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Better period. Still not getting enough quality chances. The effort was better though. We need the next goal.

He was waiting the goalie out, sometimes they move first. It was not a bad thing at that point.

JJ shoot that one. That was there. UPL with another breakaway stop.

Another penalty. Joker. Big PK, get a shorty

They played a terrible first period. The are spectators tonight.

Lucky. It was interference but it’s lucky to get two like that. Somehow the Yinzers disagree?

Matter of time. They are sitting back and watching.

Makes for a compelling thread, but you’ve been down that road before. What do you base this on?

Benson aggravated TheTang

Robbie Robertson

challenge for offside. Looks like offside. The fans don’t believe it.

Good Evening Teammates, Punch checking in. A little late, my fabulous dinner ran a bit long. Good to see Tuchy light the lamp, let’s win this!!! Muscle Weight

We already have had a German-Canadian soccer coach from Austria, coaching an NHL team located in the US. Why not start a series about an American football coach, coaching a soccer team in the UK? Ok, that was done once. Lets trade our hockey owner for a UK Football owner.

They lost on purpose to draft Mario. They said it, and it happened, and everyone knew it. This was pre lottery, and it had a stink all over it. Don't call it a tank if you don't want to, but that was the first ever "lose on purpose" that I had ever seen or heard about publicly. They still stunk for about 4 more years, and then Jagr fell to them in 1990 in the 5 spot. He was taken after such stalwarts as Owen Nolan, Petr Nedved, Keith Primueax and Mike Ricci. Talk about luck, and it didn't end there. For Crosby, they lucked out in goofy post lock out lottery when they had the same number of balls as Buffalo. The four bottom teams had 3 balls each - Pitts, Buff, CBJ, and NYR. Pittsburgh picked first (Crosby) and Buffalo fell to lucky 13th (Zagrapan - never played a game in the NHL). They got Malkin 2OA the year prior. I really hate the Pens almost as much as the Leaves.

Then I suppose I should post more.

You are waxing nostalgic for the good old days when the no playoff streak was 10 years or less.

Yup. They invented the tank. Pittsburgh tanked twice and they hit on Lemuiex, Jagr, Crosby, and Malkin.

Sick of Pittsburgh. Steeler’s lose today and Penguins lose tonight. Sounds good to me.

Actually Kulich is bigger than I first quoted. He is up to 6’1” 185 lbs. And he looks pretty stout physically at only 19. Certainly big enough.

Indeed. One data point is not a trend. Lets see the PP keep going like that for a few games. If we are ever going to have a winning streak we need the first line to be scoring. It's time for them to get hot.

Hmm. Look at how quickly Cozens, Peterka and Quinn have emerged as NHL players. They play strong physically, for their age at least, and they all have some size to grow on. The next group Kulich (19), Rosen (20), Östlund (19), Savoie (19) and Benson (18) are all smaller. Benson is already an NHL player. He will be one of those 5'9" guys that plays much bigger. It will be interesting to see what they become someday and where they end up. Kulich impresses me with his leadership. He also looks bigger than the 5'11" & 172 lbs listed in Hockey DB too.

We know this guy is a sniper, and it might take a bit more time for him to be ready to play NHL level, but you have to be attracted to his leadership. What I really like is that he put the team on his shoulders. He wore the C well. His team medaled and make an amazing rally.

Mitts is a player that does things correctly, and he does things to help you win that don't make the score sheet. He could be an All Star if scoring was not so much of a huge factor, there are so many teams and lots big scorers from all the divisions. Unless you get Selke recognition, it is hard for a good player like Mitts to make an Al Star team but not impossible. To get Selke Recognition it really helps to play on a good team.