Tuesday, November 4, 2008
My Panties Are In a Bunch
Yes the Pens D is the root of their problems, but it is also the source of their success. Where the Pens miss Gonchar and Whitney is in the transition game, no one, maybe besides Letanger, can move the puck from D to D to O like Serge and Whit. The O looks like they have their thumbs in their asses because of this and requires more effort on our wingers to come back and support the puck instead of being allowed to move to open space as the D brings the puck up. It's cliche yes, but eat my ass...a lot of game are lost in the neutral zone. See Stanley Cup Finals....
Where the D is good is they are still pretty solid defensively in their own zone. Yes the Pens give up a shit ton of shots but a lot are taken from the perimeter. So give credit where credit is due.
I didn't get to catch the Pens/Blues match up Saturday because it was fn blacked out, so I really don't know how we managed to score 6 goals besides the fact that the Blues D is worse than being caught whacking it by your mom and I have no idea what the hell Chris Mason was doing on 5 of those goals. But from the highlights and game notes that I've read, Pitt was able to sustain pressure once they got the puck in the zone.
Dirty Satan's goal is the prime example of what I'm talking about though, and is what the Pens will miss for much of the season. A perfect breakout: Letang to Crosby, Satan supports the play, Crosby one touches it to Satan, and the next thing you know Mason is in Satans 666th circle of Hell.
So Pens fans, myself included, stop expecting 5-1 victories, don't get upset that Malkin's goal production is down (still leads the league in pts...that's a good sign), and stop bitching about overtime games. Games are going to be tight for the first part of the season. Good things are coming...
Update: Good Thing #1: Fat Douchey Devil Goaltender out 3-4 months. Over under Devils get more than 82 points?
-Denson
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