had to dig through my Twitter feed.
this is a familiar refrain in Philadelphialand.
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NHL Season 2021
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had to dig through my Twitter feed.
this is a familiar refrain in Philadelphialand.
About a minute later, the Bruins won on a 2-on-0. They didn't get all fancy with the passing; they just traded the puck once, then shot it.
Take a lesson, Pens. Too bad, too; their comeback was pretty good.
Take a lesson, Pens. Too bad, too; their comeback was pretty good.
I am surprised the Pens even tied it in the dying minutes of third at all based on how they were playing. Seems like the Bruins are one of the Penguins' kryptonites.
I had a weird thing happen last night while watching the Flyers/Devils game. (NHL Center Ice channel 773 on DirecTV.) Relatively late in the 3rd, the screen went black and I got a message saying something like I did not have that package at the time of broadcast. Which of course was inaccurate. Had it been a real nail-biter, I'd have been pretty disgusted.
Called DirecTV this morning about the issue. After some digging, the guy told me that somebody had mistakenly shut off the feed too early. He said a number of people had called to complain, so at least I wasn't the only one. Flyers finally got back into the win column with a 5-3 victory.
Called DirecTV this morning about the issue. After some digging, the guy told me that somebody had mistakenly shut off the feed too early. He said a number of people had called to complain, so at least I wasn't the only one. Flyers finally got back into the win column with a 5-3 victory.
I liked what I saw in Ghost’s game last night and hopefully it’s something he can build off of. A couple of mistakes balanced out by some offensive aggressiveness and some bombs from the point. At one point both Provy and Ghost pinched down low on a scoring chance. I was like; do we have a new forward line?
I saw in my Twitter feed that Ghost had a 76% Expected Goals For percentage. I can’t confirm this at this point.
The Hagg/Braun pairing is turning into a liability. Would love to see some young guns get a chance; especially Zamula. At this
Point I’m wondering if Morin would be less of a liability than Braun or Hagg.
A win is a win but the Flyers play wasn’t pretty. They capitalized on some questionable officiating and some scramble plays around the net (like the Patrick goal). Way too many turnovers and again the pass first mentality is getting really irritating.
Streaky JVR is starting out hot and Flyers’ fandom is happy; which means it’s only a matter of time before JVR hits a cold streak and Flyers’ fandom turns on him.
Giroux was noticeable on the ice. High effort, High Intensity. He lead the way by example.
Also he becomes the longest tenured captain in Flyers history.
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Also I’ve been seeing audio sync issues with NHL.tv but I’m attributing this to equipment issues on my end. Other than that I’ve not had any problems with NHL.tv.
I also saw an article that NBC sports is shutting down sometime in 2021.
I also saw an article that NBC sports is shutting down sometime in 2021.
Rangers could be the worst team in Hockey right now. The forwards are all playing uninspired hockey, Jack Johnson is playing top minutes on defense, the goalies are letting in soft goals every game and the coach has his head up his own rear end and doesen't know what he's doing. If not for one good game against the Islanders this team would be winless.
Did anyone actually have high hopes for the blue shirts this year? They’ve been in perpetual rebuild for the past 3 seasons.
Keep your stick on the ice. The season is still young (although aging at much more rapid pace).
Yeah, I liked the fact that Ghost wasn't afraid to shoot the friggin' puck. SOMEBODY needs to start putting it on net. Despite the rust, I thought he played better than most of the D-men.
I also shook my head when I saw the defense pairings had Braun & Hagg together. I thought, "Well, maybe A.V. thinks by putting them together, he'll get most of the suckiness out there only 1/3 of the game or less".
I have to admit that I was thinking exactly what you said about JVR. "He's finally playing well again. It can't last, so let's enjoy it now!"
Yeah, I liked the fact that Ghost wasn't afraid to shoot the friggin' puck. SOMEBODY needs to start putting it on net. Despite the rust, I thought he played better than most of the D-men.
I also shook my head when I saw the defense pairings had Braun & Hagg together. I thought, "Well, maybe A.V. thinks by putting them together, he'll get most of the suckiness out there only 1/3 of the game or less".
I have to admit that I was thinking exactly what you said about JVR. "He's finally playing well again. It can't last, so let's enjoy it now!"
I’m not in the **** all over JVR camp. I understand he’s a goal scorer and that goal scoring is streaky. Give him PP time and 3rd line minutes and let him play himself up the lineup.
I think most people balk at his contract. Aside from cap implications, I don’t care what these guys make. The one issue is that we are like stuck with until it expires or we retain some of that salary in a trade deal.
My thoughts are to leave him exposed in the expansion draft and let the terms of the deal protect him (It would be unwise for Seattle to take on that contract). That lets us protect a more team friendly contract of a productive player.
Shocked by the Rutherford resignation...especially mid-season. It's gotta be something personal or medical, I can't see him just quitting during the season if it wasn't.
He was a somewhat polarizing figure to us Pens fans. Made some magnificent deals that scorched his trading partners from time to time, as the components in those deals brought us back-to-back Cups in '16 & '17. However the stinker deals he's made since then trying to regain that caliber have been cringe-worthy for the most part.
Regardless, we thank him for his positive achievements. (And hope we can rebound from the negatives ones.
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He was a somewhat polarizing figure to us Pens fans. Made some magnificent deals that scorched his trading partners from time to time, as the components in those deals brought us back-to-back Cups in '16 & '17. However the stinker deals he's made since then trying to regain that caliber have been cringe-worthy for the most part.
Regardless, we thank him for his positive achievements. (And hope we can rebound from the negatives ones.
)
Yay! Not a moment too soon to see Rutherford leave. He was the dysfunction that drove the Pens front office.
I am amazed Sullivan stayed and put up with his baloney.
Mario better go find Guerin and give him the GM job today.
-Mike
I am amazed Sullivan stayed and put up with his baloney.
Mario better go find Guerin and give him the GM job today.
-Mike
I just realized the saddest thing about this season is "Who will throw the hats on to the ice for a hat trick."
Come on Mario, find a way to pry Guerin away from the Wild.
Once you've done that, send ol' Malkin on down the road. He's going on three years now of playing on past glory and skills. You need to get guys like him, who don't give a rip about the team, out of the locker room. Don't worry, he won't experience a career resurgence in the next town and come back to haunt you. He's done. Send him home.
You don't need him around teaching the young guys it's OK to pout and take bad penalties when you don't get your way on the ice.
-Mike
Once you've done that, send ol' Malkin on down the road. He's going on three years now of playing on past glory and skills. You need to get guys like him, who don't give a rip about the team, out of the locker room. Don't worry, he won't experience a career resurgence in the next town and come back to haunt you. He's done. Send him home.
You don't need him around teaching the young guys it's OK to pout and take bad penalties when you don't get your way on the ice.
-Mike
