darksabre

Trick question: it's Pizza Logs.

Mmmm even strength scoring. That's the stuff.

And clapping wins process.

He could have been. He very nearly won a Cup in Vegas last year. Maybe Pittsburgh would have won more Cups with him than with Hornqvist and Spaling...

James Neal is a bad example though, isn't he? They traded the guy a few years after they signed him to a very reasonable 6 year deal (at 25) and he has continued to produce. If anything they should have kept Neal.

I appreciate you bumping this. It was noted in the post-game last night that apparently after the losses to Vegas and San Jose the players had a bunch of meetings and hashed a lot out. I don't know who called those meetings or who the leadership voices were, but I have to imagine Jack was at least partially responsible.

Pittsburgh doesn't cut their most important players loose.

It's kind of the way of the NHL though. You just sorta have to do it in order to lock good players up. Everyone is giving out deals like that.

I'm happy. Anything that continues to bury McBeane for their stupidity.

Yeah, I think Thompson needs some more A time for sure. Casey just looks too damn good. He does so many things right and in a way that I can't remember a player doing those things. He's raw and he's still learning, but I don't think sending him to the A ends up helping him at all. He's rising to meet the challenge in the NHL and I'm willing to continue letting him do that. I think he's a few weeks away from breaking out.

I'm not ready to answer one way or another, but I think if the chemistry and production with Eichel continues you basically have no choice but to re-sign him. There is one question mark though, and it's his age. Skinner is 26. How long do we think his wheel hang around? I guess you're probably looking at a 6 year deal for him? Maybe at $7-$8 mil per?

I see no reason to send Mittelstadt down. He's so close. Give him some time and make sure he's in a good headspace (which I think he is) and the hard work he's putting in right now is going to start really showing up on the score sheet. The NHL is where he belongs.

What in the world

Squirrel meet nut

Lol Sobotka had no idea the puck was next to him on the ice

My buddy Brian made a gif

Oh Zemgus.

Playing with Sobotka and Sheary seems to also be working and I'm also not going to ask any questions.

Eichel Skinner Pommers appears to work and I'm not going to bother asking questions

Reinhart setting up the screen like a very good boy

What a clapper

Casey looks so close to putting things together. He's like 90% of the way there. And he's clearly undeterred. I think if we just give him a few more weeks very good things will start happening.

The effort has been good tonight. These guys are doing the individual work. Heads are on a swivel and they're making a lot of quick, short passes.

Jeffrey!

Great pass! These PP units look pretty good.