GDT: Pittsburgh @ Philthy, 7pm EST May 4th: A New Hope

[Darren McCord]

Pittsburgh @ Philthy, 7pm EST May 4th

A New Hope (for Malkin to be free from Zucker)

Penguins projected lineup

Guentzel-Crosby-Rust
Zucker-Malkin-Kapanen
McCann-Carter-Gaudreau
ZAR-Blueger-Sceviour

Dumoulin-Letang
Friedman-Ceci
Pettersson-Marino

Jarry
DeSmith

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Philthy projected lineup

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Giroux - Couturier - Travis Konecny
Farabee - Hayes - Voracek
Van Riemsdyk - Patrick - Aube-Kubel
Lindblom - Laughton - Allison

Provorov - Justin Braun
Gostisbehere - Sanheim
Hagg - Myers

Elliott
Lyon​

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[ronduguayshair]

I would like to see Carter tried out as wing on #71's line. He could also take faceoffs.

I do not like fast players on #71's line because I feel he neuters their speed with his east to west play.

McCann #71 Carter. This way this line actually shoots the puck and you still have a guy with speed to chase the pucks down in the corners.



Kapanen is good enough to drive offense on his own. His speed with Bleuger's could be great.

 

[Pens x]

Sully getting the lineup ready:

 

[Gurglesons]

Sully getting the lineup ready:

More like..

 

[Andy99]

I would like to see Carter tried out as wing on #71's line. He could also take faceoffs.

I do not like fast players on #71's line because I feel he neuters their speed with his east to west play.

McCann #71 Carter. This way this line actually shoots the puck and you still have a guy with speed to chase the pucks down in the corners.



Kapanen is good enough to drive offense on his own. His speed with Bleuger's could be great.

i don’t have any issues with that lineup. It’s at least trying things out that have a chance of working...

I don’t expect any changes though, knowing Sully. And that’s why I fear for our playoff lives against the other good coaches in our division

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Nothing against Friedman, but I really hope Riikola plays tonight. Not expecting it to happen.

 

[ColePens]

@Darren McCord with the most apropos thread title ever.

 

[RSPens]

Hey, the line-up worked so well yesterday, why change anything? I know the boys are likely going to come out strong and they have a lot to prove tonight, but Sully could at least help them out a little.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

All I know is I didn't watch the third period and the score changed from 4_0 to 7-2.

We better be ready to play.

 

[Victor Z]

Nothing against Friedman, but I really hope Riikola plays tonight. Not expecting it to happen.

Riikola no longer exists. He may never have existed.

He's not even listed as a healthy scratch anymore, he's not injured (and probably never was, this season), he's just "disappeared". Actually I think he's been demoted to the taxi squad as of sometime in April, but for all we know he's joined the Witness Protection Program and only Brian Burke knows where he is.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Nothing against Friedman, but I really hope Riikola plays tonight. Not expecting it to happen.

Hell, have the best of both worlds and sit Pettersson for Riikola.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Hell, have the best of both worlds and sit Pettersson for Riikola.

Yes b...b...but... it's GOTTA be left/right handed D in pairs, only! Just like duos!

Kindly ignore last night's 2nd pairing.

 

[Andy99]

If anything, this is the time for the coaching staff to try different things with the lineup with only three games left and see what you have...especially with the top six and D pairs...flip Jake and Zucker, try Carter on RW...might help spark L1

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

If anything, this is the time for the coaching staff to try different things with the lineup with only three games left and see what you have...especially with the top six and D pairs...flip Jake and Zucker, try Carter on RW...might help spark L1

Yeah but they are competing for first and what they've been doing is working SO well, lately...

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Yes b...b...but... it's GOTTA be left/right handed D in pairs, only! Just like duos!

Kindly ignore last night's 2nd pairing.

Except when it comes to Trotman playing his off-side in place of Riikola.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Except when it comes to Trotman playing his off-side in place of Riikola.

It's almost like Sullivan just uses this shit as convenient excuses to justify his bonehead lineup card. But that's not it. Jack Adams and stuff.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Great GDT @Darren McCord !!!
I forgot about this being a b2b. I guess we need to re-slay old Dragons...

Flyers....scum...

Go.. young Sith to be. Cleanse them all from the galaxy...

Let's Go Pens!!!!

 

[slowhands]

Hope, well, I guess, everyone plays better tonight. They Were chasing all night last night.

 

[Fordy]

Riikola no longer exists. He may never have existed.

He's not even listed as a healthy scratch anymore, he's not injured (and probably never was, this season), he's just "disappeared". Actually I think he's been demoted to the taxi squad as of sometime in April, but for all we know he's joined the Witness Protection Program and only Brian Burke knows where he is.

hes swimming with the fishes

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Riikola no longer exists. He may never have existed.

He's not even listed as a healthy scratch anymore, he's not injured (and probably never was, this season), he's just "disappeared". Actually I think he's been demoted to the taxi squad as of sometime in April, but for all we know he's joined the Witness Protection Program and only Brian Burke knows where he is.

Riikola is on the taxi squad.

He cannot be brought to the main roster before the playoffs without someone else going on LTIR. The Pens do not have the cap space with Carter on the roster and Malkin back.

If they want Tanev to play before the playoffs, someone like Sceviour is going to have to go to the taxi squad.

Once the playoffs hit there is no cap, but the next three games there still is.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Is Geno playing or did he re-injure his knee?

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Nothing against Friedman, but I really hope Riikola plays tonight. Not expecting it to happen.

Riikola no longer exists. He may never have existed.

He's not even listed as a healthy scratch anymore, he's not injured (and probably never was, this season), he's just "disappeared". Actually I think he's been demoted to the taxi squad as of sometime in April, but for all we know he's joined the Witness Protection Program and only Brian Burke knows where he is.

Riikola knows where Hoffa is buried

 

[MrBrightside]

Riikola is on the taxi squad.

He cannot be brought to the main roster before the playoffs without someone else going on LTIR. The Pens do not have the cap space with Carter on the roster and Malkin back.

If they want Tanev to play before the playoffs, someone like Sceviour is going to have to go to the taxi squad.

Once the playoffs hit there is no cap, but the next three games there still is.

Lafferty is the obvious candidate there.

 

[The Old Master]

Nothing against Friedman, but I really hope Riikola plays tonight. Not expecting it to happen.

yeah, he moves the puck well ,likes to dish out a hit, and trys to clear the front of the net. but he also hasn't played in so long that i'm not sure if bobby orr could come in under those circumstances and play well.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Time for a little revenge