kyle Turris 30 $6.0 million To Nashville Alex Galchenyuk 25 $4.9 million ——–maybe we add a 4th round pick something Kyle Turris gives us insurance because Malkin or Sid is always banged up and IT allows us… Read more »
if we move Schultz Galchenyuk & Bjugstad and waive jack Johnson that’s $15.6 million
Julien coaching his last game
Kid Rock and the Big Boss Man will be taking over.
You make no sense this is why I don’t talk hockey people like you and Npl
Actually, your sentence makes no sense.
Unless Rutherford has some tricks our best defenseman out until February our best forward out until mid January. Schultz who knows galchenyuk uuggh letang awful Johnson sucks….i hate to say our long playoff streak will end..i hope not.. it would be like Ovechkin Carlson being out until February
It’s insane how many goals they started to surrender as soon as Letang returned… sad
Malkin is on fire…playing well
The only thing dumber than trading Malkin I’ve seen out here is trading Crosby… this is the absolute most absurd trade suggestion I’ve ever seen from a fan of the franchise
Sean Avery says Mike Crawford kicked him during the game
If I come to Canada, can I kick you in the face?
Coming from Sean Avery this means nothing.
Marc Crawford loser. Get the facts straight weirdo.
Dumo out 8 weeks. Lacerated tendons in his ankle. This is a huge loss.
This teams a fucken mess! When healthy they will be dangerous as fuckk tho
They are never healthy.it will b too late.
This team has the most injuries since the last 10 years
Were done..stick a fork in the penguins..no crosby no dumolin no schultz its over..too many injuries to overcome…im optimistic but realistic Carolina Philadelphia islanders Washington all playing well and no injuries to speak of….
sleepy Joe talking about kids rubbing his hairy legs in the pool bahahahaha
Any word on Dumo?
Out 8 weeks. Had surgery to repair lacerated tendons in his ankle.
Npl Sucks
So does Trotman and the democRATS
we need another top 4 dman and another good forward….or we are toast city while this nice streak has been sweet things are starting to catch up to us now…
The only good news is 5 of the next 6 are at home with the lone away game being against Detroit doable..
Nice Murray can shine
we need another fu***ing top 4 defender now (especially wih Schultz out) know the pulse of your team Rutherford you wait too long to make a move it may be too late oh yeah capitals won again Ovechkin hattrick 20 goals
2 of those 3 goals were empty netters.
I’d love to see them add but they are in a tight spot, too many injuries on both ends at the moment. I’d be ready to get any warm body for Galchenyuk at this point however I suspect Jakes play with Geno may lead to the coaches looking at Galchenyk with Sid when Crosby is back first
Well lets see 6 goals against Vancouver, 5 vs Columbus now 5 versus St.louis that’s 16 goals in 3 game since Letang has been back.
the feel good story s over the titanic is taking on water…..
we aren’t a good road team rig now………and we have St. Louis again the defending cup amps next Wednesday at home..
Philadelphia and Carolina both won…
That walker goal was brutal 🙁
Pens should play Murray vs non playoff teams so he can have his fraudulent stats going and making zeroTool happy
Minute he plays vs top team you better pray team shows up to bail him for the W.
Funny how bandwagons didn’t see this during the playoffs
So you’re using his play in the playoffs (on two Stanley Cup teams) to support an argument you’re trying to make for him against non playoff teams? That’s incredible. Sometimes you say things that are dumb to the point that it’s almost hard to even comprehend. You and CBauer are in a league of your own. It’s entertaining to watch.
You mean while he was SIGNIFICANTLY outplaying MAF… you’re right… tough to see… idiot
I guess had MAF not fucked up hard for over a half decade we might have noticed
The minute Penguins play vs a good team and decide to go with Murray magic number automatically becomes 3
MM might be the only goalie with a 7 hole.
Every goalie has a 7 hole. It’s below the glove and above the pad. The second went in the 1 hole.
Don’t confuse the boomer
have to give it to you Stan you are right it there are seven wasn’t paying attention was just trying to remember MM magic number like we need 5 goals when he is in net.
Opps sorry its Saturday night so the number is 6.
Now tbj is Stan? You do remember they were both very active at the same time yeah?
ok reading through the Peters reports everywhere. Wow you are a sensitive bunch up north there. 8 years it took this former “player” to complain about a racial insult. Obviously a really sensitive subject for you leafers but you guys got the race card played. Guess you guys never heard of Colin Kaepernick? When talent runs out play the race card. Just thought I would give you guys for to talk about.
Ok boomer lol
Next he will tell us to keep Malkin over Crosby lol
Think of the return you could get from a Leafer team for Crosby. Not sure if I would want anything from Montreal. Besides I go with the passion of Malkin on my team I want player who play like it matters.
No argument, if you’d seriously take Malkin over Sid you’re not serious
Boomer this, you guys are too sensitive and then I just read where the alleged victim has hired Kaepernick law firm. I smell a big campaign he might get a snow shoe named after him. Someone called you a name 8 years ago big freaking deal. Handle it then not now when you are out of any limelight.
It’s liberal agenda we are living in a snowflake era thanks to trudeau and his proud voters Ron Klatt
Ok boomer
We are sensitive? First off the kid simply told the story, he never came out clamouring for this. Guys like Carbomb turned it into a crusade… you think you’re a bigger man than Carcillo? Dude would fuck you up lol You guys lost your collective minds over a man kneeling… but we are sensitive lol. You’re own president had a melt down over the scary black man taking a knee. God you’re such a donkey sometimes lol You keep talking smack about shitt as if it hasn’t happened in the US and it’s hilarious. Not only is your senility coming… Read more »
Ok snowflake lol
Big rumours julien can be fired after tomorrow
Maybe the will hire Kid Rock.
That franchise autothe deserve him. He couldn’t even get off stage the other night without assistance lol
What a pathetic loser.
This city is too liberal to have him. Once again thank the trudeaus
You mean they are too liberal to want a guy who used to rap the n-word like it was his name when he was a Detroit underground wannabe? I’ve clowned him in the past for selling out but let’s be real, he was too racist to be a white MC… even rock was too diverse… how mad was he when Hootie cut a country deal you think?
American Bad Ass will be the new Montreal scoring song.
Trade Malkin to shero so he can give his 5m bonus next year and the year after
Get hall .
Also teams after hall flames Blues and habs since they have 7m space
Oh and npl still suckss so does Florida
There is no way in hell Malkin would waive his no trade clause and go to NJ and Hall is not coming to Pittsburgh. If he is smart he stay far away from Montreal. They are a train wreck of a franchise.
Agreed we don’t need taylor hall and malkin has seem to have awoken….
I say trade Sid you can hold any Canadian team for ransom :).
IF, BIG IF, it came down to making a trade between the two… Keeping Crosby is a no brainer. That said… neither are going anywhere
Lol @SID4800 kid rock. Takes a real “American bada$$” to mix it up with 3 old women. Not a fan of them, but he’s a walking bag of trash that’s trying to remain relevant after decades of nothing.
I love kid rock favorite singer
He was even running for politics last year or so.
Speaks volumes lol
Hey npl I saw you today
On TV for black Friday
You are one embarrassing human being
Fighting with a 5 year old child
Over frozen 2. lunch box
Crazy how obsessed you are with American culture. #wannabeAmerican
REALLY…JUST SAW rUST GOT HURT IN WARM=UPS SLIDING IN TO THE BOARS THIS TEAM IS JINXED….WITH THE INJURIES GHOSTS///
just saw 5-2 uuuggghhhhh
what was the final was 4-1 when I started to vomit…LOL
Malkin had a point tonight…playing well what I want to see is will he disappear again when Crosby comesback..I hope not we need him…
That’s why you trade him once Sid back because his value will never be higher
I’m not saying move letang but what could they get for him? relaistically
The Pens play better defense as “no name, next man up” style. Letang always tries to do more then is needed. He did it the other night in Vancouver. Instead of cleaner the puck out of the zone he tries to make these fancy up ice passes that get cut off.
Trotman
malkin only plays well when Crosby is out the last 3 years plus….when Sid comes back Geno struggles with confidence…
Thats why you trade him while his value is up now
Fucking Letang! He’s so hard to watch. He’s a complete nightmare.
Lmao Letang sucks so bad
sorry clicked twice…LOL
not bi polar just realistic have seen this movie too may times..
Lmmfao… 2 of the last four cups… 3 in 11… most of any team since the early 90s… yes… nothing but disappointment from this franchise
I know I get frustrated when they lay eggs like this.. WE have been solid for a while you are right .but its a nice feel good story for now…co playoff time this team without a couple move maybe just one possibly two will g shelved quick……if your ok with that good on ya… Vancouver we got lucky tonight we sucked tomorrow doesn’t look promising Boston Washington aren’t slowing down.. yes it nice we are a feel good story and stayying a float.. but leaks will soon becoming to the ship.. what happens is when Sidney Crosby is out malkin… Read more »
Letang suckss
Agreed.
Having a porous letang and a slow footed Johnson in your top 4 isn’t good….
So we know which one of us is bi-polar. Teams been solid for awhile here… bit of an overreaction to a legit iffy game… Instead of melting down and casting everyone out maybe consider they were guilty of looking ahead to the Cup Champs?
Murray sucks right now
Johnson is slower than the statue of liberty //waive him
Bjugstad needs to be shipped out when he gets better
Galchenyuk (young promising 1 goal) we don’t have time to wait for this kid UFA to figure it out (Crosby makin era 2 to 3 years left.. its win now
we have young talent now need a smart move or two…
boston Washington not slowing down
What year are you in in your franchise on PS4?
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Ignore him he is a moron
we probably wont win omorrow night in st.louis so we are back to struggling again
move galchenyuk
waive Johnson
get a top 4 defenseman
move Bjugstad when he gets healthy for picks picks or whatever…
I can’t stand the fact that sullivan keeps throwing him out there in the top 4 what the f***KKK
The feel god story of how wellell they are playing with out injured players all year is great …but
they need to get healthy start to play defense like they do when sid and letang are out of the line-up or we wont make the playoffs or lose forst round this team just is puzzling and we have st.louis on the road tomorrow and st.louis in Pittsburgh on wenesday wake up
as exciting as the Vancouver game was it was sloppy and telling
they will never beat boston tampa Washington..
THEY look like shit………
as I said if we don’t get jack Johnson out of the line up and get another top 4 dman in the lineup we aren’t going anywhere
jack Johnson would lose a foot race with the statue of liberty….
I feel like he’ll be gone by the deadline. I’d give up a first with him if we’re able to use that cap space for help elsewhere.
The dealine is too late…..prices go up for players you want early bird well you know..
save the $1.08 and have it at the deadline for insurance geez
GMJR will need to be a magician to get rid of JJ.
not hard waive his ass…it sends a message and we save $1.08 million get it down
I would rather have rikola
pettersson
marino
rudwhedel
Schultz
letang
dumolin in whatever combination
Mail it in Friday?
signs of life but…
We need Murray
Letang sucks so hard
We need trotman
Funny how the goals against total start going up as soon as Letang draws back into the lineup.
it is uncanny but its true the limit letang comes back in to the lineup the goals against start going up again..
what the f****K
Is Rust hurt?
Was hurt in the morning skate.
Another point for Geno.
Him and Guentzel are on fire. Very much needed with Sid out. IMO Guentzel looks like he’s taken a step forward as well. That was a goal scorers goal. He’s always produced, but he looks like an elite scorer.
Now that Peters step down expect flames play better
Just like TO! Good because that should also help my pool
Me too I have flames #5 and #23 and leafs #88 and #31
Can you imagine Babcock and Peters use use to coach together I wonder how was the bench moral lol
Also Todd McClellan has worked with Mike I’m sure something will come up on him too soon
Apparently Ron Francis was aware of peters behaviour sad because I loved Francis as a hockey player he was the most underrated player to play the game
The Franchise is one of my favourite Penguins to this day… Not a lot of flash but quietly put up almost 1800 points. It is crazy to think he was only 50 points off the pace of the guy that was the alltime leader when I was born.
League was too busy talking about gretzky ,messier then lemieux . Then you had the early 90s League was too busy with the European invasion jagr, selanne then you had federov,mogilny bondra bure. While Francis quietly getting points. And he was a good faceoff guy one of the best
are the penguins playing tonight ?
D are you back from your Black Friday shopping ?
post us some hockey article here
since Nov 13 no new hockey news
Condolences to the Fleury family. Sad day for him and his family… wishing him well over the holidays.
Wow.. his father died young. That is terrible.. My condolences to him and his family.
Hypocrite 6 hours ago you were making fun of him taking time off
Ya but you can tell that is simply directed at you… because you bring out that reaction in people sammich
Yeah 63
I wonder how this will affect fleurys season.
MAF is still on his “personal” vacation. Maybe he is doing his Black Friday Christmas shopping.
he is in montreal family illness something that you dont understand
hope you one day you have his same emergency and your boss wont give you a day off from buckeye donuts and make you work
Eatshit… If it was Malkin you would be taking a dump on him… In fact you did exactly this when Murray was dealing with the same thing the last couple seasons
Amazing how you pick and chose who you stand up for and who you dump on. You are so fuckin predictable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK3q7-J8LTw
as if they are crossing the border wish they ran all like this to work
funniest was at 4:05min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=96&v=MfMPRtj_50g&feature=emb_logo
#FatLivesMatter
Fat TBJ doesnt want to watch it because he is afraid he will be seen in the video with his Arrogance
NPL will watch it to see how much fatter he has become since
Stan will watch it just to comment back something Stupid
ZeroTool will watch it because he is a Wannabe Democrat American
Ironically you are the only one who watches these links you post.
if i was american i wouldnt watch it either you fat arrogant slob
but dont worry canada will become like yours in 10 years or so .
we are on the right track since Beta male Trudeau and the liberals are letting in 350k uncivilized animals a year from Shitholee countries
You’re right, you should move…
If you were an American we would have you deported.
I guess we wont get a new hockey article today. D is probably Shopping on Black Friday
Damn. Protestors in Hong Kong waving US fags and holding pictures of trump bahaha
US Fags? Lol
yeah its nothing new saw that a least a month ago unless in US they were not showing that before
they were even singing the anthem better then american DemocRats
Who makes a deal first? Minnesota Calgary Montreal New jersey Detroit
any thoughts?
Jersey? With hall
Hall will end up in Colorado on a sign and trade.
Interesting call who goes to new Jersey in this?
My guess, a 1st round pick, a few minor league players bc they have a deep farm system and maybe a NHL roster player to take on the rest of Hall’s contract. I believe the have the cap space but I am sure NJ would want someone in return to plug in the lineup now. Maybe Girard. Just a guess but he would be a great fit there.
Weber +1. Subban -3.
Good stuff, how’d that plus 1 work out for ya? Isn’t this the 6th straight loss and second to NJ brining Montreal’s total losses to non playoff teams up to 10?
Rhetorical, the answer is hahahahaha
Box Score Sam(e) strikes again!
Hey sam….6-4 new New Jersey bellcenter half empty with 1 minute 40 seconds left mmmhhhhhhhhhh
Yeah last time Penguins were losing 4-0.and 8mins left and building was half empty. Mind u people here turn their TV off when team is down 2-0
“People here”… glad you’re finally admitting you frogs in Montreal are gutless bandwagon fans.
same thing bro…..fans leave early to beat the traffic…has nothing to do with band wagon or fair weather…..
Idk about other people but when I go to a game I stay until the end regardless. For the amount of money a ticket costs I would rather hang out and enjoy what I paid for, win or lose.
Smart i do too but living in La 10 million people traffic can be iffy..i can see why people leave early..
It depends, win or lose if I am having a great time (reads bombed) I will stay late. If its a 3/4 goal gap with 5 minutes left… depending on whether or not there seems to be any life in the club I may choose to bail.
Fraud Price is looking good again. Magic number?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfMPRtj_50g
Best part is you dont see fat people in canada while in US all you see is Fat Slobs like npl
You see fat people all over Canada. You can see one in a mirror. And no one ever watches your stupid videos. This year, I’m thankful that I’m not you and your fat, pathetic a$$ is Canada’s problem.
Of course your arrogant asss won’t watch it to admit it
Did anyone see that crazy comeback by Phoenix? They were down by 1 goal against the Ducks, tied the game and then won it in a shoot out. Wow!!! What a crazy comeback! Down by 1 goal!!! That was even better then when the Rangers were down by 4 against Montreal and they won 6-5. You can not make this stuff up!!!
yeah we saw and Chubby manage to have a -2
Ok… you seem to be the only who cares what Kessel is doing. Letang is going to get jealous.
i dont care i just want to expose he is a Fraud just like you chubster now go back to your afternoon Nap before your night shift at Buckeye donuts starts
Quick question… Other than the two Penguins who collective penis you would like suck on like a tootsie pop… Who are the players you respect most in todays game?
a non penguins or non ex penguins players that I enjoy to watch Bruins #37 he is a good complete undrrated player and Flames #13 he is fun to watch a guy at his size with amazing stick handling skills I also like FLames #23 he can become the next bergeron
Personally I also love Bergerons game, great player
Gaudreau is also a gem, shocking you’d like him as he is American
Monahan is another beauty, I too am a fan
What is interesting tho is the Calgary guys have underachieved… how does that make you feel. Bergeron is injured, has missed a lot of time the past couple seasons… how does it make you feel?
On that note… Kessel, who had been dynamite for YEARS in Toronto has more cup rings than all three of those guys combined. 😉
13 and 23 still young have time to win the cup kessel a good player but he played in a good team to win the cup sundin was a good player too but never won the cup it doesnt mean he is worst then kessel Calgary always has goalie issue ever since kipper retire they never found a solid goalie and this year to top that one off they have Coaching issue and finnally i am aware gaudreau is american i have nothing againts americans or russians i just dont like con mans like kessel Parise, kovalchuck , bobby ryan… Read more »
The problem is Kessel always performed at high levels… as did Kovalchuk until he hit the wrong side of 35 which isn’t unexpected.
I never cared for Ryan myself even in his prime but he was a high performer slowed by injury. As was Parise… the move the Minny hurt him, he was better served in NJ imo.
You have this idea of what you like with little open mindedness to the variation in the league. If everyone played the same brand of hockey I think it would become stagnant… Kessel is enigmatic especially away from the puck but it’s his ability to generate offense that makes him a value. Offense pays, it sells tickets, this is why he gets his money.
He was a top tier producer every year of his career until the first quarter of his time with Zona… that doesn’t define the whole career
if he was that good why traded multiple times a guy at this caliber why left off team usa and all star games he is good average fan player but absolute nightmare for any coach to have him on his team he is not a fun player to coach. teams and coaches knows it but average fans dont but who cares as long as he sell tickets and hot dogs to the fans thats all matters kovalchuck is another one coaches hate to coach him but amazing for fans view even once on a interview hartley said kovy i gave… Read more »
It is plan and simple; Pittsburgh traded for Kessel to help them win and they won two cups, one of which he should have received the MVP for. Things no longer worked out and he was traded. That is the way sports works. You will figure it out one day Sam(e).
Exactly and he was worth every single dime while he was here because of it. This franchise underachieved for many reasons for many years but Kessel put them over the top for two seasons. I don’t understand how anyone can harbour such strong negative feelings about the guy because of that.
No he wasn’t the sole reason but it would be stupid to ignore the fact that he was a major player.
Dude there are some very good hockey players that played on multiple teams due to trades… I dont argue that Kessel has a shelf life but that doesnt mean he carries zero value. Kovalchuk on the other hand gave 110% all the time, he was not all that committed to D in Atlanta but a big part of that was how fucken bad that team was and stayed… he was much better at both ends of the rink in NJ HOWEVER some guys you pay to score… that’s what he did. Guy was an allstar caliber player his entire career… Read more »
Do you think anyone will bite on kovalchuk??
If teams are looking only a pp specialist then yess
Who knows maybe Malkin will ask him to come to Pittsburgh
He would help the power play for sure..kings eating half..might get fired up to play with Crosby malkin letang and company..
Not for that money, If LA was to eat like half of it? Reality is he isnt in a good place in LA, to a man, at least not named Kopitar, the Kings are an underachieving mess offensively.
So he may find some more production on the right team but its too high a risk at this age to take on that deal. I wouldnt be surprised if he tried to go back to NJ or NY… Still its such a big risk right now I would argue hes going back home
Maybe a contender with LA eating half..i could see Washington Pittsburgh Carolinas Montreal Nashville???
November 28 last hockey article November 13th
I can only imagine how long D will be taking vacation this summer to post a hockey article
its clear this guy doesnt even watch the game if he did he would post something at least the next day or maybe the following day maximum
he is as bad as npl and mstartari
I hope he kicks you off of here so you can cry to come back again haha
Is this a real thing?
8-6. You can tell Letang is back.
I tough you like games like this.
it entertained you
Galchenyuk traded yet ?
How the fuckk Penguins score 8 goals
And this con man had 0 points and -2
It’s not like he was on 4th line
Told you guys this guy is a bust when few years ago Stan was drooling over him when there was rumours to come to Pittsburgh. Once again same was right about a con man
The NHL won’t allow it, they are so good with him not scoring because Sully is sooooooo much better than Babcock, who you love so much, that a producer would make the Pens too good. Much better than the Habs than they already are
at least habs were smart the minute he got career high goals they got rid of him
something penguins dont do with Murray and the Russian
malkin playing good with no sid thats amazing but once sid comes back he will hide behind him
this is the first time he is getting value up if i were the penguins id ship him while he still has some value
and as for Fraud murray good luck with that bum they shouldve shipped him after the stanley cup now more year goes by more he is exposed
You mean the Russian that has 3 more cup rings than all of Montreal over the last 25 years? That Russian?
Don’t you get tired of the same old incredibly stupid arguments? You have been saying this same shit about Geno since 2009
.900 SV% and a 3.09 GAA… we can agree that this goalie is terrible this year
only this year ?
Whoops… Sorry… I goofed… Those are Carey Prices numbers. Clumsy me
Murray is a paltry .901 with a 2.72 GAA… not great but jesus at least not Price 😉
Fun Fact, Murray had the better SV% last year too…
Funny how you will Rub Prices Balls all up in your face but shit on Murray lol.
whatever makes you happy with his Fraudulent stats
as long as Scum Sully hides him behind the bench when they play vs good teams he will be just fine to the eyes of the average fan base (zero,stan,npl and mstartari)
Like they hid him in the playoffs? Ooh wait, that was Fleury on the bench when it mattered…
What a crazy comeback by Vegas finally first win for a backup goalie for Vegas
Nobody cares weirdo.
its true you wagons have hard time watching 60min penguins game
for get about the other games just make sure when TD comes Drool over Washed up players based on their Box score results
Down one goal, what a crazy comeback…. lol… That is a typical night in the NHL.
It’s a shame Sam turned his TV off and missed the comeback. I was there and say it live. Don’t quit on your team Sam.
Funny when you were the one turned off his TV when Penguins were down 2-0 vs caps and said see you guys Thursday and Penguins came back and win 3-2.
Typical liberal Democrat movement from you and your crew members here .
Just like zeroTool accuses me Babcock being my favorite coach when I wanted gallant here him and others were drooling Babcock to come to Pittsburgh when he was available.
Worst post ever. We all know it was you. You quit on this team all the time. Sad. GFY.
I don’t quit on this team just expose frauds that gets away with dumb bandwagon fans not seeing their con work
Sam stop embarrassing yourself. Go to bed and let the adults talk hockey. I’m sure your Mom is done doing her dirty deeds. She can tuck you in after she scapes all the jizz off of her.
This is my favourite sammich projection, we know he shut down early at least once last year and he virtually admitted it a second time. Suddenly everyone else became the ones that shut down early…
Sorry second favourite…. the assumption I love the home team 1/100th as much as sam seems to prefer the Habs over the Pens is probably my fav
You love BabCOCK and PETERS.
You are sooooooo MAD about Babcock being fired sam, you love him so much
Murray’s trade value is plummeting.
Well when he won the Cup same said ship him his value will only go down while he gets exposed more and more as a fraud.
Isn’t it awesome watching a team not get blown the fuckk out like the Habs
Teams not in the playoffs the Habs have lost to this year
Detroit
Buffalo
Tampa Bay
Minny
San J… oh wait, they just passed VGK who have been in free fall even with MAF
New Jersey
Columbus
Ottawa (the last three in the same week hahahahaha)
New York Rangers
5 straight bahahahahahaha fuckk you Sam lol
Fucken fun game tonight! 1. When Murray outplayed MAF in 16 and 17 MAF still wanted it… he competed. Murray has been pretty average all year and seems to have little fight in him. He was a top 3 goaltender from December on last year but the challenge from Jarry is going unanswered. Jarry is cheaper, gives at least that level of tending and watching Murray sink here? Bad optics… he was fucking terrible tonight 2. Jarry was not terrific either but… he was able to make a save 3. Speaking of shit, Letang was a fucken mess most of… Read more »
Those two goals on Jarry were really not on him, especially the one that went off Johnson.
As long as your skate is hovering over the blue line before the puck enters the zone it should be onside. This whole keeping your skate on the blue line is bullshitt. It was always a terrible rule. By the letter of the law that goal was offsides.
Yup!
Rough bounce but he overplayed a bit coming over… chalk it up to being tossed into the game like that. Still he made saves late!
If that puck did not hit Johnson it would have hit Jarry.
Johnson just always gets in the way does something stupid he is so slow and lateral movement with his crossovers is bad…
Agree with all of that. I’m obviously a fan of Murray, but he needs to play better. Every goalie has bad stretches and he’s in one. They made the playoffs by one win last year and he played incredible for the entire second half. People seem to forget that and the two cup runs we had when he played lights out. With all that, he needs to prove himself moving forward. As far as Guentzel goes, he’s one of the most underrated players in the league. He has produced since he’s been in the league. Literally, since his first game.… Read more »
Remember when we were told Malkin was no longer a threat? Lol
Marino has been dynamite… I am still loving how that happened. It’s a source of joy at work hahahahaha. Thanks Edmonton 😉
Zero…I have been one of those guys..i didn’t say he wasn’t a force! I said he wasn’t dominant anymore he has been amazing since Sid went down.
This is what he should be doing way more consistently than he does….he goes in to these dumb ass lulls penalties, turnovers, moodiness…..he looks great tonight…
he plays like that and we get a rested and healthy Sidney Crosby back with thee young guys we have a shot
letang and Johnson must get their heads out of their asses defensively.
I was specifically talking about D who wrote an article suggesting this… its a jab about the lack of content and the quality of what we are getting lol
Average fan base only matter of time you will realize Murray is a fraud and jump off his wagon
Just like the other bozo realized kessel and sheary are nothing without the penguins.
Kessel looked good with penguins because he played 1st pp line and 3rd line not facing top players of other teams now that he plays 1st line with coyotes he has as many minus as his points .
And as for sheary 3 goals 2 was vs Penguins
Change the fuckin’ record already. You are the only person on here who brings Kessel and Sheary up. Someone is obsessed or has a crush.
Kessel has been a top 10 scorer since he arrived in the league you fucken dumbshit
Sheary was what he was, a guy who had chemistry with Crosby and scored… you’re the moron that thought we considered him a star! It was fun pointing out his production to piss you off… he’s better than Byron this year HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Zero…spot on all your points.. Great game fun to watch….Muray not great, letang undressed twice, but did get the game winner ! Malkin (and I have been hard on him) looked like malkin again, skating, shooting, his shot is so good don’t know why he doent shhot more. jack Johnson and Letang defensively god awful… buy like Malkin when Letang decides to shoot (which is rare) he can score. we still need another top 4 defenseman..to join Schultz when ever he comes back…. Kahun / Rust Guentzel Malkin…wow If malkin would just do this a bit more ten I would… Read more »
1. Never thought MM was that good. He had flaws from beginning. As for all of you comparing MAF to MM remember MAF came here when we had one of the worst teams in last 20 years. 2. Jarry cheaper now. MM goes to arbitration going to cost us too much to keep vs his productivity. 3. Letang you hammer him because of your dislike of Sam and he hammers back at Malkin. Letangs game needs to be modified and control more do agree. 4. What ever any more in all sports reviews are being a pain and kill the… Read more »
Malkin over Sid? Not in a million years but Malkin is absolutely a major player when switched on. As I said to Sam a couple days ago there are significant parallels in his and Malkins game overall despite the positions… temperamental, prone to tantrums and mistakes, can be careless on the ice with and without the puck. They are so much alike. If Genos last name was Malkeau, Sam would be a super fan lol. I was worried about Kahun early too but mostly from the POV that I was concerned about the D more so with Maatta gone. Marino… Read more »
And you’re right, you’ve never liked Murray but the fact there is he did play lights out goal for the two cups. He has shown flashes of that during the regular season but some only talk about his game when he struggles. From December on, after injury and dealing with the loss of his father he was lethal. Dude looked like the guy I had thought he was going to be and posted terrific numbers on a subpar team. My issues with him now are why the regression this year? Why such a bad start and why, when Jarry has… Read more »
That was like watching a 1990’s Penguins game. Fun game!
This ping pong match is the type of match Npl likes a lot of circus entertainment
If only fraud Murray didn’t play tonight
I’m just happy Geno didn’t go back to Russia like you guaranteed everyone for years that he would.
Sam(e) just turned the game back on.
I’m sure your tv was off and opened when your idol Murray was getting pulled
How does someone open a tv to watch it?
I wanted him pulled you troll. Go cry about MAF taking his “family emergency” vacation.
Geno is a monster
Yeah got to love our pp specialist
We do…. a 5 point night!
Die mad about it sam! 5 points, only 2 on the PP. eatshit loser
Sam…I am on malkin a lot because he is not consistent with the level of talent he has…. Since Sid has gone down he has brought it ….and played like the geno of old ….and that’s great news for the penguins..
all for it..
Another brilliant defensive effort by Letang.
He’s a nightmare.
Will we every get a Pens article again? Will MM religious cult on TIOPS realize he isn’t that good or worth his salary?
Ever since scum sully and fraud Murray are with the Penguins D has stop providing Penguins news he became a fraud just like them
Pull Murray!
Thank you.
.667 SV%.
Imagine he played vs Bruins tonight
Still better then a .545 SV %
Wooooooooo he had that and they still won…. not like that fucken trash in Montreal hahahahahahaha
Atrocious job by Letang playing that 3 on 2.
Malkin now has 16 points in 15 games.
Awe.., Sam(e) is angry lol!!!!
Sorry, 14 games, even better.
The WR used at Kaps workout is getting a workout with the NFL now
Now that is funny!!
Derek Shelton new Pirates manager. D send me a check.
Anybody know anything about this guy Sheldon? Ken Rosenthal of MLB said he is highly regarded???? I would have preferred Jason Kendall….. he has heart, pride, and passion…plus former pirate wants to restore pride and work ethic. He has no managerial experience but more and more guys don’t have it getting hired….
Kendall would have been an awful choice.
WTF is going on in Hockey WHL where Zerotool area is
apparently coaches made underage drinking, dressing young men as women and physical,verbal sexial abuse happened you guys can see on dan Carcillo tweeter @carbombboom13
Carcillo played Jr hockey in Ontario you fucken retard….
“In the AHL I had Michele Terrian and Todd Richards playing endless mind games” – Dan Carcillo
Pretty sure he means Michael Therrien…
Typical of sam to cherry pick… Dude has gone at the entire CHL. He has put the Sutters on blast, rightfully so. He called out your alltime favourite coach… He isnt holding back.
“I’m getting a lot of messages and DMs from former players and parents naming their abusers
Many are current coaches in the
@NHL
@TheAHL
@CHLHockey
@HockeyCanada” – Carcillo
But go ahead and shoe horn it into your narrative. Difference between us… I won’t ignore the issues here because they exist in your area… Do you know who else is probably guilty as fuckk for all the things on his twitter page… Donald S Cherry LOL
We are living in a coward millennial snowflakes era all these sensitive clowns are doing this coward way so they get rid of the old dinosaurs and replace them
He is probably broke and on coke he needs attention
Whats next bowman, Mike keenan too
Man are you upset that Babcock is overrated trash and Therrien is confirmed to be a fucken piece of shitt again.
The guy sharing these stories was a lose cannon terror in the ice hahahahah #snowflakes
Dude would fuck your life up forever.
PS 100 bucks says you were born past 1980… you’re a millennial you dumbfuck
1000$ bucks you are a beta male cuckholder like trudeau
Cuckhold by definition are male you fucken retard lol.
I never said Babcock is the best coach you assholee
My list of coaches always been coach Q, gallant MT, JM and Hartley. You can make fun of them but never said babcock.
I was even pushing gallant for Pittsburgh yet they let him go to Panthers while you and some droolers wanted Babcock even here to Pittsburgh
You’re so mad that Babcock is a piece of shitt… look at you.
Even madder that Therrien is a bigger piece of shit.
These coaches are almost as big a piece of shitt as you are…
Did mad about it Sammich lol
I bet your all time favorite DB was the other side of the fence getting molested. No wonder he’s always quiet and does nothing behind the bench other then folding his arms together
Ok…
They make Dan Bylsma fences now?
Go back to your day job you are not funny
Not meant to be funny.
Cant wait to watch the Irishman on netflix
I am sure npl and his multiple accounts will thumbs down that movie
looks like Peters will be joining Babcock soon
Bad time for coaches with penls related last names
what ever excites you Fatso
The only difference between Price and a traffic cone is the paycheck.
yikes……
Well, I’m sure sam has shoved a whole traffic cone up his ass whereas Prices wife at least would take out a restraining order… sorry… I guess that’s Richer! Carry on
8 – 1 with a VERY empty building before zeros on the clock… Habs fans are fickle lol
Dude they lost vs a very dangerous team. At least they didn’t lose to a shitt team like the Hawks last year what was it 10-0. ?
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
At least they didn’t lose to Buffalo in 2007….
Which team actually made the playoffs LAST YEAR you fucken dong lol
Habs are 1 point up on the Leafs and TB. Leafs will pass them now that the most overrated coach in history is gone and TB? Only a matter of time…
They sit only 2 points up on Buffalo for that last wildcard when the above happens. Hahahahahahahahaha
Now do the collapse to NY….
Then the loss to NJ AND Ottawa in 4 days…
THIS SEASON!
How is that Daniel Sprong trade looking now…..Pettersson was a steal an Sprong not cracking the Anaheim line up.. Rutherford deserves a tone of crediet along with the scouts. young players via trades free agency Kahun McCann Tanev Petersson Marino Biggest mistakes J.J of course Niemi Gudbransson (he realized and fixed as he did neimi) still wish we had reaves who has played well for vegas… but oh well Penguins are younger, faster and hungrier Guentzel Blueger Simon all young as well Dumolin letang Crosby all in their primes Schultz still 29 malkin well he’s malkin hopefully he keeps playing… Read more »
JJ is earning his pay this season, hopefully he keeps it up. Gudbranson was serviceable but expensive. Reaves absolutely didn’t fit this team in any way shape or form and his acquisition can be looked at as the end of the cup runs… that move represented a move away from what they were winning with. Plus the pieces given up led to a lot of additional moves that blew up in their face. They keep Sundqvist and they would have been better off for many reasons. End of the day continued re-tooling has them in a great position now. If… Read more »
well said I liked having reaves for tom Wilson…… J.J shockingly is + 5 so wow
yeah Sundqvist turned out to be solid but Sprong didn’t Kapanen ok..
one solid blue liner indeed this team will be scary getting Crosby back rested and healthy…
I gave up on Sprong a couple years ago, good riddance
Everybody thought he was the next stud…nope
It was fine for the wish in his first few years but a guy with that shot who couldn’t score or even crack a fucken line up after that time… ya some just refused to see it
JJ is quietly doing his job but nothing will make the length of that contract justifiable.
I would not say Crosby and Letang are in their “prime” anymore but Crosby can still take over a game or series.
Your opinion111 Crosby IS still the best overall player in the league .. He is’nt the fastest, he isn’t the most explosive, but he is the most complete 200 foot player in the game…..with offensive super start talent 10O points last year and grinder mentality.blocks shots wins face offs…. Even McDavid says Sid is still the best…while guys like Mckinnon, Mcdavid Kucherov are awesome and coming the crown is still Sids.. Sid elevates his team and teammates and makes everyone around him better! E Espcoially average players like Kunitz and Dupree plus he wins…… McDavid playoffs once in 4 years… Read more »
Habs losing 5-1 arena still full anyone need a picture with the proof of the score board
5 goals on 11 shots HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
No one fucken cares how full the building is of fucken losers like yourself. Besides… I bet they are all Bruin fans lol. Clown
Nope habs fool. I will send you a pic if this was in Pittsburgh after 2-0 TVs would be turned off and arena half empty mind u even at puck drop there is always a bunch of empty yellow seats at the game
And for the last time I am not a habs fan
Go drool on mcdavid and the Oilers how they will school Malkin when they come in town on December 20th
If this was Pittsburgh they wouldn’t be losing 6-1 you fake ass fan lol
Go DrOoL oVeR mCdAvId… you do realize you talk about him infinitely more than anyone on the board yeah? What a fucken loser hahahaha 6-1 bahahaha hahahahaha
Werent you the one drooling about mcdavid schooling Crosby then Sid scored that beautiful overtime goal while mcdavid was drooling over Crosby
Sure… comment was McDavid outplayed Crosby in every head to head match up to that point. Was that wrong?
The comment also had a plea to see Crosby respond so I didn’t have to hear obnoxious home fans talk. Instead I had to hear an obnoxious “Pen fan” talk.
I know you’re fucken dumb Sam but why do you continuously need explanations of the obvious
So was the comment wrong you fucken chicken shitt? You’ve been bitching about it for 2 year… was is it wrong? Was McDavid not beating Sid in the head to head matchup between the 2 “next ones”? Yes or no?
zero I he you on hat..
hear you sorry…LOL
Sam Pittsburgh has had a record number of sell outs for like ever…no its not Montreal..its better. Montreal has such a storied past can’t deny that but Pittsburgh fan base is rock solid….
Pittsburgh is an amazing sports town all the way around
only Boston and Pittsburgh have won 5 or more championships in baseball hockey and football
no other city has done that
Its easy to say sellout games when half is corporate buys them look at the empty seats in Pittsburgh when game starts or the first 5mins in you see a lot of empty seats sellout because company bought them it’s like Detroit they say it’s always sold out yet half the arena is always empty for last 10 years and they call themselves hockey town more like ghost town. I watch a lot of different hockey teams and out of the American teams that is consistently always full house that people show up Boston,Minnesota, st.Louis Philadelphia buffalo new York and… Read more »
Did you see how empty that building was in the third Sam? Before they towel? Wow pathetic
Well we know you are planning to jump ship when that happens, that much is clear
You are not a Penguins fan… I fixed your post Sam(e).
.545 save %… is that even possible? Lol
Happened in the playoffs once too… May 17, 2017 MAF posted a .556% before Sullivan decided to put Murray in as he had seen that movie before lol
yeah it also happened on november 4th vs the bruins with fraud murray With Fraud murray .727 Save % only thing is Scum Sully pulled him out of there earlier and gave the Loss To Jarry
I guess the Wagons here forgot about it already
also for some that have alzheimer october 30th 2018 .556 save % 4 goals on 9 shots vs the Islanders For Fraud Murray
LOL, October and November vs… May? You know why that matters sammich?
Seen a fuck ton of empty seats in the third fuckface lol… towel throwing too? How does it feel to be stupid all the time?
Good game by the Habs tonight…
Price 4 goals on 10 shots… probably should have kept the guy that took them to the conference finals
Price aint Price anymore he looks pedestrian more and more still a fine NHL goalie but he not the best anymore…
Party at stans fleury injured
Fleury injured yet?
Family matter fuckface
They just announce family matters
Story broke 5 Pm your time!
Sam loves Peters.
The only thing stopping me from thinking they are the same guy is Peters gets it enough to be a coach in the league
Great for Tomlin but the Steelers aren’t going anywhere even if they slip into the playoffs.
Great take. Who thinks they are going anywhere? Just to be in a wildcard is an accomplishment with these two QB’s.
Hey Stan going to Bell center tonight to watch a rivarly game
want me to send you a picture how a sold out crowd looks like
not like the empty pre game warm up pics that you post of bell center
You stan for Stan. He’s been gone for more than a year and youre still obsessed lol.
More obsessed than with Richer?
Holy crap, I thought the Babcock list was bad. Peters goes out hard here. I guess he is now the sammiches new all time favourite coach.
anyone catch Roenick put Babcock on blast last night? Yikes… Babs gonna have issues finding that next job with that kind of crap on the resume
I generally don’t like ryan Wilson, but k thought his critique of Babcock was on point. Got to the Cup in Anaheim when his goalie had the best playoff run maybe ever. Then he won one cup with a loaded roster. Not saying he shouldn’t get another chance, but he’s underachieved more than overachieved.
I was joking he should hyphenate his name to Babcock-Lidstrom lol. I mean put both those names into a search engine and its basically porn hub of those two blowing each other verbally. Lidstrom was the best blueliner of his generation deployed 22-25 mins a night making Babs look “good” and covering up those deficiencies. Happened in Edmonton too, Pronger kept MacTavish employed far longer than he should have been. There are rumours Babs is the front runner for the Seattle job however with the Marner list revelation and a similar story from Detroit I would be hesitant. Unless this… Read more »
Commodore who ?
that Jabroni overrated sicho bob wannabe
DB had a loaded Roster to couldnt Score more then 2 goals vs the Bruins
He won two more playoff series’ that year than Babcock won his entire time with the Leafs. MAF had a good view of everything from the bench.
If morons like DB are able to find jobs around the league im sure Mike could as well
besides he doesnt need to work anymore he has nothing else to prove anymore
Overrated as fuckk coach sets up his young star players to create drama in the dressing room. You consistently BITCHH about players you feel create locker room issues but will make a case for a coach doing the same? JFC dude. Bylsma’s expiry date was a lot sooner than he got no question but the FACT remains he has just as many cup wins as Babcock. Bylsma had his issues with how he ran a lockerroom and so does Babcock… only difference is? One had Lidstrom for over a decade and you want to suck his dick because of it… Read more »
This Guentzel guy isn’t bad.
Seen this debate online last night. Who is the best Penguin at the moment?
1. Jarry
2. Guentzel
3. McCann
4. Rust
5. Other
I went with Jarry in part because I got carried away with another great performance lol. Rust has gone 2 without a goal, may be hes coming back to earth, but hes still a PPG guy so far this year Guentzel leads the team in goals and points, near a PPG, 7 points in his last 5 and all this without Crosby McCann 5 points his last five, keeping L2 a threat and shooting a ton. I like that although I think he passed up a couple plays to shoot last night. That said I would rather see the shot… Read more »
On that note… what can we say about J.J this year? I mean no he isnt anything special per say but hes also not been a liability this season so far. He is a plus 5 so far, his possession stats are on the high end of his career, he is flirting with career low give away figures and while both his hits and blk figures are also on the decline it’s because he is helping the team possess the puck more. He is suddenly earning this money. Hopefully he can sustain this
Oh, to add, just for fun and because I know it will generate a reaction… Galchenyuk also has 5 points his last 5 games. Finally getting that 1st goal will hopefully be the spark he needed.
When Kessel was traded we expected him to be the major contributor to the production by committee and while it has been a slow burn early he has had a ton of chances. Only a matter of time before he started to click. Hopefully this is a push in that direction
Galchenyuk has been playing better of course just when i think maybe its time to move him….LOL
Pens need to decide! Are we resigning Galchenyuk, are we resigning Schultz are we moving Bjugstad..that’s $ 14.5 million
personally i said move, move, and move…i don’t see Schultz resigning and i love him on the pens D bjugstad just never fit in..and well galcheenyuk continues to be that maddening enigma that is So talented…time to go..
who the f is going to go watch a cal u football game on Saturdays afternoons?
you maybe…..?? what the F are you talking about..
hodges right now is better than Rudolph who may need a week breather…he looks shaken
so did you read the article? d talks about going and watching a game at cal u to see similar levels of big boy throws. that is the reference to what i am talking about. i’m fine with hodges over rudolph, but they both stink and neither had anything to do with my comment. side note: kudos for turning off your caps lock key.
I don’t disagree with you about the level of big boy throws…you are spot on there!
But that throw to james washington was nice and i think he has more to offer…better play calling from the coaches to get him established….jAMES CONNER AND JU jU sMITH sCHUSTER HAVE TO BE WAY BETTER WHEN THEY ARE IN THERE…
A FULL week of practice reps for hodges and i think we beat the browns at home this weekend…
so did you read my response? also: i would like to retract my kudos.
Rudolph is struggling mightly!!!….and Hodges is the local choice for now…..Don’t give up on Rudolph just yet..
Ah remember Terry Bradshaw the hall of famer, 4 super titles, in 4 tries….he sucked his first 5 years he couldn’t read defenses lots of poor throws…Troy Aikman HE also sucked his fIrst couple years, 3 super bpowl titles and a hall of famer…