Comedy IRONy out of Pittsburgh

[sbb122]

And I'm free

Free fallin'

Malkin being Malkin the magician...disappearing. What a slow, old, lackluster team who can't finish and won't drive the middle

They’re absolutely one and done in a 7 game series

 

[thedddd]

They’re absolutely one and done in a 7 game series

They are getting swept.

 

[sbb122]

They are getting swept.

That wouldn’t surprise me one bit. A one line team isn’t going anywhere.

Rodrigues and Kapanen are absolutely useless. And I wouldn’t want to count on Carter, Heinen and McGinn as the guys to be the secondary scorers.

Shut down the 87/17/59 line and the Rangers win in a cakewalk

 

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That wouldn’t surprise me one bit. A one line team isn’t going anywhere.

Rodrigues and Kapanen are absolutely useless. And I wouldn’t want to count on Carter, Heinen and McGinn as the guys to be the secondary scorers.

Shut down the 87/17/59 line and the Rangers win in a cakewalk

Things got a little feisty at the end of last night's game.

 

[sbb122]

Things got a little feisty at the end of last night's game.

I turned it off midway through the 2nd. It was very hard to watch.

I did see Sullivan praised their play after the game. I guess me and him have different views lol

 

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I turned it off midway through the 2nd. It was very hard to watch.

I did see Sullivan praised their play after the game. I guess me and him have different views lol

Rangers are going to be a tough out with Igor between the pipes, that's for sure.

 

[thedddd]

Things got a little feisty at the end of last night's game.

I missed the ending also but from what I saw in the highlights it is to be expected. If the standings hold it will be an interesting 4 game sweep.

 

[thedddd]

Looking at the matchups the Penguins aren't even guaranteed to keep 3rd place.

So it could be Florida, Carolina or NYR. I don't see them winning a game against any of those three come playoff time.

 

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From last night's game and reports are it's a significant upper body injury for Motte. I don't know why an interference penalty was called though, Motte played the puck a split second earlier and it was more of an unfortunate hit than a dirty hit in my opinion.

 

[forty_three]

From last night's game and reports are it's a significant upper body injury for Motte. I don't know why an interference penalty was called though, Motte played the puck a split second earlier and it was more of an unfortunate hit than a dirty hit in my opinion.

Hey, at least they got a call on that one. Unlike the Marchand hit on Peeke which was remarkably similar except rat boy led with an elbow.

 

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Hey, at least they got a call on that one. Unlike the Marchand hit on Peeke which was remarkably similar except rat boy led with an elbow.

That looked like an IIHF call to me, though. I mean, it's not a hit to the head, it wasn't an elbow and to me it's not interference. It's more like a big hit was made and the zebras decided we'd better call something or the natives will be restless.

 

[forty_three]

That looked like an IIHF call to me, though. I mean, it's not a hit to the head, it wasn't an elbow and to me it's not interference. It's more like a big hit was made and the zebras decided we'd better call something or the natives will be restless.

My problem is I look at hits through the lens of USA Hockey's rules for U18/High School. If someone hit one of my players like that, or like Marchy hit Peeke I would lose my mind. Because there are two keys that HS refs are supposed to look for that aren't there in either of these.

1) Is the player initiating the hit attempting to play the puck first
2) Is a reasonable effort made to avoid head contact

It's a hard adjustment sometimes with how different the rules are each level up. Before you get into the inconsistencies of NHL refs. I am often just left confused.

 

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I think it's tough because the game is so fast and when you slow it down as the above gif does, it's not a fair representation. I feel bad for Motte because he's in a tough spot as a small guy and is in a no-win situation (and I like Motte as a player). If Angello pulls up or avoids contact with Motte, he's likely heading down to Wilkes-Barre Scranton I hope Motte is not on the shelf for long.

 

[puckhead]

Because there are two keys that HS refs are supposed to look for that aren't there in either of these.

1) Is the player initiating the hit attempting to play the puck first

is this a thing?

when I was taught to play defense - the overriding principle was:
either the puck can go past, or the player can. don't care which, as long as it's not both.
I didn't often attempt to play the puck, and my coaches praised that

 

[dare2be]

From last night's game and reports are it's a significant upper body injury for Motte. I don't know why an interference penalty was called though, Motte played the puck a split second earlier and it was more of an unfortunate hit than a dirty hit in my opinion.

I'm just about ready to give up on professional sports. Given that college athletes are now being paid, that includes college ball as well.

 

[forty_three]

is this a thing?

when I was taught to play defense - the overriding principle was:
either the puck can go past, or the player can. don't care which, as long as it's not both.
I didn't often attempt to play the puck, and my coaches praised that

That was the major rules overhaul this past season. Still Praise D men who do what you described, but they have to at least aim the blade of their stick to the puck before making the hit.

We were told it was to cut down on high stick infractions (stick has to be low going for the puck) and discourage charging.

 

[scoutyjones2]

Looking at the matchups the Penguins aren't even guaranteed to keep 3rd place.

So it could be Florida, Carolina or NYR. I don't see them winning a game against any of those three come playoff time.

I said it before, they are wildcard bound and swept in the playoffs

 

[scoutyjones2]

From last night's game and reports are it's a significant upper body injury for Motte. I don't know why an interference penalty was called though, Motte played the puck a split second earlier and it was more of an unfortunate hit than a dirty hit in my opinion.

Bullshit call. Clean hit

 

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[thedddd]

The Penguins are good. <sarcasm>