That’s my biggest problem with this franchise right now. They don’t even care how bad everything is like they don’t know anything about the sport.KG wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 8:30 pmAll of a sudden it’s become acceptable for the Pens to be a bottom 5 team in the league.
Our POHO needs to show some leadership asap. And send a message out.
Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
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Watching this Pens team reminds me of Peter Gibbons meeting with "the Bobs" and explaining how he has just enough motivation to keep his bosses off his ass for not putting the new cover sheet on his TPS Reports.
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If only our POHO would fire the GM and the coach...DelPen wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 8:45 pmThat’s my biggest problem with this franchise right now. They don’t even care how bad everything is like they don’t know anything about the sport.KG wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 8:30 pmAll of a sudden it’s become acceptable for the Pens to be a bottom 5 team in the league.
Our POHO needs to show some leadership asap. And send a message out.
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Sullivan deciding to drop Sam Poulin down to the 4th Line and bump Kevin Hayes up to 3rd Line Center.Guess he figures leaving Bunting and Beauvilier as Wings on Geno's Line doesn't warrant Puljujarvi or DOC moving up there.
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And there on the bench Cooley is fine, definition of embellishment.
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Remember when I said Dubas was overrated.FLPensFan wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:00 pmIf only our POHO would fire the GM and the coach...DelPen wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 8:45 pmThat’s my biggest problem with this franchise right now. They don’t even care how bad everything is like they don’t know anything about the sport.KG wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 8:30 pmAll of a sudden it’s become acceptable for the Pens to be a bottom 5 team in the league.
Our POHO needs to show some leadership asap. And send a message out.

Overall I haven't been all that impressed with him. He seems to be Rutherford 2.0 in terms of having a goal of getting 22 contracts with minimal competition in September. Good to see Pickering, Poulin, etc on the NHL roster, but when the injured scrubs come back it'll be business as usual. If new ownership and new management can't get this franchise out of it's rut, what will?
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
Simply losing would be an upgrade.
We are on the verge of getting blown out again
At home, again.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
Well, they are losing to the best team in… checking notes… nevermind.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
Hayes, Beauvillier, Lizotte, Glass, Grzelcyk...that's a few too many guys that you need to "hope" have rebound seasons and pickup their play. I get why he did Hayes and Glass (for the picks), but this is similar to what the Penguins did under Rutherford several years ago when we brought in ERod, Simon, Jankowski, Gaudreau, and Sceviou...just too many guys to bank on all or most of them having a revival. Statistics aren't very favorable there. And when the large majority of them fail...your team looks like...THIS.Daniel wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:12 pmRemember when I said Dubas was overrated.FLPensFan wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:00 pmIf only our POHO would fire the GM and the coach...DelPen wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 8:45 pmThat’s my biggest problem with this franchise right now. They don’t even care how bad everything is like they don’t know anything about the sport.KG wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 8:30 pmAll of a sudden it’s become acceptable for the Pens to be a bottom 5 team in the league.
Our POHO needs to show some leadership asap. And send a message out.![]()
Overall I haven't been all that impressed with him. He seems to be Rutherford 2.0 in terms of having a goal of getting 22 contracts with minimal competition in September. Good to see Pickering, Poulin, etc on the NHL roster, but when the injured scrubs come back it'll be business as usual. If new ownership and new management can't get this franchise out of it's rut, what will?
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
UTAH!Admin wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:17 pmWell, they are losing to the best team in… checking notes… nevermind.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
We are over the verge....BurghThing wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:16 pmSimply losing would be an upgrade.
We are on the verge of getting blown out again
At home, again.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
PuckLurker will be proud of his prediction when he wakes up somewhere in Europe.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
I wish we'd play like this every game
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
Penguins have given up 4 or more goals in 14 games (not counting tonight). They have given up 2 or less goals only 3 times on the season.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
Don’t clear the crease and don’t tie up sticks. Seems like a bad strategy.
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Just for the hell of it, if the Penguins brought up the entire WBS team, including the coaches, would they be more competitive or less competitive than this years NHL version? I doubt they'd win, but I think the games would be closer. Out of 11 regulation losses, 3 have been by 3 goals, 3 have been by 4 goals, & 2 by 6 goals. That's terrible.BurghThing wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:16 pmSimply losing would be an upgrade.
We are on the verge of getting blown out again
At home, again.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
Fire Sullivan. Tonight. This organization is an embarrassment crapping all over itself
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
Just have to say…Sergachev was a really nice pickup for Utah.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
3 Regulation Wins in 22 Games this 2024-25 Season.
Worst Team by Far in the NHL in Goals Allowed with 92(up to date).
2 more embarrassing losses back to back at Home,the current one to a floundering Utah Team who had lost 3 in a Row.
With 60 Games left in this abomination of a Year there is zero reason to not purge the Coaching Staff and start moving the older non competitive players.
Worst Team by Far in the NHL in Goals Allowed with 92(up to date).
2 more embarrassing losses back to back at Home,the current one to a floundering Utah Team who had lost 3 in a Row.
With 60 Games left in this abomination of a Year there is zero reason to not purge the Coaching Staff and start moving the older non competitive players.
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Re: Official GDT: Pens vs Utah 11/23/24
In about 5 minutes, pens will have 2 regulation wins in the last 19 games.
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92 Goals Allowed in 22 Games.FLPensFan wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:20 pmPenguins have given up 4 or more goals in 14 games (not counting tonight). They have given up 2 or less goals only 3 times on the season.
No one near this bad in the NHL.
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He was on it for sure.Crash66 wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:18 pmPuckLurker will be proud of his prediction when he wakes up somewhere in Europe.
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It's the Sullivan way.Admin wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:22 pmDon’t clear the crease and don’t tie up sticks. Seems like a bad strategy.