GDT: #1|Let 'Em Know You're There|Pittsburgh Penguins @ Dallas South Stars|10.8.15|20:37

[Big McLargehuge]

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[SIZE=+3]Game #1[/SIZE][SIZE=+2]
American Airlines Center; Dallas, Texas
October 8, 2015; 8:37 PM EDT[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+4][shadow=black]Projected Goalies[/shadow][/SIZE]

#29 Marc-André Fleury|#31 Annti Niemi
34-20-9, 2.32 GAA, .920 sv%, 10 SO|31-23-7, 2.59 GAA, .914 sv%, 5 SO

[SIZE=+4][shadow=black]Projected Penguins Lines[/shadow][/SIZE]

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

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14 Christopher Kunitz|87 Sidney Patrick Crosby, ONS|81 Philip Joseph Kessel, Jr.

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61 Сергей Плотников|71 Евге́ний Влади́мирович Ма́лкин|72 Патриc Хорнквист

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19 Beau Daniel Bennett|13 Nicholas Lawrence Bonino|57 David Perron

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24 Robert T. Farnham|7 Matthew David Cullen|41 Daniel Sprong

Left Defense | Right Defense

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45 Gerrit Alan Cole 28 Ian Douglas Cole|58 Kristopher Allen Letang

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3 Olli Määttä|12 Reverend Benjamin N. Lovejoy

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4 Robert John Scuderi|8 Brian Joseph Dumoulin

[SIZE=+4][shadow=black]Projected Stars Lines[/shadow][/SIZE]

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
14 Jordie Mercer Benn|20 Cody Eakin|91 Tyler Paul 'lol Boston' Seguin
43 Валерий Иванович Ничушкин|90 Jason Anthony Rocco Spezza|10 Patrick Sharp
27 Travis Shawn Moen|38 Vernon Fiddler|18 Patrick Campbell Eaves
21 Antoine Roussel|13 Mattias Janmark-Nylén|83 Aleš Hemský

Left Defense | Right Defense
33 Alexander Marcus Flint Goligoski|3 John Andersson Klingberg
47 David Johnny Oduya|4 Jason Demers
15 Patrik Geza Nemeth|5 Jamieson Oleksiak

[SIZE=+4][shadow=black]Injuries[/shadow][/SIZE]
Penguins Injuries:

Player | Position | Status | Description
Pascal Dupuis|RW|LTIR|Pascal Dupuis
Eric Fehr|C|LTIR|Off-Season Elbow Surgery
Tom Kühnhackl|RW|IR|Undisclosed Injury

Starz Injuries:

Player | Position | Status | Description
Jack Campbell|G|IR|Hand

[SIZE=+4][shadow=black]TV Information[/shadow][/SIZE]​

TV Station|Available For
Root Sports|Pittsburgh Region
Fox Sports Southwest|Dallas Region

[SIZE=+7]Whatever, It's Hockey Season[/SIZE]




[SIZE=+7]It's A Great Day For Hockey[/SIZE]

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[Empoleon8771]

From the last thread:

Nope, you are not alone.

Johnston's offense was heavily dependent on the breakout and transition from the defense working well. Injuries and scouting destroyed a lot of the effectiveness forcing forwards or defenders to move the puck 200 ft alone to get into the offensive end. Obviously Letang & Maatta are healthy. But I am not sure if Johnston has made the necessary adjustments to make this work in the NHL.

I have zero confidence in the coaching staff being able to make the PP work (and not because of Crosby or coachability either).

I'm also not sure we have the puck movers to work with that system. Over the last 2 years, our PMD have taken a massive hit by losing Niskanen, Martin, Despres and Ehrhoff. We've replaced them with Cole, Dumoulin and Lovejoy. I'm high on Dumoulin so I'd say that him and Despres would be a wash in terms of puck moving ability. However, Ehrhoff/Niskanen and Martin to Cole and Lovejoy is a massive downgrade. I don't think MJ's puck moving D system would work any better this year than it did at the end of last year. Luckily Johnston has shown he's willing to adapt, but he needs to do it really fast or the Pens are going to be in a deep hole to start the year. Even if we were to play all of our best puck movers (so Scuderi and Lovejoy out for Clendening and Pouliot), I still don't think our D would be good enough at moving the puck for that system to work.

The PP issue is an obvious one. How the PP looked at the end of last year was completely unacceptable, and even with Kessel, I'm not sure how much that will improve. Tocchet has done nothing to suggest he can set up a good PP and our top end players not being particularly good PP players doesn't help that either.

 

[scottrodo]

Letang was shipped here from Italy?

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Scuderi playing and Kunitz on the first line makes NAO go crazy.
Scuderi playing and Kunitz on the first line makes NAO go crazy.
Scuderi playing and Kunitz on the first line makes NAO go crazy.
Scuderi playing and Kunitz on the first line makes NAO go crazy...

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Great stuff as usual, Big. Farnham killed me.

Let's go Pens!

Also, Dupuis lolz.

 

[cajal]

I hadn't heard the prelude music to FFVII for a long, long time... awesome GDT

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

The Kessel pic is amazing.

6 hours to go!

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Has it been confirmed yet that:

- Clendening will sit in favor of Lovejoy?

- Bennett will play LW, while Perron plays RW?

- Farnham will play ahead of Porter?

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Has it been confirmed yet that:

- Clendening will sit in favor of Lovejoy?

- Bennett will play LW, while Perron plays RW?

- Farnham will play ahead of Porter?

Practice lines from yesterday were used since today was an optional skate.

I'm 100% assuming Farnham will play over Porter, though...not just because of the fact that he's been with the big team the entire time, but also because Dallas has Roussel.

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

Olli's trying to lower expectations early:

 

[steveg]

Why does this thread say "OT" instead of "GDT?"

I was confused as to why I couldn't find the Game Day Thread -- and finally figured out it was hiding as an "Off Topic" thread... LOL!

 

[Zen Arcade]

Bobby "let me at 'em, let me at 'em" Farnham.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

I suppose if he HAS to play, then Lovejoy should be sheltered next to our best defender.

The third pairing will suck ass, too.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Go Pens

 

[IcedCapp]

Why does this thread say "OT" instead of "GDT?"

have you read this board?!

hockey and game day-related topics are definitely OT

 

[High Flying Birds]

Lovejoy being on the 2nd pairing, Scuderi playing at all. It's gonna be a long year defensively. We'll score a lot of goals but **** me we're gonna get scored on a lot too. Well, at least hockey is finally back

 

[madinsomniac]

Why does this thread say "OT" instead of "GDT?"

I was confused as to why I couldn't find the Game Day Thread -- and finally figured out it was hiding as an "Off Topic" thread... LOL!

curious as well... mostly great thread though... needed a hot dog photoshopped into Kessel's pic and a "Manly" reference to Bennet, but overall i am cool with it

 

[ibar726]

Olli's trying to lower expectations early:

I tend to think this quote was meant for MJ to hear. Trying to convince him that even if they look bad out there together, that they still have chemistry...so DO NOT switch the pairs and put him with Scuderi.

 

[steveg]

have you read this board?!

hockey and game day-related topics are definitely OT

Good point, actually...

 

[radapex]

Olli's trying to lower expectations early:

I'd rather see something along the lines of

Cole - Letang
Maatta - Clendening
Dumoulin - Lovejoy

At least we aren't far off that...

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

The third pairing will suck ass, too.

Get ready for Dumo to be made the scapegoat if/when that happens.

 

[Corvidae]

Lovejoy being on the 2nd pairing, Scuderi playing at all. It's gonna be a long year defensively. We'll score a lot of goals but **** me we're gonna get scored on a lot too. Well, at least hockey is finally back

Does anyone else think that Scuderi and Hatesad are going to hurt the offense as much or more than the defense? One of those two albatrosses (albatri?) will be on the ice for at least half the game. If they're trying to go all in on offense, the forgot to go all in.

 

[Vyruz Reaper]

BB and Perron should swap....

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Get ready for Dumo to be made the scapegoat if/when that happens.

Of course. Like when Scuderi was with Despres last year. Funny how the organization doesn't see the common denominator.

 

[billybudd]

I like the Bonino pic.