GDT: Game #55 Pens will shock the Lightning @ 4PT/5MT/6CT/7ET/8AT/830NT

[Ginger Papa]

Projected lineup
Jason Zucker -- Sidney Crosby -- Dominik Simon
Jared McCann -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Zach Aston-Reese -- Teddy Blueger -- Brandon Tanev
Andrew Agozzino -- Sam Lafferty -- Patric Hornqvist
Jack Johnson -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Justin Schultz
Juuso Riikola -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Matt Murray
Scratched: Anthony Angello
Injured: Nick Bjugstad (core muscle surgery), Brian Dumoulin (ankle surgery), Jake Guentzel(shoulder surgery), Dominik Kahun(concussion), John Marino (facial surgery)​

Projected lineup​

Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Tyler Johnson
Pat Maroon -- Cedric Paquette -- Mathieu Joseph
Carter Verhaeghe -- Mitchell Stephens -- Yanni Gourde
Victor Hedman -- Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Braydon Coburn -- Luke Schenn
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney​

Scratched: Cameron Gaunce
Injured: Steven Stamkos (lower body), Ryan McDonagh (lower body), Jan Rutta (lower body)

Lineups Updated as per NHL.com 10:00 PST

Stats courtesy of The Score app

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[molon labe]

Thanks for the GDT! (Btw it should be game 55)

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Time to revenge last weeks loss

Let's go Pens!!

 

[EightyOne]

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I'll be having an adult beverage or two!

 

[Ignatius]

Tampa squeaked out a win last night in Columbus so this may be an opportunity to get a win against a team on the tail end of a back to back. I want #71 to wreck the Lightning like he so often has in the past, ain't nuthin' but a G thang baby!

 

[Empoleon8771]

FWIW according to twitter, it sounds like people expect Zucker to be in tonight. There aren't any legit sources saying that, just accounts referencing unnamed sources that Zucker should be good to go for tonight.

It's not super surprising, the Wild are planning on Galchenyuk playing tonight so I imagine Zucker is in the same situation.

 

[Andy99]

 

[Andy99]

I want to see Geno stick handle through the entire TB defense and pot one over Roloson...I mean Vasilevskiy

 

[RSPens]

I'm expecting to see these top two lines tonight
Zucker - Sid - Simon
McCann - Geno - Rust

Unfortunately Sully doesn't like to play Horny on the 4th line and he refuses to break up the ZAR - Blueger - Tanev line. He also seems to like to neuter McCann by keeping him on the wing. It's pretty sad that the team just got a LW and their 2nd best LW option is way better at centre. Maybe Sully needs to go full blender and give Lafferty, Angello or Aggozzino a chance with Geno, or even try Tanev on Geno's LW.

 

[MrBurghundy]

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Hopefully Sid has some new-linemate jump in his step tonight, we could really use it.

 

[Will Hunting]

Is Tampa really missing Stammer too? I know they miss McDonagh.. And they are also tired or at least they are supposed to be. This is maybe a fair game finally. That said we are just playing one tough game after another after another...

 

[RSPens]

Not that I think a game against Tampa is the best place to try to figure out what works, but Sully should really try a few things over the next couple games, or at least until Kahun is back. I would start with this:

Zucker - Sid - Simon
Lafferty - Geno - Rust
Aggozino - McCann - Horny
ZAR - Bleuger - Tanev

If this doesn't work for Geno then try Aggozino or ZAR there for a couple shifts. If none of them work on that 2nd line then maybe try Tanev. Or they could try Johnson. I'm sure one of these 5 guys should work well with Geno and Rust, without gutting the other three lines and allowing McCann to play the role that he is best suited for. If it doesn't work, for whatever reason, than JR needs another LW brought in.

 

[ownal]

Good thing the lightning played last night.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Zucker up to the top line

See OP for Updated Lineups

 

[TNT87]

Looking forward to hearing the crowd say Zuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

I look forward to my autocorrect saying Sucker all gdt.

 

[SouthGeorge]

 

[Andy99]

Looks like Murray is going to start again tonight as Jarry was out skating with presumed scratches Angello and Kahun today...I’m not sure I agree with that decision or understand it...he played against Tampa a few days ago and while he played fine, we still gave up three goals and it was not a special outing...Jarry’s puckhandling with our D so depleted could be critical against a team like Tampa who likes to possess the puck...if we can hold onto the puck more, it will give us a fighting chance...

 

[XanderCrews34]

Looking at TB’s lineup and seeing all those players with 52-56 games played. Sickening. Those happy, healthy jerks.

 

[Flying Dego]

Looks like Murray is going to start again tonight as Jarry was out skating with presumed scratches Angello and Kahun today...I’m not sure I agree with that decision or understand it...he played against Tampa a few days ago and while he played fine, we still gave up three goals and it was not a special outing...Jarry’s puckhandling with our D so depleted could be critical against a team like Tampa who likes to possess the puck...if we can hold onto the puck more, it will give us a fighting chance...

Agreed, think TJ should get the call after last performance but we shall see. Both goalies need to outperform with this D.

I just hope Crosby has some jump getting Zucker.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I look forward to my autocorrect saying Sucker all gdt.

Knowing your search history, I'm betting it'll autocorrect to start with an 'F'.

 

[Tom Hanks]

I'll be having an adult beverage or two!

Metamucil?

 

[Bumpus]

Time to revenge last weeks loss

Let's go Pens!!