This team just plays with no urgency. It is like when they are going to be down 3 in the series then they will start playing their best.
I feel like they just don't have that "next gear." Could be from so many games the past few season, could be too many old players, could be lack of a cohesive game plan to adjust to opponents pressure. Whatever it is, this team just doesn't seem to have "it" this season. Lots of puck watching, little movement without the puck, no hard shots so everything gets blocked, and instead of shooting wide intentionally and getting the rebound off the boards, they just continue to shoot into the legs and skates of everyone in front. Sigh. Hopefully they'll get a lucky bounce and figure it out sooner rather than later. Longer we go without scoring, the more it favors Pitt.
I like these refs. Tow blatant penalties on the pens in the last minute of the period, nothing called but anything the rangers do illegally at the end of the period then it is penalty automatically.
Ok. Good first period. Haven't had a lot of good shots offensively but forwards hustling back on D and rangers especially kreider doing a lot of good hitting. Think we'll get one soon.
Malkin crosschecks Brassard after the whistle, no penalty. Hayes cross checks the guy from behind, it is an instant penalty,
Not a bad 1st period guys. Need more good shots but I like the back checking and forecheck got going couple times. This game has Kreider and Nash breakaways written all over it as Pitt D doesn't respect NYR forwards speed. Let's hope it's more Kreider. Lol
Nash could not score in the playoffs if his life depended on it. I would love to see this guy have a multiple goal game in the playoffs once in this lifetime.
Rick Nash has to go. That breakaway chance proves he serves no use here on this team. He should have been gone last offseason.
LOL...Nash breakaway on this hack of goalie. Of course he does not score. What a disaster this guy has been in the playoffs here.
Wow. Just. Wow. Stepan gets tripped in the corner and leads to a 4 on 2 and the refs don't see shit. This is why AV is a ball-less coach. Take the two minute penalty and berate the fucking refs. This is a god damn joke.
It's a god damn joke this officiating. There's NO way this team can win when it's Pittsburgh and the refs vs them. AV is a coward. He should have called out the refs after game one but pussied out. Now the bs continues.
