HOUR 1 - Pens on brink of playoff berth, Muse & his goalies, Jason Mackey

The Penguins have a chance, in 3 different ways, to make the playoffs tonight for the first time since the 2021-2022 season. A win gets it done the easy way, but they can also get in with 1 point or no points in the event of losses around the eastern conference. What a job by Dan Muse. Where does it rank among best coaching jobs in the last 10 years of Pittsburgh sports? The back-to-back Cup runs by Mike Sullivan probably take the cake. Mike Tomlin has had a few good ones, too. But Muse has turned things around faster than we ever anticipated. A season in which the Penguins did not have Sidney Crosby for 70 games or Evgeni Malkin for 60 games is on the doorstep of a playoff berth. Poni doesn’t like how Dan Muse is handling the current goaltending situation. Who should get the nod in the playoffs? A funny lookalike conversation. Pirates insider Jason Mackey joined the show. Jason thinks the reality for Paul Skenes is that he is headed to a major market within the next 5 years, but that doesn’t mean there is zero attempt to keep him around. Will we see a revamped MLB system that could benefit the Pirates? Jason gave his take to an online battle regarding the Pirates signing of Konnor Griffin as a common practice. Did one side cave more in the Griffin negotiations? The guys didn’t like the pulling of Mitch Keller after 75 pitches, followed by the bullpen immediately giving up runs. Jason told us about Keller doing Pilates in the offseason that may have an impact on what he’s doing so far. Was Keller OK with being done after 6 innings yesterday? Jason broke down the season of Oneil Cruz so far, which has seen lowlights in the outfield, but highlights at the plate.