Pens vs Islanders (2/18/21)

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Pens vs Islanders (2/18/21)

Post by Pabst » Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:23 pm

Well....Tuesday sucked.

McCann and Dumo are skating again. Riikola is back with the taxi squad.

The Isles have somehow surged to 2nd place in the division, going 5-0-1 in their last 6.

Jarry starts in net for the 3rd straight game.


Weird stat of the day: McDavid hit 500 career points last night....in the exact same number of games as Sidney Crosby. True story, the only non-Pittsburgh pro sports jersey I own is a Connor McDavid Erie Otters jersey.



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Post by DP39 » Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:24 pm

Agreed, Tuesday sucked. It may have been Sid's worst game this year.

Let's turn it around tonight.

Let's Go Pens!

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Post by fractalsteel » Fri Feb 19, 2021 12:01 am

Kap to the top line and Rust on the second

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Post by fractalsteel » Fri Feb 19, 2021 12:16 am

Nice
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Post by Pabst » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:16 am

First time in a while I watched a game on a treadmill. Maybe that's what we've been missing?

Jarry has been fantastic.

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Post by Orangesteel » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:29 am

Don’t have a feed but love what I’m seeing in the box score.
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Post by Pabst » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:32 am

Isles were gooning it up alot today.

Man....I forgot what a non-nailbiter win felt like.

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Post by bradshaw2ben » Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:40 pm

Orangesteel wrote:
Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:29 am
Don’t have a feed but love what I’m seeing in the box score.
there's ALWAYS a feed at sport surge dot net
1 20 Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
2 51 TRADE: Brandon Aiyuk, WR
3 84 Hunter Nourzad, C, Penn State
3× 98 Jarvis Brownlee, Jr., CB, Florida State
4 128 Qwan'tez Stiggers, DB, Toronto Argonauts

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Post by bradshaw2ben » Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:42 pm

Jarry was fantastic is right! And Sid's deflection on the 1st goal was insanely good.

The new line combos seemed to inspire life in both top lines. Rust brings out the best in Geno. Zucker scored but he has to be infuriating to play with. Clumsy with the puck in open ice and misses finishes at an alarming rate for such a high-skilled player.
1 20 Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
2 51 TRADE: Brandon Aiyuk, WR
3 84 Hunter Nourzad, C, Penn State
3× 98 Jarvis Brownlee, Jr., CB, Florida State
4 128 Qwan'tez Stiggers, DB, Toronto Argonauts

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Post by DP39 » Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:45 pm

Nice win. Jarry played great. Liked the switch with Rust/Kapp. I think it will help Malkin, too.

Matheson has been an offensive breath of fresh air on D.

I know Hockey is more than this, but having everyone playing like there hair is on fire for 60 minutes probably is the biggest difference between winning and losing. Like NFL special teams, it comes down to effort.

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Post by fractalsteel » Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:23 pm

bradshaw2ben wrote:
Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:42 pm
Jarry was fantastic is right! And Sid's deflection on the 1st goal was insanely good.

The new line combos seemed to inspire life in both top lines. Rust brings out the best in Geno. Zucker scored but he has to be infuriating to play with. Clumsy with the puck in open ice and misses finishes at an alarming rate for such a high-skilled player.
Maybe they bring out the best in each other.
I have my issues with Sullivan and this is one of the big ones. What took him so long to get 17/71 back together?
Since Rust got to the Pens lineup he and Malkin have been a nice combo. Remember when it was those two and Kunitz? The same line that went nearly 8 games in the Stanley cup playoffs(conference finals, SC finals) without letting up a goal back in 2016.

So far, IMO Zucker isn't a fit for this roster and for some of the reasons you outlined.

Matheson has put together a few very good games and having Pettersson back is big. Nice accurate shot is need from the blue line and he offers it.

Considering how the game concluded, it might get a bit ugly on Saturday.

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Post by Ice » Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:36 pm

Zucker is looking every bit Brassard part two. Sullivan's handling of lines really infuriates me over the last couple of years. Sometimes he'll over-juggle the lines for no apparent reason, others, he'll stick with groups when even a Joe Average fan like me can tell it isn't working, for weeks, hell, months. Maddening.

Still, I'll agree with Pabst, nice to see a wire to wire win with no real drama (trauma?) to it.
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