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columbia wrote:shmenguin wrote:columbia wrote:So tonight was a confirmation of last years playoffs, but game 1 against the Flyers was an aberration?
That's what I'm reading from this thread.
the flyers baiting the pens into the nuthouse is a major component to the whole thing. let me know if they did that in game 1.
I'm convinced that they had a bad game.
You're convinced of what?
MRandall25 wrote:booboo wrote:MRandall25 wrote:If you guys didn't see a change in the way the team played and handled themselves in the 3rd period (besides the Malkin penalty), I don't know what else to tell you.
Since you've asked, please tell me why they changed the way they played and handled themselves when they were 2 goals up in the first period?
I didn't ask, but I'll bite.
They didn't change the way they played. They let the Flyers get to them. We pretty much controlled the play for at least 65-75 percent of the game. The only difference was, they started playing down to the Flyers.
BUT.
Something was said in the locker room in between the 2nd and 3rd periods, because the team in the 3rd was completely different mentally than the team in the 1st. Aside from the Malkin penalty, they were much, much more composed, and look at the result. Came back from a 2 goal deficit.
I'd say that's encouraging, but I'm also not a pessimist.
Mr. Colby wrote:This isn't PeeWee hockey... these guys don't need motivation, they need focus. Focus comes from more than a coach saying something in between periods in a locker room. It's a mentality. It needs to last all season long, not every once in a while, hit-or-miss, within a single game
since1970 wrote:...was the first goal waived because the puck was in the glove and they couldn't determine the glove was over or they couldn't see the puck???
BleuLineLady wrote:The thing I notice the most is the way that Philly puts pressure on the Penguins players constantly. The forecheck and backcheck are relentless. That is definitely more of recent change over the past couple seasons since laviolette has been the coach. The Flyers make it uncomfortable and hard to play against and for a team like the Pens who are used to just using their offensive talent to glide through games sometimes, it can frustrate players like Malkin. I dont know if the Flyers play this intense every game, I doubt it, theyre 8-9-1, theres reason why. But when it comes to playing the Penguins, they know the formula to beat them. Just frustrate them and they get thrown off. I wish the Pens played more like that and maybe Shero needs to trade for a couple guys who play more of that style of a game. They need more guys who are like Kunitz, Dupuis, Sutter...players who have some scoring touch but are tough to play against and are defensively responsible. We have too many guys on the team who are thinking offense, instead of playing both sides of the ice.
shmenguin wrote:columbia wrote:shmenguin wrote:columbia wrote:So tonight was a confirmation of last years playoffs, but game 1 against the Flyers was an aberration?
That's what I'm reading from this thread.
the flyers baiting the pens into the nuthouse is a major component to the whole thing. let me know if they did that in game 1.
I'm convinced that they had a bad game.
You're convinced of what?
it's not clear by now? the flyers live inside this team's brain. they know how to exploit that, and when they lost their grip on the game in the 1st, that's what they did. and it worked.
BleuLineLady wrote:The thing I notice the most is the way that Philly puts pressure on the Penguins players constantly. The forecheck and backcheck are relentless. That is definitely more of recent change over the past couple seasons since laviolette has been the coach. The Flyers make it uncomfortable and hard to play against and for a team like the Pens who are used to just using their offensive talent to glide through games sometimes, it can frustrate players like Malkin. I dont know if the Flyers play this intense every game, I doubt it, theyre 8-9-1, theres reason why. But when it comes to playing the Penguins, they know the formula to beat them. Just frustrate them and they get thrown off. I wish the Pens played more like that and maybe Shero needs to trade for a couple guys who play more of that style of a game. They need more guys who are like Kunitz, Dupuis, Sutter...players who have some scoring touch but are tough to play against and are defensively responsible. We have too many guys on the team who are thinking offense, instead of playing both sides of the ice.
The Snapshot wrote:Vokoun had a bad game. For those drawing comparisons to last year's playoff, the similarity was bad goaltending on our side. Vokoun needs a little more consistent work I think.
Goals 1, 2 and the last one at least were all bad. Simmonds made a simple move and tucked it right around him. He was way too scrambly tonight.
Pens did take a few penalties out of a lack of discipline, but I don't think that was the major story.
PhantomJB93 wrote:I'm more upset that we blew another 2 goal lead again than anything. I have nightmares about Laviolette's timeouts.
Mr. Colby wrote:Pens mentality is all wrong First period we worked the puck deep and were successful. But then we scored 2 goals and everyone turned into a superstar. No more working the puck deep and battling for chances. We just wanted to skate into the zone and make a pretty pass through 4 defenders for a pretty one-timer goal. Except it never works. They just don't feel like battling for chances.
columbia wrote:shmenguin wrote:columbia wrote:shmenguin wrote:columbia wrote:So tonight was a confirmation of last years playoffs, but game 1 against the Flyers was an aberration?
That's what I'm reading from this thread.
the flyers baiting the pens into the nuthouse is a major component to the whole thing. let me know if they did that in game 1.
I'm convinced that they had a bad game.
You're convinced of what?
it's not clear by now? the flyers live inside this team's brain. they know how to exploit that, and when they lost their grip on the game in the 1st, that's what they did. and it worked.
Maybe. Let's see how this season plays out.
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