GDT: Tampa Bay Lightning@Pittsburgh Penguins |1:00 PM ET | NHL Network

[Frederick Stanley]

Line Up:

[spoil]Kunitz - Crosby - Stempniak
Jokinen - Malkin - Neal
Glass - Goc - Pyatt
Gibbons - Sutter - Adams

Orpik - Niskanen
Maatta - Scuderi
Bortuzzo - Despres

Fleury [/spoil]

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[Shrimper]

Win please.

 

[WhatsaMaatta]

With Sutter and Goc centering two lines, it would be nice to see Bylsma using matchups to shut down Stamkos.

 

[drpepper]

With Sutter and Goc centering two lines, it would be nice to see Bylsma using matchups to shut down Stamkos.

Pyatt is the worst defensive player on the team, and Glass is a blackhole of possession. Even Goc can't make that line a good shutdown line.

Sutter's line is better defensively but has two of the worst possession players in Adams and Sutter (even if arguably Sutter's possession has been driven by terrible wingers).

Either Sutter or Goc can center a shutdown line, but not with those wings. Both lines are going to be hemmed into the defensive zone. I'd rather just see Crosby-Stamkos match up if the Pens want to shutdown Stamkos.

 

[WhatsaMaatta]

Pyatt is the worst defensive player on the team, and Glass is a blackhole of possession. Even Goc can't make that line a good shutdown line.

Sutter's line is better defensively but has two of the worst possession players in Adams and Sutter (even if arguably Sutter's possession has been driven by terrible wingers).

Either Sutter or Goc can center a shutdown line, but not with those wings. Both lines are going to be hemmed into the defensive zone. I'd rather just see Crosby-Stamkos match up if the Pens want to shutdown Stamkos.

Agreed. We should match Crosby against Stamkos. That frees up Goc and Sutter so they can play D against Tampa's 3rd and 4th lines.

 

[drpepper]

Agreed. We should match Crosby against Stamkos. That frees up Goc and Sutter so they can play D against Tampa's 3rd and 4th lines.

Right because that is exactly what I said.

Sutter and Goc's lines won't shutdown Stamkos even if Bylsma line matches. If your goal is to shutdown Stamkos, Crosby's line is the most effective. Bylsma has to and fans have to decide between shutting down Stamkos or giving Crosby's line the more advantageous starts/match-ups because I don't think the Pens can do both which has been the problem since Staal left.

So to me the point of line matching should be to free up Malkin or Crosby's line not shutdown Stamkos.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Madagascar....Penguins and friends.

Thanks for the laugh, Frederick.

LGP!

 

[LaughAtMyPain]

Well, damn. Is Engo on Bylsma's **** list? It's a little hard to believe that Despres AND Bortuzzo are playing ahead of him.

 

[IcedCapp]

Well, damn. Is Engo on Bylsma's **** list? It's a little hard to believe that Despres AND Bortuzzo are playing ahead of him.

..okay?

 

[Merc29]

I can't see the line-up, does anyone know who's starting in goal?

 

[IcedCapp]

I can't see the line-up, does anyone know who's starting in goal?

I don't think anyone knows yet. My guess would be Fleury since it's a back-to-back and today's game is against the East and tomorrow's is against the West, but who knows, really

 

[Terrapin]

So Jack Adams Byslma puts Engo on the PP (on his off wing to boot) a few games ago, Engo falls down, and he's been banished ever since? Banished in favor of Tyler Pyatt? Are you ****ing kidding me? Go take the bridge Byslma you ball gargler

 

[Frederick Stanley]

So Jack Adams Byslma puts Engo on the PP (on his off wing to boot) a few games ago, Engo falls down, and he's been banished ever since? Banished in favor of Tyler Pyatt? Are you ****ing kidding me? Go take the bridge Byslma you ball gargler

Dude, relax no one knows the line up.

 

[Your Boy Troy]

So Jack Adams Byslma puts Engo on the PP (on his off wing to boot) a few games ago, Engo falls down, and he's been banished ever since? Banished in favor of Tyler Pyatt? Are you ****ing kidding me? Go take the bridge Byslma you ball gargler

Typical Bylsma. He is too much of a coward to own up to his mistakes, so he decides to punish his players. But, we have seen Brooks Orpik force two blantant turnovers that winded up leading to goals and he still gets the nod for the next game.

 

[WhatsaMaatta]

Right because that is exactly what I said.

Sutter and Goc's lines won't shutdown Stamkos even if Bylsma line matches. If your goal is to shutdown Stamkos, Crosby's line is the most effective. Bylsma has to and fans have to decide between shutting down Stamkos or giving Crosby's line the more advantageous starts/match-ups because I don't think the Pens can do both which has been the problem since Staal left.

So to me the point of line matching should be to free up Malkin or Crosby's line not shutdown Stamkos.

If Bylsma puts the right players on the ice, he can match Goc and/or Sutter against Stamkos and free up his top two lines.

 

[Teiran]

Zatkoff in net, per the Pens' Twitter.

 

[IcedCapp]

shows what I know

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

With Sutter and Goc centering two lines, it would be nice to see Bylsma using matchups to shut down Stamkos.

Great GDT!

I just read an article in the Post-Gazette about how Ovetchkin and Stamkos score from the same spots on the ice, so Bylsma is going to use Orpik against Stamkos. Should be interesting.

 

[ThunderAlleyNomad]

Lightning are going with Lindback today.

So you guys have a self-imposed mercy rule, right?

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Lightning are going with Lindback today.

So you guys have a self-imposed mercy rule, right?

Yeah... it's called "Dan Bylsma." I'd say that's pretty self-imposed.

Zatkoff, despite his record and general success this season, isn't exactly Patty Roy in his prime, either.

 

[ByeBye]

Lindback in? Isn't that the guy that has a career save percentage of 0.333% against Crosby?

 

[Randy Butternubs]

If anyone's got a link for a stream, I'd like it if you shared it with me.

 

[Rectify]

If anyone's got a link for a stream, I'd like it if you shared it with me.

I'm in the same boat.

 

[SaintLouHaintBlue]

Dude, relax no one knows the line up.

Still - Crosby is the Tiger I'm guessing?

Who is the female jaguar (gia)? Is that supposed to be someone on the roster?

 

[CHGoalie27]

Letang today?