Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings 1/30/14 | 10:30pm

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Great game. PIX'S THREE STARS:

3) Malkin 2) Jokinen 1) Zatkoff

Agreed

 

[Cobiemonster]

Glad this shitshow is fucking over

 

[pixburgher66]

Glad this shitshow is fucking over

How long have they been playing this...uninspired? Heck, the Pens out PHYSICAL'D them! The Pens have physical players (Bortuzzo, Glass, Sill, etc), but they're not an overwhelming physical team. Tonight they just...dominated really. I wasn't expecting that.

 

[Cobiemonster]

How long have they been playing this...uninspired? Heck, the Pens out PHYSICAL'D them! The Pens have physical players (Bortuzzo, Glass, Sill, etc), but they're not an overwhelming physical team. Tonight they just...dominated really. I wasn't expecting that.

Ever since after Christmas - they've scored 29 goals in the last 19 games(roughly) - it is a complete 360 - this team is horrible

 

[pixburgher66]

Ever since after Christmas - they've scored 29 goals in the last 19 games(roughly) - it is a complete 360 - this team is horrible

Ooof. They need something at the deadline, or I'd struggle to see them make it out of the first round.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Ooof. They need something at the deadline, or I'd struggle to see them make it out of the first round.

The way they're playing right now, they might completely miss out on the playoffs - they're flat out collapsing - 5 wins in the last 19 games

 

[pixburgher66]

The way they're playing right now, they might completely miss out on the playoffs - they're flat out collapsing - 5 wins in the last 19 games

I hear Peter Laviolette is available. For ol' Philly times sake.

 

[davnlaguna]

Kopi with the Hat trick
He has 3 goals in 5 games
And the Kings have 3 goals in five games

 

[pixburgher66]

Zatkoff is 9-0-1 in his last 10 starts, with a .926 SV%

 

[Cobiemonster]

Kings Need To Start Evolving With Their Depth Forwards | Puckinvibes To The Rescue

I wrote this three weeks ago on the Kings

 

[Gooch1034]

Kings Need To Start Evolving With Their Depth Forwards | Puckinvibes To The Rescue

I wrote this three weeks ago on the Kings

Very good article an well written! The only negative is you were dead right about the Kings hitting a wall. Hopefully they can right the ship and get the rough patch out of the way now with enough time to get back to business.

 

[pixburgher66]

Kings Need To Start Evolving With Their Depth Forwards | Puckinvibes To The Rescue

I wrote this three weeks ago on the Kings

Good stuff man. The Pens are in the same boat. They lack depth up front, and it's pretty evident. Top 2 lines are great, then the bottom two are glorified fourth liners.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Good stuff man. The Pens are in the same boat. They lack depth up front, and it's pretty evident. Top 2 lines are great, then the bottom two are glorified fourth liners.

The difference is the Penguins just keep on winning and they still score a bunch of goals - Crosby/Malkin/Kunitz is something the Kings don't have(and in all fairness a lot of teams don't have that top heavy punch) and that's the big difference