Thanks for all the reports Dan! It’s always nice to hear your reaction and analysis of the games. Hopefully Malkin will be able to bring this team back to life or they’ll just keep losing and have to wait another season to see the playoffs
The pride night curse is real and destroyed a lot of teams seasons. Just look at the pens record before and look at it after. They should have Jesus night they’ll probably start winning again
The current team is not producing/working. Can they go back to playing the guys who actually create teamwork and helped win games? Imama isn’t an All-Star, but he brings effort to every shift. Dumba and Graves didn’t dazzle with brilliance but they contributed to the team. Reduce Letang’s ice time = reducing turnovers. With Malkin and Lizotte back, maybe the team can finally start winning again.
Yea, they definitely do miss Geno. However, giving up HUGE leads happened EVEN WITH Geno on the ice. Despite that still happening, it happened more before they got the youngsters in the line-up. I believe that the insane lead give aways are because of the old men in the line-up. They can't play at top level for a whole game, with the possible exception of Crosby.
Dan, Malkin is supposed to be the solution? 🤷♂️ You can't be serious, and it's not going to happen. 😏 The foundations are there, but the team is in transition, and we shouldn't forget that after such a good start to the season. Kindel belongs in the first power play, and the defense is still weak. Unfortunately, it's going to be another year without the Pens in the playoffs. 😔
Its not just Malkin. Its Malkin, Lizotte, Hallander, and an overall lack of depth. Crosby is now too old, to be the one guy who plays against all the top tier players/defencemen, the way he did most of his career. Remember how 71 would light it up when 87 was out? vice versa. Its too easy to defend ONE guy when hes 37 years old. The players that are missing, are the teams biggest puck possession players, and the team is FAR too complacent with turning the puck over and not protecting it. Theres no forecheck or sustained offensive zone pressure because they dont have the puck. What good is net front traffic, if you dont have the puck for more than a few seconds at a time? Breaking out of their own zone is pretty much thwarted every time because they turn the puck over on the way out. The PK is dipping because they cant retrieve the puck and clear it. There havent been any goals in the last few games because they dont have the puck…..and when they DO have the puck, you can pretty much count on a behind the back no looker to put it right on the other teams stick.. Muse is suppose to recognize these things and develop a plan to correct them. Hes not.
Will Crosby finally ask for a trade after he breaks the record (if he even breaks it, at this rate)? Will Muse be fired already if the streak extends to double digits?
Mantha disappearing should have been anticipated. That criticism has been levelled against him over his entire career. Not sure why anyone expected anything else. I think the Caps finally had some success by having him follow up behind someone crashing the net (so someone else does the hard work), or standing near but not too close to the goal so he can redirect shots without a defenseman pushing him around, but you can get those same results with Imama
Turnovers, lack of physicality, and lack of defensive awareness has been an issue since 2018. That is on the players and it won’t change until they are held accountable.
muse may be on a short leash with a new owner having bought the pens ! he started out great but doesn't seem to have a clue especially with some of the worst losses in franchise history !
Why doesnt this guy understand that the Pens losing is a good thing for the team? Does he or anybody really think the Pens should make a run this year?
Watched the game last night …. the Pens played like a high-school team for the first period and most of the second. They can't skate; they can't move the puck in their own end; and Crosby takes a stick in the face from his own team-mate. Malkin won't be the answer, as he has his own issues at times.
Dan is clueless, he gave this team a "B- grade" after they lost their 8th straight game by 4-0. Skinner was foretold to be awful, but naive penguins writers like Dan thought they could replace Jarry 😂. Skinner now 0-2-0, .810 save %, and 4.25 GAA. These fanboys writers are as bad at their jobs as kyle dubas is at his job. Enjoy the mushy middle Pittsburgh!
I'm not saying fire Muse just yet but until this team get younger, bigger, stronger and most importantly more hungry players this team would be better off with a very passionate coach like Roy that would will these players to the net and actually hold them accountable.
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Same shit different pile , horrible
That’s a lot of cups from back when there were 3 teams in the league lol. 😂
Thanks for all the reports Dan! It’s always nice to hear your reaction and analysis of the games. Hopefully Malkin will be able to bring this team back to life or they’ll just keep losing and have to wait another season to see the playoffs
Net-front presence time and time again seems to be beyond our Coaching staff's realm. Since Hörnqvist left, basically.
Pens starting to identify as the pirates
Let the Gavin Mckena lottery hopes begin
The pride night curse is real and destroyed a lot of teams seasons. Just look at the pens record before and look at it after. They should have Jesus night they’ll probably start winning again
The current team is not producing/working.
Can they go back to playing the guys who actually create teamwork and helped win games? Imama isn’t an All-Star, but he brings effort to every shift.
Dumba and Graves didn’t dazzle with brilliance but they contributed to the team.
Reduce Letang’s ice time = reducing turnovers.
With Malkin and Lizotte back, maybe the team can finally start winning again.
Yea, they definitely do miss Geno. However, giving up HUGE leads happened EVEN WITH Geno on the ice.
Despite that still happening, it happened more before they got the youngsters in the line-up. I believe that the insane lead give aways are because of the old men in the line-up. They can't play at top level for a whole game, with the possible exception of Crosby.
Pens only have 37 points. League basement or last place is: Kraken, Blackhawks, Predators, and Jets 32 points
mckenna, McKenna, MCKENNA!!!!!!!!
Well I mean, that'll happen… Definitely has been on the back of my mind for the past 5 games that they're really missing Malkin.
We need some stud defensemans..Letang and EK are turnover machines.. forwards not helping, even worse when they dont score..
no identity
A) Leave LeTurnover there.
B) Give #71 a new contract. Go Ryan Malone on it ,FFS….
Dan, Malkin is supposed to be the solution? 🤷♂️ You can't be serious, and it's not going to happen. 😏 The foundations are there, but the team is in transition, and we shouldn't forget that after such a good start to the season. Kindel belongs in the first power play, and the defense is still weak. Unfortunately, it's going to be another year without the Pens in the playoffs. 😔
Its not just Malkin. Its Malkin, Lizotte, Hallander, and an overall lack of depth. Crosby is now too old, to be the one guy who plays against all the top tier players/defencemen, the way he did most of his career. Remember how 71 would light it up when 87 was out? vice versa. Its too easy to defend ONE guy when hes 37 years old. The players that are missing, are the teams biggest puck possession players, and the team is FAR too complacent with turning the puck over and not protecting it. Theres no forecheck or sustained offensive zone pressure because they dont have the puck. What good is net front traffic, if you dont have the puck for more than a few seconds at a time? Breaking out of their own zone is pretty much thwarted every time because they turn the puck over on the way out. The PK is dipping because they cant retrieve the puck and clear it. There havent been any goals in the last few games because they dont have the puck…..and when they DO have the puck, you can pretty much count on a behind the back no looker to put it right on the other teams stick.. Muse is suppose to recognize these things and develop a plan to correct them. Hes not.
Will Crosby finally ask for a trade after he breaks the record (if he even breaks it, at this rate)? Will Muse be fired already if the streak extends to double digits?
Mantha disappearing should have been anticipated. That criticism has been levelled against him over his entire career. Not sure why anyone expected anything else. I think the Caps finally had some success by having him follow up behind someone crashing the net (so someone else does the hard work), or standing near but not too close to the goal so he can redirect shots without a defenseman pushing him around, but you can get those same results with Imama
FIRE Muse!!!!!!!’
Turnovers, lack of physicality, and lack of defensive awareness has been an issue since 2018. That is on the players and it won’t change until they are held accountable.
As long as 55,13,58 play we are done. Bring up every young guy and sink or swim with them.
muse may be on a short leash with a new owner having bought the pens ! he started out great but doesn't seem to have a clue especially with some of the worst losses in franchise history !
Why doesnt this guy understand that the Pens losing is a good thing for the team? Does he or anybody really think the Pens should make a run this year?
Watched the game last night …. the Pens played like a high-school team for the first period and most of the second. They can't skate; they can't move the puck in their own end; and Crosby takes a stick in the face from his own team-mate. Malkin won't be the answer, as he has his own issues at times.
Time to fire the Man from Mars behind the bench. #Overmatched
I blame jarry for all this
Dan is clueless, he gave this team a "B- grade" after they lost their 8th straight game by 4-0. Skinner was foretold to be awful, but naive penguins writers like Dan thought they could replace Jarry 😂. Skinner now 0-2-0, .810 save %, and 4.25 GAA. These fanboys writers are as bad at their jobs as kyle dubas is at his job. Enjoy the mushy middle Pittsburgh!
I'm not saying fire Muse just yet but until this team get younger, bigger, stronger and most importantly more hungry players this team would be better off with a very passionate coach like Roy that would will these players to the net and actually hold them accountable.