This one’s on Dan Muse, the 0.1 that got away.
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Seems the easy shootout fix is to let the kids handle the shootouts
It's on Rust and Letang…their 'defense' was pathetic and gutless on that last play… honestly DK it's kinda gutless for you to not even mention their names when describing this embarrassing finish…what is it about people on tv or elsewhere who cover this team and can't bring themselves to criticize the older big names players?…I've noticed this big time over the years, especially on TV
Getting blown by by 3 players off the draw is on the players. Got too cocky assuming the win
17 seconds. Almost shouldn't matter who the hell is on the ice. Almost. Shouldn't have been Karlsson or Letang, Their feelings be damned.
This one is a loss that is almost "quit the season" type of loss. It's amazing you can't consider it a safe lead with the puck in the opposing zone with 7 seconds left, while on a power play. Obscene.
Kris Letang should never, ever, ever, ever be on the ice with any lead at any time. The tying goal was so egregious, and LetnaGs effort so pathetic he should get third pair minutes or at least sit a game or two. If Letang does literally anything, but pretend to reach and get walked around the game is over. Just nudge the body in ANY facet.
As soon as I seen who Muse put out there with 17 sec left, I knew we were gonna lose, Letang is quite possibly the most washed player I ever seen, not only is he washed physically, his brain is washed too some how. He needs benched idc how much money he is making.
Sometimes your best players are your best options. Even McDavid just by virtue of skill and intelligence could be reliable for 10 seconds of 'defensive' need, even if not the whole game. I don't mind the strategy of getting your best players out. But Karlsson, and Novak are not reliable, even if Karlsson could be your best defensemen. Karlsson is not great on the rush, doesn't close space down and uses a lot of his stick and that doesn't work well in the situation that was there like you said. Novak should never be out there he is not even the top three forwards, I trust Kindel more than him.
I agree with you DK, bad decision to put the guys he put out. Acciari to join sid and rust would have been 1000x better even if you left Karlsson out there. But at least letang will close space and take the body to reduce the kind of scenario that would need to play out, even if he didn't play it well last night. Wotherspoon, Shea much better options
It would’ve been incredible if Letang had decided to take the body on Sennecke instead of trying to poke check a dude that has some of the silkiest mitts in the west. He was in position for an awesome hip check. He poke checked and Sennecke took advantage of the space. Idk how Karlsson doesn’t bat the puck out instead of straight into Silovs.
Yes, Muse shouldn't have had Letang and Karlsson out there, but any competent D-man should know what to do in that situation. Those two are not competent D-men.
The pens need to lean into losing. Last night was an absolute embarrassment! What an abysmal performance!
You let them tie it with .1 seconds left in the third period! They lose in a OT/SO again! 0-5 now! Burn this garbage to the ground! FYI SHITLOVS SUCKS ASS!!! Leave him in and keep losing!
DK – I'm gonna push back a little. I don't disagree with you on how the game ended, but I think they lost game because despite the crazy number of chances, they barely put any real traffic in front of Husso. Husso saw most of what was thrown at him, and I believe if they had more traffic, the Pens would have had more goals and we wouldn't be talking about Muse's bad decision.
I’m taking as many icings as I have to, to get that puck out of my zone. Also not being able to score on a 4 on 3 in OT is unacceptable. Get somebody in front of their net and shoot the damn puck.
Erik Karlsson has been burned several times in the final minutes this season while "protecting" a one goal lead, but Jarry has bailed him out, so they've gone largely unnoticed. The most recent was letting Kucherov walk in on Jarry with less than 5 seconds left in Tampa, but Jarry stoned Kucherov, so all was forgotten. Well, last night's latest Erik Karlsson blunder didn't go unnoticed because he actually gloved the puck into his own net.
Here we go with blaming the coach. Anything to deflect from the simple fact that the players have been doing this under Sullivan and continue to do it under Muse and are fully responsible and are not good enough. Btw it was Sid's line. He and his teammates have been CHOKERS for several years now. They have amplified the choking to the point of becoming the most likely team to choke away a lead. Sid should have scored a freakin goal on one of those 48 shots .. or at least in the shootout. He has cost us games and sadly is our best player. Not. Good. Enough.
And what does not surprise me is who is standing in the crease right in front of Silovs when the 3rd Ducks goal is scored…….. yup, Letang. He's just not nearly the player he once was. What's worse, he thinks he is by the way he plays. Sid and Geno have adjusted over time, Letang has not and it's continually hurting the team. That friends is the definition of selfish.
Back in the Dan Bylsma days, I always said he could not bench star players in any necessary moment. He was better at coaching the team when they were filled with injuries. I went to the playoff game against Ottawa in 2013 when Ottawa won in 2OT. Pittsburgh had just got a PP that would finish off the 3rd Period and they were ahead by 1 goal. Sound familiar here? I told my gf at the time that they needed to keep Malkin on the bench. They didn't need a goal. They needed to keep the puck out of the net. Of course Malkin turned the puck over in his own zone with maybe 30 seconds left. It might have even been to Erik Karlsson lol Sure enough, game tied, Sens win in 2OT. I could see that unnecessary risk decision-making move from Bylsma from my standing room only ticket in the nosebleeds. Coaches need to know how to make the tough decisions and sit top offensive stars when their strengths are not needed in the big moments. They can't be afraid of the stars on the team. I hope Muse isn't like that in his tenure with the team.
Does the team have a psychologist? You cant just keep blaming the OT losses on what happened in that particular game..Given the overall trend this is an overall general team problem…they are GAGGING! squeezing the sticks! choking! Whatever you want to call it, bah.
Initially I thought that all Karlson had to do was to cover the puck but upon review of the rules, that is a penalty shot if it is in the crease.
In that situation, just get the puck on net and have their goalie freeze it. Face off after face off to kill the clock.
I can see them sitting a point or two out of a playoff spot when the dust settles.
Letang hasn't even done his signature move, one in which I can't even think of a time it was saved. Sid did the same tired shot rather than working on opening the five hole. Malkin's attempts always look bland. At this point, just let the kids shoot.
Hey DK
I understand that 58 and 65 are not the most ideal ones to have out there in that situation however they are NHL hockey players and should be capable of killing off a few seconds of time to secure a well deserved victory! Maybe the NHL should consider a 7 minute overtime before the shootout. Just a thought.
All the Pens needed to do at the end is take a penalty. Forget the puck, tackle the guy with the puck. Sweep his legs. Trip him. Anything. A penalty with 5 seconds left is meaningless. Try anything besides sliding towards the net into your goalie…
They were caught sleeping at the end of the game. It was unreal. That’s on everyone.
But…I hate to say it…it’s time to get Sid off the shootout and make him compete to get his spot back. He’s predictable and hasn’t been successful in a long time.
Dan Muse isn't on the ice. This is on Silovs, Letang, Karlsson. These guys are allowed to defend. Maybe we should give Boko some praise something, right?!
Thank you DK. Just got done talking about defense. When it was needed the most, we got less. Those shootout's, just not enough fake out's. Great show DK
Having been in attendance, I couldn't believe what I was witnessing! The goal shouldn't have happened but what happened next was equally bad if not worse. Started the OT with a PP and fiddle F'd around passing it back and forth with little attempt to actually shoot the freakin' puck. Now we go to the shoot out and we send out Novak and Sid, then after giving up the go ahead goal and needing one to avoid the OTL….Muse sends out Koivunen, he has 1 goal on 22 shots in 18 games…ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!
I laughed when the announcement of Silovs first win in X games was seconds away. I thought welp, you jinxed it
I think it’s easy in hindsight to say Muse had the wrong guys out there. But if the same happens with defensive guys out there, you’d be screaming for the experienced best players out there. It’s on the players. Bourque said this in the broadcast, just tackle the guy with the puck and take a penalty at least. Then the power play in OT? Really? It’s on the players. They coast at the end of regulation when they’re up.
This is the 3rd time in the last 3 games this has happened.
That was unbelievable. I was going to ask if they practice shootouts but the J1Q answered my question. Even Crosby stinks at it.
DK I've been disgusted by some losses but this one really really puts a fella in a foul move.
It could have been the team mascotte on the ice. You win the draw, you shoot towards the corner, you pile bodies. You telling me Letang and EK are not smart enough to know that? BS. Dont blame the coach.
Speaking as a Dutchman… I don't need more Penalty Trauma in my life. I am maxed out!
They need to learn how to eat the puck on the boards in the last minute of a game instead of keep putting it in play. go figure.
Letang and Karlsson have made rookie mistakes, the shooters in shootouts have been predictable as hell, but of all the players, DK, as usual, criticizes Silovs the most. At least today he also criticizes the coach, so that's something new.