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Dive into the Pittsburgh Penguins’ recent wins, Chris Letang’s performance turnaround, playoff implications, and GM Kyle Dubas’ rebuild tactics with host Dan Kingerski and guest Anthony Jardine. Episode 46 of the No Pucks Given podcast. Subscribe for more Penguins and NHL analysis!
Timestamps:
0:00 – Podcast intro
0:18 – Host introduction
0:43 – Date and guest intro
1:07 – Banter on pond hockey
1:39 – Episode topics overview
3:09 – Chris Letang discussion
4:30 – Letang’s recent performance
6:20 – Penguins weekend games recap
7:38 – Team improvements and surprises
9:19 – Playoffs as a good thing?
11:02 – Rebuild strategy talk
12:54 – Chinakhov trade analysis
15:51 – Young players evaluation
18:13 – Trade deadline predictions
20:19 – Morale and playoffs for veterans
22:03 – Playoff run potential
23:03 – Pressure in games discussion
25:13 – Break and welcome back
25:40 – Hinge to team success
27:20 – Mistake-prone players
29:30 – Penalties and reffing issues
32:51 – Game management by refs
35:51 – Playoffs good for rebuild?
37:47 – Draft picks and trades
39:02 – Dubas’s strategy
40:10 – Closing and outro
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14 Comments
Let’s go
Appreciate the consitent episodes and articles dan'oh! Hope you have a nice few days off-ish untill the next game.. also.. love adding guests!
Letang is my favorite player. Mostly because I think he's handsome. My husband calls him my 'hall pass'. His is Jennifer Anniston.😊
I agree with you on Letang Dan
I'm not qualified to say what they should do. I just want them to play to the best of their ability
All of a sudden the fan base wants Letang to focus on defense? And Karlsson is a stalwart? Anything that Letang has done poorly on defense has been multiplied by a factor of 10 by Karlsson. Just review the last game against the Leafs.
I could do without this guest reappearing. Constantly using a "we" in reference to the team, and a bizarre moment where he revealed that he believes it has been 7 years since the Penguins have made the playoffs.
…………New Jersey, Calgary, Boston, TBL, Flyers, CBJ, Seattle
Lets keep WINNING!!!
Are the playoffs a good thing? A culture of winning and striving to reach full potential is a good thing. The penguins have several young players who would benefit from playoff experience as well.
To back up your buddy there – he was probz thinkin’ it’s been 7 years since the PENS made the 2nd rounddd of the playoffs …
19-20-21-22-23-24-25
7 years ⬆️
I think back to, at different times, Dubas, Spezza, and Muse saying how important it was on the developmental side for the players to be playing in meaningful games.
I doubt that we will ever see a team undertake a full "burn it all down" rebuild simply because the NHL's life blood is ticket sales and how long it's taken most teams to do that full rebuild.
Do the Pens really need top draft picks? Since the last Pens' Cup win, what players labeled "generational talent" have won the Cup? Ovechkin, McKinnon/Makar, and Eichel (with a different team than the one that drafted him).
It's not so much about drafting early as it is about drafting well, and Dubas and Clark seem to have that down. Maybe they use the current slew of picks to move up for someone, maybe they make a "reach" like they did for Kindel and Horcoff.
What did Letang do when he what great?
I don't know. He's no Larry Murphy, no Paul Coffey. These days, he's usually trying to chase down the guy he just gave the puck to and watching him score.