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Matt Vensel's Penguins chat: 08.13.20
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Will
1:53
I wonder if there is some jealousy between Malkin and Sid. When Sid was out Malkin was the alpha dog and carried the team up to the Allstar game. When Sid came back Malkin took a back seat to Sid and his play showed it. I think it might be time to break up the 2 alpha dogs. What do you think?
Matt Vensel
1:54
Sorry, Will, I don't see it and don't agree that they should trade Geno.
Mako
1:54
Matt - I am interested in your take on Malkin, beyond just this series.  To me, when Malkin has been at his best he as played an aggressive but disciplined north-south game.  When he is off his game he is undisciplined with the puck and penalties and plays more of a roving, circling game in which the Pens lose any speed advantage they have.   In recent years I feel like we are seeing more and more of the latter.  Its not clear to me if Malkin can play his a-game consistently.  If he cannot, given how this impacts the teams style and play, then the team may need to consider options with him.  Your perspective?
Matt Vensel
1:56
I think Evgeni Malkin was one of the top 10 or 15 players in the NHL last season. His offensive numbers were just a tier below the three MVP finalists. He played with more focus and fire all over the ice. And he was again a leader. I have no idea what happened in the playoffs. His line actually generated a bunch of chances in the first couple of games, they couldn't score, then Geno disappeared. That is definitely a problem. The stars deserve a heaping of blame for the early exit, too. But I'm not going to completely dismiss everything I saw from him during the regular season. He was an elite player again.
sarah
1:57
Any possible truth to the suggestion that Sully was maybe trying to prove a point to GMJR about JJ by refusing to take him out of the lineup after scratching him last year and basically having GMJR continually stick up for JJ?
Matt Vensel
1:57
Why would the coach put his season and his job at risk to do that?
Guest
1:57
They keep talking about trying to replace Bonino , could they try and trade for him ?  I don’t believe he had done as well in Nashville so maybe we can get him back 😀
Matt Vensel
1:58
Nick Bonino would not have saved their season. The Pens do need a third-line center to emerge. If Teddy Blueger can show more progress offensively, I think he could be the answer for a while.
Ron J
1:59
Any more podcasts ?
Matt Vensel
2:00
Ron, we recorded new podcasts Saturday and Wednesday and dove deep into what could happen this offseason. Check out those North Shore Drive podcasts. Barring big news, that should be it from us for a while on the podcast front. Our Steelers, Pirates and college guys will still be going strong, though. Thanks for listening!
2:02
Alright, folks. I hear the kids stomping around upstairs when it's supposed to be nap time. So I have to bow out unfortunately. I feel bad because there's a bunch of questions still in the queue. How about we do this again later this month? Maybe we'll have more clarity then on what the Penguins plan to do this fall.
2:03
Thanks to everyone for joining me today and stick taps to the many of you who sent thoughtful questions. Enjoy Pirates season?
I kid. I kid. No one enjoys the Pirates. We'll talk hockey again soon.
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