Best one yet out of the four-game winning streak!
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Good morning! Pens win! Happy happy good times are back🥳
Dejan, I've been occupying my evening at the piano with terrible musical theater reductions whilst waiting for this, so thanks for coming through on the earlier side! Why do these guys have to play with my emotions like this?? Why do they look like Pinocchio realizing he is a real boy all of the sudden? Should we be holding higher hopes for rank in draft order, or real-time progress via roster juggles and minor acquisitions?? Close attention to either one (or both) of those things may prevent us from losing additional CONSISTENT players who could very well compliment our current (successful) style of play (*COUGH* Lars) for no reason other than a shake up…
Somewhat similarly to what you said… I honestly think that with this array of talent on the squad, there is a solid to GOOD team buried in there to be found… Defense is still quite enigmatic, though… Furthermore, I've been a Puljujarvi sympathizer since the day of his signing… it's making me FRIGGING NUTS that he's being scratched.
Good Morning DK, Great Show, But Why is it when Pittsburgh gives up a goal with 5 on 5 I'll see all 5 of the Pens standing inside of the Circles and in front of our Goalie? Everyone is looking at the net and nobody is picking up any of the other Players???? That's hard to watch and see them just standing around and it looks like a Power Play but it's 5 on 5???! Why can't Sullivan fix the problem it's been going on for 2 years now. This is the NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE RIGHT????
DK, I’ve really been impressed with Pickering’s game and I love that Sully is keeping him in,but I’m afraid that with every young and promising d-man this team brings up they flame out. Will he break the mold?
I couldnt agree more with just about every word you uttered in this episode. Get Matt Grzyzlsiuchek or whatever his name is off the ice. Get Graves who is certainly NOT worse back on the ice, get Puljujarvi back in and bring back Blom, and let us at least SEE what that team looks like. Im grateful for the wins, but those wins dont hide that theres still expansive problems here. It reminds of the 11-0 start the Steelers had a few years ago. You just knew the team wasnt right even though they were winning.
Not perfect but at the end of the day we just beat Florida
Games are generally decided in the second half of the second period or in the third period.
The first half of the game everyone is fresh and everyone can play equally.
But by the end of the second period and the third period the body gets tired.This will bring a change to the game.
If we looking Penguins core players who mostly playing in first and second line and pair. There are probably quite high avarage age. This could be a place of thought. Add uncertain goalkeeper and you get allready answers.
Example, if you looking Bluejacket lineups and pairs. First two line are almost under 30years quys and same with pairs and bottom guys are over 30. Penguins have the opposite.
Btw Columbus is a good momentum now and potential, of course a lot also depends on Elvis 🙂
I think the shot attempts were indicative of the new approach via Mike Sullivan. "We're not gonna score our way out of this."
The last 3 or 4 games are indicative of what we will see for the rest of the season. Grinding away. When met with a challenge? Overmatched. Period.
The Joel take might be your worse yet..
Our 4th line, hayes, nieto, accarri? Yikes. The other three lines are fine imo but the 4th line is no bueno. I agree they need to get jesse p. back in there. I think I prefer a 4 th line of jesse p.- gruden- ponamarov.
Matt is Sully's new Carter
Backup goalie… Another blown lead… and Nieto starting over Puljujarvi is preposterous
Acciari, Nieto.. need to go. Puljujärvi and Glass are instant upgrades. Graves is also an upgrade over Grzelcyk at this point. And I'm not buying this 4 game win streak either. Could as easily have been a 4 losses.
Good win, but you are spot on about the persistent D and G problems. Letang’s D play continues to be unimpressive, though his shooting isn’t bad. Maybe they could move him to the offense…
Yep that’s right! 4 in a row more than likely will not make up for all the losses, blown leads, and horrible play this year! Don’t expect this winning streak to create any kind of hockey miracle. Unless someone gets up and stops laying down, or actually does something. This year this team is beyond mediocre! It’s sad but true!!!
As soon as I heard petterson score in the 3rd i started sweating 😂 no lead is safe for the pens knew 4-1 was sounding too good
Jarry still sucks. Package him and Nieto and trade em – ill drive em to the airport myself.
the blown leads are causing them to luck out. If they beat the Rangers Friday I will be delighted! Tired of being cursed against them
Who is going to replace Petterson when he’s traded?
Wow, this is pathetic you are blaming jarry for the third. I don't like jarry but he's the reason the team didn't get blown out. Defense and the team played horrible last night.
Putting any blame on Jarry for last night's game is just the epitome of "I'm just going to blame the goalie". The Pens got absolutely dominated last night by a much better team. Jarry was pretty good for most of the game, and Knight was bad for the entire time. That is why the Pens won 5-4, and didn't lose 6-0 like Florida beat Carolina the other night.
Jarry has been their best goalie even this year. That might not be a great thing but it's true. They won 4 in a row with Jarry. Joel came up and stunk for his time here, he didn't have a one goal game against Boston, he averages nearly 4 against and mixed with del is why they were in 8th place. I'm all for him taking jarrys spot….or anyone, but not when Jarry is the one winning games for us like his last two especially.
It was a really good game. I agree DK, Losing the lead matters, and when they are ahead, it's just not time to relax. They need to go after the puck the whole game. Thank you DK for another good one. Big win !
DK, I’ve been listening to you since 2022 and you’ve become part of my routine every morning on my drive to work. Thanks for all that you do
I'm always on pins and needles when Jarry is in. I'm not a player but some of the goals he allows seems too easy.
I remember Mike Lang breaking down the season into 3 segments. Most teams will win 10 games per year they should have lost (goalie steals one, other goalie has terrible night, etc.) lose 10 games they should have won… and the remaining 60 tell the real story. This was when it was an 80 game season.
Pens got one of their 10 won but shoulda lost games. They could well outplay NYR on Friday but get goalied. Not convinced thus team is good enough, consistently enough to compete for a playoff spot. Especially since we are behind the field with about 1/3 of the season already played.
you KNEW what was coming when they (by some miracle) got the score to 4-1