GDT: Game #54: Pens play in the Litter Box Feb 8th 7:00 EST

[Ginger Papa]

Projected lineup​

Jared McCann -- Sidney Crosby -- Dominik Simon
Bryan Rust -- Evgeni Malkin -- Patric Hornqvist
Zach Aston-Reese -- Teddy Blueger -- Brandon Tanev
Alex Galchenyuk -- Sam Lafferty -- Anthony Angello
Jack Johnson -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Justin Schultz
Juuso Riikola -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry (Confirmed Starter)
Matt Murray
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Scratched: Andrew Agozzino
Injured: John Marino (jaw), Nick Bjugstad (lower body), Dominik Kahun(concussion), Jake Guentzel (upper body), Brian Dumoulin (lower body)

Projected lineup​

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Aleksander Barkov -- Evgenii Dadonov
Brett Connolly -- Vincent Trocheck -- Noel Acciari
Frank Vatrano -- Dominic Toninato -- Mike Hoffman
Jayce Hawryluk -- Colton Sceviour -- Mark Pysyk
Keith Yandle -- Aaron Ekblad
Riley Stillman -- Anton Stralman
Mike Matheson -- Josh Brown
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sam Montembeault​

Scratched: Denis Malgin
Injured: MacKenzie Weegar (upper body), Brian Boyle (undisclosed), Chris Driedger (lower body)


Lineups current as of 9:25PST/12:25EST

Stats courtesy of The Score app
(Note-PPP column error)

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[EightyOne]

What'll really happen:

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

What'll really happen:

Is the Penguin Ruhwedel trying to play D on his off-side?

 

[DesertPenguin]

Is the Penguin Ruhwedel trying to play D on his off-side?

Well, at least that experiment is at an end with Marino out. Riikola-Ruhwedel is back.

 

[66-30-33]

What'll really happen:

Come on man, Sheary plays on the Sabres and he falls down much more.

 

[Andy99]

Man, I’ve lost any joy at watching this game, this team, with Marino out...we have only one D man playing in this game who’s even having a good season...the rest blow..

The Panthers have owned us this year regardless of who’s playing...I’m expecting 7-1 Panthers given who’s playing for us and the fact that the cats have lost two in a row will be desperate to turn the tide...

 

[metalan2]

Tanev-Crosby-Hornqvist
Rust-Malkin-Simon
Galchenyuk-McCann-scrub
scrub-Lafferty-scrub

 

[Scandale du Jour]

So the bottom 6 is McCann and 5 scrubs.

 

[Shrimper]

Just get to the playoffs.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Anybody know when the last time the Pens beat a Joel Quenneville coached team?

He has to have some amazing record against the Pens because he beat the Pens all the time in Chicago and he already beat them twice this year.

 

[Andy99]

Anybody know when the last time the Pens beat a Joel Quenneville coached team?

He has to have some amazing record against the Pens because he beat the Pens all the time in Chicago and he already beat them twice this year.

Since 2010 season, 14-2 with the Hawks and this year with the Panthers..

 

[HandshakeLine]

I feel like some of you need to have your shoelaces and belts confiscated.

 

[Ryan Michaels]

Sorry guys can't find this anywhere, is Jarry starting?

 

[EightyOne]

Sorry guys can't find this anywhere, is Jarry starting?

Don't know yet.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

Cats were pounced the other night by VGK so I’m expecting the Pens to lose.

 

[Andy99]

Cats were pounced the other night by VGK so I’m expecting the Pens to lose.

Think they’d lose anyway...the Panthers have had the Pens number this year

 

[WayneSid9987]

At this point, i'll take any little thing i can get so i hope Riiko shows his stuff and makes Sully look like a fool.

The good news if they lose again is it inches Sully further to changing his abhorrent forward lines.

I'm takin' it as it comes now with all the injuries.
Gotta find a way.
LGP!

 

[Ryan Michaels]

Don't know yet.

Thanks.

 

[EightyOne]

Thanks.

Lol

Id start Jarry

But Sullivan might want to run with Murray since he wasn't bad last game? Or something.

It's really a tough call when you have two goalies and a coach who keeps everything secret as long as he can.

 

[Turin]

Not feeling great about this one but it’d be nice if Sid and Geno ran wild somehow. I just want to survive until the deadline.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Let's go Pens...!

 

[Ryan Michaels]

Lol

Id start Jarry

But Sullivan might want to run with Murray since he wasn't bad last game? Or something.

It's really a tough call when you have two goalies and a coach who keeps everything secret as long as he can.

Must be nice.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Not feeling great about this one but it’d be nice if Sid and Geno ran wild somehow. I just want to survive until the deadline.

The team needs to get back to playing a sound, committed 200 foot game. They've kind of gotten lax in that department a bit lately.

 

[Ugene Magic]

The team needs to get back to playing a sound, committed 200 foot game. They've kind of gotten lax in that department a bit lately.

This is how I see it...

 

[Flying Dego]

Pessimistic predictions:
-TJ starts and plays well
-Gives up 3 goals as team defense is a mess
-Unable to score, maybe get 1

Now someone be optimistic for me, cause I don't see it atm.