How do the Penguins bounce back against Montreal?
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Welcome back to Poppin' Joe. We have Stanley Cup champion Tyler Kennedy in studio till the top of the hour. Myself and Donnie Football and the Limitless Wonder will be at the Baseball Card Castle tomorrow helping the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. and interacting with our friend the General. So come visit us tomorrow. We'll be there 10 to 2. You can listen to the Pomp and Joe show every Wednesday to hear about Starkey's Card of the Week from the Baseball Card Castle in Cranberry. Contests run every Wednesday through Friday at noon at the 937thefan.com contesting page. And the fan hotline presented by Sullivan Super Service, providing trusted plumbing and HVAC service for 50 years. We were talking about the Penguins just devastating loss the other night with a tenth of a second on the clock.
They had another devastating loss earlier this year. They led Toronto on November 3rd, 3-0 after two periods. They give up four third-period goals. And even though they won a couple nights later against the Caps, they wound up losing three of their next four and five of their next six. And it looked like things were going south, but that's when Jari returned, Tyler, and really calmed them down. And they have a pretty decent record since then. What could be the emotional damage of this one? How do you bounce back from something like that? Well, I think they're going to be fragile right at the start of the game. If Montreal jumps out to a 2-0 lead, I think some doubt will start coming in their mind. So I think whoever scores the first goal is going to be huge, especially for the Penguins.
But we also have to think about Montreal. They just got pounded by Tampa 6-1 at home. Yeah. So this is going to be an extremely – competitive game. Both teams are going to be ready to play and we're going to see which team who wants it more because they're both kind of facing some adversity. Both teams need to get back in the win column and it's going to be a great game tonight. And when you think of like Jari, Jari's been lights out. Like, everyone I felt like struggled last year under Sullivan has been playing their best hockey I've ever seen, from Jari to Graves to Carlson. Last game, did you see Carlson chip the puck in? Yeah. It was something I'd never see ever. He chipped the puck in, made the safe play, and he played defense.
Carlson's like my second favorite player on the Penguins right now, the way he's playing. I'll tell you what I like more than anything else is Mews' willingness to put young people in tough positions. He's had Kendo on the first unit power play. He has them killing penalties. He's 18 years old. The last 18-year-old I thought was Jordan Stahl to do that and be trusted. Also, he has kept that – Third kid line intact.
What key factors influence the Penguins' performance against Montreal?
I think Rutger McRory is a really good player who takes advantage of the speed of Koivunen and Kindle. So that line has been a really good line for them in 18, 21, and 22. I think Tyler may have some different thoughts on that line, Bob. Tyler? Yeah. I'm talking about a straight young 18, 19, 20-year-old, that kind of line. And they're all good. Yeah, I think they're all great players, like you said. I think McGroarty's a great player. I think he's got a lot of upside. He looks like a future NHL player. The one thing is I just wouldn't put them all together. When you see them play, none of them penetrate the inside. They're so good at exchanging, using their speed, being first to the puck, and then moving their feet out of it.
But they don't bring the puck from the outside to the inside. They keep it on the outside. And I'm not sure it's because... They're younger, not as strong. They don't got that, that meat on their body yet. The muscle yet. I would change the lineup and I would put Kindle with a big body, right? He's a speedster, likes to shoot the puck. You need someone in front of the net. You need someone in front of the goalie's eyes. So when he shoots the puck, the goalie doesn't see it. He bangs and rebounds. Right now, he shoots the puck and then the play's over.
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