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No doubt with Crosby their pp % wouldnt be this terrible. 1 for 30 is impressive. Whats been the biggest issue? I didnt catch much of the game tonight except for the pens first goal.

ptown_trojans_1

killer_ewok;750132 wrote:Game 7 is Wednesday night, right?

Yep.

Automatik

When Pittsburgh last won it all, didn't they have issues with the power play....midseason maybe? Did they change anything up? Obviously a change has to be made....this is inexcusable.

Automatik

Game 7 it is.....do or die!!!

killer_ewok

Automatik;750142 wrote:Game 7 it is.....do or die!!!

Yep. One thing is for certain....the PP can't be any worse in Game 7 than it's been all series.

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Well, Pittsburgh does look better on even strength. They just suck ass on the PP and PK.

I want to see Tangradi and Engelland in game 7.

ptown_trojans_1

4-2 Final. Pens had their chances, plenty of them. Lapses on the D end didn't help either.
Gotta say, I like Tampa in game 7. Home ice is irrelevant now a days and I think Tampa can get it done.

killer_ewok

The_Crosby_Show;750146 wrote:Well, Pittsburgh does look better on even strength. They just suck ass on the PP and PK.

I want to see Tangradi and Engelland in game 7.

Co-sign.

Automatik

killer_ewok;750145 wrote:Yep. One thing is for certain....the PP can't be any worse in Game 7 than it's been all series.

Something has to change in the PP. Bylsma better make shit happen.

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Automatik;750136 wrote:When Pittsburgh last won it all, didn't they have issues with the power play....midseason maybe? Did they change anything up? Obviously a change has to be made....this is inexcusable.

They had a true PP QB (Gonchar), a net front presence (Guerin), Shots on each side of the boards (Letang and Malkin) and they scored on the PP when it mattered. It wasn't a great PP, but it was effective.

Laley23

killer_ewok;750145 wrote:Yep. One thing is for certain....the PP can't be any worse in Game 7 than it's been all series.

Unfortunately for the Pens, it can be just as bad.

Automatik

The_Crosby_Show;750154 wrote:They had a true PP QB (Gonchar), a net front presence (Guerin), Shots on each side of the boards (Letang and Malkin) and they scored on the PP when it mattered. It wasn't a great PP, but it was effective.

Yeah obviously the line up was different then, but the time of the drought...did Bylsma make moves or they just work it out? I miss the Sarge and Billy G!

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Automatik;750158 wrote:Yeah obviously the line up was different then, but the time of the drought...did Bylsma make moves or they just work it out? I miss the Sarge and Billy G!

I don't remember.

You also have to consider that you had Geno in God mode all year and made the PP go.

The PP was actually pretty decent under MT when he was coach.

What hurts this PP is not missing Sid/Geno but even when they were healthy, there's never any movement. For a PP to be effective you need movement.

Also, Letang has a terrible shot in which I don't think he'd hit water if he fell out of a boat it's that bad.

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Lines I would use:

Lines I would use:

Neal-Staal-Kennedy
Kunitz-Letestu-Tangradi
Dupuis-Talbot-Asham
Rupp-Adams-Connor

Orpik-Letang
Martin-Michalek
Niskanen-Engelland

Sit Kovy because he is useless and Lovejoy b/c he's getting beat constantly.

Heretic

All I'm going to say is that it's disgusting how utterly inept their power play is. How the fuck do you expect to win a playoff series when you are absolutely incapable of scoring on the occasions you have an advantage? Most of the time, you'd be hard-pressed to even say they were one up because they had so much trouble getting remotely good shots off. And that penalty shot was disgustingly pathetic.

rock_knutne

That was a terrible loss! Granted, Roloson made a couple of key saves in the third period but man, how many chances can you miss?

This fucking PP has to wake up, Christ they can't even set it up in the zone most of the time and there's zero movement!

I agree with crosby show, bring in Tangradi for game seven!

Raw Dawgin' it

they just said Roloson is 5-0 when facing elimination games.

rock_knutne

The_Crosby_Show;750186 wrote:Lines I would use:

Lines I would use:

Neal-Staal-Kennedy
Kunitz-Letestu-Tangradi
Dupuis-Talbot-Asham
Rupp-Adams-Connor

Orpik-Letang
Martin-Michalek
Niskanen-Engelland

Sit Kovy because he is useless and Lovejoy b/c he's getting beat constantly.

I thought Lovejoy played a good game.

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rock_knutne;750195 wrote:I thought Lovejoy played a good game.

Whenever he's facing the top 2 lines, he's getting beat to the outside along with the fact he's not that physical and never throws a hit. When you bring in Engelland, he might not be that mobile but, he will hit you constantly and has good position.

It's just that, the D is not being physical at all, hell only Orpik and the 4th line are.

rock_knutne

Raw Dawgin' it;750192 wrote:they just said Roloson is 5-0 when facing elimination games.

Didn't he lose an elimination game in the Cup finals with Edmonton several years ago against Carolina?

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^^^No.

Roly got hurt in game 1 of the SCF.

Jussi Markkanen replaced him.

rock_knutne

The_Crosby_Show;750199 wrote:Whenever he's facing the top 2 lines, he's getting beat to the outside along with the fact he's not that physical and never throws a hit. When you bring in Engelland, he might not be that mobile but, he will hit you constantly and has good position.

It's just that, the D is not being physical at all, hell only Orpik and the 4th line are.

No one is being balls to the wall physical, the intensity has not been like that since game one.

rock_knutne

The_Crosby_Show;750216 wrote:^^^No.

Roly got hurt in game 1 of the SCF.

Jussi Markkanen replaced him.

OK. I knew he led Edmonton to the finals didn't remember he was hurt in game one.

rock_knutne

LOL..............There's one way to get the PP going, #66 needs to come back and play exclusively on the PP:

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