PLAYOFF GAME DAY: Sens @ Pens :: Game 5, Round 2 :: 7:30pm ET :: Fri. May. 24th, 2013

Back to Pitt with the Sens facing elimination from Round 2 down 3-1 in the series. Put Game 4 out of our minds fast. Look forward, not backward. Sens will need to bounce back quick if they have any hope of extending this series. Will be interesting to see if PMac goes back to Conacher or if there are any other changes. Gotta believe. GO SENS GO!!!

Lock the other thread. Burn it! BLOW IT UP!!!!!

All we need right now

Gotta find a way to play with the puck more. Too much time spent in our own end, needs a break for more than 15 seconds at a time.

At this point any roster change doesn't really matter. Neither Stone or Conacher will be a series-changer - everyone needs to be better.

If we can find a way to win this game on Friday, all bets are off. This team has faced ridiculous adversity for the last 5 months. This game will be their toughest test.

Believe!

Desperation hockey, Sens play it well. Looking forward to it but win or lose this was a hell of a season.

tim1_2 wrote:Gotta find a way to play with the puck more. Too much time spent in our own end, needs a break for more than 15 seconds at a time.

That's been happening a lot this year and in the playoffs with Karlsson out or nowhere near 100%.

Wiercioch has been hurt for the playoffs as well and he is good at moving the puck as well.

As much as karlsson has been diving, it's much more infuriating when a guy like Orpik dives in the 3rd period, up 6-2 in the game, and gets the call in his favor.

So pens diving = powerplays
Sens diving = zilch and goals the other way

Per some guy named Josh Yohe:

The Penguins are 0-6 all-time under Dan Bylsma when they have a chance to end a series in Pittsburgh.

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We can't lose!

Michallica wrote:As much as karlsson has been diving, it's much more infuriating when a guy like Orpik dives in the 3rd period, up 6-2 in the game, and gets the call in his favor.

So pens diving = powerplays
Sens diving = zilch and goals the other way

Not even important. Karlsson has to stop because he's looking like 20 year old Crosby right now.

Michallica wrote:As much as karlsson has been diving, it's much more infuriating when a guy like Orpik dives in the 3rd period, up 6-2 in the game, and gets the call in his favor.

So pens diving = powerplays
Sens diving = zilch and goals the other way

That's what happens when the fix is in.

NEELY wrote:

Michallica wrote:As much as karlsson has been diving, it's much more infuriating when a guy like Orpik dives in the 3rd period, up 6-2 in the game, and gets the call in his favor.

So pens diving = powerplays
Sens diving = zilch and goals the other way

Not even important. Karlsson has to stop because he's looking like 20 year old Crosby right now.

Funny, I was going to say the same thing, and then I didn't want to bother. Pretty much all star players go through this sort of thing at a young age. I think you even see Crosby whining a little less at the refs than he used to. It's a learning process - you end up earning respect and the benefit of the doubt from the refs if you go about things the right way.

He needs to be a leader on this team no matter how old he is - and it bugs the Dung out of me when I see him go down and stay down while the play continues. The refs won't call it just because you're laying down, you need to get the hell up and talk to them afterwards.

I yelled at the TV so loud when he was sitting there last night while they scored on us. So Cussing bad for a future captain of this team.

Yep, a young Alfie would never do that

tim1_2 wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Michallica wrote:As much as karlsson has been diving, it's much more infuriating when a guy like Orpik dives in the 3rd period, up 6-2 in the game, and gets the call in his favor.

So pens diving = powerplays
Sens diving = zilch and goals the other way

Not even important. Karlsson has to stop because he's looking like 20 year old Crosby right now.

Funny, I was going to say the same thing, and then I didn't want to bother. Pretty much all star players go through this sort of thing at a young age. I think you even see Crosby whining a little less at the refs than he used to. It's a learning process - you end up earning respect and the benefit of the doubt from the refs if you go about things the right way.

Learning to be an NHLer is one thing, learning to be a star is another. It takes time and it's all part of it. It just has to change at some point and that's all people are saying.