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tluke53 wrote:pfim wrote:He certainly looks like a better player with Malkin. I don't really care why.
Agreed.
"Malone and Malkin go together like peas and carrots" - Forest Gump
Spikey wrote:There's no question he's been playing better with Malkin, but if the reason why he prefers it is because Geno is less demanding than Sid, that doesn't say much for Malone.
stopper40 wrote:Spikey wrote:There's no question he's been playing better with Malkin, but if the reason why he prefers it is because Geno is less demanding than Sid, that doesn't say much for Malone.
I was thinking the same thing.
In other words malone wants to coast some shifts/games. Where as Crosby doesn't expect his linemates to do that.
stopper40 wrote:Spikey wrote:There's no question he's been playing better with Malkin, but if the reason why he prefers it is because Geno is less demanding than Sid, that doesn't say much for Malone.
I was thinking the same thing.
In other words malone wants to coast some shifts/games. Where as Crosby doesn't expect his linemates to do that.
Spikey wrote:There's no question he's been playing better with Malkin, but if the reason why he prefers it is because Geno is less demanding than Sid, that doesn't say much for Malone.
Matthew Monstar wrote:Does anyone know if Crosby and/or Fleury are returning tonight?
bill from turtle creek wrote:I am not buying it. If Sid were harping on his linemates to bury their chances to the point where it made them uncomfortable, we'd have heard of it by now.
Benz is just trying to stir up controversy. I think he's always thought of himself as a mini-Madden.
AlexPKeaton wrote:On 105.9 this morning Tim Benz cited an anonymous player on the Penguins who expressed serious concern about moving Malone to Sid's line. According to Benz, this anonymous player said that it would be a huge mistake by MT, saying that Malone feels he is a much better player with Malkin. The reason given by the anonymous player is that Malone feels that Malkin is much more relaxed about things like missed scoring chances (Benz joked that if he wasn't how would anyone know?) and (apparently) less demanding on his linemates than Sid.
Tim Benz thought that this was highly credible, so I conclude that the anonymous player was either Malone himself or someone very close to Malone. As we all know Benz is in the locker-room quite a bit and interviews many of the players.
Could this be why Colby thrives with Sid... because Sid is less hard on close friends with less talent than people like Sykora and Malone?
soljaheas wrote:canaan wrote:+tim benz is the man+
I don't like him much.
stopper40 wrote:Spikey wrote:There's no question he's been playing better with Malkin, but if the reason why he prefers it is because Geno is less demanding than Sid, that doesn't say much for Malone.
I was thinking the same thing.
In other words malone wants to coast some shifts/games. Where as Crosby doesn't expect his linemates to do that.
AlexPKeaton wrote:stopper40 wrote:Spikey wrote:There's no question he's been playing better with Malkin, but if the reason why he prefers it is because Geno is less demanding than Sid, that doesn't say much for Malone.
I was thinking the same thing.
In other words malone wants to coast some shifts/games. Where as Crosby doesn't expect his linemates to do that.
I don't think that is what Benz was implying. He seemed to be implying that Crosby is harder on players who fumble a pass and don't bury scoring chances. Malkin is more of a "we'll get 'em next time" type of guy. (This is what I gathered from what Benz said, he didn't say this word for word.)
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