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If muse can do anything with this D corps I’d be impressed. Hopefully we can pick up a young dman from a crowded blue line. Anaheim is a defensive master at drafting. Anyone will be happy to leave buffalo, Montreal might be a bit crowded? With Dobson and Hutson not much room for reinbacher although he seems to be injured often. If Pickering can’t force his way on to the team with this LD that’s not a good sign.
LD is a disaster. Really concerning that Pickering didn’t make the team. I can’t believe Jones made the squad over Pickering. He blows.
Boyd described the changes better than I could. From my untrained eyes (in the first two games), they played a tighter checking game with a ton of puck support.
Then… The last couple of games, the muscle memory kicked in and they were back to trading chances with suspect goal tending. Almost night and day between the first two games and the last two. I don’t think this team has the legs (or will) to play how Muse wants them to play. The home opener against the Rags was comical.
Penguins really have something with Kindel and Brunicke.
Pens toying with the Rags early on. I think Koi will get plenty of looks this season. It’s a numbers game right now and he’s waiver exempt.
What would be your guys thoughts on doing something like I believe Anaheim and … someone else did and limit kindel and brunicke some games to allow them rest and more time for bulking up? Or just play him till the wheels fall off?
If we are close to a wild card spot I’d say maybe go hard but I’d think at any bit of wear and tear I would rest them for a road trip or a few games. Help keep the penguins injury curse away from them.
If this were a contender, I’d do that (give them games off). I still can’t get past thinking this team is a bubble team at best and I want them to be patient for one more year. They should have been giving Sid/Geno and Letang random games off the last couple of years. A compressed schedule this year is going to be tough for this team.
Enjoyable game from start to finish. Unlike the past few seasons, at no point was I waiting for the inevitable choke and loss. 81 More like that winning close to half and I think it would be a successful season.
Still not sold on the pick, but Kindel definitely has a high hockey IQ. If he puts in the work on his skating, we might have something there. 2nd line looked great, although they didn’t have to do much back checking.
And I almost feel bad for Rags fans…tonight they will experience their inaugural “I thought we played well, just have to get to our game” presser. Hopefully one of many lol.
Pens played one of their best games in years. Every phase was just better. Puck support was amazing. I don’t even remember the last time they played like that. The breakouts were tremendous. I don’t think they gave up one odd-man break the whole game….wow. Eff Sully. He got 5 years more than he should. Looks like the Rangers caught the Sully flu…..’cause they sucked. That teams window has slammed shut.
LD on this team is brutal. I couldn’t stand Graves, but was he really worse than Wotherspoon or Jones? I think they sent Graves down just to get him out of the spotlight. Dubas doesn’t want the constant reminder that he gave that stiff big money. Anyway, this could have been a fringe playoff team if the D was better. I have a feeling our goalies will be shell shocked by mid-season.
Good moves all around. Takes balls to burry a multi-million dollar contract but it’s absolutely the right call. Guys going down to the A will be back sooner rather than later besides Pickering who’s currently not making the most of his opportunities. Kindle and Brunicke have earned a reward and the only way to reward them is to keep them with the big club since they can’t go to the A. I think if Dumba can serviceably play on the left side, Brunicke spends the year here. Kindle isn’t physically mature yet so I’d be shocked if he stays up, but he sure looks excellent for where he should be in his development. For all the bitching and moaning about that pick, he looks like a good one
Gotta give credit to Dubas on Brunicke and Kindle, they look like really good NHL prospects. I saw some of the rookie tournament and Kindle was meh at best. Then he comes to camp and looks like he might only need a year or two. He’s not the fastest guy, but his skating isn’t nearly as bad as it was sold by the “experts”. Looking forward to seeing him in real games to adequately judge him.
My 2cents.
I agree entirely with all of this. I’m glad they’re biting the bullet on Graves. He earned his demotion. Pickering, IMO, earned his demotion too. I watched a few of the preseason games and he wasn’t very good. Caleb Jones stunk last night. He was noticeably bad. I thought he was the worst player on the ice for either team. Kindel won’t get past 9 games, but he deserves the extended look. Brunicke deserves to stay all season, but I wouldn’t mind if the Pens decided to send him back to juniors. It’s going to be a wasted year. They shouldn’t start the clock on him.
MAF looks like he could still be an NHL backup. He should stay in shape, just in case he gets the itch later in the season.
I’m liking this Kindel kid. He’ll get sent back to Jr’s, but he does not appear out of place playing with men. He was unimpressive in the rookie camp. I saw some of the rookie camp and his skating was disappointing. It must have been a comfort thing, because he does have decent wheels. I think the knock on him was “meh” skating. It’s not electric, but not bad either.
Yeah, McG out indefinitely. Upper body. Like RW says… this needs to be a season where he makes some noise. I’m starting to buy some of the hype on the young D in the system. Some of those guys are 2/3 years away unfortunately. Quinn Beauchenese? Yohe says Murashov has blown him away already.
The Pens have too many vets in camp. Players like Heinan and Acciari shouldn’t steal a minute of ice time from one of these kids. I’ve read that Muse and Dubas want to get on with the youth movement. Something Sullivan would have never done.
Haase has a pretty good breakdown on the prospect game. Said Pickering and Harding look really good. Add Brunicke to that list and it’s a pretty encouraging group of good D prospects.
If he were to go to another team I would support him to the fullest. He’s paid his dues, and then some, to my beloved Penguins. I was a Mario/Jagr guy before Sid/Geno and I will be a McKenna/? guy after they’re gone (;
Of course. The Pens have zero top shelf prospects. A few guys might turn out that way, but I wouldn’t put any money on it. The rebuild has barely begun. This would expedite it. However… Eff picks. I want somebodies BEST NHL ready prospect plus a good young player + a pick. He’s signed at a bargain rate and he’ll turn a good team into a top contender. If you do trade him, you can feel free to really empty the tank with moving RAK and Rust.
If he demands top dollar, yeah, he’ll have problems getting on a top 5 team. If he takes a page out of Sid’s book, he should be able to land on a perennial contender. The more I think about it, the less I think he’ll sign in Edmonton. On another note… Sounds like the Pens are getting sold. Mario’s group is out. DK says a deal is expected in October to some guy named Hoffman. He owns an ECHL team in FLA.
McKenna to pens end of June.
Mcdavid to pens July 1st.
Boom
Lol… I used to think getting McDavid was a remote possibility because I figured he might eventually want out of Edmonton. Plus, our salary commitments would allow for his demands. Unfortunately our team is no where close to being ready to compete. We haven’t even bottomed out yet. That pain is coming.
