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Matt Vensel's Penguins chat: 08.03.20
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Matt Vensel
11:39
I wrote after the Flyers game that there was cause for concern, so I'm with you on that. But I think patience is the way to go here. The Penguins had four months to consider their lineup and I think it would be foolish to blow it up after one game, especially since they were the better team Saturday. I expect minimal changes to start tonight's game. But if Sullivan doesn't like what he sees after one period, by all means shake some things up at that point.
chrisv
11:40
What's the secret sauce that was there in Nov and Dec but seems to be lacking from Feb to now?
Matt Vensel
11:42
It's a lot of things. Smart decisions with the puck. Dumping it in and getting in on the forecheck. Putting pucks on net when given the opportunity. Nailing your assignments defensively. But all that boils down to one thing: Having all five guys on the ice on the same page and focused on their assignment. Sullivan likes to call it "cooperative play." We just aren't seeing it consistently like we did in December and January, when some of their top players were sidelined.
11:44
That's it for today, folks. Thanks for joining me. A lot of really good questions, even if I didn't necessarily agree with some of your takes. And that's OK. Good debate. Enjoy the game tonight and we'll do it again Wednesday. I suspect we'll be talking about a 1-1 series then.
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