4/1- Boston @ Pittsburgh

[cshea]

Go B’s

 

[TSC]

So…

do we want to win this game?

Obviously winning is good, but losing helps Pittsburgh keep their playoff spot over the Panthers; who may be a tougher first round opponent.

Real Sophie’s choice.

 

[wiffleballhero]

So…

do we want to win this game?

Obviously winning is good, but losing helps Pittsburgh keep their playoff spot over the Panthers; who may be a tougher first round opponent.

Real Sophie’s choice.

Right. Blow them out and then work on the 6v5/ empty net offense for the last ten minutes?

 

[Rico Guapo]

Win, stay healthy.

 

[cshea]

Bergy resting. Grzelyck back in.

Marchand - Zacha - DeBrusk
Bertuzzi - Krejci - Pastrnak
Greer - Coyle - Frederic
Lauko - Nosek - Hathaway

Grzelyck - McAvoy
Lindholm - Carlo
Orlov - Clifton

Swayman

 

[DeadlySplitter]

So…

do we want to win this game?

Obviously winning is good, but losing helps Pittsburgh keep their playoff spot over the Panthers; who may be a tougher first round opponent.

Real Sophie’s choice.

The Islanders are too close to falling to 8 (Sorokin can be scary) that I say just play as normal

 

[wiffleballhero]

A week out for Bergy?

Damn

 

[Ale Xander]

45 minute pregame show? YIkes

Pulverize Pittsburgh

 

[Ale Xander]

So…

do we want to win this game?

Obviously winning is good, but losing helps Pittsburgh keep their playoff spot over the Panthers; who may be a tougher first round opponent.

Real Sophie’s choice.

I want to end that 16 year streak

F Cooke
F Ulf

 

[The Mort Report]

A week out for Bergy?

Damn

Don't see this anywhere, did they say why?

 

[durandal1707]

The Islanders are too close to falling to 8 (Sorokin can be scary) that I say just play as normal

Yea optimally I want the Pens, who are just mid in practically every category. The Isles are going to be like the Rags last year: they're a terrible possession team, but they have a stupendous PDO that will make them extremely frustrating to play against. The Panthers are actually a great possession team and can rack up goals as well, and their biggest weakness is killing penalties, which they won't have to do as much of if they make the playoffs.

 

[wiffleballhero]

Don't see this anywhere, did they say why?

ABC said it right at the start of broadcast --Ray Ferraro.
Edit: came out fast, Ferraro was vague about the reason. Ear?

 

[Ale Xander]

Love the Monty enthusiasm

 

[The Napkin]

we ever going to play hockey or ...?

 

[BostonFanInCanesLand]

McAvoy off the post. Lots of good action early. Keep it up and the goals will come.

 

[BostonFanInCanesLand]

PP. This should be…good?

 

[mostman]

Cannot solve the stacked blue line.

 

[joe dokes]

Those back-passes to the trailer may give the trailer "speed entering the zone," but it seems to slow everyone else down.


Edit---I'll be quiet now.

 

[The Mort Report]

fuck ya!

 

[Jordu]

What a play by Zacha

 

[McBride11]

That was a sweet pass Zacha

 

[Dewey's 'stache]

Ohhh that feels goooood!

 

[BostonFanInCanesLand]

Wheeeee! McAvoy PP goal.

 

[The Napkin]

they're allowed to do that? yay!
great effort by Zacha

 

[IdiotKicker]

Zacha was unreal there. And I like the overall movement the last 40 seconds.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Tire them out for 1:59 then score. Perfect.

 

[mostman]

There it is.

 

[BostonFanInCanesLand]

That stick control and vision from an airborne Zacha was tremendous
s.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Good stick control or bad bounce, one or the other.

 

[Preacher]

Shit

 

[mostman]

Fucking lazy work in the center.

 

[The Napkin]

so stunned by the ppg they forgot they still had to play

 

[Jim Ed Rice in HOF]

That’s not how a 2 on 3 play is supposed to work.

 

[The Mort Report]

big save Sway

 

[FL4WL3SS]

big save Sway

They should have scored, what a fuck up

 

[BostonFanInCanesLand]

Zacha continuing to show some chemistry with Marchand and DeBrusk.

 

[McBride11]

Zacha continuing to show some chemistry with Marchand and DeBrusk.

Monty is asking Bergy if he knows who Wally Pipp is

 

[SoxFanInCali]

What was that for?

 

[IdiotKicker]

I don’t believe that’s a penalty.

 

[McBride11]

Wtf is that call. Even announcers dislike

 

[Diamond Don Aase]

A phantom call on an offensive zone possession that started with the Penguins three feet offsides. NHL officiating is the best.

 

[ifmanis5]

WOAH

 

[The Mort Report]

SWAY!!

 

[IdiotKicker]

How is that not interference on Nosek?

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Sway

 

[jk333]

I don’t believe that’s a penalty.

Definitely not.

Unrelated- but I love getting Bergeron more than one game in a row off before the playoffs. Hope it’s maintenance and not needed.

 

[FL4WL3SS]

How is that not interference on Nosek?

There were like 4 Pittsburgh penalties there before they finally called one

 

[SoxFanInCali]

I'm so sick of coaches complaining about calls not being even. Sometimes teams 30+ points behind in the standings actually commit more penalties than the better team.

 

[Dewey's 'stache]

Better first period than the last few games, keep it going

 

[jk333]

There were like 4 Pittsburgh penalties there before they finally called one

And what a trip.

I’m sure they wanted to let them play but that was just too much.