MarioLives wrote:Besides the wonderful thought out post from Pavel, thanks for the response. My point, and only my point, was this was an obvious game where scoring was tough, you are missing Malkin, and Bennett has shown some playmaking ability at the NHL level. So why were his minutes so low? That was it. Just a question.
MarioLives wrote:Besides the wonderful thought out post from Pavel, thanks for the response. My point, and only my point, was this was an obvious game where scoring was tough, you are missing Malkin, and Bennett has shown some playmaking ability at the NHL level. So why were his minutes so low? That was it. Just a question.
Pavel Bure wrote:MarioLives wrote:Besides the wonderful thought out post from Pavel, thanks for the response. My point, and only my point, was this was an obvious game where scoring was tough, you are missing Malkin, and Bennett has shown some playmaking ability at the NHL level. So why were his minutes so low? That was it. Just a question.
OK. He's a rookie. He doesn't play center. A better veteran player was just acquired in a trade and took his spot, he doesn't PK, the Pens had two PP chances, none of the PP chances were 5 on 3, Crosby was being double shifted to try and spark offense somewhere else in the line-up, and again he's a rookie playing protected mins.
Nizzy wrote:Pavel Bure wrote:MarioLives wrote:Besides the wonderful thought out post from Pavel, thanks for the response. My point, and only my point, was this was an obvious game where scoring was tough, you are missing Malkin, and Bennett has shown some playmaking ability at the NHL level. So why were his minutes so low? That was it. Just a question.
OK. He's a rookie. He doesn't play center. A better veteran player was just acquired in a trade and took his spot, he doesn't PK, the Pens had two PP chances, none of the PP chances were 5 on 3, Crosby was being double shifted to try and spark offense somewhere else in the line-up, and again he's a rookie playing protected mins.
He doesn't play PK...I'm sure a bunch of guys like Malkin, Vitale, Kunitz, etc could all play the P.K. but Bylsma has his love fest for keeping Craig Adams on the team. You know, a guy, just for PK, to have the 21st ranked PK....joke.
I do agree that Morrow will be a better fit for the 2nd line. Bennett should take Kennedy's spot on the 3rd line.
Nizzy wrote:MarioLives wrote:Besides the wonderful thought out post from Pavel, thanks for the response. My point, and only my point, was this was an obvious game where scoring was tough, you are missing Malkin, and Bennett has shown some playmaking ability at the NHL level. So why were his minutes so low? That was it. Just a question.
LMAO.
Hey MarioLives, I don't think this is just a Bennett thing. Despres is having his confidence getting screwed with as well. One minute he gets a top pairing shift, kills it, and the next he's on the bottom with Engelland.
I still go back to the comment Strait made. Literally BEING SCARED...to make a mistake, for your playing time will be reduced, or maybe even not able to play the next game. I still think its a complete Joke Mark Eaton is getting minutes over Despres.
It's just Bylsma. He's a fringe NHL grinder for his career. He loves those guys. He's buddy buddy with those guys. He doesn't want the rookie that can play well over the old time veterans.
Pavel Bure wrote:Nizzy wrote:Pavel Bure wrote:MarioLives wrote:Besides the wonderful thought out post from Pavel, thanks for the response. My point, and only my point, was this was an obvious game where scoring was tough, you are missing Malkin, and Bennett has shown some playmaking ability at the NHL level. So why were his minutes so low? That was it. Just a question.
OK. He's a rookie. He doesn't play center. A better veteran player was just acquired in a trade and took his spot, he doesn't PK, the Pens had two PP chances, none of the PP chances were 5 on 3, Crosby was being double shifted to try and spark offense somewhere else in the line-up, and again he's a rookie playing protected mins.
He doesn't play PK...I'm sure a bunch of guys like Malkin, Vitale, Kunitz, etc could all play the P.K. but Bylsma has his love fest for keeping Craig Adams on the team. You know, a guy, just for PK, to have the 21st ranked PK....joke.
I do agree that Morrow will be a better fit for the 2nd line. Bennett should take Kennedy's spot on the 3rd line.
Do me a favor go look at the PK numbers for the last 13 games. They started off the year terribly on the PK, just awful. During this win streak though it's been top 5 in the league no doubt.
Pavel Bure wrote:Nizzy wrote:Pavel Bure wrote:MarioLives wrote:Besides the wonderful thought out post from Pavel, thanks for the response. My point, and only my point, was this was an obvious game where scoring was tough, you are missing Malkin, and Bennett has shown some playmaking ability at the NHL level. So why were his minutes so low? That was it. Just a question.
OK. He's a rookie. He doesn't play center. A better veteran player was just acquired in a trade and took his spot, he doesn't PK, the Pens had two PP chances, none of the PP chances were 5 on 3, Crosby was being double shifted to try and spark offense somewhere else in the line-up, and again he's a rookie playing protected mins.
He doesn't play PK...I'm sure a bunch of guys like Malkin, Vitale, Kunitz, etc could all play the P.K. but Bylsma has his love fest for keeping Craig Adams on the team. You know, a guy, just for PK, to have the 21st ranked PK....joke.
I do agree that Morrow will be a better fit for the 2nd line. Bennett should take Kennedy's spot on the 3rd line.
Do me a favor go look at the PK numbers for the last 13 games. They started off the year terribly on the PK, just awful. During this win streak though it's been top 5 in the league no doubt.
Nizzy wrote:It's just Bylsma. He's a fringe NHL grinder for his career. He loves those guys. He's buddy buddy with those guys. He doesn't want the rookie that can play well over the old time veterans.
meow wrote:Nizzy wrote:It's just Bylsma. He's a fringe NHL grinder for his career. He loves those guys. He's buddy buddy with those guys. He doesn't want the rookie that can play well over the old time veterans.
This reasoning is so unbelievably flawed and lame. Please stop using it. I'm embarrassed that fellow fans think like this.
Gaucho wrote:Despres and Bennett seem to respond well to being coached and challenged. Tangradi and Strait did not, it seems. I know which kind of player I'd rather have on my team.
Guinness wrote:Gaucho wrote:Despres and Bennett seem to respond well to being coached and challenged. Tangradi and Strait did not, it seems. I know which kind of player I'd rather have on my team.
This post lacks drama and hysteria. So boring.
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