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Various Penguins quotes after Olympics, Leopold trade
by Tony on 03/01/10 at 03:00 PM ET
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From PittsburghPenguins.com’s Sam Kasan:
On how he (Head Coach Dan Bylsma) was rooting in the U.S.-Canada game:
It’s tough to pinpoint where exactly your rooting interest is. I certainly wanted USA to win. I was cheering for USA. When they scored to tie the game with 25 seconds left I reacted more than when we score on the bench. I was rooting for USA and my interest was there. When Sidney Crosby took a step off the wall and had (Brian) Rafalski behind him, it was over. I saw it happen and I knew it was over and going in. I thought maybe he would go to his backhand when you look back on it. That was my feeling when he stepped off the wall and beat his man – this game is over.On Miller possibly expecting a backhand too:
Sid took a quick shot. Ryan Miller, as that puck was probably going by him, was realizing ‘he just took a quick shot on me.’ He probably wasn’t set up for what was coming at him. I might have taken the quick shot but I probably wouldn’t have scored. That’s a goal scorer and a guy who seems to an incredible knack for the dramatic. He got his space and got the puck on a great play from Jarome (Iginla). I think before the puck went into the net you had a sense it was going in.
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I wonder if the Pens are going to trade a defenseman for something else (sniper?). I’m not pointing fingers here but it’s assumed Leopold is a roster player (not a healthy scratch). They WON’T trade Gonchar, Letang, Orpik (defensive dman), Eaton (defensive dman), or McKee (shot blocker)...so that means Skoula and Goligoski might be out. I wonder what they could get for Goligoski? Maybe someone like Patrick O’Sullivan or maybe Blake Wheeler?
I just don’t feel like Goligoski has developed into what he was supposed to be. Too many errant passes and poor decision making. Granted he’s young, but he hasn’t really improved in a roster slot. In retrospect they might move McKee but I don’t think he’ll be happy about it.
People say the Penguins’ scoring is a problem (no natural snipers for Malkin or Crosby) but it’s really the defense that is creating situations where they need to score more than 3 goals a night. And Defense wins cups but…Leopold doesn’t really address that situation unless he changes his game overnight (which he won’t).
Posted by stoneman from vegas on 03/01/10 at 08:14 PM ET
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When Sidney Crosby took a step off the wall and had (Brian) Rafalski behind him, it was over.
I had that feeling too. You just can’t give him a second chance like that. After he blew the breakaway in the third and the U.S. tied it I was thinking- even then,” if Sid gets another chance it’s all over”. It happened earlier in the tourney against the Swiss if you rememember. He missed in his first shootout attempt, but not the second attempt. He beat Hiller and won that game too. Credit to Babcock he also knew not to give Sid second chances, because he’s just that type of player. He’ll burn ya’, and he burned us yesterday with that second chance.
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 03/01/10 at 05:28 PM ET