Locked On Penguins - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Penguins - Mark Donk at it again!!

Episode Date: March 26, 2021

As the title says, the Pittsburgh Penguins got a contribution from another "Mark Donk" on Thursday evening. That's right, Radim Zohorna scored the opening goal for the Penguins on his first shot in the first period of his first NHL game. Is that the first of many like a certain someone who did this in 2017? It had to be asked. Hunter then breaks down the Penguins 4-0 win in full as Sidney Crosby notched his 1300th overall point. How many would he likely have if not for the concussions? He also touches on the play of Casey DeSmith as he continues to excel. What about his game has changed drastically in the last 2 years? After that, the listener takeaways come back for a segment before Hunter previews the road ahead for Pittsburgh.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.IndeedWant your QUALITY short-list FAST? You need Indeed. RIGHT NOW, our listeners get a FREE SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/LockedOn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Your Locked-on Penguins. Your daily podcast on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network. Your team every day. Hey everyone, welcome to this very late Thursday evening episode of the Locked-on Penguins podcast. I'm your host, Honohody, follow me on Twitter at Honohotee.

So all this show's Twitter at L.O. underscore Penguins. Today's episode is brought to you by Rock Auto. Amazing selection, reliably low prices, all the parts of cover ever need. visit rockado.com and tell them locked on sent you. So we are back after the Penguins get another win. They sweep

the Sabres again in the little couple of series. They get to 4-0 against the Sabres on the season in 21 and 11 and 2 overall this season. They are still third place in the Mass Mutual East Division and getting closer and closer to being a playoff lock the Penguins win tonight

for nothing over the Sabers. I think that is also the seventh time or something like that. The Sabers have been shut out this season and that is just a very bad hockey team. I was saying this on the locker room app after the game. Honestly, they should just have Eric Stahl stay in Pittsburgh and change locker rooms, keep all of his hockey equipment there, and then, you know, do the same with Marcus Pedersen, have him go to Buffalo and just go to the visiting locker room. It would have been hilarious if Ron Hextall orchestrated that

trade during the game. It would have been a peak Jim Rutherford move if he were still here, but, you know, Ron Hextall probably wasn't going to do something like that, even though it would have been really funny. But, you know, coming into tonight, it looked like it was potentially going to be the game that Buffalo wins. They're going to break their 15-game losing streak as Kisperi Kappanin. It's now week-to-week, and that brings the total up to five. Top-nine players that the Penguins are without now. Injury-wise, it is absolutely ridiculous if this keeps happening every single season. I also say this on the locker room post-game tonight. It is unreal. Out of all teams in the four major sports in this country, I don't think I've ever seen a team have more

shitty injury luck than the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise. It is like this. Every single year, they are always at the top of most manned games lost to injury. It's maddening. People are going to say, you know, fire the head athletic trader, fire the conditioning people. A lot of these people are just bad luck. You saw it happen last night.

Gets hitting the boot with a puck. I mean, Malkin gets hit by Tenority and he's weight to weak and it looked like, you know, sometimes you just get a hurt with those. Teddy Lugar basically gets cross-checked in the neck. He's out longer term. Jason Zucker. know, he got his, his knee, his leg buckled a little bit. He's now, he's going to come back soon.

Brandon Tanev, I'm not really sure what happened there with him. But, you know, a lot of these injuries, and overall, not just for the penguins, are just bad luck. That's the thing here. And no, everyone, we don't need to fire the head athletic trainer, excuse me, or fire the strength and condition coach. It does not need to happen. It will not need to happen unless something just weird. And, you know, you get people like Bo Bennett getting hurt.

for freaking celebrating. I don't think that hasn't happened since that happened. But, okay, getting into the game tonight, we obviously have to start with Rodin Zohorna, the full-on-mark-dunk experience as Dom from the Athletic and Steve Dangle, the superfan of the Toronto Maple Leafs on YouTube in sports that have always said the Penguins when they basically recall a random player from Wilkesbury, call it on Mark Dong,

and he just scores in his first game. That is what Zohorna did tonight. His first goal on his first shot on goal, in the first period of his first game. I wonder who else did that. And yes, Jake Gensel did that during the 2016-2017 season. And I also am thinking of someone else that did that as well. I'm sure you all that listened to this podcast are thinking that as well.

No, Radim Zohorna is not going to be the next Jake Gensel unless he just is almost a, what, a 30, 40 goal score every year. But he's a big man, you know, 6-6, but he can really skate. That was the big thing that jumped out to me tonight about Zonzo. Orna, he can really fly out on the ice. He's physical. He's tenacious to the puck. And I really like his game. And again, you know, that's basically the player plays one game and he's already doing more than

Mark Jenkowski has all season. Yes, I had to harp on Mark Jenkalski. It's better than harping on Jack Johnson, who, you know, I don't have to harp on anymore because he's not on the team. So, no. Gras to do Zohorna, hopefully that's the first of many more. And what a shot that was to beat Dustin Tokarskosk. A little surprised that Tohkarski started tonight because he just started.

last night, but he also probably hasn't played a lot of games this season anyway. So I guess, you know, Kevin Adams thought it was fine to start him. And yes, Kevin Adams was behind the bench because both Buffalo, both of Buffalo's interim coaches had to be sideline due to COVID protocol. So the GM was behind the bench tonight getting a closer look at his team and coaching behind the bench. But yeah, you know, love what Zohorna brought to the lineup. I was really happy with this game tonight.

And great to see him get his first goal of the season. his career. Moving on to Jared McCann had two goals tonight. I think he's now up to seven goals, if I'm not mistaken, on the season. And I said this on the locker room. I said this on my Twitter and both Twitter accounts, honestly. Jared McCann has a top

three shot and release on this team. I know that may seem like a hot take to some of you because well, you know, it's not better than Cindy Crosby, Jake Gensels, or of Guinea Malkins. It has to be behind those. No. I think his release is better than Cindy

Crosby's, at least, well, Cindy Crosby's backhand is the best backhand on the team in one of the best of the league. So I'm not going to go that far, but I'm talking in terms of a pure wrist shot, snapshot. Jared McCann's, I think, is better than Sidney Crosby's, and it's honestly not that particularly close, in my opinion. But I would also take Malkins over McCann's, and I would take Gensels over him. I think both of them have a much better release than McCann. But after that, I would put McCann as the third best.

You saw it firsthand tonight. He's just been a different player ever since coming back from that second injury, not his latest one, but the one before that, where he was really struggling to start the season, and then came out hot as hell playing next to a Genniamalkin and Caspari Kappen before they got hurt, scored a couple goals against the Flyers, had one big one against the Islanders, I think, in his first game back. I think that was the game that Penguins won in overtime,

thanks to Crystal Tank's OT goal. And then, you know, just tonight gets those two huge goals. to basically put the game away. And his all-around game right now is just sensational. I would love if Ron Hextall and Brian Burke decided to extend him. Well, maybe after this, I think he has one more year left on his contract after this year. So it would probably have to be after next season. I would love if he stayed here for a few more years, maybe up that salary just a little bit.

Because if he can produce at a high rate when Malkin and Kappan come back and that line can get to where it was before they got hurt, you know, the Penguins will have something cooking here with that line going into the, playoffs. They will have basically two bona fide first lines, I should say going into the playoffs, just because of how well McCann is playing this year. He knows just his playmaking ability as well. Love his shot, love his defensive ability. This is the Jerry McCann that we all saw in 2019 when he got traded for Derek Bressard and Riley Shannon. Of course, that deal brought Nick Bukstad over as well. It was always so unfortunate that Bukstad could never stay healthy. But I know at least he's doing okay this year, I think in Minnesota. Last time I checked in the Wild Art, one fun team to watch.

We'll say that. You know, Kapril Kaprisoff is just one of the best players in the league. He's probably going to win the Calder Trophy, to be honest with y'all. Let's see, you know, great stuff on McCann. We'll also talk about Cindy Crosby. Now, before we do, get you in the commercial break. Gets his 1,300th point tonight, I believe his 1,300th point ties. Yes, if I scroll down here, he is now tied with Jerome Ginnla for 35th all-time for points by any NHL players.

So, congratulations. If it weren't for the concussions on all the other injuries, he'd probably have well over 1,400, probably would have close to 1,450 points right now if it weren't for the concussions on all the other injuries that he has suffered throughout his career. I believe as well, Ovechkin has 13.05 right now, Crosby at 1,300, and Cindy Crosby has played

in over 1,000 less games than Ovechkin. And the fact that he's five points behind him with basically what, 1,000 less games played, tells you all you need to know about who is the better player between those two. of Oveschkin, he's the greatest goal score the league has ever seen. He always will be the greatest goal score of the game has ever seen.

But if we're talking about overall talent between these two players, I'm taking Sidney Crosby 10 out of 10 times, I'm not looking back. And just looking at some other players on those list, he's going to pass Gilbert Perrault pretty soon. Pierre Turgeon, Mike Gardner, Dennis Savard, Dave Underchuk, Matt Sundeen at 1349. That's going to happen next season.

Guy Lefleur, Brendan Shanahan, is at 1354. Mike Medano, 1374. He's probably going to get up to their next season if there's a full 22-game season. And then the season after that, he'll probably pass Brett Pohl, Luke Robatai, Yari-Curry, Doug Gilmore, Adamo. It's obviously great all-time grates as well. Then Team Mussolani at 1457. I would not be surprised, fellas, if Cindy Crosby breaks well into the top 20 all-time for the most points scored by any NHL player. Joe Thornton is 1,500 points.

It would not surprise me if Cindy Crosby breaks well over 1,500 points. There is a lot more to go with. him. But still, great performance from him. He has really put the team on his back in this latest stretch. And also, you know, Jake Gensel gets another goal tonight. I believe that is now seven goals in his last 10 games. If I'm not mistaken, I'm just going to go to his hockey reference real quick here, just to make sure, I believe he leads the team with goals this year. I think he has, I'm just double-checking here, including tonight. So, 14 goals, 32 points in 34 games, basically a point per game player. He's almost at the level that we saw

last year when he had 43 points in the games, first 39 games before getting heard. Then, of course, the season before that in 2019 had 40 goals, 76 points and 82 games. I will still always die on the hill that Jake Gensel is a top five pure goal score in this league. And he has the production to back in up. Like I said, he's basically been a point-per-game player this year. And he is and always will be, I think, the best winger that Cindy Crosby has ever played with. And also as well, just real quick, just looking at the underlying numbers. If you look at all situations on natural statutes, this really surprised me.

The Sambers were the better team numbers-wise. They have 14 high-danger changes for, 7 for the Penguins. If you look at Core C-4 for Pittsburgh, 46.4% for Pittsburgh, 53.6% for Buffalo. Scoring chances for, scoring chances against were even at 31. Expected goals was pretty even, though. 3.75 for Buffalo and 3.34 for Pittsburgh. So this could have been a lot closer game. The fact that the Sabers had 3.75 of expected goals for,

And they were shut out, just tells you all you need to know about the Sabres for this season. They also, their expected goals for percentage was 52.8%. And then if you go to 5E5, the Sabers had 12 to 6 in high danger. And at 5E5, 2.8 expected goals for at even showing 5. So they're definitely unlucky tonight. And a large part of that goes to the play of KAC to Smith. And that would be the first thing that we talked about in the next segment of the Lockdown Penguins podcast. But before we do that, we do have to get to a couple things.

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And yes, everyone, he is playing at an elite level. right now. This is now his what, sixth consecutive, very, very good start for the Penguins in a backup role. His save percentage going into this game was 918, well, no, 919, excuse me, on the season. If you go to his complete game log, so his last five starts, 960, so before tonight, obviously 1,000 tonight. But before that, 960 on the March 20th against the Devils, 939 against the Bruins and a loss, 1,000 against the Sabers, 9.58. against the Rangers, 933 against the Islanders, and they lost that game. I think that was

the 2-0 game, and the Penguins just had nothing, and DeSmith was trying to will them, at least trying to tie the game towards the end. But DeSmith has been a completely different goalie this season. Even if you go back before that, I know it was 897 against the Islanders before that, but they won the game. It was 913, in early February in a loss. 923 in his first start of the season. He had three bad games after that, 870, 846, 882.

But, you know, the vast majority of his starts, he's been 9-13, 9-20, well over 9-20 or better this season. He's giving the Penguins, like I said, elite-level goaltending. Every time he steps onto the ice, he looks so calm and composed in net. His movement looks sensational. His glove hand. Now, everyone like to harp on Matt Murray's glove hand and say, oh, my God, this, oh, my God, that. But it was also a byproduct of a lot of teams shooting there just because a lot of teams shoot gloves side. But to Smith is not giving up a lot of goals there.

And like I said, just his positioning looks so much better this season than it was just a couple of seasons ago. I apologize for the background noise a little bit the dog is moving around just trying to sleep. So apologies for that. But just going back, like I said, a couple years ago, his movement and his positioning was not nearly as good as it is now.

I'm really liking what I'm seeing for him, and I would not be surprised if he'd continue to stick away a couple of starts from Tristan Jari. And the funny thing is, everyone, Tristan Jari is not playing bad this season. I mean, he's gotten his save percentage above 900 after that dreadful start that he had, I believe his save percentage this year, 9-09. It was well in the early 800s.

If you go back, his last five starts, just like Casey to Smith, 929 last night, 943, the game before that, 914, 977, 913, 943, 943, 943, 943, 949. both of these goalies are playing in a very high level right now, and that is exactly what this team means as they are still about five of their top nine fours right now. If you continue to get this level in goaltending, you're not going to lose very often. It is just not going to happen. Penguin's goaltending has been so much better ever since if you go back all the way until mid-February, it looks like, is where it really turned around.

Actually, it was that game against Washington, February 14th. That was the one that really got Jari going because he had a couple really bad starts before that was 903, but then was 929, 929, 969, 943, 909, 909. And, you know, the same with Casey DeSmith. He got hot right around when Jari got hot. So, and that's, of course, you know, that's when the team also started to get hot, especially just because Brian Brooke and Ron Hextall took over after Jim Rutherford ended up resigning. So, yeah, great to see the goaltending really playing well. Again, shout out to Chris LaTang as well. his game tonight was probably one of the top three games that he's had all season.

And that's saying something because he's been a rock the last five to six weeks. And his performance against the Islanders of that OT goal was something. And his game winner at home against the Islanders, that game, he was flawless. He's just been a rock the last four to five to six weeks. Ever since, again, you know, Ron Hexton, Brian Burke took over. His game has just done a complete 180. And he's playing like the franchise defenseman that we all have been accustomed to seeing from him over the years. and I honestly think that's the best hockey be seen from Chris LaTang since 2016,

where he was a menace in those playoffs. And honestly, in my humble opinion, should have won the Conn Smith. I think my vote at the time was Latang, Kessel, then Krasby. But I think at the time I also might have said Kessel Latang, then Krosby. But I sure as hell did not have Cindy Krosby winning the Kahn Smyth that season. But I still like it just because it got a lot of people mad. And, you know, I'm not going to be mad that Cindy Krosby obviously won back-to-back. Con Smyth, but still great performance from Chris Lmyth that.

Mike Matheson was This was a Mike Matheson performance Great with his puck on the stick Created some scoring chances But then flopped like a fish in his defensive zone Almost a look like he was sipping a corona On the beach at Aruba Or something like that

Just because the goal that was disallowed Just I don't even know what he was doing there On that two on one The three on one, whatever the hell that was Was out to lunge. Cody Eakin had a breakaway before that It was a great save by Casey to Smith Of course But he let that puck get away

And you know That's, of course, maybe why you don't want Mike Matheson quarterback in the PowerPlay a lot of times. I know I've said before that I've wanted Matheson to quarterback the Power Play, but I guess when he does stuff like that, it makes me question my take on that. I honestly question a lot of my takes all the time just because a lot of them are truly freezing cold. I'm trying to think of other thoughts for players in this game. Brian Russ again was great. Evan Rodriguez, I had a listener talking to me about this today on the Twitter page.

Yes, Evan Rodriguez has been great for the team these last five to six games. I thought he could have had another couple goals tonight. I think when this team is healthy, God willing, they do get healthy. He is the 12-4 that will likely be in the lineup. I saw a lineup from CK. If they want to go Gensel, Crosby, Russ, McCann, Malk, and Kappan, Ashnese, Blugert, Tanevas, your fourth line, and then Zooker on that third line with Rodriguez and a third-line center such as Eric Stahl.

That would be one of the deepest teams Pittsburgh has had been probably a few years, honestly, probably since they won the Stanley Cup in 2017. So I think he's a perfectly fine fit on that third line, just because of what I've seen from him in the last five to six games. I know he only has three goals on the season. His playmaking ability is not up to par for playing in the top six at times, but in a bottom six role, I think he's perfectly fine.

I really like what I've seen from so far. Anthony Angelo, again, I think he was fine. Colton Severe was fine. He's played some better hockey ever since being placed on waivers. Marching, Kalski, still don't know what he does. on a nightly basis to continue having him play. Obviously, the only reason he's playing right now is because of injuries, but he really brings nothing to the table.

He's honestly almost becoming the Jack Johnson of the Penguins right now, except he plays lesser minutes, and he only makes $700K against the salary cap. So I can't be too mad about that. And he's also probably not going to come back to the team next year. I would be stunned of Ron Hextall, and Brian Burke brought him back. But Cody Sisi, again, was pretty awesome.

Adam Gretz had a great tweet during the game. he was the player or just like that situation with that contract that's the kind of contract that Jin Rutherford should have signed Jack Johnson for and this level of play he was hoping to get from Jack Johnson with the contract that Cody Cici has right now. I'm sorry if that was confusing. In other words, you know, he just basically Rutherford was hoping he could get this level of play from Jack Johnson

on this kind of contract. And he should have signed Johnson to this kind of contract if he was thinking about signing him at all. But he also shouldn't have signed him in the first place. But Cici has been awesome. I would probably extend them right now two to three years, maybe two to two point two million per. Cody C.C. is what he is. He's a good bottom-paring defenseman, really nice defensively, can contribute offensively at times, and doesn't make a lot of mistakes. If you're playing him 12 to 14 minutes and night and making him be responsible for Mike Matheson, who, of course, is total chaos, I think that's totally fine.

He's been great this year, and I've really liked what I've been seeing from C.C. overall. But I think that will do it for most of my thoughts of this game. Coming up in the next segment, we will do the listener takeaways. I have not done those in quite a bit. I always like to see what you all have to say. Before we do that, it is time to talk about rockado.com. It's the family business. Our auto barcars was online for 20 years.

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at Honor Hodee. So, all this show is Twitter at L0 underscore Penguins. So let's get to a few listener takeaways. There's only a couple tonight. I always appreciate some of you all sending these in. Friday time says DeSmith was solid. Third straight shutout versus Buffalo. Team is doing what needs to be done. Hopefully some positive individual performances come out of all these injuries. Yes, 100%. And yes, that is DeSmith's third straight shutout against the Sabres. It's hard to believe. It is three wins against the Sabres. All of them have been shutouts. And yes, they're doing what

they need to do. They're banking points against pad teams. The Penguins are now 10 and 2 and 1 versus the Rangers Sabres and Devils combined, and if you combine that with the Flyers, actually, they are 12 and 5 and 1 against the bottom four teams and the division. So for the most part, the Penguins are doing what they need to do against those four teams and banking points when they need two bank points. And yes, if you all did not realize the Flyers put up, they did not put up a surrender nine goals again tonight. And yes, it was against the New York Rangers. And yes, the Rangers have caught them in the standings. just to show how bad it is in Flyers' Country right now. Mr. Noodle says,

Congrats to Crosby and Zohorna, both games against Buffalo is expected, would have been a great opportunity to see what Matheson could do on an offensive line. Yes, I agree. I think if this team gets more injured, it would not surprise me if they actually did go full chaos and put Mike Mathes in that forward because, I mean, one, it would be hilarious in something that the fan base, myself included, King Clarkie and everyone else,

has been wanting to happen for a while, and would be so great to actually see it happen. Mr. Naut says, are going to need everyone to step up to get the W against the Islanders. Hope we get Zuckre and Tannaeth back. Yes. Here, here on that, Mr. Noe at all, and I would really hope they get Zucker and Tana back for those two games.

I'm not counting on it. Maybe they get Tana back for that. I also don't expect the Penguins to practice tomorrow just because they just had a back-to-back, but I'm most likely thinking that they're not going to get both those players back. Like I said, maybe Tanneth, but I'm not counting on it. And yes, the Penguins do play the Islanders Saturday and Monday. And if they win both of those games in regulation,

they will tie the Islanders for at least second in the Mass Mutual East Division. They only four points out of first place right now, the Penguins. Alan Teodor says, come on, McCann, got to get that hat trick. Yes, he was about a couple inches away from getting that H-T as he tried to go up the empty net. He says, goaltending is still impressing to me, both guys. Congrats to Hulner, congrats it. Hopefully they have some confidence going into these next two games. Absolutely completely agree, Alan.

These next two games are big ones. And the schedule really opens up for the penguins after these next four games, honestly. So they have the Islanders this weekend, Saturday and Monday. I think Alan, you said to me, I'm just shouting Alan out on the podcast. I think he said he's going to the game on Monday, so stay safe while going to that. But then after that, the team goes to Boston, has some of the ruins they have in one in Boston since 2014. But then they see a lot of the Rangers after that. They play the Devils all the rest of the times in April.

they actually have a three-game series against the Devils in the third week of April, and then they have the Flyers for a game. Like I said, they finish up with the Rangers. They have Buffalo a couple times. The April part of the schedule, after they play Boston, is really weak for Pittsburgh. So if they can get some healthy guys back as the month of April comes, this team can really make a run as the playoffs get closer. It's hard to believe that April starts this time next week.

We are almost just about a month away from the Stanley Cup playoffs starting. I think at this point where what? six weeks away from the playoffs going. As of right now, I still think the top four teams that you see in the East Division are going to be the playoff teams come, what is it, May, 6th, May 8th, something like that. I do think it's probably, I'm probably 90 to 95% short that the Penguins will get in the playoffs right now. It would have to be a monumental collapse for them to miss the playoffs. But that's all I have for you all tonight.

I really appreciate you all listening to this one. I'll be back tomorrow with another episode previewing the two monstrous games against the Islanders and some other goodies as well. So thank you all for listening, and I will talk to you all sometime on Friday.