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Crankshaft wrote:Good thing Bylsma went back to Iginla/Malkin/Neal , btw. These lines are the best.
bhaw wrote:Malkin had one of his best games of the playoffs, sans the points. He dominated the puck and the offensive end. You can blame him for the tying goal, but you can also blame the coach who put his goal hungry player out in the final minute of a 1-0 game in a situation where he is looking to score instead of playing a position he isn't meant to play and expecting him to cover the way a true defenseman does.
Should Malkin have played the man better? Yes.
Is it foreseeable that he would mess up in that situation? Absolutely.
That was the only major mistake of the game. It just happened to cost us.
DontToewsMeBro wrote:Hey guys, how long have the Senators had the lead in this series for?
Exactly 0:00. Zero seconds. As far as I'm concerned, Anderson should get the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd stars tonight because he was pretty incredible.
bhaw wrote:Malkin had one of his best games of the playoffs, sans the points. He dominated the puck and the offensive end. You can blame him for the tying goal, but you can also blame the coach who put his goal hungry player out in the final minute of a 1-0 game in a situation where he is looking to score instead of playing a position he isn't meant to play and expecting him to cover the way a true defenseman does.
Should Malkin have played the man better? Yes.
Is it foreseeable that he would mess up in that situation? Absolutely.
That was the only major mistake of the game. It just happened to cost us.
farnham16 wrote:murphydump55 wrote:farnham16 wrote:murphydump55 wrote:wondermoose wrote:I actually loved that the Pens weren't pressing on the power play at the end of regulation. They were eating time and that was great. Personnel, however, is just... the biggest coaching mistake of the playoffs. Bylsma has been pretty goddamn smart about stuff so far, but if some of the powerplays the Pens had in the Isles series where they were up by 1 or 1 weren't enough, I hope this is.
Malkin and Letang simply don't have the closer's mentality. I love everything they do because it always outweighs the negatives, but the two of them are putrid with a lead.
At what point are people going to realize that Malkin and Letang are NOT smart and have low hockey IQ?
I get blasted everytime I say it and I've been saying it forever, but people are really starting to see it now. They'd defend them until the cows come home, but it's becoming more and more evident. Tons of talent, zero brains.
I've heard it all, "oh Geno, what a great play, you don't make that play without hockey IQ"....actually, most of his plays are on talent alone, Letang as well.
I've accepted it, they're super talented, but you're going to get the good with the bad because of their low smarts and lack of hockey IQ.
Malkin was the best player on the ice tonight and will be in the HOF someday. Saying he has low hockey IQ is the dumbest thing in the history of the universe.
Same with Letang. He doesn't have low hockey IQ. Letang screwed up big time on the play, but that doesn't mean he has low hockey IQ. These guys have forgotten more hockey than you will ever know.
We'll agree to disagree. These guys are not smart hockey players. Talented yes...smart? No.
Geno looked really smart puck focused on the tying goal. The hockey analysts are constantly calling him out for his horrible defensive play, piss poor turnovers, etc...people are all seeing it.
Tons of talent, but lacks brains. Him, Letang, and Fleury all share a brain. The 3 of them are just clueless headcases at times.
Looks, you are a hater. I get that. You hate on everything. But you simply do not know anything about what you are saying.
You do NOT get to the level of Malkin and Letang on talent alone. I don't care how much they have. Malkin has reached the pinnacle of the sport. That doesn't happen if he's dumb. Your arguments simply don't make any sense at all. There is a reason no one agrees with anything you say. Oh, except these, "hockey experts" you keep talking about.
Crankshaft wrote:bhaw wrote:Malkin had one of his best games of the playoffs, sans the points. He dominated the puck and the offensive end. You can blame him for the tying goal, but you can also blame the coach who put his goal hungry player out in the final minute of a 1-0 game in a situation where he is looking to score instead of playing a position he isn't meant to play and expecting him to cover the way a true defenseman does.
Should Malkin have played the man better? Yes.
Is it foreseeable that he would mess up in that situation? Absolutely.
That was the only major mistake of the game. It just happened to cost us.
If only he had a higher hockey IQ.
RxBandit66 wrote:DontToewsMeBro wrote:Hey guys, how long have the Senators had the lead in this series for?
Exactly 0:00. Zero seconds. As far as I'm concerned, Anderson should get the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd stars tonight because he was pretty incredible.
Anderson was great, but he had the help of a few goalposts. This series may very well end with Ottawa never leading in the series. The whole team looks gassed to me, and now Neil may be injured.
DontToewsMeBro wrote:Hey guys, how long have the Senators had the lead in this series for?
Exactly 0:00. Zero seconds. As far as I'm concerned, Anderson should get the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd stars tonight because he was pretty incredible.
farnham16 wrote:Wow Canadian hockey people bashed a Russian. That sure is new isn't it?
And I don't care what your sources are and they probably aren't even real. Malkin was a beast all over the ice tonight. That includes the defensive end. If you don't think he was, you simply hate him and nothing he does will ever be good enough for you.
And no player in the NHL has low hockey IQ. Not one.
Steve wrote:CBC was praising Malkin throughout this game, they did correctly point out however, that he "fell asleep", or something like that, on the tying goal.
murphydump55 wrote:Crankshaft wrote:bhaw wrote:Malkin had one of his best games of the playoffs, sans the points. He dominated the puck and the offensive end. You can blame him for the tying goal, but you can also blame the coach who put his goal hungry player out in the final minute of a 1-0 game in a situation where he is looking to score instead of playing a position he isn't meant to play and expecting him to cover the way a true defenseman does.
Should Malkin have played the man better? Yes.
Is it foreseeable that he would mess up in that situation? Absolutely.
That was the only major mistake of the game. It just happened to cost us.
If only he had a higher hockey IQ.
Who doesn't have their head on a swivel in that position at that point of the game?
Why are you puck focused when you have the most dangerous player coming down on you from the off-wing?
Head on a swivel is taught at a very young age.
RxBandit66 wrote:Malkin is a player who is expected to score, and he takes risks, so you expect him to turn the puck over at times. That's going to happen. Letang is just a poor decision maker, especially on the power play. It's frustrating considering how much playoff experience he has.
Part of the "hockey IQ" is a player's vision on the ice. Letang obviously has great vision and tremendous skill. But he lacks the ability to consistently read the play and anticipate. So while I won't say he's not a smart hockey player, I will say that this area of his game has needed improvement for years and has not improved much.
bhaw wrote:murphydump55 wrote:Crankshaft wrote:bhaw wrote:Malkin had one of his best games of the playoffs, sans the points. He dominated the puck and the offensive end. You can blame him for the tying goal, but you can also blame the coach who put his goal hungry player out in the final minute of a 1-0 game in a situation where he is looking to score instead of playing a position he isn't meant to play and expecting him to cover the way a true defenseman does.
Should Malkin have played the man better? Yes.
Is it foreseeable that he would mess up in that situation? Absolutely.
That was the only major mistake of the game. It just happened to cost us.
If only he had a higher hockey IQ.
Who doesn't have their head on a swivel in that position at that point of the game?
Why are you puck focused when you have the most dangerous player coming down on you from the off-wing?
Head on a swivel is taught at a very young age.
All the super smart Canadians lost track of Cooke and TK too. It happens. I can pick out any moment in time and make a pro look like a chump. The Candian media, while smart, is also ridiculously biased. I lived there for a year. I still watch CBC. It's easy to see that they play to their audience, like JR and Milbury do. I was up there when the Pens won the Cup and Geno won the Conn Smythe, and the Canadian media didn't give Malkin the time of day. So please go on and tell me how fair they are. I have personal experience to refute all the stuff you are spewing.
pens2005 wrote:DontToewsMeBro wrote:Hey guys, how long have the Senators had the lead in this series for?
Exactly 0:00. Zero seconds. As far as I'm concerned, Anderson should get the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd stars tonight because he was pretty incredible.
Yet that have more than a better chance of tying the series at 2 on Wednesday. Who cares?
murphydump55 wrote:farnham16 wrote:Wow Canadian hockey people bashed a Russian. That sure is new isn't it?
And I don't care what your sources are and they probably aren't even real. Malkin was a beast all over the ice tonight. That includes the defensive end. If you don't think he was, you simply hate him and nothing he does will ever be good enough for you.
And no player in the NHL has low hockey IQ. Not one.
Yeah it's because they're Canadian, THATS WHY. Wow.
Malkin was great tonight, who denied that? I said his clueless play took over when the Sens score to tie it. I never once said he was horrible tonight. Not sure where you're getting that from.
The guy is a talent, he just lacks hockey smarts. Him and Kris Norris Letang.
murphydump55 wrote:farnham16 wrote:Wow Canadian hockey people bashed a Russian. That sure is new isn't it?
And I don't care what your sources are and they probably aren't even real. Malkin was a beast all over the ice tonight. That includes the defensive end. If you don't think he was, you simply hate him and nothing he does will ever be good enough for you.
And no player in the NHL has low hockey IQ. Not one.
Yeah it's because they're Canadian, THATS WHY. Wow.
Malkin was great tonight, who denied that? I said his clueless play took over when the Sens score to tie it. I never once said he was horrible tonight. Not sure where you're getting that from.
The guy is a talent, he just lacks hockey smarts. Him and Kris Norris Letang.
murphydump55 wrote:bhaw wrote:murphydump55 wrote:Crankshaft wrote:bhaw wrote:Malkin had one of his best games of the playoffs, sans the points. He dominated the puck and the offensive end. You can blame him for the tying goal, but you can also blame the coach who put his goal hungry player out in the final minute of a 1-0 game in a situation where he is looking to score instead of playing a position he isn't meant to play and expecting him to cover the way a true defenseman does.
Should Malkin have played the man better? Yes.
Is it foreseeable that he would mess up in that situation? Absolutely.
That was the only major mistake of the game. It just happened to cost us.
If only he had a higher hockey IQ.
Who doesn't have their head on a swivel in that position at that point of the game?
Why are you puck focused when you have the most dangerous player coming down on you from the off-wing?
Head on a swivel is taught at a very young age.
All the super smart Canadians lost track of Cooke and TK too. It happens. I can pick out any moment in time and make a pro look like a chump. The Candian media, while smart, is also ridiculously biased. I lived there for a year. I still watch CBC. It's easy to see that they play to their audience, like JR and Milbury do. I was up there when the Pens won the Cup and Geno won the Conn Smythe, and the Canadian media didn't give Malkin the time of day. So please go on and tell me how fair they are. I have personal experience to refute all the stuff you are spewing.
So the fact that they were praising Malkin all game for his great play, aside from the gaff late in the third was all hogwash?
The fact that they were highlighting his plays in OT, and how he was stepping up and really trying to win it was all a mirage?
Okay.
bhaw wrote:Kunitz - Dupuis - Crosby has slowed way down? I think Ottawa and NYI might have a slightly different definition of that phrase than you right now.
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