Ryan Wilson: Playoff impacts for tonight's game + easy 5v3 fix Playoff impacts for tonight's game + easy 5v3 fix

I like your 5x3 ideas.

Zone entries are so easy 5v3 that teams don't need to worry about taking shots that cause faceoffs, or shots that the rebounds get cleared by the defense. Shots throught screens, shots that get tipped or shots that cause rebounds

Key here is simple: SHOTS

Everyone... do not panic...

This was a blog without bashing JR... JJ... or Gordonhoser.

Agreed on having Kessel walk out and look for shots on the 5 on 3s. Hopefully they get some chances to practice it tonight.

I'm assuming all percentage chance calculations are based on the remaining schedule's difficulty. The Penguins are looking at a brutal March. All these teams are playoff teams:

Bruins (tomorrow none-the-less)
Washington
2x Nashville
St Louis
Dallas
Carolina (fighting for their playoff lives)

The only non-playoff team match ups we have left this month are the StRangers and the Sabres.

EEK!

Tonight Columbus is going to be beyond intense. If the Pens can get points tonight, that's a good sign.

I'm assuming all percentage chance calculations are based on the remaining schedule's difficulty. The Penguins are looking at a brutal March. All these teams are playoff teams:

Bruins (tomorrow none-the-less)
Washington
2x Nashville
St Louis
Dallas
Carolina (fighting for their playoff lives)

The only non-playoff team match ups we have left this month are the StRangers and the Sabres.

EEK!

Tonight Columbus is going to be beyond intense. If the Pens can get points tonight, that's a good sign.
- coohill

Carolina twice and don't forget Philly. Philly may be a longshot to make the playoffs, but they are playing far better than their record suggests.

Carolina twice and don't forget Philly. Philly may be a longshot to make the playoffs, but they are playing far better than their record suggests.
- Rinosaur

Carolina has about as tough a schedule as us... Philly's I do not believe is easy... and the Islanders legit just are not for real. I refuse to believe they are good.

Carolina has about as tough a schedule as us... Philly's I do not believe is easy... and the Islanders legit just are not for real. I refuse to believe they are good.
- Guile

I don't think Philly is making the playoffs, but they are still a team the Pens face that will be far from easy.

If the Pens do make the playoffs it will likely be the Isles or Bolts they face.

Lucky there. Make em pay

Geez. Talk about killing momentum

Awful Simon

Terrible

Get it on net for the rebound Sid

Awful Simon
- Thorny87

They all were terrible. That was embarrassing.

Wow Murr

Wow Murr
- Thorny87

What a stud.

When’s Tanger back?

Pens just need to get out of this period. This is bad.

All Columbus early.

What a stud.
- j.boyd919

I thought both of those were sure goals.

Of course the game looks like this so far. Of course Columbus looks like his. They're fighting for their lives. This is such a big game for them...if they didn't look like this there'd be something terribly wrong with their room. Hopefully Pens weather the storm a bit longer.. Murr making saves like that is key.

There were at least 3 penalties not called on CLB in that last bit...wth are these refs doing? They’ve lost control less than 8 minutes on.

NHL needs to address this...it’s a farce. This should be a high skilled game but Torts has his guys dragging their knuckles

I agree with Grinder. Horny needs to Fück off with that shït.

Gotta make this count and change momentum.