Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss sports bubbles, Matt Murray’s time with Penguins, Pirates’ lookout

Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for another edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page.

The guys start off with whether the bubble, the sports bubbles, will hold. Will the NHL and NBA players be able to entertain themselves enough that they don’t stray from the closed environment?

Madden also sees an issue with NHL not quarantining players during training camp. He thinks is players are quarantined before the start of the season, the leave could get a jump on any problems.

He thinks the players should be able to deal with the constraints of a bubble.

The guys discuss NBA writer Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN being suspended after sending a profane email to a U.S. senator.

Benz and Madden also discuss how Steelers’ Cam Heyward and Zach Banner responded last week to comments posted by Eagle’s wide receiver DeSean Jackson.

On the hockey front, Benz and Madden discuss different variation on the Penguins line chart and power play. And are we nearing the end of Matt Murray’s time with the team?

Madden believes this is the swan song for Murray. He says he’s been an average goalie for a few seasons.

Terrelle Pryor wants to play for the Steelers or the Patriots. Madden says the Steelers have no reason to pick him up.

Can the Pirates stay afloat for 60 games? Madden says that the team’s pitching are so bad that he can’t see them being competitive. Even the hitters left a lot to be desired. There’s not enough power in the lineup.

Madden says that at best they’ll win 25 games and at worse will be historically bad.

Madden also takes a moment to congratulate JuJu Smith-Schuster reaching 1 million YouTube followers.

And the guys congratulate the Riverhounds on winning their opener on Sunday. Hopefully there will be a game at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Also they talk college football and answer reader comments.

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