Moderators: Three Stars, dagny, pfim, netwolf
Beveridge wrote:D'Agostini get hurt on Friday or Saturday?
Wasn't listed in morning skate lineups.
columbia wrote:Perhaps it would instill more discipline in Geno's game.
Idoit40fans wrote:I don't think so. He definitely knows how to play defense. I think the attention it would bring to that part of the game would benefit him all arounhd.
Beveridge wrote:-I think it was Murphy earlier that said it but Harrington looks like the next Scuds. Didn't even realize he was playing.
Idoit40fans wrote:I feel good about Sutter on the third and Vitale if he's on the 4th. Thats about all i've got.
MRandall25 wrote:I don't think some of the penalties he takes are caused by being "over-agressive", and I'm kind of apprehensive about how he'll clear/attempt to clear the zone. We saw Joe Vitale turn the puck over (leading to a goal) trying a cutesy one-touch pass up to PL3 who was coming out of the box. I just think Malkin would try to do something fancy, similar to what Vitale tried, that would lead to a goal against because the turnover ended up causing a 4 on 2 the other way.
meow wrote:I'm against Malkin, and Crosby, on the PK for two reasons that I have not seen mentioned here yet. One, I want the first shift after we kill a penalty to be Malkin, Crosby, Neal to immediately build off the momentum of the kill. Two, if the PP takes a penalty, which does not happen often but still occurs, I want a fresh Malkin or Crosby to spill over the boards to play 4-on-4.
Malkin definitely can excel at killing penalties. Just because he doesn't play stellar D 100% of the time doesn't mean he isn't capable of it.
Take the Body Shoot the Puck wrote:When Malkin was first coming over from Russia, his prowess on the penalty kill was discussed at length and everyone thought he would be a fixture on our penalty kill in Pittsburgh. Between 2006 and now I have no idea how he's become the liability he is.
Also, was it the year we won the cup where he was something like 2nd in the league in takeaways behind only Datsyuk?
meecrofilm wrote:Take the Body Shoot the Puck wrote:When Malkin was first coming over from Russia, his prowess on the penalty kill was discussed at length and everyone thought he would be a fixture on our penalty kill in Pittsburgh. Between 2006 and now I have no idea how he's become the liability he is.
Also, was it the year we won the cup where he was something like 2nd in the league in takeaways behind only Datsyuk?
Yes, that first sentence is true.
I'm not sure why people think Even Strength defending and PKing are the same thing.....?
Take the Body Shoot the Puck wrote:When Malkin was first coming over from Russia, his prowess on the penalty kill was discussed at length and everyone thought he would be a fixture on our penalty kill in Pittsburgh. Between 2006 and now I have no idea how he's become the liability he is.
Also, was it the year we won the cup where he was something like 2nd in the league in takeaways behind only Datsyuk?
meecrofilm wrote:It seems to me that generally the argument against Malkin PKing is because he turns the puck over a lot in the O-zone and sometimes leaves his assignments early. Unless I missed something.
MRandall25 wrote:Again, love for him to prove me wrong, but 5 on 5 defense is not the same as defending on the PK.
meecrofilm wrote:MRandall25 wrote:Again, love for him to prove me wrong, but 5 on 5 defense is not the same as defending on the PK.
Yes, exactly. Which is why I don't understand why people are using that as a reason that he wouldn't be good at killing penalties. Because he has been before earlier in his career, and could be again.
The notion that, if everytime Malkin got the puck on the PK, instead of clearing it he would try to dangle through two players or whatever, is, well... misguided is putting it kindly.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 17 guests