Penguins/NHL
Penguins Back in the Cup Final
Sidney Crosby accepted the Prince of Whales Trophy and quickly sent it off to the dressing room. The Penguins have a bigger trophy in mind over the next couple weeks.
It’s been longer than many expected but the Pittsburgh Penguins are back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2009 with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
From start to finish the Penguins were the superior team in Game 7 but unable to deliver a knockout punch, this one would go down to the wire.
Bryan Rust played the role of hero in scoring both Pittsburgh goals in the second period. In the third, he nearly brought the house down on a breakaway chance early in the period.
Rust who was sensational over the Penguins last three games of the series, played the game of his life. He was sniping shots like he was a 40 goal scorer, creating foot races and winning almost all of them and Tampa Bay struggled to contain his speed game.
The Penguins played an excellent checking game and it started with the likes of Rust.
The win, though, went well beyond just a great performance from Rust. Pittsburgh did what they had to do to win the last two games of the series by dominating defensively through the neutral zone in a great team effort. Tampa Bay had their moments but Pittsburgh held the Lightning to 17 shots and it started with winning the neutral zone again, something that plagued them in games 4 and 5.
“I thought tonight might have been the most complete 60-minute effort that we’ve had,” Mike Sullivan said of his group.
Tampa Bay needed a perfect shot to beat Matt Murray in this one and the only one they got past him was a great individual goal from Jonathan Drouin.
Any key in a Game 7 is how you handle adversity. Pittsburgh was in complete control of the game and Tampa as they did all series, got a huge goal from Drouin at 9:36 of the period. Thirty seconds later Rust scores his second of the game on a bad goal given up from Andrei Vasilevskiy who failed to cover the puck on the post.
2-1 game and Pittsburgh never lost a grip of the game.
For Murray he faced just 17 shots but what a pressure situation in the third for a 22 year old goalie. Nothing against in the third and a ‘Murray’ chant from the fans during the handshake line.
What the Penguins did was an excellent job of limiting second chances all game and not letting shots get through, something Lightning coach Jon Cooper marveled about afterwards.
“They play hard and one of the things they block a lot of shots,” Cooper said. “Amount of shot blocks incredible,” Cooper citing the Lightning being “one and done.”
While Rust had the multi-goal game, Evgeni Malkin picked up a multi-assist game with two helpers, while linemate Chris Kuntz extended his points streak to five games. Malkin also has a five game points streak. Have the Penguins found another go-to line?
Another series win for the Penguins, another coach raving about the Penguins speed.
“They’re fast….they’re right on you,” Cooper said of a reason the Lightning were outshot every game.
The Penguins may finally meet their match in the San José Sharks.
“Biggest challenge is ahead of us and we have a great opportunity,” Sidney Crosby said.
Going to be a highly entertaining series. Two teams with great speed and talent.
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Sam, tell us more about how Tom Kuhnhackl is more important in this series than Crosby.
Moins neuf
Sharks in 5 or Pens in 6. Can’t decide. I need to see how much rest Sheary gets before I finalize my prediction.
lol, keep going… it only serves to make you look like a bigger idiot. Even his coach stated he looks like he has more jump with the extra couple days off.
Hey… question… how pro-Despres were you?
“Only idiots read stats pages/use corsi/insert empirical measurement here to assess a players performance; I use the eye test” – Maloni. The same guy that couldn’t see how much Sheary needed a night off lol.
you calling Gaydogg and idiot lol
LOL, you, yoda and Maloni, three of a kind. The quotation marks means I was quoting maloni dipshit
i dont follow stats as much but gaydogg is the stats master and stan is another stats moron that bases players being good based on the number of goals scored
Out of curiosity, what does a team need more of compared to the other team, to win a game?
yeah score goals and then cost your team with dumb penalties in the offensive zone and broken lazy plays and kill momentum with dumbass offisdes obviously you dont get that part npl
I get the score more goals than the other team part. Isn’t hockey supposed to be Canada’s sport? How do you people not get the most basic concept?
rather not score alot and play a good solid hockey then score bunch and yet do stupidities
yesterday was a prime example but
you are not into low scoring games so you expect high scoring every game and stars score so you can be happy and eat more junk and get fat
A few notes to improve your life: – Scoring a lot and playing a “good solid hockey” is not mutually exlusive. Both can be done, and often times, that’s what leads to a blowout. BUT, if both teams are playing a “good solid hockey” – the score will most likely remain low. Yesterday was NOT a prime example of that. The Pens dominated that game (Malkin #3 star by the way) and the only reason it remained low scoring was the goaltending performance by Vasilevskiy. – You really shouldn’t believe what your French Canadian peers tell you about hockey. They… Read more »
Exactly, hockey is a game of mistakes. Everything done on the ice is in an attempt to make your opponent make an error. If everyone played perfectly or was able to erase their errors the games would be 0-0 and boring. The best players can limit these and cause others to make more. Sometimes the trade off can be a little too close with what we call great players but more times than not great players are that because of how few they make vs what they cause others to make.
sams from Quebec…
Nope, not what I said at all.#Playbennettingame6
True or false, coach Zero advocating resting Sheary in game 6?
if pens need to win cup they will need their 4th line in other series having a 3rd line was enough this series you will need your 4th line to step up same goes for the sharks it will be 4th liners doing the magic
San Jose’s 4th line so far… 3 total goals. Matt Cullen… 4 goals! What the fuck are you talking about? This series comes down to the Pens stars showing up and the D being able to control that top heavy line up. The Pens have the depth as much here as they have in any series!
what I am saying both teams would have to rely on their 4th lines a little bit more since top 3 lines for both teams might cancel each other
The top 3 lines can’t cancel each other out – that’s the point. You pay your stars $12 million, $9.5 million, $6.8 million, $7.25 million to not be canceled out. Not to say “ho-hum,” rely on your 4th line, and then make excuses for the big guns.
it shows you havent been watching playoff hockey
in recent years no matter how much you pay its always bottom line players suprise and steal the show
something that pens didnt have since 09 no 3rd 4th line and canceling top 2 line was the end of pens series
as i said before teams used to love playing the pens in the 1st round because it was easy match up for the other teams in a 7 game series
We should dump sid and sign more bottom line players then.
I have been thinking about that since 2010 with Geno in order to balance the lines
I didn’t say anything about dumping Geno.
Why don’t we just move him to the 4th line?
today officially XM radio promoted geno on the 3rd line who knows maybe he gets another promotion during the series to 4th line
Sully is pretty good when it comes to in game adjustment not like that Bone Head Fraud DB
that was getting head from TK and orpig
No, getting offence from our 4th helps take pressure of the top line but it doesnt excuse them. They need to produce and try top keep SJ off the board. We do have a significant advantage on the 3rd line as the teams are constructed line to line but SJ has had success as a top heavy group.
Somewhat savvy move by an established idiot. Just in case the Pens lose and Crosby doesnt show up this series, you can point to Tom Kuhnhackl as the culprit as to why.
Touche moins neuf
So if the Pens do in fact beat the Sharks and win the Cup, 3 of the 4 Cup wins will have been headed by American born coaches. Coincidence? I think not.
Last i checked sully’s Assistant coach is canadian also Last i checked Sully said he relies heavily on JM decisions
and gaydogg if you noticed pens defensive zone play and the Defense is the JM style but i am sure you dont notice that because you havent watched the habs or sens when JM was their coach
Did he win a lot of cups with the Habs and Sens? Last I checked, he didnt.
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If anyone hasn’t already read DK article, do yourself a favor and check it out. Maybe it’s because I’m still pretty hungover but I teared up reading it.
Could be because your gay too.
Your almost as bad at this as Sam is.
Maybe, but you are queer.
Great read actually. Nice he started with Maatta!
Full WC rosters will be out tonight by 6pm
Now who is looking forward to the WC? way to go Russian
LOL
I really don’t want this to turn into a Sid v Geno thing but I was looking at some numbers and this Sid does “the little things” argument kept ringing through my mind, Sid’s stat line is 18gp-6g-15pt and he’s -2, Malkin’s stat line is 17gp-4g-15pts and is +4, what caught me as odd was that if Sid was doing “the little things” and Geno wasn’t shouldn’t Crosby then be the +4 and Geno be the -2? I know +/- isn’t reliable stat but the rest of the comparable data between the 2 is basically even so logically shouldn’t the… Read more »
Dude – Jeff is going to throw a fit.
I’ve never put much stock in +/-, you can step out onto the ice for a line change and end up with a minus within your first stride.
Nobody really puts much stock in it – but the way Jay is using it, it’s slightly more acceptable – especially given how he qualified it.
Na i’m good. the truth is right there in front of you if you wish to accept it. Doesnt take an expert to see it.
plus minus stats hahaha
Honestly I can care less what +/- is, if Sid can replicate the kind of possession game he was playing last night for a few more games than there’s almost no way they won’t be winning this series.
To be fair… Corsi (61.8% vs 57.6%), Fenwick (64.0% vs 59.8%) and F/O stats (51.5% vs 47.6%) are in favour of Crosby. When all is said and done they have both been unremarkable overall.
lol, I have to beat this horse tho… Crosby… 9 of his 15 points… on the power play 😉
Phil Kessel… 9 of 18 on the PP
Malkin… 7 of 15 lol
Corsi is for people who don’t understand what they are watching.
You should have it tattooed on your forehead if that was actually the case lol.
On that note… Pittsburgh was 4th and SJ 8th in that stat this year… the incredibly coincidental correlation of success and possession stats continues.
Just to clarify, this wasn’t meant as a bash Sid post, it was more about dispelling this absurd notion that Sid was playing better than Geno because he was “doing the little things” and Geno wasn’t. I personally think both have been getting way to much criticism for the play they’ve produced with less than ideal linemates.
The criticism tends to overboard because its driven by bullshit out here. Both have not been great, both need to be more like they were the last 2 games for this team to succeed but both haven’t been so bad that they have earned the hardcore shit we see on some pages. I mean I would argue even this page is lighter on them than I have seen on other “Pens fan” pages.
This is why people that rely soley on stats and not the “eye test” will never accurately judge hockey. What was the comparison of ice time? How much pp time? Who was one the ice for the other team. What was the game Situation? Too many variables to judge off a few stats alone.
Really? And your eye test didnt see a sluggish looking Sheary being pushed around and generally struggling to do anything with the puck for like 2 weeks? Your “eye test” hasn’t noticed the clear difference since the break? I am not even sure why I bother arguing with you lol. You talk yourself into circles and prove on the regular you have no idea what you are talking about.
The biggest fail in your argument “What was the comparison of ice time? How much pp time? Who was one the ice for the other team. What was the game Situation?”… all players face all these scenarios many times a season. Over the course of a year things tend to average out nicely which helps reduce the “volatility” of these variables. End of the day we are talking about two of the games top scoring stars who play in similar situations every night, this also lends credibility to the direct comparison of the two. For a guy that pretends to… Read more »
Fun stat… 1986… rookie goalie in Montreal lead his team to a Stanley cup! 2006… rookie goalie led his team to a Cup… 2016???
interesting
Martin jones doesnt have much playoff experience as well
and when boudreau was asked which team stand out you the most this season he said the Sharks and the fact Martin jones is that good but league does not see it
More data mining… Kessel has 5 goals 5v5 this playoff. Only 5 players on the team have 5 or more goals and they are; Bryan Rust – all 5 at even strength to match Kessel Carl Hagelin – 4 of 5 at even strength… plays with Kessel 😉 Patric Hornqvist – 3 at even strength Sidney Crosby – 3 at even strength So can we put the Kessel only being a PP guy to rest now sammy boy? There are 9 5v5 goals from his line alone! 12 when you factor in Bonino, now I guess we could argue one… Read more »
Dude – quit pumping that line’s tires. They’re a third line. They play lesser competition. This and that. The best line in hockey – it’s a third line. I seriously almost couldn’t stop laughing as I was typing that.
I love sam avoiding this post like it’s a vagina.
You can’t type vag|na?? I mean, it’s a f’ing proper anatomy name.
Wow just looked at some of the numbers from last night and the Pens had a 39-14(26-10 5on5) advantage in scoring chances and a 14-7(11-4 5on5), keep those numbers up and the goaltending won’t matter as it didn’t in the last series.
Fleury couldve won it too last night
its sad they didint play as defensive in front of flower as they did for murray
Fleury had nothing to do with it as he only played 1 of the 7 games and never should have played after 6 weeks off the ice. The comparison was about Vasliveskiy outplaying Murray in every game but the Pens still winning.
agreed if tamapx putted same amount of shots on pens i am sure they wouldve won
Murray was lost at times and let soft goals also putting fleury one game was good Idea because they took a chance if he wins we keep fleury if he loses we go back with murray
and that one game off made Murray a wake up call because latley he was mentaly tired and fatigue was getting it
Paul martin came to pens to win a cup now he left to join the sharks for a cup and who he faces the pens
just like Hossa
THat’s some in depth analysis right there.
Paul Martin never once decided where to play based on the ability to win the Cup, he signed with the pens because they offered the most money, the same reason he signed with the Sharks, winning had nothing to do with his decision or he would have never signed with a team that has never made the Cup finals.
#stupidisasstupidposts
Pretty widely reported Martin didn’t just leave just for money. He was unhappy with Shero and Bylsma firings.
I’m sure that played a part but it probably didn’t help that the Pens never offered him a contract to return so he wasn’t coming back either way. The fact still remains that trying to win the Cup wasn’t the main factor in him deciding to go to SJ as Sam suggested with his Hossa comparison.
I guess he liked the Frauds he should join them now
Sam – remember when I said that Phil was the only guy they should be looking at, because he can create on his own, and can carry / pick up the team when Sid and Geno aren’t going and are struggling, unlike a guy like Oshie who needs people around him to be successful, and would likely be just as useless when those two were going through a drought? And then you countered with “they don’t need Phil – he’s a lazy American, they should get Marty St. Louis,” and then he retired a day later? Ah. Good times.
yeah you sure because half of Kessel goals have come up on the power play talking about relying
plus he plays on 3rd line vs weaker defense while teams are focused on sid and geno
“half of Kessels goals have come on the power play” YET he still has at least as many goals if not more than anyone on the team 5v5 this playoff lol… thats what happens when you score 9 goals
Honestly sid led this series with 18 chances to score he played good just because it didnt go in doesnt mean he was bad but clowns like stan judges players based on points
also he set it up plenty of times horny,sheary and kessel
Sid was strong, at least in the last 2 games. He was also very quiet for way too long. You cannot honestly say he looked near as good through the series… even back to Washington as he looked in games 6 and 7!
And Geno too – they both need to step up another level in the finals – if they do – we win. Going away.
Geno 3 games in a row taking the first penalty of the team
if he continues this it wont be funny because Sharks have a good power play and Sully will be benching him after that
Right. Malkin is going to get benched. Wanna bet? $1,000 dollars sam. (canadian if that makes you more comfortable).
well didnt he get benched in rangers game last 10 mins of the game he wasnt playing
maybe it was as much to ease him in… after returning from injury… kinda like how Stamkos played nearly fuck all last night! #samknew
I judge a lot based on points. Because…well, you win games by scoring goals. If you won games based on the number of chances you got, I would value that stat higher. If your point was to prove Sid was inefficient given the number of chances he had, I agree. Still, he did enough. It wasn’t like the Wash series when he was on holiday.
he shut Backstrom that series isnt that enough
$12 million for a checking center? No – it was not enough. I mean – they won the series, so it’s minimized, but 2 secondary assists in a series from the “best player in hockey” is never, and i mean NEVER, acceptable.
Stanch doesn’t watch the games he reads the box score.
LOL. Sestito!
he does that while npl gets his hockey info from this site while confusing with facebook posting non hockey related pics here when that should be done on his FB account
Hey – sam agrees with you Maloni – probably helps your case.
They don’t have a third line. They have 3 #2 lines. Which is why it works. But hey – Marty St. Louis. This and that. I love how you discount power play goals like they don’t count. And yeah – boy has that power play been bailing them out, right? Marty St. Louis! He doesn’t even play! You wanted him!
Imagine Ovechkin if PP goals didn’t matter. He’d be out of a job.
yeah malkin too
This has only been disproven about a dozen times. But hey – keep saying it. And keep avoiding the Kessel discussion above – because it just makes you look dumber (as if that was possible)
This team is full of midgets and too soft to win in the playoffs…..
You can’t have all puck moving defenseman, you need a big neandrethal to hit people and clear the front of the net
Teams are going to abuse Sid & Geno and then this team will be done…
#yodaknew
#maloniknew
#needmoregrit
#blowitupbeforeitstoolate
#shouldhaveblownitup5yearsago
Don’t forget Maloni’s brilliant analysis on sticking with Zatkoff, and getting Sestito into the lineup.
All gems
All of his lineup calls have been dead on, so he claims. Have to get Fleury in there! Hasn’t played in two months!
Except for the fact Sullivan agreed with me. Haven’t seen anyone dismiss fact that Zak won game 1 and was right call to start game two. Never said Sestito should be in playoff line up but go ahead and rewrite history. #sit Sheary.
So you were both wrong? Cool.
“#sit Sheary.” comes slightly after “Except for the fact Sullivan agreed with me”… can you really be this thick?
I believe you advocated siting Sheary in game 6, no coach zero?
Name one I was wrong. Seriously. Give me one.
“blow it up”
The recipe for success was definitely established in Games 6 & 7, play with good defensive structure, insulate the goaltender by keeping the shots and high danger chances to a minimum, have the stars play well even if they aren’t generating tangible production and have a role player contribute. It won’t be easy to accomplish all of those but as I said going into last night’s game, if they can find a way to limit to 17 mostly harmless shots as they did with TB last night, I don’t see any scenario where they aren’t hoisting the Cup in the… Read more »
I forgot to add staying out of the box as an ingredient to the recipe for success, especially against the Sharks’ powerplay.
also pens should avoid Thorton line vs Crosby line because they will smoke Sheary those guys with their experiance
Old legs… while the experience is a consideration Sheary and Crosby would skate circles around those guys
Old legs did you see how Jumbo Joe flying he is pretty mobile for a big guy and his passing skills are off the Chart dumb ass bruins traded him
lol, Skating was never his biggest strength. I mean he isnt skating in mud but he isnt gonna be able to keep up with the speedsters for long. Marleau is a better skater for sure but again, like everyone else on the roster the Preds made them sweat because of speed.
Also he was a playoff disaster in Boston… they won a cup without him, he has yet to accomplish this feat.
hey jaydogg i dont know how but dusty found your Bar if you scroll it down youll see it
I saw it. it’s hilarious.
I think sam’s ball hockey tricks were quite a bit funnier. *wink*
Nothing will ever beat the sexy wink but Simply Dustin deserves his props for finding that picture.
he must have a plenty of time to spare i wonder what he put in google gaydog bar or something
only thing they have to watch out from the sharks is their power play
So malkin has to take less dumb penalties
You’re an idiot. Maybe you can get your boy Letang to remember he’s not 8 years old anymore and quit acting like a little frog b|tch
or your russian has to remember he is a hockey player and not a lumberjack
and use his stick for hockey and not as an Axe
Yeah. Malkin. As Letang gives yet ANOTHER guy a can opener. Good call, sammy
Great sign that Sid and Geno both had a very good game, creating chances, hope they keep that up next rd
Phil was strong again two – 2/3 solid chances.
Those two continue at the pace the played last night and the Pens are definitely in this and more. The PP struggled to click but their was a purpose in how they moved the puck and they looked dangerous. I mean I hope they get more finish vs Jones as Vas did an incredible job of keeping the puck out on the PP but they look good.
All the prognosticators counting the Pens out before game 1? They took out the Queen in 5, next the runaway best team in hockey in 6, then last year’s eastern conference champs in 7. I’m not guaranteeing a win, but they’re only missing Daley to this point. I can defiantly see the Pens winning this series in 7. They have a big advantage in speed and having all games scheduled for 8PM EDT, they don’t have to change any of their pregame patterns unlike the Sharks.
All games are 8 EDT? 4:00 or 5:00 start in SJ? what a bitch lol
I love how Yoda repeatedly uses the “they have a new goalie and a new coach” defenses for his failed prediction of the Pens missing the playoffs but he always conveniently leaves out the fact that he was still predicting that even after the new coach was hired and Murray was called up. #liarandfraud
Bingo.
#liarandfraud here is hoping that starts trending lol. His sidekick needs a variation of this as well. Maloni isn’t far off of this.
I wouldn’t call Maloni a liar or a fraud, I think a lot of the non sense he post is just a bad attempt at being funny, unlike the original liarfraud that actually believes everything he says.
The fact he continually brings up shit I actually didn’t say is why I have him leaning this way… it is definitely a yoda tactic
maatta had a great game, thats the guy they’ve been missing all year
Yes he was, he was becoming a point of a lot of concern especially with the new deal about to kick in. I would still love to see him power skate much of the summer but it was good to see him step up like this
I think he’ll fare a little better against the Sharks too. Lightning were the type of team that were going to give Maatta the max amount of problems – a notch or two below us in speed.
Agree. He got better in every game with his neutral zone gap control.
a prophecy has been fulfilled. who’s the one who said the pens would never see the stanely cup finals until st.bleury was replaced? bow down!
Is that coming from the same guy that prophesied that they wouldn’t make the playoffs?
Tear it down. Blow it up. Time to rebuild. Yoda – in March.
“10th or 11th guaranteed” This is where he says “A coach changes everything” then we have to remind him he said “they will certainly miss” after the change occurred at which point he will move the goal posts to read “A goalie changes everything”. Now he will also disregard the fact that he is one of 2 people that have been begging for the roster to be “blown up” for about 5 years. There is no moving the posts here… you blow this roster up when these two meatballs had tattooed the words on to each others phalluses then this… Read more »
that prophecy was made when st.bleury was in the net. things change…..AND I LOOOOOVE IT!
Speaking of prophecy… see below lol
Just so it isn’t missed… Not only did Conor Sheary openly state he benefitted from the seat his 2 points in 9 games and -6 or 7 over that same span were further evidence that he wasn’t playing well at all… But only I seen this according to one of the less observant members of the board lol.
He has been noticeably better since the healthy scratch… The sitting was a good move.
I agree.
Don’t tell Maloni, he already struggles with too much watching them play.
The guy can’t even spell. I’m not really concerned with his “breakdown” of the game. Goalie good. Goalie bad. That’s the extent of that goon’s hockey knowledge.
crosby sucks. Come on donut boy, offer one other observation.
I offer plenty of observations. I just beat that one to death given how many people rush to suck his dick. What do you offer? Fleury sucks. Goalie good. Goalie bad. Wowzers!
Of course every line up prediction I’ve made has been right. Other than that you’re right. “Sit Sheary”. “Bennett looked good”. “Pouliot was solid”. Lol. Nailed it !
“They need to start Fleury – after he hasn’t played in two months.” That was a zinger of a lineup prediction.
Bennett did look good, or at least better than Sheary had over the course of 9 games… Pouliot looked fine in the game in which you labelled him a trainwreck (you were a game early but in classic fashion you threw enough shit until it stuck, yoda2). It’s amazing that you are still arguing this Sheary point. Own it dumbass, he needed a night off and it had a major impact on his game… which FTR I did say “maybe the night off will be good for him and he will get back to playing like he did vs NY”… Read more »
Looking at it, all the young players that sat in the PB, have come back playing much better-
Hey coach… how did you feel about Sheary?
“Sheary wasn’t the only one who felt he benefited from being scratched.
“I thought he was real good,” coach Mike Sullivan said. “I thought he had much more jump. You know, maybe a day or two of a rest might have helped Conor a little bit, but I thought he was quicker on pucks. I thought he had better decisions. I thought his overall game was much better.””
You’re such a fucken mook lol.
You really are a fucking moron. What player wouldn’t say he would benefit from a rest at this point in the season. You’re struggling to defend a single poignant hockey prediction/ observation. Pouliotlooksgood
NO you are a moron, the simple fact is I already proved to you that I in no way shape or form said that about Pouliot so its quite hilarious you keep bringing it up. You also ignore the statistical evidence that makes it clear as day that Sheary needed a rest which is not surprising because people like you tend to avoid facts when “making their point”. End of the day you absolutely said “blow it up” and this is recalled widely AND you were a cheer leader for MAF in game 5 when the people that actually know… Read more »
Sheary was fine… #maloniknew
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2016/05/18/Sullivan-backs-struggling-Sheary/stories/201605180062
best part is… there are 3 guys that seen their play dip… all three were huge in the last couple games for their play overall. Murray, Maatta and Sheary. The game off was good… for all three PERIOD
Dustin has really brought on here lately. I will never call him Simply Dusty anymore! F Same!
That’s a little extreme
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2224/2112760833_f6c7e9d210_b.jpg
MVP tonight ^^^
That’s awesome. That has to be Jay’s bar in suburban pittsburgh
Jay his partying like a porn star tonight!
I think everybody should keep crying and predicting doom in october and november eventhough I REPEATEDLY tild everybody, F the team for now, enjoy the Steelers games. Judge the team in January after the coaching change is made. Nope, everybody was like Yoda…blow it up. I then predicted the #2 seed and the stanley cup finals. Next time I make predictions, maybe some of you will listen instead of reading Jay’s gay book of stats.
And to think you’re only 12.
This team should’ve fired DB and shero long time ago as I kept saying back then they stayed too long. Pens would’ve already had 2 by now and going for their 3rd since 09 if it wasn’t for those frauds
You also said Mike Johnston would do a better job than Bylsma. Haha #SamKnew
D already counting them out. What a Richard!
Pens can beat the sharks if they stay out of the penalty box and Crosby lines avoids thorton’s line. that sheary is miserable to watch only difference between him and TK is he has a bit speed while TK slightly has a better shot.
Sheary has been significantly better since the night off.
A player that impressed me in this 3rd round was dumoulin he really stepped up specially when daily got injured. Rust been good too lately
I think every player stepped up this round if you think of it line by line only one that been bad was sheary an Shultz
Letang was buttcheeks
Agree. Letang regressed this round. He snap the funk out of it.
Only you and Zero think Sheary sucked. Thank god people in “the know” disagree.
Conor Sheary ladies and gentlemen… In his own words
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2016/05/27/Penguins-notebook-Conor-Sheary-benefited-from-healthy-scratch/stories/201605270125
Good one
How is it possible you can spell Dumoulin and not your name?
Clown. Sit Sheary for Bennett.
Yup, and Bennett had a better game 5 than Sheary has any games since NY, then it seemed to re-energize him. AmaIng how this simple fact alone eludes you. At least I never asked to “blow the team up”… For 5 years
Ya, how are you bitching about Sheary? You wanted to bench him for Bennett!!!!
I’m calling bullshit on the Pens in the finals. My man Depaoli was killing it with articles in January about how the pens stats showed there was no difference in the team under Sullivan vs under Johnston. Same team that stinks. Blow this mutha fucka sky high!
NPL, as a black, gay, Democrat, non-hockey-fan I want to be the first to congratulate you on the pens cup birth.
i dont care what or who you are, i love you son.
You know I nailed you on at least two of those.
Sounds pretty gay in and of itself if you nailed him.
Jealous
Can you imagine if tampax went to the finals vs the sharks would’ve been most bandwagon fans finals in NHL history
You guys think DB,shero, Orpig and TK watch the game and took notes. Seeing what type of frauds they were to waste this organization time
Jesus Sam. Let yourself be happy. You’re dangerously close to becoming that miserable bastard zero.
Blow it up
On a more important note than Yoda’s babble, any suggestions on my new avatar? Taking requests…
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Hey Diego, you live out west. I didn’t watch any western conference playoff games. can the pens beat the Sharks?
Def not this teams not built for a deep run….blow it up now
Yep. Time to rebuild. Yoda.
Pens have a new goalie. It changes everything.
Blow it up. Time to rebuild.
It’s funny how that can be used interchangeably between both of those two lol
The captain sucks. Pens will never win
Thank god they got Phil. That’s for damn sure.
Imagine if they had blown it up before the goalie arrived as you had continually suggested
It’s Crosby’s fault
“Time to put fleury in!” -maloni
Ps Crosby was useless again.
Lol. You really don’t understand the game.
Right. Me. I don’t. Go blame the goalie Maloni. It’s what you do best.
Yes they can but I’m picking sharks. By far best team the pens will have faced. Not sure if pens have enough left in tank, especially with no Daly.
Great win tonight.
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