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Pens looking tragic, and it's a complete team effort.
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The Predators won again last night. They are really hanging with the Lightning and the Leafs. Their goals allowed is amazing and the lowest in the NHL. A goal differential of 20 is also the best. In my opinion not to many teams have two great goalies that are used almost equally. They really had a rough 5 game road trip. I haven't seen it often that a team has five games in a row away from home.
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How did McDavid play? I saw in the boxscore he had a goal.
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He showed that he is quite capable of being physical back to guys on the other team who try and take him out; which of course got more of McDavids teammates joining in the brawl. McDavid can handle himself. It was a very hard hitting game.
I thought the Oilers were going to take it, but the Flames responded with 3 third period goals...and there ya go. It is sometimes easy to forget that McDavid is still, essentially, a newbie. He is a star though. Speaking of stars, that Elias Pettersson has a wicked one-timer. He is a superstar in the making. He is very enjoyable to watch.
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Well Dru, the Pens have a number of problems, some of which I wrote about in an earlier post. You are correct in your recollection that they got off to a very slow start last season, which most experts attributed to "Cup Hangover" after winning back to back championships. They rebounded and made the playoffs without too much difficulty. They also got off to a terrible start in their 2015/2016 Cup winning season which precipitated the firing of head coach Mike Johnston, and the hiring of Mike Sullivan. This season looks to be different in that no one believes that the Pens will make a coaching change, even if it may be justified. Additionally, relative to the rest of the league, the Pens are an older and slower team which leaves them without an effective strategy for winning with their current personnel unless a different approach is tried. And as if those things weren't problematic enough, their No. 1 goaltender, Matt Murray, is consistently playing the worst hockey of his career. I suppose it's possible that somehow every member of the team will start to play better, or that Mike Sullivan will draw up some creative new Xs and Os master plan that will allow this team to get the best performance from every player, but I'm not optimistic. I'm afraid the Pens have joined LA and Chicago as former powerhouse franchises.
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I concur. We were spoiled by having TWO good goalies for a couple of years there. Marc Andre Fleury certainly doesn't seem like he's ready for retirement just yet either - though I know that he's adjusted well to his new team.
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Fleury was on an episode of Counting Cars a couple of weeks ago (spin off of Pawn Stars), which is filmed in Las Vegas. He's a car guy. I don't recall the car he had though.
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Pens blow a 4-1 lead to lose to the Sabres in OT 5-4. The Pens are a steaming hot mess of a team right now. I expect to see more changes soon.
On a positive note, the Pens announced the hiring of HOFer Craig Patrick to their scouting staff. Patrick was the Pens GM for 17 years (1989-2006), leading them to the franchise's first two Stanley Cups. A nice homecoming for Patrick and the Pens.
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The Capitals and the Predators both won last night. The Predators now sit alone at the top (by 1 point) in the whole NHL. The Capitals are starting to slowly inch up. As someone else stated the Pens lost with at one point having a 4 to 1 lead. Those kind of loses are frustrating for the fans on the loosing side.
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Patrice Bergeron (Bruins) is out for a month with a shoulder injury! Arh. He had 26 points in 19 games and had a 55.7% face off win pct. Chara is also out for a month. |
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I doubt that HC Mike Sullivan's job is in jeopardy yet. He's won 2 Cups in his 3 years on the job, and the Penguins Organization has traditionally stuck with their head coaches well beyond their effective shelf-life. Perhaps if the current losing continues unabated for another month his job could be in danger.
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Sid back in the lineup after missing the past week with a neck injury. Pens beat Dallas 5-1. Not a coincidence. Sid with a goal, two assists and looked dominant everytime he stepped on the ice.
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