Isles-vs-Pens Official Presidents Day Game thread (2/19/07)

Post by **Kovy27** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:36 pm

I blame caanan for stealing my thunder.

Can't win them all....

Post by **booboo** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:36 pm

bigkam wrote:Really a terrible game goaltending-wise on both sides. It's just a shame to see us lose the streak on that goal.

I haven't watched it, but looking at the stats I am horrified
to notice that 87 was on the ice for all but 2 of the 11 goals
scored today. Was he so bad defeinsively?

BingoBangoBongo · Post by **BingoBangoBongo** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:36 pm

I wouldn't play Fleury in Florida. Give him a week off.

68forever · Post by **68forever** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:37 pm

so why is it when comcast streams the pen announcers it goes off just after the buzzer but now with the Isle feed it keeps on going on and on for minutes. they don't show the pens after game stuff why for another team?

LdubsRoot23 · Post by **LdubsRoot23** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:37 pm

it is ONE FREAKING LOSS...sure it sucks, but i mean it had to end, and the team has played 4 games in 6 days...all this gloom and doom is absurd...

TheHammer24 · Post by **TheHammer24** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:37 pm

If Naserdine is not playing next game I will be really surprised. Eaton, Scuderi, Melichar, and Gonch all played really poorly today.

MAF was terrible.

Offense wasn't too bad. 1st line played well.

Post by **canaan** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:38 pm

hah...hey thanks kovy.

npv708 · Post by **npv708** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:38 pm

i dont know if it was posted already but can somebody please explain to me why melichar was out with gonchar on the first pairing and eaton was out with scuderi, this was this way for the second and third. Why was this???

cojac · Post by **cojac** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:38 pm

Boynton
Perreault
Laraque
For:
Moore
Welch
4th round pick

CP2 · Post by **CP2** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:38 pm

BingoBangoBongo wrote:I wouldn't play Fleury in Florida. Give him a week off.

He's already got a sunburn on the back of his neck from that goal light this afternoon

He doesn't need to go to Florida.

RxBandit66 · Post by **RxBandit66** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:38 pm

Scuds was at fault for the last goal. He pinched in way too far and couldn't get back to cut the angle down. WHY DIDN"T SOMEONE JUST TAKE A &^%%* PENALTY?? SLASH, TRIP WHATEVER to Sillinger, don't let him shoot it, and the Pens get another point. SCUDERI dosen't think on the ice, always in a bad position, never makes the right play. Fleury was OK, not his best game, but he had no chance on some of those goals.

New nickname: Mark "Screen Your Own Goaltender" Eaton

pronovost19 · Post by **pronovost19** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:38 pm

It's just a loss is all it is...one of 18...

MalkinMania · Post by **MalkinMania** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:39 pm

was that Tom Barrasso or MAF in net today... i felt like it was 1993 all over again

Henry Hank · Post by **Henry Hank** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:39 pm

Fleury's had a rough month so it might not hurt to push him a little by playing Thibault on Thursday. Today, he was not good. That happens. He's still our guy, but this is just another one of those things that tells me this team isn't ready yet. Fleury's still inconsistent. Given all the games he's played and all the games he's going to play soon, it might not hurt to give him a break for a week and give Thibault the next start. I think Fleury needs to recharge.

farnham16 · Post by **farnham16** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:39 pm

Guys, think this performance had anything to do with us playing two games in less than 24 hours? Shame on the NHL scheduling. Play a 3:30 game sunday, and then turn around and play a 1 game on the road while the Islanders have the day off? This isn't baseball.

Post by **Ron`** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:39 pm

Well it was due. Isles were playing intense and never quit. A fairly poor defensive game by the whole team and Fluery, by any standard. Can't count on out scoring everyone, every night. It's a been a great season so far. I look for a big rebound from the Pens next game.

Pens first star of the game Mark Recchi hands down. Second Star Malone. Third star ..... can't decide.

Post by **schreibdog** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:39 pm

Jesse wrote:If I'm MT, I go right back with Fleury next game.

Exactly. No need to wreck his confidence. It's one bad game. Happens to Luongo, Brodeur, and Hasek, too. He gets two days rest and then comes out fresh for his next start Thursday.

Post by **relantel** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:39 pm

and they still haven't figured out who was on the ice for the Pens 5th goal... and the sheet says "Final" but no stars either.

Jesse · Post by **Jesse** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:39 pm

And here come the mass suicide posts...

If we're blaming Mark Eaton for this loss, some of you have some serious mental problems.

Post by **penny lane** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:39 pm

c'mon all the negative juices have been bottled
up for way too long...winning does that.
Everybody has to purge the bad vibes...

how did bob grove get a day off from
the port authority?

pens will rebound...otherwise those bandwagons
will have to be canceled.

Post by **canaan** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:39 pm

MarioLemieux1992 wrote:
LdubsRoot23 wrote:it is ONE FREAKING LOSS...sure it sucks, but i mean it had to end, and the team has played 4 games in 6 days...all this gloom and doom is absurd...
it was a horrible loss, it should have been 5-2, 5-3 at the most, MAF stunk it up

ML, you are crazy. the defense was suspect the whole game.

people need to give the fleury bashing a break...yesterday he was a vezina candidate, today he needs benched? ...give me a break

DelPen · Post by **DelPen** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:40 pm

LdubsRoot23 wrote:it is ONE FREAKING LOSS...sure it sucks, but i mean it had to end, and the team has played 4 games in 6 days...all this gloom and doom is absurd...

Here's the thing, we all say they played horrible today. But every team has bad games. It doesn't mean that we can't be upset at certain players and at the outcome. Will this change much? No, the Pens are still good. But it's still a bad loss because instead of being 3 points back from the Debs and 9 points up on 8th place now we stay 5 points back and 7 points up.