GDT: Pens cross the border to smoke some Leaf @ 7:00 EST/ 4:00 PST

[Ginger Papa]

Penguins projected lineup
Jason Zucker -- Sidney Crosby -- Dominik Simon
Jared McCann -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Brandon Tanev -- Teddy Blueger -- Patric Hornqvist
Dominik Kahun -- Andrew Agozzino -- Sam Lafferty
Jack Johnson -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Justin Schultz
Juuso Riikola -- Chad Ruhwedel
Matt Murray
Tristan Jarry
​

Scratched: Anthony Angello, Zach Trotman
Injured: Nick Bjugstad (core), Jake Guentzel(shoulder), Brian Dumoulin (left ankle tendon laceration), John Marino (facial fracture), Zach Aston-Reese (lower body)

Maple Leafs projected lineup ​

Zach Hyman -- Auston Matthews -- Mitchell Marner
Alexander Kerfoot -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Kyle Clifford -- Jason Spezza -- Denis Malgin
Pierre Engvall -- Frederik Gauthier -- Kasperi Kapanen
Martin Marincin -- Tyson Barrie
Jake Muzzin -- Justin Holl
Rasmus Sandin -- Travis Dermott
Frederik Andersen
Jack Campbell​

Scratched: Timothy Liljegren, Egor Korshkov, Dmytro Timashov
Injured: Ilya Mikheyev (wrist laceration), Morgan Rielly (fractured foot), Cody Ceci(ankle), Andreas Johnsson (meniscus)

Should be loud in their barn

Lineups current as of 1:30 PST / 4:30 EST as per NHL.com

We all recall the win from Tuesday

Hopefully Gene’s feeling better and ready to go

Parody of the classic ‘The Trees’ by Rush

There is unrest on the Leaf Boards
There is trouble with the Leafs
As the Team suffers more losses
Members question faith in Keefe

The trouble with the Maples
And they're quite convinced they're right
They say our players are all softies
We need guys who can hit and fight

But the Team can't help their style
If Dubas likes the way they're made
And I wonder if some Leaf Members
Are more happy throwing shade?

There is trouble on the Leafs Board
Possible Playoff miss looms ahead
As the haters laugh, “We told you so!”
The Hard Core start a Main Board Thread

So the Pens showed them Tuesday
Which style is in the right
To win in spite of adversity
Hard work will win each night

Now there's a rematch to watch today
They’ve been scolded by Mr. Keefe
Tonight we stand together
Again, let’s crush,
The Maple
Leafs

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[AuroraBorealis]

Let's expose these jokers again. May hard work reign supreme.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Bring that same shit they brought the last game, that hustle.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Let's expose these jokers again. May hard work reign supreme.

If you could just do what you did Tuesday again,

 

[Honour Over Glory]

@Tom Hanks

Fine, whatever.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

I hope Jarry plays again. Sorry Murray.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I hope Jarry plays again. Sorry Murray.

I'm ok with them rotating, I'd be curious to see Murray start. Leafs are expecting Jarry and will try to solve him, starting Murray throws a wrench in whatever they are prepping for.

 

[EightyOne]

Let's
Go
Pens!

 

[Ryder71]

Regardless of tuesdays result, this is not a team to be taken lightly. Hopefully we bring the same effort with even more attention to detail.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Great work on the GDT, Ginger!

 

[Allie Kitsune]

Denis Malgin will probably be somewhere in the Leafs' lineup.

 

[Bumpus]

LGP!

 

[Neutral Hockey Fan]

This is a classic case of hard work (and skill)(Pittsburgh) showing why skill (without hard work and grit)(the leafs) is not a way to build a team. Pittsburgh is built properly, and should not have any issues tonight.

It honestly might not be a bad idea to keep malkin out. He’s not really needed, so why not let him recover fully for an extra day?

 

[HandshakeLine]

Great work on the GDT, Ginger!

I endorse this post in all of its entirety.

 

[TooManyHumans]

I think the Pens might have to survive early as the Leafs ought to come out on fire given the last game and the hammering they are taking in the Toronto media. Otoh, I haven't really seen much pushback from this Leafs team and they always seem ready to collapse at the first sign of adversity. If we can get them down the crowd will turn on them. So survive any early desperation from the Leafs and then bury this team.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

@Tom Hanks

Fine, whatever.

Listen if he hustles and passes to the other two I am all game

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

@Tom Hanks

Fine, whatever.

Would love to see a player say, “Nah that dude doesn’t belong with me, he’s got hands of stone.” Wait maybe Geno said that about Talbot.

 

[chethejet]

Leafs are really bad on D without Reilly. Muzzin is the Jason Thompson of the 1984 Pirates. He looks good because nothing is good around him. Anderson was folding the tent last year and Pens ran out of time plus that BS call on Dumo on his goal. Wait till the Leafs witness the full power of the Pens space station.

 

[vikingGoalie]

@Ginger Papa great gdt! Rush being my all time favorite band that re-rendition of the trees is genius. let's go post that on the leafs board

 

[The Old Master]

@Tom Hanks

Fine, whatever.

it's what sid told him.

 

[Ignatius]

Do you know if they have Leafs Jammies, Tavares Edition on sale?

 

[K Fleur]

The last 3 seasons I have realized that I am incapable of formulating a consistent opinion of Simon.

 

[Andy99]

This is a classic case of hard work (and skill)(Pittsburgh) showing why skill (without hard work and grit)(the leafs) is not a way to build a team. Pittsburgh is built properly, and should not have any issues tonight.

It honestly might not be a bad idea to keep malkin out. He’s not really needed, so why not let him recover fully for an extra day?

He’s needed...we can’t count on going 100% on the PP again and Leafs, despite their issues, outplayed us 5on5...if he feels good, he should play...

 

[kladorf2005]

He’s needed...we can’t count on going 100% on the PP again and Leafs, despite their issues, outplayed us 5on5...if he feels good, he should play...

Meh. They outplayed us for ~10 minutes between late 2nd period thru early 3rd period. Outside of that, we dominated.

Heck, we even dominated them when it was 3 vs 5!

 

[Ginger Papa]

Do you know if they have Leafs Jammies, Tavares Edition on sale?

I think Islanders fans cleaned up all in existence to burn in effigy last season.