From the Trib...


Unfortunately for Bunting, an unanticipated slow start to the year has him on the verge of relegation from the club’s top six forwards to a healthy scratch.

“I think our expectation is higher,” coach Mike Sullivan said Saturday in Cranberry when asked to assess Bunting’s season to date.
- madmike71

And Rakell went how many games scoreless in the top 6 last year?

And Rakell went how many games scoreless in the top 6 last year?
- Grinder47

People wanted to know why Bunting is scratched. That's right from the horses mouth.

Sully could scratch 3/4 of the team and be justified IMO.

Sid’s line is a dumpster fire.

It's punishment. No other way to look at it. Sully must not like something about his game.
- madmike71

Bunting doesn't play on the perimeter enough. He's not hearing what Sully is preaching, so he's spending a night in the box to get his mind right.

Sid’s line is a dumpster fire.
- Grinder47

yup. this game is so frustrating. Get depth scoring (check). League avg. goal-tending (nope). Top line doing top line things (nope). Every now & again, they'll be able to stitch it all together on the same night (and maybe for a string of games) but overall, there's just too much variability in how they play.

Ah well. Despite the loss it was one of their more encouraging games for me haha. They played pretty good overall. They could have won that game vs a very upper level opponent.

And you guys said we would be too good for a lottery pick. Now I’m not saying top 5 but I think we can sneak into single digits. The real question is when do we eat 50% of ek for a late round first to a contender. Gonna be a busy TDL this year.

And you guys said we would be too good for a lottery pick. Now I’m not saying top 5 but I think we can sneak into single digits. The real question is when do we eat 50% of ek for a late round first to a contender. Gonna be a busy TDL this year.
- 10inchTerror

I think that shop has sailed on EK all together. No way a team with a real chance that’s playing good hockey would throw EK into that mix.

Ah well. Despite the loss it was one of their more encouraging games for me haha. They played pretty good overall. They could have won that game vs a very upper level opponent.
- MattStrat

Yeah, I think the guys on this board miss that the Jets are 5-0 and steamrolling everybody. We played well. An effort like this would be enough vs most teams.

Why do the pens keep losing to bigger younger players who play with an edge? Please don't change anything dubas the fans love perimeter players with no physical play.

IMalkin has 1100 PIMS in 1151 games. How many of them PIM"S were stupid penalties? Sure he's a HOF but still is he a liability by taking dumb penalties?
- jb55

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Ah well. Despite the loss it was one of their more encouraging games for me haha. They played pretty good overall. They could have won that game vs a very upper level opponent.
- MattStrat

Definitely a lot to like. Still can’t wrap my head around the bunting situation.