GDT: Pens Playoff Push: Hold on to your butts!

[Gurglesons]

Having to play the Lightning, Leafs and Bruins in the next 3/4 games is such shit luck. They need to win atleast two of those.

I think it’s good for the Penguins. They’ll likely play motivated. And the playoff teams are more likely to not give a shit.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

What a time to be alive.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

What a time to be alive.

Might see the Pens in the playoffs before WW3. Life is good.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

It's better we're playing a few teams basically locked in. Would be crazy if the pens actually pulled this off.

 

[66-30-33]

Right now all the spider mans are pointing to the Penguins, so is the Penguins spiderman.

 

[Tender Rip]

The first tiebreaker is regulation wins.

The Penguins have 30 regulation wins. The Flyers and Capitals have 28. The Wings have 26. The Islanders have 25.

Only the Devils and Sabres have more at 31 apiece.

Somehow the Penguins' ineptitude in OT and the shootout is now playing to their advantage, because they own the tiebreaker.

The part of me that abhors illogical thinking (that’d be 99%) is thinking of polite ways to tear into this…. Just no.




But about those results, couldn’t have panned out better. Thanks Jake!

 

[66-30-33]

This is what happens when you take our Jake away.

 

[Nakawick]

Having to play the Lightning, Leafs and Bruins in the next 3/4 games is such shit luck. They need to win atleast two of those.

At least we should be hungrier than those teams.

 

[The GM]

Should also get an emotional jolt from harkins coming back into lineup

 

[Rudy Russo]

Should also get an emotional jolt from harkins coming back into lineup

More like an emotional dolt.

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

Remember last season when the Pens controlled their own destiny? I do lol…I’m waiting until they actually do it lol

and if they do, you will wail about the impossible odds stacked against us in the first round, right?

I think it’s good for the Penguins. They’ll likely play motivated. And the playoff teams are more likely to not give a shit.

Agreed. It is funny to me how many longtime posters still don't get the Penguin way. We suck against shit teams. It's been that way for years. (CBJs excepted, of course).

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

Might see the Pens in the playoffs before WW3. Life is good.

Don't underestimate Bibi and Iran...

 

[Andy99]

 

[BusinessGoose]

You weak ass haters might as well jump on the bandwagon

It's too late in the year to tank

So why not win?

f***ing cowards afraid of the first round...

 

[DesertedPenguin]

That is not how that works.

It was a tongue-in-cheek reference to them doing this the hard way.

Hell, if they won in OT and shootouts, they'd already be in a playoff spot.

The part of me that abhors illogical thinking (that’d be 99%) is thinking of polite ways to tear into this…. Just no.




But about those results, couldn’t have panned out better. Thanks Jake!

It was a tongue-in-cheek reference that didn't land.

 

[Pens x]

LGP

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Jake with 20 points in 13 games including 2gs and an apple against the Caps tonight. Keep that up until R1 vs the Pens.

 

[SEALBound]

Huge game tomorrow...HUGE f***ing game.

 

[Rudy Russo]

Jake with 20 points in 13 games including 2gs and an apple against the Caps tonight. Keep that up until R1 vs the Pens.

Jake going to sign a big long term deal after the season ends.

 

[metalan2]

Remember last season when the Pens controlled their own destiny? I do lol…I’m waiting until they actually do it lol

Yes, but it was the exact opposite scenario as this year.

 

[66-30-33]

So we can be 3rd tomorrow afternoon, I like that. Pens vs Carolina after we gave them Jake. Pens are that sad not seeing Jakey.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Should also get an emotional jolt from harkins coming back into lineup

I'm getting emotional just thinking about his return.

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Setting up beautifully for the Penguins to once again trip over their own f***ing feet. Unless if it happens this year, there truly were no expectations.

Would be nice to actually go into a playoff series with no true positive outlook and just expect the worst and hope for the best.

This team may surprise in that position. Orrrrrrrr they get demolished. Either one, I'm here for.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Grove just jinxed it.

 

[Karl Prime]

They couldn't have asked for better results tonight. They have to play just as they have been against Tampa - strong defensively and getting to the net offensively.