Dont have twitter. Can you post it?
- nateca44

Get with the times! haha

that is ridiculous. they are finally developing a steady powerplay. why are they tinkering with it at all? and to have martin off is very foolish right now, and i have always hated crosby back at the point
- stayinthefnnet

Crosby at the point is a great way to tip your hand. He doesnt shoot nearly enough on the PP when he is closer to the goal cage let alone at the blue line. Makes things predictable IMO.

With Malkin out of the lineup there is really no excuse for Crosby not to run the half wall. Furthemore with Bennett (I assume) playing on his off wing in a spot for one timers. Having Crosby down lower will pose a greater risk to the PK for him to slide pucks through the "danger area" over to Bennett.

KEEP IT SIMPLE

DONT FIX WHAT ISNT BROKEN

Get with the times! haha
- Gunner Staal

lol I don't even want Facebook but thats an easy way to advertise. I'm not big into social sites other than for sports.

lol I don't even want Facebook but thats an easy way to advertise. I'm not big into social sites other than for sports.
- nateca44

The great thing about twitter is that its only as good as you make it. You can privatize your account so that nobody follows you and if you dont want to follow Kim Kardashian, you dont have to. Your twitter timeline is only as good as the people you choose to add to it. I used to make fun of twitter. I can definitely admit to being incredibly wrong about it, terrific resource of information.

The great thing about twitter is that its only as good as you make it. You can privatize your account so that nobody follows you and if you dont want to follow Kim Kardashian, you dont have to. Your twitter timeline is only as good as the people you choose to add to it. I used to make fun of twitter. I can definitely admit to being incredibly wrong about it, terrific resource of information.
- Gunner Staal

I might check it out. What do you think the Pens will do at the deadline if they do any at all?

No ill will towards Staal ... just wish Shero would have traded him to Toronto for Kessel
- Tiogadog

The infatuation people have with this guy is really amazing. I don't get it.

The infatuation people have with this guy is really amazing. I don't get it.
- Oneonta Penguin

They were never going to get Kessel for Staal anyways. I like the deal Pitt did make.

The infatuation people have with this guy is really amazing. I don't get it.
- Oneonta Penguin

Kessel has great skill. His name is tarnished because of how he was acquired to a certain degree. He also has had lower end center talent on his lines, yet always seems to find that mid 30's goal plateau. He certainly has flaws to his game but you cant teach that speed and that shot.

He was on my sh*t list for a while because of his 2010 performance in the Olympics though.

The infatuation people have with this guy is really amazing. I don't get it.
- Oneonta Penguin

With Kessel?? Ability to be a 40+ goal scorer, and who's style would blend extremely well with Crosby.

With Kessel?? Ability to be a 40+ goal scorer, and who's style would blend extremely well with Crosby.
- cap1681

Kessel with Crosby/Kunitz would be nasty. Both Crosby and Kunitz like to get in deep and do the dirty work and Kessel likes to get to open areas for shots, which Crosby would find.

Kessel with Crosby/Kunitz would be nasty. Both Crosby and Kunitz like to get in deep and do the dirty work and Kessel likes to get to open areas for shots, which Crosby would find.
- blahman20

A faster James Neal in some regards. However he will never reach his ceiling in Toronto until they significantly upgrade his help at the center position.

A faster James Neal in some regards. However he will never reach his ceiling in Toronto until they significantly upgrade his help at the center position.
- Gunner Staal

I actually think Bozak has played well. I do agree, however, Kessel would be far more productive with a higher end center.

Crosby at the point is a great way to tip your hand. He doesnt shoot nearly enough on the PP when he is closer to the goal cage let alone at the blue line. Makes things predictable IMO.

With Malkin out of the lineup there is really no excuse for Crosby not to run the half wall. Furthemore with Bennett (I assume) playing on his off wing in a spot for one timers. Having Crosby down lower will pose a greater risk to the PK for him to slide pucks through the "danger area" over to Bennett.

KEEP IT SIMPLE

DONT FIX WHAT ISNT BROKEN
- Gunner Staal

I think Crosby on the half wall hasnt looked as good the last few games. He is always looking for the Whitney™ play and his shot hasnt looked as good(combined with his unwillingness to shoot all of a sudden). With Martin as the PP QB, the need for a shooter on the halfwall was more pronounced. Malkin's absence there as the shooter has been noticeable in my eyes. Given, the PP has been pretty good so everything I just typed is probably nitpicking to some degree.

I actually think Bozak has played well. I do agree, however, Kessel would be far more productive with a higher end center.
- Tiogadog

If you have a center like Bozak or Tyler Ennis from Buffalo playing top 6 minutes, your team isnt on the path to postseason success.

If you have a center like Bozak or Tyler Ennis from Buffalo playing top 6 minutes, your team isnt on the path to postseason success.
- Gunner Staal

Seriously, hope Pens can get it together and play something close to 60 minutes.

Crosby at the point is a great way to tip your hand. He doesnt shoot nearly enough on the PP when he is closer to the goal cage let alone at the blue line. Makes things predictable IMO.

With Malkin out of the lineup there is really no excuse for Crosby not to run the half wall. Furthemore with Bennett (I assume) playing on his off wing in a spot for one timers. Having Crosby down lower will pose a greater risk to the PK for him to slide pucks through the "danger area" over to Bennett.

KEEP IT SIMPLE

DONT FIX WHAT ISNT BROKEN
- Gunner Staal

i dont understand it. yes especially with malkin not there crosby should have the half wall. with crosby at the point you know that no shot is going to come there, and even though he hasnt shown it this year, i still feel he can wreak havoc in close on the powerplay like few others. its just so ass backwards. they finally bring some stability to match their talent and now they are mucking it up. letang and martin should be the points. i just cant fathom how the team doesnt see this.

We all can't get completely lucky and get the two best players in the world in back to back drafts.

The infatuation people have with this guy is really amazing. I don't get it.
- Oneonta Penguin

i feel that all things considered, the haul that the team got for staal was pretty damn good. my thing with kessel is if he is going to cost 7 plus million to retain, then its just not feasible. but at his current contract, id be all over him for the penguins. i dont view him as similar to a hemsky type acquisition at all

i dont understand it. yes especially with malkin not there crosby should have the half wall. with crosby at the point you know that no shot is going to come there, and even though he hasnt shown it this year, i still feel he can wreak havoc in close on the powerplay like few others. its just so ass backwards. they finally bring some stability to match their talent and now they are mucking it up. letang and martin should be the points. i just cant fathom how the team doesnt see this.
- stayinthefnnet

Let me take it further. If you get Crosby on the half wall to take a few skating strides and attack the seam there WILL be somebody that steps to him. Either he gets to shoot, go back side to Bennett, slide the puck to the goal line to Kunitz, or in my perfect world have Letang on the left point as well. Who better to trust making choices like that than Sidney Crosby.

We all can't get completely lucky and get the two best players in the world in back to back drafts.
- blahman20

Unfortunate for you guys.....we accept converts, though. If you are interested, please submit your resume to Canadianpenfan.

i feel that all things considered, the haul that the team got for staal was pretty damn good. my thing with kessel is if he is going to cost 7 plus million to retain, then its just not feasible. but at his current contract, id be all over him for the penguins. i dont view him as similar to a hemsky type acquisition at all
- stayinthefnnet

He cant command that kind of loot.

Funny thing about those drafts too....they rest of the first round outside of the top 2 (in '04) and the top pick (in '05) were pretty bad, if Pittsburgh gets any other pick their franchise is nowhere close to where it is. Luck of the draw.

Goligoski for Neal was a nice deal for Pittsburgh that's for sure.

Unfortunate for you guys.....we accept converts, though. If you are interested, please submit your resume to Canadianpenfan.
- Rawdog9755

Crosby is easily the best player in the world, Malkin is awesome, Letang is a sweet puck-mover, and Neal can really bury the puck. Oh and I loved Mario's skill and Jagr's mullet....that's as far as it goes.

Let me take it further. If you get Crosby on the half wall to take a few skating strides and attack the seam there WILL be somebody that steps to him. Either he gets to shoot, go back side to Bennett, slide the puck to the goal line to Kunitz, or in my perfect world have Letang on the left point as well. Who better to trust making choices like that than Sidney Crosby.
- Gunner Staal