Pens v. Rangers (4/3/13) GDT

[AlexPKeaton]

Niskanen thinks he is back in Dallas right now. Holy crap the Pens D is turrible tonight.

[offsides]

Where's Malkin?

Same place he was last game.

[nocera]

It's like they forgot it was defense that was responsible for the majority of the streak.

[taz71]

i hated that orpik engelland pairing at the start even worse now

[MRandall25]

It's really funny how quickly LGP will turn on a team (who is missing 3 of their best 5 or 6 players)

[knives of ice]

its hard to understand but if you follow trends its not hard to see how this happens. when you have a long winning stream - look at chicago for instance this year - its not uncommon to play two horrible games in a row. you see it alot in all of sports actually.

the players just get so used to winning and quite frankly the new york rangers are so much more desperate and need this game much more.

[farnham16]

Niskanen has been awful for about a week now. Starting to get a little concerned.

[pens2005]

Did Niskanen turn that over?

Yes

[luv66]

Was it The Pensblog that said Clowe would get on tonight? At least the Buccos are up 1-0.

Apparently I chose the wrong team to watch tonight. I missed the first run of the season.

[canaan]

This is what happens when you are missing your #1 center and top 2 dmen.

don't bring that temperament to the pitchfork-weilding townfolk.

[aoneil66]

Nisky - u guys see that awesome giveaway I had last night? On the pp no less!

Orpik - watch me tonight, I'm going to make u look like lidstrom

[iWonTheCup87]

ONLY positive right now is there is plenty of time left but it means nothing when we cant generate a shot on goal right now

[skullman80]

It's really funny how quickly LGP will turn on a team (who is missing 3 of their best 5 or 6 players)

No one is turning but call a spade a spade they are playing like dog **** the last 4 periods.

[rgj]

This is what happens when you are missing your #1 center and top 2 dmen.

BS....they are professional hockey players....they are just standing around, watching the Rangers put on a clinic. There is absolutely NO COMMUNICATION on the ice, no tenacity, NO DEFENSE.

Totally inexcusable. Who are these imposters?

[topshelf66]

This was the game where we were going to see if we could take our time with all of the injured players or rush them back. If we want the top seed, we need Letang back soon.

[canaan]

Was it The Pensblog that said Clowe would get on tonight? At least the Buccos are up 1-0.

2nd
Apparently I chose the wrong team to watch tonight. I missed the first run of the season.

[pens2005]

It's really funny how quickly LGP will turn on a team (who is missing 3 of their best 5 or 6 players)

That still doesn't excuse you for playing like this the past two games.

Sorry. Injuries or no injuries, this is pretty much unacceptable.

[Rocco]

I would gladly donate my jaw to Sid, my wrist to Martin and a toe to Letang if it would help.

[brwi]

Nisky - u guys see that awesome giveaway I had last night? On the pp no less!

Orpik - watch me tonight, I'm going to make u look like lidstrom

[bigkam]

Remember back when we used to get shots on goal? We were pretty good then...

[iWonTheCup87]

It's really funny how quickly LGP will turn on a team (who is missing 3 of their best 5 or 6 players)

No one is turning but call a spade a spade they are playing like dog **** the last 4 periods.

yea seriously please give me a break. Tired of people saying stuff like this. The pens have been not just bad but awful the last 4 periods, people are allowed to complain about their lack of effort

[jwest21]

I blame all this on the Hello Kitty theme. I still can't get rid of the kitty on my favorites.

[AlexPKeaton]

This is what happens when you are missing your #1 center and top 2 dmen.

BS....they are professional hockey players....they are just standing around, watching the Rangers put on a clinic. There is absolutely NO COMMUNICATION on the ice, no tenacity, NO DEFENSE.

Totally inexcusable. Who are these imposters?

They are standing around confused because we are missing the #1 center and top 2 dmen. All new line partners on every line including the D.

[SolidSnake]

Of course the Pens end up playing against 2 goalies who end up bringing their A game

[topshelf66]

How many shots have we had in the last 3 periods?