GDT: #5: Pittsburgh Penguins@Tampa Bay Lightning | 10/12 7:00 PM ET| Tampa Bay Times Forum

[TheStinger]

Are we playing the Tampa Bay Bicycles?

 

[ColePens]

Bort sits? That makes sense. Only because he's a rookie, right? **** Bylsma. Don't sit your good players. Rest your older guys who need the night off or bad defenders. *cough* Orpik *cough* Nisky

 

[Speaking Moistly]

So typical. Nisky and Orpik really suck. Borts has a tough but by no means bad game. Ergo, bench Borts.

That said, consider THIS the true test of Maatta. On the road, where he's going to see the ice against Tampa's top guns, and he's out there with a partner who's been the Bolts ***** since 2011. Good luck Olli. You survive this stacked deck, and NOBODY on this board better be talking about sending you down.

Maatta is being set up to fail. Orpik and Niskanen will just fail all on their own, sucks for Scuderi, Martin and Maatta.

 

[Sorry]

Heck, Sutter played with a lot more jump last year after he got going. Hopefully he's just starting slow as he acclimates to linemates.

His linemates have been carrying that line. He better show something tonight. A replacement third line center is playing on his wing, and playing with a lot more hunger than Sutter. Creates a lot more offense as well. Just playing better hockey. As he should. If I were DJ I'd be pissed having to watch some legacy player loaf around the ice but getting regular time while I am renting an apartment in Scranton.

 

[Slabber Chops]

Tampa feed or Pittsburgh announcers. The agony of choice.

 

[Frederick Stanley]

10 goals in his last 5 games against Tampa?

 

[Pharrell Williams]

Thanks Daaaan.

 

[Slabber Chops]

His linemates have been carrying that line. He better show something tonight. A replacement third line center is playing on his wing, and playing with a lot more hunger than Sutter. Creates a lot more offense as well. Just playing better hockey. As he should. If I were DJ I'd be pissed having to watch some legacy player loaf around the ice but getting regular time while I am renting an apartment in Scranton.

You're bang on with that one. Both J and K have been great so far this season.

 

[BHD]

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

No Errey - Steve Yzerman will NOT have his eyes on Fleury for the Olympic Team.

The Root Sports homers have completely lost touch with reality.

 

[KIRK]

Bort sits? That makes sense. Only because he's a rookie, right? **** Bylsma. Don't sit your good players. Rest your older guys who need the night off or bad defenders. *cough* Orpik *cough* Nisky

Cole, I'm not even joking. Screw trading Nisky. Trade Nisky AND Orpik. Play Maatta with Borts and Despres with Martin. When Neal returns, reunite Malkin and Neal with Kunitz. Put Bennett with Sid. Take the 4 million saved on the defensive moves and use Sutter as a chip for the type of winger he ******* deserves already. Stack lines for Sid and Geno, and I'll take my chances on this team. As I keep saying, Sid and Geno are the Pens advantage. It's high time Shero stop mitigating it and start exploiting it, just like 2008. He got spoiled by our not playing a good defensive team in 2009 (Detroit without a healthy Datsyuk had a matchup problem with Geno) and ignored that the 2008 team was the juggernaut (who knows what happens without the cup jitters and Geno being hurt).

 

[Ogrezilla]

Tampa feed or Pittsburgh announcers. The agony of choice.

Bob Errey is a saint!

 

[Frederick Stanley]

No Errey - Steve Yzerman will NOT have his eyes on Fleury for the Olympic Team.

The Root Sports homers have completely lost touch with reality.

I was waiting for a Kunitz vote from Errey too.

 

[hiptanaka]

I love how they referred to NHL 14 as "the best hockey video game on the market". It's the only hockey video game on the market, and it's been that way for the last 4 years unfortunately.

 

[Slabber Chops]

Cole, I'm not even joking. Screw trading Nisky. Trade Nisky AND Orpik. Play Maatta with Borts and Despres with Martin. When Neal returns, reunite Malkin and Neal with Kunitz. Put Bennett with Sid. Take the 4 million saved on the defensive moves and use Sutter as a chip for the type of winger he ******* deserves already. Stack lines for Sid and Geno, and I'll take my chances on this team. As I keep saying, Sid and Geno are the Pens advantage. It's high time Shero stop mitigating it and start exploiting it, just like 2008. He got spoiled by our not playing a good defensive team in 2009 (Detroit without a healthy Datsyuk had a matchup problem with Geno) and ignored that the 2008 team was the juggernaut (who knows what happens without the cup jitters and Geno being hurt).

Bit nervous having that green a blue-line but who cares.. let's do it

 

[eXile59]

No Errey - Steve Yzerman will NOT have his eyes on Fleury for the Olympic Team.

The Root Sports homers have completely lost touch with reality.

Yeah that was a pretty stupid statement.

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

I was waiting for a Kunitz vote from Errey too.

Don't you worry, the night is young.

 

[HuskerTornado]

Weird, I can't figure out how to switch to the away feed in the Gamecenter Live Sony TV app, so for away games I'm having to use Xbox360's app.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Cole, I'm not even joking. Screw trading Nisky. Trade Nisky AND Orpik. Play Maatta with Borts and Despres with Martin. When Neal returns, reunite Malkin and Neal with Kunitz. Put Bennett with Sid. Take the 4 million saved on the defensive moves and use Sutter as a chip for the type of winger he ******* deserves already. Stack lines for Sid and Geno, and I'll take my chances on this team. As I keep saying, Sid and Geno are the Pens advantage. It's high time Shero stop mitigating it and start exploiting it, just like 2008. He got spoiled by our not playing a good defensive team in 2009 (Detroit without a healthy Datsyuk had a matchup problem with Geno) and ignored that the 2008 team was the juggernaut (who knows what happens without the cup jitters and Geno being hurt).

I'm only on board with a good top 9 return. The issue would be loss of depth. Injuries would really hurt at that point so the offense would need to get a solid upgrade.

 

[HuskerTornado]

I love how they referred to NHL 14 as "the best hockey video game on the market". It's the only hockey video game on the market, and it's been that way for the last 4 years unfortunately.

It's a sponsor, they have to say these things.

At least they're good games.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Bob Errey is a saint!

The patron saint of ******** spewing homers, amen.

 

[Slabber Chops]

Need a biggie from Fleury tonight

 

[Pharrell Williams]

We don't need our best sniper fighting like that. Get a goon like Kunitz to stand up for him.

 

[ColePens]

Nothing better than when two guys tap eachother for a good scrap.

I LOVE hockey for that reason.

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

Adams vs. Malone right off the start. Is there some back story to that?

I'd say Adams lost that one.