Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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At least POJ-Letang has looked good and Chad is protecting Graves on the third pairing.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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The loser point is the only reason the isles are ahead of the Pens in the standings. Win/loss says the Pens are better.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Coffey Break wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:14 pm Drew O'Connor is REALLY REALLY bad. I've had enough of his hype every god damn off-season. He's a fringe bottom-6 player. At best.
This is quite the take considering everything else wrong with this team.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Coffey Break wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:14 pm Drew O'Connor is REALLY REALLY bad. I've had enough of his hype every god damn off-season. He's a fringe bottom-6 player. At best.
He’s not even that really. Just a hyped college kid.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Pitts wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:15 pm The loser point is the only reason the isles are ahead of the Pens in the standings. Win/loss says the Pens are better.
Pens should be 20 points above the Isles in the standings and it would be reality if the PP was simply average.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Coffey Break wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:14 pm Drew O'Connor is REALLY REALLY bad. I've had enough of his hype every god damn off-season. He's a fringe bottom-6 player. At best.
How can any GM think that Drew O’Connor and Phillips are legit 2nd line wingers.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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DelPen wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:15 pm
Coffey Break wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:14 pm Drew O'Connor is REALLY REALLY bad. I've had enough of his hype every god damn off-season. He's a fringe bottom-6 player. At best.
This is quite the take considering everything else wrong with this team.
Amazing how much you start to notice when the poo-poo is rolling downhill at a 100 MPH.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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DelPen wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:15 pm
Coffey Break wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:14 pm Drew O'Connor is REALLY REALLY bad. I've had enough of his hype every god damn off-season. He's a fringe bottom-6 player. At best.
This is quite the take considering everything else wrong with this team.
It’s valid because it’s our second line.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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DelPen wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:15 pm
Coffey Break wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:14 pm Drew O'Connor is REALLY REALLY bad. I've had enough of his hype every god damn off-season. He's a fringe bottom-6 player. At best.
This is quite the take considering everything else wrong with this team.
Not. He could try to score once in a while. He skates quite often with Malkin. Evgeni Malkin for crying out loud!
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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lemieuxReturns wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:16 pm
Coffey Break wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:14 pm Drew O'Connor is REALLY REALLY bad. I've had enough of his hype every god damn off-season. He's a fringe bottom-6 player. At best.
How can any GM think that Drew O’Connor and Phillips are legit 2nd line wingers.
It's OK. Evgeni Malkin sucks didn't you hear? It shouldn't matter what stiffs he's forced to play with (which has been the case for 80% of his career).
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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That should do it.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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lemieuxReturns wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:16 pm
Coffey Break wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:14 pm Drew O'Connor is REALLY REALLY bad. I've had enough of his hype every god damn off-season. He's a fringe bottom-6 player. At best.
How can any GM think that Drew O’Connor and Phillips are legit 2nd line wingers.
Unfortunately we dress way too many bums on this team…
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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another quality Graves play in the D-ZOne
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Graves once again with his contribution to the team on that shift.

Ned can't give up that one.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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DelPen wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:16 pm
Pitts wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:15 pm The loser point is the only reason the isles are ahead of the Pens in the standings. Win/loss says the Pens are better.
Pens should be 20 points above the Isles in the standings and it would be reality if the PP was simply average.
Agreed. But if you look at the records, the Pens and Isles should be flipped. Loser points suck. And I’ve thought that since they started this whole 3 point system.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Who played that worse? The Graves giveaway or the White whateverthatwas.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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This team has no heart. Maybe Dubas can find some guys who’ll play with some urgency and concern. These guys are a bunch of slackers.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Graves has no business out there. None
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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This game is over.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Graves needs to spend some games in the press box.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Yep. Sit Puustinen on the PP. Cut his minutes and send him down.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Puustinen needs to be careful or he’ll be scratched or sent back to WBS if he keeps doing hockey things
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Someone went to the net and whaddya know?
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Better cut that guy's ice time.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Isles 2/20/24

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Wait! Was that a YOUNG guy scoring?