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Hugo Stiglitz wrote:By the time this thread reaches page 20 the discussion will somehow be about Vitale.
Sarcastic wrote:Hugo Stiglitz wrote:By the time this thread reaches page 20 the discussion will somehow be about Vitale.
lol
Nizzy wrote:Bylsma should have known how bad Martin was playing, and used Despres after game 2.
Hugo Stiglitz wrote:IF Martin is able to return to form, Martin/Despres and Letang/Morrow could be killer tandems.
Sarcastic wrote:Hugo Stiglitz wrote:IF Martin is able to return to form, Martin/Despres and Letang/Morrow could be killer tandems.
That sounds good. I think that Martin needs to be paired with a guy who's good defensively and one able to give/take some pounding. Putting a softee like Michalek with another softee like Martin was a terrible recipe last year.
Sarcastic wrote:Hugo Stiglitz wrote:IF Martin is able to return to form, Martin/Despres and Letang/Morrow could be killer tandems.
That sounds good. I think that Martin needs to be paired with a guy who's good defensively and one able to give/take some pounding. Putting a softee like Michalek with another softee like Martin was a terrible recipe last year.
Nizzy wrote:I just logged in to say I really hope Bylsma is canned early next year. I hope he gets toned out like Therrien did. I still thinks its incredible how he doesnt get more blame around Pittsburgh-media for that pathetic series vs Philly.
penmyst wrote:Nizzy wrote:I just logged in to say I really hope Bylsma is canned early next year. I hope he gets toned out like Therrien did. I still thinks its incredible how he doesnt get more blame around Pittsburgh-media for that pathetic series vs Philly.
How many in the Pittsburgh media know enough about hockey to even question HCDB and his lack of adaptation? The players seem to like him... and to the media that don't know squat about hockey that's good enough. As for the ones that do know a bit about hockey, a couple of them are wearing Pens' jocks like Wacko Jacko wore surgical masks if you get the picture.
It will certainly be interesting to see how this season plays out. HCDB should be under the magnifying glass. His glaring unwillingness or incompetence at making adjustments for his team will be heavily scrutinized. The only move in his repertoire when being outcoached is to put Malkin and Crosby together. It's about time he gets called out on the abysmally underachieving PP. And he might need to turn the heat up on some of the name players if they aren't doing what he wants them to do. I'm not talking FHCMT infamous "soff" and "worse D in league" heat... but something has to give.
Since FHCMT left, the Pens have only had one good playoff run. That was the Cup year, the year directly after FHCMT was canned. The team still had his fingerprints all over them. As time has passed, the Pens have put together several consecutive years of underperformance in the playoffs. Disastrous losses to inferior teams in Montreal and TB (blowing a 3-1 lead in the latter), and an shame-inducing whipping at the hands of a Philly team that was more evenly matched than the scores let on. How in the world the guy got out of that without being fired, I still cannot fathom. If the Pens stumble out of the gate or dredge it up into the middle point of the season though, I think he's gone.
Idoit40fans wrote:If you're giving him excuses in 2010 and 11, why not give him some in 2012. Martin had a concussion, Crosby missed most of the year and wasn't back in form. Fleury had a bad playoff. So really if he doesn't go all the way in 2012-13, its really just one bad year. Afterall, in the last real season that was played, the Penguins won the cup.
DesertPenguin wrote:Idoit40fans wrote:If you're giving him excuses in 2010 and 11, why not give him some in 2012. Martin had a concussion, Crosby missed most of the year and wasn't back in form. Fleury had a bad playoff. So really if he doesn't go all the way in 2012-13, its really just one bad year. Afterall, in the last real season that was played, the Penguins won the cup.
The team was having serious issues against the Flyers before Martin's concussion, and even a half strength Crosby should have made this team better than the roster that played near the top of the league all season without him. Flower absolutely had a bad playoffs, but the team D and discipline in front of him fell to pieces. There was no composure to this team. The amount of goals they surrendered was flat out unacceptable even if there was a shooting tutor in net instead of a real goaltender. Too many odd man breaks, too many defensive breakdowns. The Pens got hit in the gut in game 1 and fell apart mentally. If that's not on the coach I don't know who else it could be on, especially for a team with so many veterans who've won a cup before.
"I feel like I'm in the best shape of my life."
That reality hasn't stopped some blogs and other non-traditional media outlets from writing him off as an underachiever who never will merit more than a footnote in the organization's plans.
columbia wrote:"I feel like I'm in the best shape of my life."
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/spo ... hl-652257/
Penspal wrote:I had to laugh when I read that Tangradi said "... in the best shape of my life...".
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