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JoelJoel posted:The sixth place team in the central would be second in one division and third in the others. The last place team in the Metro would be the fourth place team in the Atlantic.
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Chad Sexington posted:New Jersey is regressing hard of late. Caps are also due to fall off the cliff whenever their poor shot generation and proclivity for giving up high-danger chances finally catches up with them. (If it hasn't already — they've lost 4 of the last 5.) The Pens play them next week which is oddly enough going to be a big game for both teams it looks like. Wouldn't have predicted that coming into the season.
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Jan 24, 2018 18:24
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Rangers are 28th in CF% with a rather putrid 47.6%. Of course the top 3 teams are the Canes, Hawks, and Oilers and they're all out of the playoffs too
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Jamwad Hilder posted:I would honestly be shocked if Russia doesn't win every game by 5+ goals. I would say 10+ but I think Canada/USA with their ECHL talent might be able to lose 7-2 or something like that. I hope they lose because it would be comical for them to blow it when they'll never have more of an advantage
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Koopa Kid posted:Hey Pens fans, if you needed more reasons to think Dejan Kovacevic was a bag of poo poo here you go: https://deadspin.com/pittsburghs-cutting-edge-sports-site-is-a-meat-grinder-1821797940 It's amazing how many writers he has pissed off that used to work for him. It's a list like fifteen people long I think. Kinda nuts.
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Jan 26, 2018 03:16
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Dominik Simon is a cool little midget man. Pens are good at finding skilled dwarves.
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Jan 26, 2018 03:59
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Seems odd that the Rangers would sell considering there's still a good chance they make the playoffs. The teams ahead of them have various problems that could easily see any of them dropping right back out.
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Kind of a sad way for Jagr to end. I can't imagine some NHL team couldn't have used him on their fourth line, though I guess he's probably not happy getting 10 minutes a night. I know I'd rather play him over Kuhnhackl or Reaves :/.
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Jan 29, 2018 22:19
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grack posted:We should probably start calling it the "What in the gently caress is Ottawa doing" trade Might wanna save that one for the Karlsson trade
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Jan 30, 2018 01:10
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Geno is not gonna catch Ovechkin nor Sid Kucherov but they're both making it interesting. Pens good again.
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Jan 31, 2018 03:47
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A little stat that made me shake my head: Malkin scored his 12th career hat trick tonight. The all time leader for the Pens is - of course - Mario Lemieux. With 40. 40 god damned hat tricks. That's just silly. e: Of course not to be outdone Gretzky had 50 
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Jan 31, 2018 16:36
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Speaking of Vegas steals what about Columbus who lost their best center to Vegas? Imagine how much better the Jackets would look with Karlsson? Instead their center depth is kinda trash. I don't see how their centers line up against Crosby/Malkin or Backstrom/Kuznetsov and win a series. Bob would have to go into jesus mode. They're just too outmatched down the middle. Maybe their d/Bob is good enough to overcome that but I doubt it.
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Jan 31, 2018 16:40
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Mind_Taker posted:Vegas was also gifted their #1D Nate Schmidt who should have been protected by Washington but wasn't because heaven forbid they lose Tom Wilson. The Capitals wanted to try the bad defensemen strategy that worked so well for the Pens last year. I thought Schmidt was the best Caps' dman for most of that series last year and I was surprised they'd just let him go like that.
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ThinkTank posted:He and Kessel have proven that the secret to a long, fruitful career is to not bother playing defence In Kessel's case avoiding any and all corner battles also has more than a little to do with it. I love Kessel but he's hilarious to watch in the corners. The minute anyone is remotely close to checking him that puck is off his stick. He takes contact only rarely. Far different from Malkin and Crosby who seem to enjoy having two guys on their back while they just hold onto the puck and make a play. Kessel's style works though and keeps him in a lot of games so no complaints. Ovechkin of course doesn't avoid contact but he's just a god damned tank who can shrug anyone off.
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Pornographic Memory posted:It's funny though because I swear when it's the playoffs or some other random game that he decides is important you can instantly tell because he'll actually seriously battle for pucks. Yeah in important games he will deign to take some contact and occasionally even throw a hit. I honestly don't care that he generally doesn't do either though. He has his own unique style and it works super well, so who gives a poo poo if he doesn't hit or like to go in the corners? And yeah his back checking has been on point this season.
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Pornographic Memory posted:The idea that younger players, aside from their speed and energy, are actually better players to play with Crosby because they're more willing to adapt their play to fit with him is an interesting perspective. An older player is probably going to stick with what's kept them in the league until this point, whereas a new guy who isn't secure in his status as a regular NHL player is more malleable. You can actually see this in action with how Sheary/Guentzel/Simon play. They all go to the same areas and play the same type of give and go game that Crosby likes. I think stylistically how he plays definitely has rubbed off on them.
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