Pens 2011-2012 Season Thread

**BlacknGoldHaze** · 04-11-2012, 10:35 PM

That freaking blows!!! 3-0 lead in the 1st and we blow it with the help of the refs??? WTF???

**BlacknGoldHaze** · 04-11-2012, 10:38 PM

The puck was just laying there for Staal to clear and bam game over.....wow....sucks to lose game one like that....

**BlacknGoldHaze** · 04-11-2012, 10:39 PM

Defense has been shaky down the stretch......but it looked like we were just trying to protect a three goal lead...only to watch it fade away.

**BlacknGoldHaze** · 04-11-2012, 11:01 PM

WTH is up with our power play???

**BlacknGoldHaze** · 04-11-2012, 11:13 PM

Let's face it....Pens played 20 minutes and the Flyers played 40+.....it's a long series but we MUST take game two Friday!!

**Prosdo** · 04-12-2012, 10:52 AM

The refs did not cost the Penguins the game. The Penguins cost themselves the game. Defense is their weakness. They need to play pedal to the floor. They laid off and tried to keep a lead instead of trying to add to it. The Flyers can score a lot of goals and are no strangers to being down by 2+ goals. They know how to come back. The Pens should have kept the skate to their throats and not let up.

**LarryNJ** · 04-12-2012, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Prosdo

The refs did not cost the Penguins the game. The Penguins cost themselves the game. Defense is their weakness. They need to play pedal to the floor. They laid off and tried to keep a lead instead of trying to add to it. The Flyers can score a lot of goals and are no strangers to being down by 2+ goals. They know how to come back. The Pens should have kept the skate to their throats and not let up.

Of course the refs didn't cost us the game.

Let's hope that this was a wake up call. You can't play 1/3 of the game and win in the playoffs. The power play was terrible. I really think they need to change it. I'd put Sid at the net where he belongs.

**Prosdo** · 04-12-2012, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by LarryNJ

Of course the refs didn't cost us the game.

Its sad but you can't believe how many people are pointing to the refs. It's absurd.

**LatrobePA** · 04-12-2012, 11:24 AM

The refs were the same for both teams. They could of very easily called a lot more, I have NO problems with them!

I didn't like our line changes, Zbynek Michalek and Martin are freaking terrible!!

**Ibleedblk&gld** · 04-12-2012, 05:27 PM

The refs blew the offsides call on Briere's first goal....ultimately their lack of defensive play killed them...but I can't get over that blown offsides call