Ryan Wilson
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Location: Rochester, NY Joined: 06.13.2013
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holeinone
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: United States, PA Joined: 07.03.2007
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Malkin will be a beast in this series |
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nh4442
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: @MyDaddysInTheAF, PA Joined: 05.28.2010
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BatFan88
Buffalo Sabres |
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Location: Buffalo, NY Joined: 01.10.2016
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Pshhhh, thats a whale shark, which is about the lamest shark in the ocean. Show him swimming next to a tiger shark or something then i'll be impressed. Really though, thats pretty cool.
The series is going to be entertaining and is exactly what I wanted to happen. ( Well I wanted Washington, but Pittsburgh has been playing so good I can't be mad). I really think San Jose's D will put them over the edge here. Sharks in a hard fought 7. |
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Oh the NHL.com and facebook comment sections are beyond hilarious the last couple days. So many "Shark" hockey experts by their fans.
When I see them talking about Burns being a top forward, I know they need to stick to baseball. |
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IntotheTeal
San Jose Sharks |
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Location: Hamilton, ON Joined: 03.26.2011
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Poor breakdown of the Sharks forward lines. DeBoer's reforming of the lines has actually made them almost stronger after they lost Nieto.
Marleau moving up to the 2nd line has actually made them less top heavy. The third line with Ward, Tierney and Karlsson has been amazing since it was formed. Tierney especially was elevated from the 4th line with his incredible play in the first round and has only gotten better with more ice time. Ward is what truly spreads around the talent by being on the 3rd. He has a many goals as Crosby, most coming as a 3rd liner. |
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Yonk1216
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Scranton, PA Joined: 02.24.2011
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The difference is that now Wards line has to be an offensive threat against the Crosby or malkin or hbk line.... there is literally no where to hide a line against Pittsburgh and that has been the difference when Pittsburgh is on home ice especially |
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pensfan024
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: somewhere in, VA Joined: 09.25.2012
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I get the sense that everyone in the country is rooting for the sharks. |
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Victoro311
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: San Diego, CA Joined: 06.17.2014
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I get the sense that everyone in the country is rooting for the sharks. - pensfan024
They're the team of destiny. We are the bad guys. Let's go out there and ruin some people's days |
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dbell646
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA Joined: 04.13.2009
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I get the sense that everyone in the country is rooting for the sharks. - pensfan024
Good I think we always feel like the underdogs even when we are favorites in this city. |
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Barnaby36
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Former Orpik44 Joined: 02.22.2013
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It's gonna be tough but we'll be ok. Eyes on Pavelski, Couture and Marleau. Make Thornton shoot instead of passing.
Pens In 6! |
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bogiedoc
Chicago Blackhawks |
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Location: VA Joined: 09.27.2011
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martox
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Stockholm - "Nights when we don't have our A-game, we better have our A-commitment & A-effort." Joined: 09.25.2014
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^ how is the golf going? - martox
Was going to ask if Kane is back in Buffalo for the summer and if he has stayed out of jail.
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Victoro311
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: San Diego, CA Joined: 06.17.2014
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Aussiepenguin
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Sydney Joined: 08.02.2014
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If my theory about scoring D is anywhere close, let's hope the Sharks D finds a drought!! As I've asked previously, why is everyone saying the Sharks are this so very deep team?? Gunner has just put it out & their top 4 D is the best thing they have that is so much better than ours. If Knuckles, Culldog & Fehr can get it together the Pens are rolling 4 legitimate scoring lines!!
Photo of Geno in is home looks like he just grabbed 'my' Hilfiger t-shirt out of the cupboard. Geno has the same t-shirt as moi!!! |
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IntotheTeal
San Jose Sharks |
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Location: Hamilton, ON Joined: 03.26.2011
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The difference is that now Wards line has to be an offensive threat against the Crosby or malkin or hbk line.... there is literally no where to hide a line against Pittsburgh and that has been the difference when Pittsburgh is on home ice especially - Yonk1216
They will be able to hang with whatever line Pittsburgh has out there. Sharks offensively overpowered the 3rd & 4th best defenses in the league, and stifled and outplayed the team that beat the best defense.
Sharks offense > Pens offense. 3.5 goals per game. |
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Aussiepenguin
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Sydney Joined: 08.02.2014
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rocheccw
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Raleigh, NC Joined: 08.15.2007
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They're the team of destiny. We are the bad guys. Let's go out there and ruin some people's days - Victoro311
Are we the Baddies?
https://youtu.be/hn1VxaMEjRU |
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martox
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Stockholm - "Nights when we don't have our A-game, we better have our A-commitment & A-effort." Joined: 09.25.2014
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They will be able to hang with whatever line Pittsburgh has out there. Sharks offensively overpowered the 3rd & 4th best defenses in the league, and stifled and outplayed the team that beat the best defense.
Sharks offense > Pens offense. 3.5 goals per game. - IntotheTeal
I think you are extremely underrating the Pens. I will say alot of people are underrating the sharks too though.
Sharks 1st line > pens 1st line
Pens overall offense > sharks overall offense
Sharks defense = pens defense
Pens goaltending > sharks Goaltending |
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hardnosed
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Joined: 06.23.2008
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They will be able to hang with whatever line Pittsburgh has out there. Sharks offensively overpowered the 3rd & 4th best defenses in the league, and stifled and outplayed the team that beat the best defense.
Sharks offense > Pens offense. 3.5 goals per game. - IntotheTeal
So, you're using regular season stats in your first point, and post-season stats in the second point? An apples to orangutans comparison?
Let me see if I can do it, too.
Penguins offensively overpowered the 1st and 5th best playoff defenses in the league. Sharks played none of the top 9 playoff defenses so far.
Penguins offense > Sharks offense. 2.94 goals per game, Sharks at 2.89 (regular season)
Numbers mean nothing. Paper matchups mean nothing. This series can go a multitude of ways, like any series.
But the Penguins have faced fast, deep teams like the Lightning. They've faced stacked power plays like the Capitals. And they've faced tight checking teams like the Rangers. And they've beat them all.
I truly believe that the Sharks have not faced a team like the Penguins thus far in the playoffs - Martin Jones will need to channel his inner Vasilevskiy or Holtby. |
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So, you're using regular season stats in your first point, and post-season stats in the second point? An apples to orangutans comparison?
Let me see if I can do it, too.
Penguins offensively overpowered the 1st and 5th best playoff defenses in the league. Sharks played none of the top 9 playoff defenses so far.
Penguins offense > Sharks offense. 2.94 goals per game, Sharks at 2.89 (regular season)
Numbers mean nothing. Paper matchups mean nothing. This series can go a multitude of ways, like any series.
But the Penguins have faced fast, deep teams like the Lightning. They've faced stacked power plays like the Capitals. And they've faced tight checking teams like the Rangers. And they've beat them all.
I truly believe that the Sharks have not faced a team like the Penguins thus far in the playoffs - Martin Jones will need to channel his inner Vasilevskiy or Holtby. - hardnosed
Agree with this post. |
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I think you are extremely underrating the Pens. I will say alot of people are underrating the sharks too though.
Sharks 1st line > pens 1st line
Pens overall offense > sharks overall offense
Sharks defense = pens defense
Pens goaltending > sharks Goaltending - martox
Most pundits are picking SJ, but most people are underrating the Pens IMO. I don't know if they think they are better, or more hoping Jumbo and Marleau go out and win at least one Cup.
The only thing I question is your thought on defense. I would take SJ's defensive pairs over our's. We have an edge on the third pair, but not in the first two. |
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IntotheTeal
San Jose Sharks |
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Location: Hamilton, ON Joined: 03.26.2011
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So, you're using regular season stats in your first point, and post-season stats in the second point? An apples to orangutans comparison?
Let me see if I can do it, too.
Penguins offensively overpowered the 1st and 5th best playoff defenses in the league. Sharks played none of the top 9 playoff defenses so far.
Penguins offense > Sharks offense. 2.94 goals per game, Sharks at 2.89 (regular season)
Numbers mean nothing. Paper matchups mean nothing. This series can go a multitude of ways, like any series.
But the Penguins have faced fast, deep teams like the Lightning. They've faced stacked power plays like the Capitals. And they've faced tight checking teams like the Rangers. And they've beat them all.
I truly believe that the Sharks have not faced a team like the Penguins thus far in the playoffs - Martin Jones will need to channel his inner Vasilevskiy or Holtby. - hardnosed
The thing is, using playoff stats of the teams they played is problematic because all, 1/2 or 1/3 of those stats are from the teams we are talking about. Of course the Sharks haven't played one of the top playoff defenses, because they have been destroying them. But those teams were among the tops of the large 82 game sample size that comes against a multitude of teams.
We can talk about the stats of the Sharks and the Pens over the playoffs because that is reflective of how they have played.
They have played all those types of teams, but they haven't played the Sharks, who are a combined version of all those teams, except they have to survive the better conference as well. |
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Emperor Filonius
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Location: Drinking the tears of the defeated from Lord Stanley's chalice. Joined: 01.18.2007
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