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by tunez33 on Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:24 pm
According to Penguins Twitter
Niskanen replaces Martin on top PP unit with Letang, Neal, Kunitz, Crosby. Despres takes Niskanen's spot on 2nd PP #Pens
not sure how i feel about this one.....
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by Bioshock on Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:38 pm
Don't understand why they refuse to use Bennett as well. Right hand shot? Great PP awareness? Nah.... put him on the third line and make him a grinder.
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by Pavel Bure on Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:41 pm
Bioshock wrote:Don't understand why they refuse to use Bennett as well. Right hand shot? Great PP awareness? Nah.... put him on the third line and make him a grinder.
Great PP awareness? Huh? When did he show this? The only time I've seen him on the PP was the 5 on 3 he was out there for. He looked very uncomfortable out there. I'm glad he potted a goal but he couldn't have looked more out of place and tentative.
As far as the PP goes I'd let Nisky and Letang trade firing one timers and let the 3 forwards pick up the trash.
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by NashvilleCat on Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:52 pm
Pavel Bure wrote:Bioshock wrote:Don't understand why they refuse to use Bennett as well. Right hand shot? Great PP awareness? Nah.... put him on the third line and make him a grinder.
Great PP awareness? Huh? When did he show this? The only time I've seen him on the PP was the 5 on 3 he was out there for. He looked very uncomfortable out there. I'm glad he potted a goal but he couldn't have looked more out of place and tentative.
As far as the PP goes I'd let Nisky and Letang trade firing one timers and let the 3 forwards pick up the trash.
Letang has been beyond awful on the power play. Tonight would be a good time for him stop firing the puck into the defender's ankle three feet inside the blueline.
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by pcm on Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:34 pm
Smart move. Niskanen has excelled as the 2nd D on a powerplay, as well as being Letang's support guy. Letang and Martin have never played well together on the ice.
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by 71Aj66ax87 on Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:37 pm
tunez33 wrote:According to Penguins Twitter
Niskanen replaces Martin on top PP unit with Letang, Neal, Kunitz, Crosby. Despres takes Niskanen's spot on 2nd PP #Pens
not sure how i feel about this one.....
This----->

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by PaLionking on Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:44 pm
Plus Martins out for tonites game with a lower body injury
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by murphydump55 on Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:53 pm
Niskanen will add a solid shot from the point tonight on the PP. Once this is established, we'll be able to have a little more room down low to force pucks out front and crash the crease.
As of now, teams don't fear anything from our points.
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by penmyst on Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:54 pm
I don't know what to think of this PP any more. /shrug
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by wondermoose on Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:00 pm
Pavel Bure wrote:
As far as the PP goes I'd let Nisky and Letang trade firing one timers and let the 3 forwards pick up the trash.

Good one!

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by Pavel Bure on Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:29 pm
wondermoose wrote:Pavel Bure wrote:
As far as the PP goes I'd let Nisky and Letang trade firing one timers and let the 3 forwards pick up the trash.

Good one!

I feel like if Ric Jackman and Dick Tarnstrom can do it these guys should be able to.

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by wondermoose on Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:13 pm
Pavel Bure wrote:wondermoose wrote:Pavel Bure wrote:
As far as the PP goes I'd let Nisky and Letang trade firing one timers and let the 3 forwards pick up the trash.

Good one!

I feel like if Ric Jackman and Dick Tarnstrom can do it these guys should be able to.

Those guys kept it simple because they couldn't afford to do anything pretty. Get puck; shoot puck.
With our defensemen, it's more like: get puck, fake one-timer, skate down sidewall backwards, then either a) take a wrist shot into defender, or b) spin-o-rama backhand saucer pass to middle of ice.
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by DelPen on Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:32 pm
murphydump55 wrote:Niskanen will add a solid shot from the point tonight on the PP. Once this is established, we'll be able to have a little more room down low to force pucks out front and crash the crease.
As of now, teams don't fear anything from our points.
Are you saying our PP is pointless?
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by slappybrown on Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:13 pm
lol@Bylsma. Dude is lost at sea.
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by slappybrown on Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:14 pm
71Aj66ax87 wrote:tunez33 wrote:According to Penguins Twitter
Niskanen replaces Martin on top PP unit with Letang, Neal, Kunitz, Crosby. Despres takes Niskanen's spot on 2nd PP #Pens
not sure how i feel about this one.....
This----->

hahahahahah this cracked me up
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