Ryan Wilson: Penguins losing trend continues Penguins losing trend continues

Many missed defensive assignments and a general lack of toughness on defense as well. Not boxing out around the goalie either.

Dzone structure has been awful all season.

1LW was our biggest need all offseason but we signed 3/4 line tweeners and a bunch of #7 dmen.

When Dubas and Crosby talked this offseason, I bet a lot of the talk was centered around the next 2 years beyond this year. This year was always going to be a loss.

This team is just so amateur which is especially worrying considering the age and experience. We could have Igor in net and we'd still struggle. We leave guys in front of the net alone, we blow assignments and allow them to walk right in, etc. It's just embarrassing for it to happen to a team that is old enough to do better. If this was a team of young kids learning, we'd have a different attitude.

There's no point in getting upset about the results, this season is going to be bad. Hopefully it pays off with a good draft pick.

The head coach scratched a top 6 winger, or at least a Competent NHL player to dress an AHL player on the 4th line.

In the end, you can't make chicken salad out of chicken poop. This team has some big problems. Sully tried to be cute in changing the lines yesterday, and it didn't translate to a change on the ice. Its early but its an ugly product to watch.

Dzone structure has been awful all season.

1LW was our biggest need all offseason but we signed 3/4 line tweeners and a bunch of #7 dmen.
- buckster2342

It's sad but true. Then again Dubas didn't really want to much us a competitive team this offseason by the moves he made. He just wanted to make us younger and get draft picks.

Letang still play for the penguins?

Letang still play for the penguins?
- jb55

He hasn't for years.

In the end, you can't make chicken salad out of chicken poop. This team has some big problems. Sully tried to be cute in changing the lines yesterday, and it didn't translate to a change on the ice. Its early but its an ugly product to watch.
- pghbirdman

Did we watch the same game?

Not that I dont agree with the team having problems haha, they certainly do and we all knew that headed into the season, but they played a great game yesterday. That was a great battle with the current best team in the league, a team that was only scored on 2 times in their first 4 games. I had no problem with watching the product yesterday at all. Now, the Rags and Canes games? They were hard to watch haha, no doubt.

Paging kris letang, Paging kris letang..Please report to the arena for a game..Thank You.

Letang still play for the penguins?
- jb55

Yes. Through 7 games he has 2 G, 1 A, (2 PPP), 11 shots, 12 hits and 5 blocks.

You left out -5 matt..But thanks for the response.

You left out -5 matt..But thanks for the response.
- jb55

I also left out 6 PIMs as well...should I have put them in because they're good?


-5 is horrible through 7 games, no doubt.

Apparently, Sid called out the team defense after the game last night. Maybe we'll see a little more effort from that facet of the game. Or we could always just continue to play pond hockey and hope that works.

Apparently, Sid called out the team defense after the game last night. Maybe we'll see a little more effort from that facet of the game. Or we could always just continue to play pond hockey and hope that works.
- Thunderbolt

starting with himself

Yes. Through 7 games he has 2 G, 1 A, (2 PPP), 11 shots, 12 hits and 5 blocks.
- MattStrat

Letang has always posted good numbers. But his decision making the last 3-4 years has been suspect at best.

Letang has always posted good numbers. But his decision making the last 3-4 years has been suspect at best.
- jmatchett383

Oh, I agree. Especially the past two'ish seasons since last stroke.

I also think Tanger was always a risk taker and has always been a bit prone to bad decisions. However, a in his prime Dumoulin helped cover it up a lot of seasons.

6 PIMS? That's the standard for the pinguins team though.

starting with himself
- out_of_market

Easy man..Peeps on this blog don't like the truth.

Anyone remember when the penguins are on the PK the last time you seen a player on the ice using there body to block a shot? God forbid you might get a boo boo.

Easy man..Peeps on this blog don't like the truth.
- jb55

He did specifically say himself in the quote. Maybe he should scream like a little baby at his teammates like Mcdavid.

Anyone remember when the penguins are on the PK the last time you seen a player on the ice using there body to block a shot? God forbid you might get a boo boo.
- jb55

DOC had a nice block recently. Accairi blocks shots.

Anyone remember when the penguins are on the PK the last time you seen a player on the ice using there body to block a shot? God forbid you might get a boo boo.
- jb55

The team with the highest blocks per game so far in this very, very early season are the Canadiens with 21.5 blocks per game. The Pens are at 14.0 per game. So, there's shots being blocked.

Drew O'Connor - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting - Evgeni Malkin - Rickard Rakell
Anthony Beauvillier - Lars Eller - Cody Glass
Kevin Hayes - Noel Acciari - Valtteri Puustinen/Jesse Puljujarvi

Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
Jack St. Ivany

Lines per Haase. Bunting back in, DOC with Sid, Pulj seems to be in so Puustinen back out.