Personnellement, je pense que cette équipe finira au mieux avec une deuxième place de wild card.
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JarvianceGuy24
@Penguins de Pittsburgh
Personnellement, je pense que cette équipe finira au mieux avec une deuxième place de wild card.
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JarvianceGuy24
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Nah we’re winning it this year for sure
Honestly finishing ~23rd is the worst possible outcome. Not a threat to make the playoffs and not bad enough to get a high pick.
Is Ned the starter this year? The graphic makes it look that way
Eh. I mean, making projections in the NHL pretty much means nothing. The upsets and under performances are staggering.
i’d say we do pretty much the exact same thing we did last year.
Sounds about right.
Projected by whom?
Some random on Twitter? Meh. I’ll wait for the season to start.
I am optimistic about this team every year and this year is no different. If guys like Graves and Rakell have solid bounce back years, I think this team is a legitimate threat to at least make the playoffs.
My take may also be delusional. *shrugs*
Yeah, maybe they finish 23rd. I also think when you have one of the greatest players of all time on the team, anything can happen and they could make some sort of improbable run. I wouldn’t be shocked either way.
Ride the wave at the end of last season all the way to the cup baby
Ride the wave at the end of last season all the way to the cup baby
Depends on the power play, and if they can defend leads. This is what did them in the last two years. A better power play and consistent defending likely makes them playoff teams the last two years.
I would give them maybe 10% chance of making the playoffs, but 23rd seems a bit harsh.
Cody Glass?
Nonsense, we’ll finish 17th and miss the playoffs on the last day.
Puckempire is not a legit source to take into consideration whatsoever.
I think the Pens will be pushing for a wildcard this year. I think Dubas has done a good job so far picking up guys on the cheap who are younger and have a certain pedigree. Much happier with our bottom six options this year compared to last.
Everyone writing us off already as if we werent a singular point out of the playoffs with a completely broken powerplay that if even below average and not basement level we would’ve already been in (and now have fired the assumedly primary cause of that powerplay being broken and replaced that coach with the one that knows how to build a PP around Karlsson). Combine that with the lightning in the bottle of Bunting on that second line, increased depth in the bottom six, and changes on defense, and we’re golden. I seriously don’t get how people just act like making the playoffs is some far fetched achievement for this team when our core has shown they have not fallen off.
They’re good enough to get into and bad enough to not get in. Pretty much my same thoughts on the Steelers right now. Can’t wait to see how it all shakes out
Wouldn’t surprise me if St Ivany takes Ryan Graves spot in the top 4 honestly.
If our powerplay was booty last season, we made the playoffs… I truly believe this is a strong team. Either way love the pens! Win or lose!
An average’ish power play, Bunting continuing to gel very well on the second line (it cannot be understated how good the second line was the final month of last season), slightly above average goaltending again, and literally any sign of life from the bottom six, and Pens could surprise people and squeak into a wildcard spot. It’s feasible.
On the other hand, everyone is one year older and we were lucky with injuries last season, so I think it’s a toss-up. I could see us miss out by a few points again, but 23rd place seems harsh unless something goes very wrong or a bunch of players underperform again.
Graves and Letang together give me some concern but what can ya do? It’s too bad we can’t double shift Pettersson every game haha, he’s really the glue on defense but I think he’s best paired with Karlsson.
Psssssh. 82-0 baybee
I’ll see you all during the stanley cup when they win it all. They’ll go 82-0 and then 16-0.
If Raks, EK, Graves have bounce back seasons. If Geno plays like the dominant center he used to be. If Drew puts in numbers close to what Guentzel did. If Letang plays like we’ve all seen he could. If the 3rd and 4th lines put in decent numbers to lessen the pressure on our 1st two lines. If our goalies are consistently better than average. If our coaches solved the power play problems. If our defense can play at least average defense. If we don’t give up so many SH goals. And so on and so on and so on…. That’s a lot of “if’s”.
I love my team but after the last 2 seasons and getting rid of Guentzel with no one filling in the loss of goals that he put in…I’m not optimistic/positive.