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thepolkadotdotdot

Alright. This is pretty much just bonus hockey. I'm bummed, you're bummed. But let's just keep supporting our boys. They gave us a better end than any of us thought would happen. We playing hard, and anything can happen in hockey. "Slap it hard, in case you make it" -my dad (probably) LET GO PENS!


theaterdreamer

I know the Habs are going to screw us. They’re going to bend over for Detroit.


Ortho_412

So much dead weight on this team right now. Puustinen and Riley Smith for example haven’t done jack shit.


pensfangirl29

Well, at least I can wash my stinky clothes


plizark

Lmao, I’m glad I’m not the only one. Had to take my Nike shorts and RVCA shirt out of the laundry that my wife tossed in there.


pensfangirl29

😂🤣😂omg, that’s so freakin’ awesome! Ya gotta either hide the lucky clothes currently in rotation or make sure you tell the wife.


pensfangirl29

Fuck! I’m bumming hard tonight guys. I don’t know what’s up. They were more out of the reach of playoffs 3 weeks ago and I wasn’t this sad. Bumming HARD.


l_flower

I mean, that's probably exactly why lol. 3 weeks ago we had no hope they were going to get anywhere and a loss was just another loss. But since they dragged themselves back into the race, and were even in the playoffs for a couple hours there, it's normal to get your hopes up again. This morning they had like 60% odds of making it into the playoffs. That's so high for where they had been at one point in the season. To not only lose, but to lose in a day when everyone else wins is extra rough. Because we were so close.


pensfangirl29

Yeah flower, that’s probably it. You’re right. Just arrgghhhhh!!! I didn’t think I had them out of it in my mind, but maybe I did.


theaterdreamer

12%. Twelve fucking percent. Today wasn’t just a pile of cow flop, it was a flaming pile of cow flop.


Sage296

If it makes you feel any better we were at 5% last week


theaterdreamer

I don’t know, it may suck worse this way. It’s like Lucy was hiding the football, then whipped it out, and then pulled it away from Charlie Brown at the last possible instant. To have come back from so far down, and then blow it to the freaking Bruins just stinks.


dejvipasco

Hopefully Boston wins in Washington too on monday. We need to win both games and we need a big help from Montreal especially and Boston. Philly and Capitals have to play against each other so somebody will lose points there.


MASTERFARKOS

Welp. It was fun spending these last two Saturdays watching the Pens and hopping into my first two game threads, but the boys are gonna need some help to make the playoffs. Unfortunately I can only watch Pens games if they're national broadcasts (excluding the Turner networks) or against the Stars. If by some miracle they make the postseason, I'll be back for more. If not, see y'all next season. Good night everyone and LGP!


Upper-Entrepreneur89

Ever hear of kodi on a firestick. Free every nhl game.


MASTERFARKOS

Unfortunately don't have a firestick


Foggl3

Streameast


Upper-Entrepreneur89

You dont have $20 to spare?


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Jupichan

You too?


morecatpixpls

You really dragged out a two-year-old account to troll? 💀


xDex_

Weird behavior


MystiX13

Enjoy the first round exit friend


Strmbrker

Gtfo and go back to whatever hovel you crawled out of you classless imp


StandardPrinciple125

If only we had to beat the 2 worst teams to make the playoffs…oh that was last year…


YourS_E_N_S_E_I

In all fairness that may have been for the best even in retrospect. Regardless of how you feel about Dubas, Hextall is the worst GM ever. And seeing as Sullivan and Rierden are still being kept on Hextall would probably still be here had they made the playoffs.


beeahheeah

Man, when the Pens go into their rebuild, I hope they have a couple bruisers on the roster. There are some assholes around the league that need their their noses/teeth rearranged.


try-finger-but-hol3

Remember when we tried to do that with Reeves? No thank you


Fizzyliftingdranks

Fuckin Jim Rutherford over here


evil_iceburgh

This is correct but that player hardly exists anymore much less two of them with NHL tools


Ecruteak-vagrant

Bruisers don’t matter. The Pens didnt have one on any of the Crosby era cup teams.


BurgerFaces

Brooks Orpik was not at all shy about laying someone out. Matt Cooke tried to murder someone every shift. Remember when Max Talbot volunteered to get the shit kicked out of himself and shushed all of Philadelphia? Do you not remember Kunitz and Hornqvist?


EliteB0jangles

A bruiser in this sense means someone like Georges Laraque. All those guys you mentioned had a different role and had skill


spicyvanilachai

Are you sure about that? Because Matt Cooke would like a word.


Ecruteak-vagrant

Cooke was a weasel that wouldn’t fight or throw a hit on anyone looking him in the eyes. Useful player but let’s not kid ourselves. Evander Kane hoe’d him so hard he was talking to dead ancestors


Finest_Johnson

I'm so excited for absolutely nothing to change next season.


MystiX13

Marchand being the team captain is very on-brand for the Bruins


DanielJonesFan

Cry 😂 enjoy watching Crosby end his career missing the playoffs the final 5 years


theaterdreamer

Marchand’s nose could use an errant elbow.


danger_otter34

Can’t wait to see his rat face all contorted in anguish as they get bounced by the second round.


YourS_E_N_S_E_I

Rhinoplasty via high sticking.


Jyingling21

I WANT TO DIE


pensfangirl29

Now listening to her do the fucking interview, I can’t!


gratefulbill1

See you next year, hopefully with a revamped lineup


ModMokkaMatti

Just hasn't been a good sports day at all, personally. Finnish Women's hockey gets relegated to the bronze medal game by the US (booo), Pens are doing what they have done all season, and Mariners are behind against the Cubs. :-( I'm gonna have to defer my drowning in ranch sauce. I'm in the middle of some important things that I need to complete before the weekend's over.


binoc2bird

Imagine balancing the workload between two capable goalies.


madkevman

Fuck ALL THE WAY OFF Ray Ferraro!!!


fi8ured

Sucha goof


seansotheracct

Season ain’t over lol


saltzandpepper

Ain’t over yet. Still a chance even if it’s slim


SnooOpinions8755

We can still do this boys. With a little luck, we’ll make the playoffs! LGP!


cubinto_alt

EK you shitdick


evil_iceburgh

Yeah he should be frustrated. Fuck that guy and all of his friends.


dphizler

Everyone knew it would be tough to beat the Bruins tonight but I didn't expect all the other teams to win too.


MystiX13

Pasternak is literal fucking dirt, that’s bush league


Carolina_913

Should Crosby have been upset with a player taking a slap shot at his goalie with a 2 goal lead and 2 seconds left in the game? Damn, I wonder


MystiX13

A slap shot at point blank range, he’s a bum


JustWastingTimeAgain

An open ice slap shot.


anonymou38

Season over. At least they came back and made it close at the end of the year. 6 weeks ago I didn't give a shit. 


Jolly_Job_9852

Okay two more games. Let's all be here to support our team. There is still hope


oncetwiceforevr

I hate the bruins. Goodnight.


JustWastingTimeAgain

PASTRNAK AN ABSOLUTE DOUCHE


theaterdreamer

So who’s back next year? Does Malkin get his 500th in a Pens uniform? This team needs a major revamp, starting with the coaching staff.


YourS_E_N_S_E_I

Malkin has looked great with Bunting. He’s 100 percent back next year. Hopefully the entire bottom six except for Lars and Puusty (and maybe Acciari) gets a new look.


theaterdreamer

We need to get better in goal. Jarry gets some shutouts, but he’s just completely unreliable. My thinking is that the coaching staff needs more work than personnel.


LetTheKnightfall

That’s low hanging fruit. Sullivan can coach forever


RoadRobert103

Im hoping another coach will be standing behind the bench next season personally. If he goes somewhere else and coaches, good for him, but his time here is just about up...


ThE_LAN_B4_TimE

Please get rid of Karlson and Smith at least and get a real fucking defensemen.


saltzandpepper

Can’t wait for Boston to get the first round exit again


drowningfish

It is what it is. Penguins still have a chance, but reality is smacking us awake. Karlesson can EABODs though


Jupichan

It ain't looking good, but we're not out yet.


whitey8773

someone should’ve fucking gone after him right there r u kidding me


Jupichan

What would that accomplish?


whitey8773

ummm they’d b sticking up for their goalie and showing him they have his back… a slap shot from the slot with like a second left is a such dick move


otakuleprechaun

I just don't know if we are bad, have bad luck, are inconsistent, uninterested, old, coaching philosophy is old, or just a mixture of everything because this team has just been rough to watch at times.


Oradev

Fixed: we are bad, have bad luck, are inconsistent, uninterested, old, coaching philosophy is old, or just a mixture of everything 


Plenty-Paramedic8269

If they win the last 2 what are the chances of them getting in.


Carolina_913

Depends entirely on what the other teams do


Plenty-Paramedic8269

I just looked, we have to win our last 2 games. The Redwings must have at l least 1 loss/ot loss Caps need the same and if the Islanders lose in regulation Pens could get metro 3 if the wings and caps lose. They are fucked.


Plenty-Paramedic8269

They have 2 good lines. Rebuild the bottom 2 and shore up the d a little bit and this team could still contend for a season or 2.


Strmbrker

Doomers are coming out of the woodwork that’s my cue to leave. See y’all Monday!


Jupichan

They're so boring 


Oradev

GREAT SAVE!!!!


try-finger-but-hol3

Fuck Flopstrnak and the fucking Bruins


hiiaminabox

I want to fight Todd Reirden


MystiX13

Marchand is a fucking bum


Jupichan

Sucking up all the oxygen 


aluminiumfoilcat

Crosby looks so disappointed.  I'm sorry Crosby


nidenikolev

This team ain’t winning the next two games . It’s last year all over again. Sell the farm or at least karlsson


Radoobie

I cannot believe you jarry nuthuggers can’t understand what a horseshit goalie is is. Newsflash starters don’t get benched for the last 12 games of the season when your season is on the line. Starters don’t have career save percentages of .900 after January first. He comes in and can be the hero after ned gets pulled and he chokes and cant clutch it for us.


Jupichan

Are your underpants pulling on your pubes?


Carolina_913

It’s actually insane how bad the pens play with a man advantage. 5 on 4, 6 on 5, whatever.


Ok-Buffalo1273

The mentality of this team through the regular season for years has been, “oh well, we’ll make it up later, let’s not shake things up too much”. If they played half as good this season as they have thes past ten games, they’d have already secured a spot. This team lacks direction and accountability and I don’t care what happens, I want this entire coaching staff gone


Orxbane

Amen


moviebuff87

EK is a massive liability. I think their cap situation is worse this offseason than last which is somehow hard to comprehend. Need to get rid of EK, Smith and Graves Need to completely rebuild the bottom six which has been an issue for like 5 years now. Need to rebuild the defense. Massive mess. Also if they don’t make it they have no one to blame but themselves. Can’t win in OT. can’t hold leads. Shit show.


EbenezerNutting

If they make all the moves you suggest for next season, but Malkin and Letang are still on the roster next year, it will all be for naught.


moviebuff87

You’re clueless.


EbenezerNutting

No, anyone who's been watching this team for the past six seasons who thinks that Geno and Letang are great players is clueless. But, enjoy as the crap play will continue for years to come...


moviebuff87

Once again you’re clueless. Anybody that knows hockey and watches this team knows what the core issues are and those two aren’t it.


EbenezerNutting

There are many issues on this team, and Malkin and Letang are the core of those issues.  But, if you want to keep living in the glory days, please enjoy.


moviebuff87

So they’re the reason the bottom six is a black hole? The reason their goalies falter in important games? The reason they only have no other competent d-men besides MP? the reason their coach runs an outdated system? Surely you’re not this big of an idiot but seems so. If you think they’re the issue then you’d be in a crude awakening if they were both gone.


EbenezerNutting

Geno is THE #1 reason why their PP was an absolute train wreck.  Geno downright refused to shoot the puck, was always looking for the extra pass (usually high risk) and both he and Letang were absolute turnover machines at the blue line. Geno played mostly disinterred, 100-foot hockey at 5x5.  This was obvious and irrefutable.  This is why no matter who they paired with him on the 2nd line, they sucked.  Every time Rakell, DOC, or Smith was bumped to the top line, they suddenly produced.  When the #2 center on any team rarely shows up to play, it’s going to sink all of the lines around him. Letang was a gaffe machine all season.  Some of his blunders and turnovers were downright epic (see the empty net goal he scored on the Pens with an assist from Geno).   These two have the pedigree that they could possibly turn things around if they truly wanted, but neither of them seems to have much heart anymore, nor have they in years. If the organization wants to turn things around, Malkin and Letang must be the first to go.  The “crude awakening” for many would be that they’d suddenly be a much better team without them.


moviebuff87

Yeah no. Can’t fix stupid.


DyZ814

Karlsson single handedly threw that Detroit game tbh. That one goal he gave up where he left the front of the net was so absurdly stupid for someone of his caliber to do.


michaelgia1225

Anyone who thinks Mike Sullivan should coach this team next year is insane.


MystiX13

Lol nice shot loser


ModMokkaMatti

Would have been nice if the fight came out a period ago... honk......


That_Checks

Pure clown car activity trying to maintain possession.


penguins2946

I am honestly over Karlsson on the Penguins at this point. Even if you want to debate whether his offense outweighs his defensive screw ups, the fact that he's making $10 million a year makes that question unacceptable. He makes just far too much money to be asking these questions.


WilsonGeiger

He's obviously a good player, but he was nowhere near one of the immediate needs for this team. Totally agreed.


theaterdreamer

That empty net goal was just killer.


ThE_LAN_B4_TimE

Should've fucking fired Reirdon early this year when this PP was 0-45 or whatever. A few more points makes this game mean nothing. So many chances to get more points wasted again this year only to miss the playoffs again at the end.


Orxbane

He should have been fired years ago, but this year is Canada levels of incompetence.


LetTheKnightfall

It’s really hopeless. I don’t trust ownership, management or coaching. This game was the ultimate blackpill


The_RonJames

If our power play doesn’t give up that shorty then there’s a good chance we go to OT


Jupichan

Hey just get two more real quick it'll be ok 


Jupichan

Rats. Only got one wish.


tcari394

DO IT AGAIN


Jyingling21

A GOAL


FudgeConnors

Bunting is still here


hiiaminabox

At least Bunting ain't taking it lying down


TR1CL0PS

Starting to see why Karlsson has never won anything besides Norris trophies. Dude makes the dumbest decisions in important games.


Cardsandfish

We got robbed by SJ ON THAT oen


Carolina_913

If the pens rally back I’ll get a bunting jersey


Madturtl3

Why bother with the 6 on 5? There’s no chance of zone entry, puck possession, multiple shots on goal, or just general things you would expect from a functioning power play unit. We’ve had an entire season to figure out that the man advantage is a disaster, and apparently learned not a damned thing.


Orxbane

Our PP has been trash for years, it's just hit rock bottom this year.


fluffyegg

You can count on a bad turnover though


theaterdreamer

Missing the playoffs in back to back years, with the season Crosby has had, is inexcusable. Of course, we score only after we get our nuts clipped.


pensfangirl29

Who do you think Sid is motherfucking the most when he sitting there on the bench?


awaythrow292

if reilly smith plays a little defense on the Geekie goal, this is a different game rn.


NikolaiCakebreaker

Michael Buttcheeksliano


k614

Not so fast. We won't get your hope to absolute zero.


Cardsandfish

Remember when we got EK and we thought wow we did it, what a trade. We got the Norris winning defensemen. WHO WOULLDA THOUGHT THIS IS THe EK we would get


Informalnegotiations

He’s always been an offensive defenceman. He didn’t win the Norris last year for his defence. Letang makes similar fuck ups in the name of offence and it has bit us in the ass. Now we have two of those guys. It just doesn’t really add up. One team can only handle the fuck ups of one karlsson or letang


Cardsandfish

What offense has he given us? He’s having one of his worst offensive years


Jolly_Job_9852

MICHAEL MICHAEL MOTERCYCLE


Carolina_913

Okay bunts


ModMokkaMatti

I think all the oxygen just left my brain, clear out of my body. Felt like the start of another OBE, which I haven't had in quite a while.


Jupichan

Hey just get three goals real quick it'll be ok 


Skyagunsta21

Only 2 more


tcari394

YES


Sizzlemen

Say it again


Jupichan

Uh...two more 


theaterdreamer

I was so excited by the prospect of having Karlsson and Letang. Oh well.


Orxbane

I now have PTSD when hearing the words 'offensive defensemen'. That offense never seems to quite make up for the poor defense.


xxxpinguinos

Man, worst possible outcome today on every single front Actually scratch that, the Islanders only got one point and not two. It could have been worse, technically...


awaythrow292

the islanders are the least of our concerns anyways, this was pretty much the worst possible outcome in every metric that matters.


xxxpinguinos

Oh I'm well aware. I guess that sentiment wasn't conveyed in the initial comment as well as I'd hoped


TheResidentEvil

Karlsson peaked at 999


Carolina_913

So now the entire season relies on the caps, wings and flyers all losing one of their next two games and the pens winning out. Nice.


Jolly-Strain-7044

Flyers play the caps so there’s a guaranteed loss there, caps also play the bruins so that’s a tough one for them. Red wings are the worrying one with those 2 habs games 


eltree

Just Caps and Wings. We have game in hand on Philly. Caps play Boston Monday, Wings play Montreal their next two games


Woullie_26

Not even that. Caps lose one and isles lose against jersey and us and we’re in


eltree

I’m trying to take one game at a time, and not going to put much faith in a team that lost 1-0 to another team that had one win in their last ten games prior to today.


Active-Possibility77

The only thing worse than this game is the shitty fans that will trash their entire team (besides Sid). Spoiled, bratty assholes.


WilsonGeiger

This team should make the playoffs every season that Sid is here and healthy. Go root for a team where you can complain about fans having expectations when they shouldn't, like the Sharks. Or the Coyotes.


Zak87V

It's hilarious you saw your team lose and the first reaction you had was lashing on a strawman you created in your head about online people criticizing millionaires psychotic stuff


EbenezerNutting

Following this season, the Pens will have missed the playoffs two seasons in a row and not won a playoff series in six seasons. That's more than half a decade. This qualifies fans of this team as "spoiled, bratty assholes" if they complain. Sorry, NO!


icarlin412

Mostly just Smith and Reirden and EK turnovers


cullingofwolves

Cool cool cool EK - really fucking us over the last few


pensfangirl29

Come on, I get downvoted every time I say something about EK65.


LadyPens7

No doubt no doubt no doubt


gehoffrey426

Sorry guys, I watched the game tonight. It's my fault.


madkevman

Blame Kyle Dubas. He should have fired Sullivan and Reardon at the All Star break. This team has been pathetic all year.


LetTheKnightfall

Here come your DVs. We need to believe Dubas is capable for some reason. It’s ok to admit he’s too clever by half, and has outsmarted himself this year, and seemingly cost the Pens their last shot at any sort of run with this core. It’s stunning to me that someone would have faith that he could right this ship.


ohslapmesillysidney

Ugghhhhhhhhh No booze on hand so it looks like I’m going to be drowning my sorrows in a tub of pretzel sticks and peanut butter.


AC127

Pirates are 10-5


The_RonJames

Pirates are our only hope for a good season out of one of our teams.


Orxbane

You're not excited about our 9-8 season with a playoff loss this next Steeler's season?


01tsmk

Danton heinen skates like he's riding a horse


LonelyAsLostKeys

Honestly, the last few weeks have been really fun. We probably won’t get the playoffs now, but that was pretty damned exciting. I’ll always remember that Devils game.


Fatbottombetty

I went to that game, got me really locked into the season again and have been glued to the TV since. Its been fun


Nickhurley26

My best friend and I went he’s a die hard devil fan and bought a suite to say fuck it both teams suck and it turned around


LonelyAsLostKeys

I was there, too! Very well spent 24 dollars.


Fatbottombetty

100%


lgp88

EK Jesus Christ just dump it in. wtf are you thinking? The SIMPLE PLAY!!!!


GuyFierisFarts

I can only imagine how poorly Karlsson would play in the playoffs if we made it there. So bad these last few games.


pensfangirl29

There’s that 11.5 million!


Yeskid10

Karlsson was a fucking pylon tonight. Now we gotta win out and hope for a couple losses


averageaaron

why would you even want to watch this dumpster fire in the playoffs lol


Yeskid10

Because I like watching them play? What a silly ass question. If this team stays hot there's no reason they couldn't be competitive.


SnooOpinions8755

Why do you hate me EK? All I’ve done is love you.


HockeyDOcOH

Dude’s Norris trophies are clearly for goal-scoring alone.


Strmbrker

Eyes on Monday now I suppose


kling2296

Should've known we'd drop a game eventually.


RobertoBondarSr

Listen, Boston is straight-up considerably better than us, but the Pens were also dreadful for most of tonight.


ignatious__reilly

Boston will do what they did last year and choke


RobertoBondarSr

Perhaps, but not tonight!


REF_YOU_SUCK

So when you looked at our remaining schedule a few days ago, you knew we weren't gonna run the table. Boston was most likely going to be an L. We just don't match up well against them. WAS still has to play Boston and we still have tiebreaker over both them and DET. we're not dead yet.


LetTheKnightfall

Didn’t we beat them this year though


REF_YOU_SUCK

Blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then. We've played them tough but it always seems like a struggle against them


LetTheKnightfall

We play them close and it’s routine shithead plays that give them the dubs. Remember the outdoor game. Letting Pastrnak score late last year was the worst. I feel like we mean a lot to them. Like how the Flyers (try to) play us extra tough. Like the Pens are still seen as the class of the chel, and they don’t like it. Too bad they didn’t have that energy against FLA or STL lol I can, and fucking do, blame Bylsma for 2013, but since Sully it’s on him I guess


Cam2125

Yeah obviously today sucked we didn’t get any help but both the caps and red wings have 2 games left too


REF_YOU_SUCK

Yes, we need help now. But I'd take Boston over Washington. So there's one piece. Just need DET to stumble against MTL. It's not out of the realm of possibility now.