Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins(1) vs. New York Rangers(2) | Round 2

[forty_three]

has nothing to do with the stats or records...well, maybe records as I've seen this script before, all too often.

I have zero confidence in Abysmal making any kind of proper strategic adjustments before or during the game.

But... Malkin. And Crosby. TOGETHER

 

[Darkstone42]

But... Malkin. And Crosby. TOGETHER

We actually went to the trap for a couple games. And it worked. It worked beautifully.

Then we stopped.

And that didn't work.

Adjustments.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

has nothing to do with the stats or records...well, maybe records as I've seen this script before, all too often.

I have zero confidence in Abysmal making any kind of proper strategic adjustments before or during the game.

Well then in that case, I hope you're right and you guys can't figure out Hank!

 

[dare2be]

We actually went to the trap for a couple games. And it worked. It worked beautifully.

Then we stopped.

And that didn't work.

Adjustments.

And we didn't go back to it. The End.

 

[forty_three]

Evgeni Malkin boldly predicts win tonight in Game 7 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

This is the first step.
Then he has to score a hat trick tonight.
Then he will shave his head and sign as a free agent in Vancouver.

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Go Penguins!

 

[elocomotive]

And everyone's dreams died. The End.

fify

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Oh Malkin

Believe he ''guaranteed'' a win in game 6 as well.

 

[mattola]

Evgeni Malkin boldly predicts win tonight in Game 7 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

This is the first step.
Then he has to score a hat trick tonight.
Then he will shave his head and sign as a free agent in Vancouver.

seems pretty close to the timing of how it should work for us lol

 

[forty_three]

Oh Malkin

Believe he ''guaranteed'' a win in game 6 as well.

Yeah, but this time he's gonna be right. He guarantees it. Like extremely guarantees it.

I think probably every single person in each room has said something similar. It's all who the media wants to make the ballyhoo about.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Yeah, but this time he's gonna be right. He guarantees it. Like extremely guarantees it.

I think probably every single person in each room has said something similar. It's all who the media wants to make the ballyhoo about.

Oh without a doubt players have. I think his words for game 6 may have been taken out of context and speaking to the media ''if or when'' they win, whichever he said.

I hope he's wrong, but i'm not putting it past us.

 

[elocomotive]

From the article...

“I don’t know if you approach [Games 7] any differently,” Penguins right winger Craig Adams said. “Obviously, it’s a must-win game, but, at the same time, you want to focus on all the things you normally focus on to win a game. Nothing really changes.”

That doesn’t mean there won’t be adjustments, to personnel or tactics or both, in the game.

Penguins coach Dan Bylsma already has talked about deploying Crosby and Malkin on separate lines after playing them together much of this series.

Read more: Evgeni Malkin boldly predicts win tonight in Game 7 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Good quote from Adams and then to the "adjustments."

 

[Cobiemonster]

If Dan Bylsma wants a crash course on adjustments, there's no better guy than this:

 

[dare2be]

If Dan Bylsma wants a crash course on adjustments, there's no better guy than this:

SOOOO, THAT's what he meant by adjustments...

It all has become pointedly clear.

 

[dash]

Ira Lowenstein: I especially liked that move in the seventh inning when you scratched your balls
for an hour.

Jimmy Dugan: Well, anything worth doing is worth doing right. [spits]

 

[pixburgher66]

Already drinking.

 

[Darkstone42]

Already drinking.

As am I.

Well, I actually finished already.

Today was a beer lunch day.

 

[pixburgher66]

I am telling myself there are positives if they lose, like the potential for changes that may actually help the team moving forward. All I know is, if it ends tonight, the future is very up in the air.

 

[Darkstone42]

I am telling myself there are positives if they lose, like the potential for changes that may actually help the team moving forward. All I know is, if it ends tonight, the future is very up in the air.

My face will be less itchy if they lose.

Always silver linings.

But if they win, and then keep winning, then whether the changes come or not, we'll at least have a legitimate Cup run to look back on, and know that it's possible to win with the team in place.

I prefer the winning, though.

 

[elocomotive]

Already drinking.

As am I.

Well I'd hate to have you both drinking alone, so... what's the poison of choice?