Zach6668 513 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 What is happening to Neal? Well, he's been away from Malkin for the better part of the playoffs... the other thing is, he scores most of his goals finding soft spots in the slot and getting shots off, and in the playoffs, you just have a tad less time and space, so it hurts him. Plus he's a goal scorer, so he's naturally streaky. He's always taken stupid penalties though, that part of his game is consistent. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Wow if that goal when in on the Fleury miscue. Would of been Steve Smith like. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Certainly not Fleury's fault Maatta decided to run into him. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Jesus ****ign christ what do they have to do to get a penalty call. I ****ing despise NHL officiating. Call it the ****ing same. Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Pittsburgh threw everything they could at the rangers in the third period. There were some pretty terrible non calls in the last 5 minutes Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 This game is going the way I hoped/expected this series to go. Expected the Pens to have a possession edge, but NYR has the better goalie, so they should be close games. X-factor is the Pens defensive breakdowns. Hoping they can avoid them for 10 more minutes. Bingo. Link to post Share on other sites
dEv~ 19 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Maybe it's too soon for me but I didn't get much from that picture. Obviously Byslma's gone but Shero too? Other than a couple good trades what has he really done? I don't see them as having any obvious UFA's to bring back either. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Niskanen? Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Niskanen coming off a huge year is going to demand a pretty hefty contract...I would think he could get $4.5 to $5 million times 4 or 5 years...no? The core of the team is signed like till eternity, so not much movement will happen at top..I dont see them pulling off a blockbuster trade to move one of Crosby, Malkin, Neal, Dupuis, Kunitz, Letang or Fleury... Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Those guys weren't the problem anyways. I think upgrading Orpik would be useful. It would be nice to get better than average goaltending, but thus not an easy position to upgrade. Filling out the bottom 6 with good possession players would be my goal. I cringe every time I look at the salary chart and see that we have Adams signed for another year. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Also a healthy Dupuis would have made a big difference. Though they maybe don't make the Stempniak trade in that case, but if they had, you get a lot better looking third line, IMO. Is Glass a UFA? Get rid of him. Link to post Share on other sites
Fenxis 99 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 TSN1200 can go **** themself. Maybe they jumped the gun but seems pretty mild to all the proverbial daggers that have been drawn overnight. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 There will be a lot of daggers over the summer... Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/501880 reports ownership will clean house.. Link to post Share on other sites
dEv~ 19 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I'd like to see Shero stay but philosophy needs to change. They desperately need to start building from within. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I kept repeating to myself "Arp knows best" over and over but it is not helping Nervous as hell See, no need to be. Just keep remembering what I said, and use it like a warm blanket at those times you need to feel safe and secure. We got this Johnny! Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Kypreos reporting that Mike Keenan is an option in Pittsburgh...Thats interesting.. He just won the KHL title, and we all know how hard Russian players are to coach...Maybe a possibility? Link to post Share on other sites
dEv~ 19 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Maybe a possibility? no Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 no but oh the fun he would have with pulling Fleury 3 minutes into a game... Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I want to see Stempniak and Niskanen return. Gibbons would be nice as well (I heard he's a UFA as well -something about him being acquired late out of college) but anyone else that's UFA I really am not concerned about. I'd like to see Shero stay, and I'd like to see Jacque Martin either stick around or take over, although I don't see it happening. I do NOT want to see Tortorella or Keenan take over. It hurts less today than I thought it would, but man it was depressing to see their season end in person. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Oh, I forgot about Jussi J, I'd take him back at a good price. He's awesome. He's the kind of guy that should be on the 3rd line of a Cup contender, IMO. Link to post Share on other sites
doox 15 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I forgot about him, too - agreed. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I also agree about Stempniak. I thought he fit in quite well. He's also a guy I'd like on the 3rd line. Something like Jussi/Sutter (or Kesler!)/Stempniak... Some sort of top 9 of Crosby, Malkin, Neal, Kunitz, Dupuis, Jokinen, Stempniak, Bennett, Sutter... ? I think you need to upgrade one piece in there, though. Either a far better 3rd line center, or a better top line winger. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,311 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 How do you think the Pens get Kesler Link to post Share on other sites
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