4 Pittsburgh Penguins v. 5 Tampa Bay Lightning Series Thread

[Darkstone42]

Let's get the empty netter.

 

[pixburgher66]

Tenuous last minute to come.

 

[BlueandWhiteForever]

Come on OT!!!

 

[BlueandWhiteForever]

Damn. Good win Pens

 

[pixburgher66]

It was sloppy, but I'll TAKE IT!

 

[evolver115]

No OT tonight haters Way to answer Pens!!!

 

[Darkstone42]

Fleury saved them. Nice. Good win for the Penguins.

And in other news, Kevin Correia pitched a complete game, gave up three runs, two earned, for the Pirates in a 9-3 win over Cincinnati. =)

 

[joe_baran]

It was sloppy, but I'll TAKE IT!

Fleury bigtime in this game again. He's my MVP so far.

 

[pixburgher66]

Letang came back in this game after his Game 2 debacle to play an amazing game. Well done Tanger.

 

[pixburgher66]

Fleury saved them. Nice. Good win for the Penguins.

And in other news, Kevin Correia pitched a complete game, gave up three runs, two earned, for the Pirates in a 9-3 win over Cincinnati. =)

Really, two of those were just pointless...2 run bomb with 2 outs in the bottom of 9? Boo Cinci...

 

[Dacks]

Big win. Good bounceback game for the D and Fleury, although I thought the D did a poor job of clearing away rebounds on those two powerplay goals. I think we miss Cooke on the kill.

 

[Darkstone42]

Really, two of those were just pointless...2 run bomb with 2 outs in the bottom of 9? Boo Cinci...

Yeah, at that point he was just tired and throwing strikes, just trying to finish the game, so that home run really doesn't mean anything, but man did he pitch a gem. He was barely over 100 pitches, lots of 1-2-3 innings, and not many walks.

 

[pixburgher66]

Yeah, at that point he was just tired and throwing strikes, just trying to finish the game, so that home run really doesn't mean anything, but man did he pitch a gem. He was barely over 100 pitches, lots of 1-2-3 innings, and not many walks.

Our starting pitchers are our best quality...that's weird. Well, a few of them at least.

Another note on the Pens game, just saw the Kunitz hit. What was he thinking? Seriously? I guess Tangradi will get some good minutes coming up. Also, wow was Tampa quiet. Not into it when they were needed. I heard more Pens fans making noise.

 

[evolver115]

Big props to Dare, Postmaster and Ghost. They secured the win tonight by showing up in enemy territory. Don't know who post an ghost were pulling for, but they get assists anyway

 

[Darkstone42]

1. Our starting pitchers are our best quality...that's weird. Well, a few of them at least.

2. Another note on the Pens game, just saw the Kunitz hit. What was he thinking? Seriously? I guess Tangradi will get some good minutes coming up. Also, wow was Tampa quiet. Not into it when they were needed. I heard more Pens fans making noise.

1. I think our offense is our number one quality this year, especially once Alvarez and Overbay get themselves going. They're seriously a 5-run/game type of offense. The starting pitching has a ceiling at average. The offense could be above average.

2. I'm thinking Kunitz will be gone for at least 3 games. It looked awfully similar to Cooke's elbow, so it could be upwards of 5 to 10. Hopefully Tangradi can carry his late-season confidence into the playoffs and produce for the Penguins.

 

[evolver115]

Have u guys seen the thread SFNL made on the main board about the pirates above .500? It's only open when the buccos have a winning record. Maybe we'll see it again this season?!?

 

[pixburgher66]

1. I think our offense is our number one quality this year, especially once Alvarez and Overbay get themselves going. They're seriously a 5-run/game type of offense. The starting pitching has a ceiling at average. The offense could be above average.

2. I'm thinking Kunitz will be gone for at least 3 games. It looked awfully similar to Cooke's elbow, so it could be upwards of 5 to 10. Hopefully Tangradi can carry his late-season confidence into the playoffs and produce for the Penguins.

I suppose you're right, but I really think Morton is on his way to being a fantastic pitcher in the league, and we're getting decent outing from everyone. I just hope they take care of them, unlike the past few years.

Tangradi looked wonderful in the Atlanta game, and was playing fantastic hockey before his injury. I hope he can continue that.

 

[Darkstone42]

Have u guys seen the thread SFNL made on the main board about the pirates above .500? It's only open when the buccos have a winning record. Maybe we'll see it again this season?!?

The Marlins are pretty weak, so the Pirates should be able to take 2 of 3 from them if their early solid play against good teams isn't an aberration. The same is true of the Nationals.

 

[Darkstone42]

I suppose you're right, but I really think Morton is on his way to being a fantastic pitcher in the league, and we're getting decent outing from everyone. I just hope they take care of them, unlike the past few years.

Tangradi looked wonderful in the Atlanta game, and was playing fantastic hockey before his injury. I hope he can continue that.

Morton's a number two pitcher, I'm sold. Correia and Maholm are both solid number threes. After that, unless Ohlendorf and MacDonald get healthy and figure it out, or Rudy Owens/Brad Lincoln comes up and displaces one of them and pitches well, the rotation won't be very strong, unfortunately.

 

[Darkstone42]

The Penguins are 11-1 in the playoffs when Superstar scores a goal. Interesting stat.