I do know one thing...this will be the last time I ever pick them to win a series against anyone. I'm sick of them constantly shitting the bed and making me look bad. Until they learn how to have a fucking killer instinct, this team will never win another Cup.
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It just makes me so upset because look at this line up, they are loaded offensively and defensively, but don't show it on the ice. What happened to the fucking D. Martin and Mikalek have been busts this whole season and it's sad.Originally Posted by X-Terminator
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- Greg Lloyd
. I know, it will be a hard hole to climb out of if they lose, one that can be climbed out of, but a hard one.
Their D has been a problem ever since Sid came back, because before then they were a top 10 defensive team. It hasn't just been Martin and Michalek, but Orpik hasn't played well and the forwards aren't doing nearly enough to help. They are so preoccupied with offense that they end up playing sloppy hockey and give their opponents too many chances. They still don't understand that playing solid defense allows them to play their game because it would allow them to control the puck more often. The Wings have done it that way for years, which is why they have been so successful. The Pens had better figure it out - and find their killer instinct - or there's just going to be more of the same. Skill alone will not win you championships.
wow!!. no need to be an ass
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How the hell do you reconcile being a Steeler fan and Flyer fan? Just doesn't go together. Be like someone liking Alabama football and L.S.U basketball. Doesn't seem to mix?
But more to the point, I live in Flyer country. Bad enough I got to put up with undoubtedly the worst fan base in all of American sports on a daily basis. I really don't expect to see it here on what is clearly a largely segmented pro Pittsburgh message board.
That said I was out of line, sorry. I carry a lot of emotion with my fandom. I'm jazzed up for this series and just I'm not into rationale discussion with an enemy fanbase.
Post as you like where you like, but if this series goes where i think it's going I'll probably end up putting you on ignore. ( which I'm sure you wont mind being as I'm an ass) I get enough shit from the surrounding folk where I live. On this thread I'm looking for commiseration or celebration from fellow Penguin fans.
Again sorry though.
A couple weeks after the season is concluded I'll shelve it all. But for now, I'm not looking for the Flyer fans point of view.
"A man's got to know his limitations."
Special teams will play a factor as well. It was evident last night. You simply cannot let big chances slip. The Pens went zero for three and the Flyers went one for one. The Pens need to also fix this as well. Take advantage of the PP and kill it when you have to, but the best thing they can do is not to get any penalties in the first place.
Wow I went to a movie after the first period when it was 3-0 and didn't even look at the score until now. Unbelievable...
Unbelievable is the right word to describe it for Pens fans. There are a couple of ways to fix this and not allow this to happen again. As XT pointed it out, defense and as I pointed out, special teams. If you fix those two things plus puck management, we should be able to beat them. O, one more thing, DON'T LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL.
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What a polite young man you are
You know, i'm a Pen's fan myself, but I didn't notice anywhere where it said "Pens fans only"
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Yeah, I thought that was messed up too. Maybe he was just messing, but either way, not very homely
Emotions are going to fly in this thread for this series. Huge rivalry so expect some hostility for a little while.Yeah, I thought that was messed up too. Maybe he was just messing, but either way, not very homely
I don't have a problem with vasteeler posting here. Even though he's a Flyers fan, he would keep it respectful if and when they beat the Pens. He's not the type to rub it in like most Flyers fans.
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Yeah, I understand that. Just have to be careful.
Yup. It's going to be an emotional series for both sides. We just have to do our best and keep those emotions in check.
Try not watching. Works wonders for your emotions.
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And your blood pressureTry not watching. Works wonders for your emotions.
O I'll be watching.Try not watching. Works wonders for your emotions.
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11:30 AM:
A pretty spirited practice so far from the guys. They're jawing at each other and are quite animated on the ice. It appears that they've put the Game 1 loss behind them. This is the workings of a veteran team.
--Sam Kasan
Via Pens Report
Yeah well, we'll see what that "veteran team" is made of tomorrow night.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2...enguins_season
Scroll down to the playoff log and look at the Caps and Red Wings series and tell me what you see. They can overcome deficits.
11:42 AM:
The Pens experimenting with a new-look power play at practice. Sullivan returns to the point with Letang. Malkin and Kunitz are still up front. But Crosby and Neal are rotating during the drills.
The Pens are using a lot of different variations, mixing and matching a lot of players on the first and second power play units. Martin and Crosby also worked the points. Crosby worked the halfwall at different times. Cooke, Staal and Kennedy took different shifts up front.
--Sam Kasan
Via Pens Report
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Why do these writers post this for the other team to read
Yeah, but they aren't being too specific on what they're doing.
Why do these writers post this for the other team to read
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ok WTH happened i went to bed they where wining 3-1 about halfway through the 2nd
For those i love i will sacrifice.
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Shitty defense and complacency happened. The kiss of death in any playoff game or series.
As for the PP, it's real simple:
Sullivan and Letang on the points
Crosby, Malkin, Neal up front
Make it so.
One small difference with that team compared to this one. They had a legitimate shutdown D pair, compared to Letang and a bunch of overpaid guys that suck.
You sure liked them a lot when we signed them.
Martin, especially, has really under performed... or sucks as you put it.
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