Its hard to challenge the goalie when all our shots are one off's from a rush and from the outside. Or we miss the net.

So yeah, their defense does deserve a lot of credit. Rask has been good, but hes beatable if we could get more than a chance here and there. Our horrid defense is why they are winning. Their good defense is why we aren't getting much chance to even it up? Make sense? Or are we really watching 2 different games?
- thickman1178

You are giving them way too much credit. The only credit I give is their D. I can't give them any credit tonight in goal since he hasn't been tested and I can't give anything to Boston offensively due to the comedy of errors. Pittsburgh looks like a squirt house team tonight. I expect those errors from them.

Its hard to challenge the goalie when all our shots are one off's from a rush and from the outside. Or we miss the net.

So yeah, their defense does deserve a lot of credit. Rask has been good, but hes beatable if we could get more than a chance here and there. Our horrid defense is why they are winning. Their good defense is why we aren't getting much chance to even it up? Make sense? Or are we really watching 2 different games?
- thickman1178

yeah, that about sums it up. up until the fourth goal though, i would still have thought they had a good shot. now, they are going to need to get lucky as hell

Anymore goals by the bruins and the game is over. Pens need at least one this period

I hate how we are afraid to take the hit. Seems like we don't want to enter the zone with the puck.

Anymore goals by the bruins and the game is over. Pens need at least one this period
- drummer829

Pens need atleast 2, 1 goal wont be enough... they need to stifle the Bruins and really pick up a lot of momentum. 1 goal this period, although significant, wont get the Bruins on their heels. Score one half way in, and score a 2nd with a couple minutes left on the clock, then youll get the Bruins attention.

You are giving them way too much credit. The only credit I give is their D. I can't give them any credit tonight in goal since he hasn't been tested and I can't give anything to Boston offensively due to the comedy of errors. Pittsburgh looks like a squirt house team tonight. I expect those errors from them.
- Oneonta Penguin

not to be too gloom and doom here, but it does make me wonder that this team could look pretty different next year.

Anymore goals by the bruins and the game is over. Pens need at least one this period
- drummer829

I'd say we need two.

It is how they win. I hate boston with a burning passion.
- Pecafan Fan

We are getting there. However you can't deny we are playing way below what we are capable of, my friend. If we play well and lose that is tolerable. but to play like chokers, not so much.

Pens need atleast 2, 1 goal wont be enough... they need to stifle the Bruins and really pick up a lot of momentum. 1 goal this period, although significant, wont get the Bruins on their heels. Score one half way in, and score a 2nd with a couple minutes left on the clock, then youll get the Bruins attention.
- aecliptic

fully agree. this team does have the guns to do it, but christ they need to wake up

Crosby seems to be laying on the ice the whole game.

I don't even know what to say about this game so far. The Penguins just look outmatched in every aspect.

They can't win a face off.
They can't get the puck into the zone.
They can't stop the Bruins from getting into the zone.
They are tripping and colliding with each other.
Crosby is constantly swimming on the ice.

Jagr will score a goal in this game.

Faceoffs: Bos 15 - pens 8

Another reason we cant control the puck.

I don't even know what to say about this game so far. The Penguins just look outmatched in every aspect.

They can't win a face off.
They can't get the puck into the zone.
They can't stop the Bruins from getting into the zone.
They are tripping and colliding with each other.
Crosby is constantly swimming on the ice.

Jagr will score a goal in this game.
- Ben37

This sums up everything. Way to choke and lose a winnable home game.

IThey are tripping and colliding with each other.

Jagr will score a goal in this game.
- Ben37

Yeah someone tripped Cros and then Sutter and Kunitz checked each other. We definitely lost our mojo in that week off.

Whatever happens, please, please, please...don't let Jagr score.

We are getting there. However you can't deny we are playing way below what we are capable of, my friend. If we play well and lose that is tolerable. but to play like chokers, not so much.
- powerhouse

The pens are trying to hit Boston and are getting away from their game. When Montreal tries to rough it up against them it never works.


I've seen this at least a hundred times in the last 30 years.

Can we ship back Iggy to Calgary and get our first round pick back. He has been worthless. He is an easy non resign; same with Morrow; same with Murray

Sid is just off his game.

Can we ship back Iggy to Calgary and get our first round pick back. He has been worthless. He is an easy non resign; same with Morrow; same with Murray
- Oneonta Penguin

1 - Dupuis
2 - Cooke

must re-signs....

not to be too gloom and doom here, but it does make me wonder that this team could look pretty different next year.
- stayinthefnnet

I have a feeling that your goaltending will have a different look at the very least.

i dont know why iginla has just struggled so mightily even strength. every puck is just always in his feet

fully agree. this team does have the guns to do it, but christ they need to wake up
- stayinthefnnet

They look flat footed.

Kunitz - Crosby - Dupuis
Bennett Malkin Neal
Cooke Jokinen Iginla
Adams Sutter Morrow

Did TK get cross checked twice in the face just now with no call?

This was the kind of chance we had to bury...two guys in front of the net.

Can we ship back Iggy to Calgary and get our first round pick back. He has been worthless. He is an easy non resign; same with Morrow; same with Murray
- Oneonta Penguin

i never understood that trade. i thought it was dumb when they made it, and it looks even worse now.

pens were already the highest scoring team in the league, had tons of chemistry up front, then they bring in a guy like iginla, who they're basically forced to put in the top six (even though he doesn't seem to have any real chemistry with anyone)

i thought those assets could have been better spent upgrading the defense, which clearly seemed to be a bigger area of concern.

not saying iggy isn't a good player, just that given what pitt had versus what they needed, the trade just didn't seem to make any sense.