GDT: The Pens Go North vs Edmonton Friday Dec 20th 9:00pm EST / 6:00pm PST

[Ginger Papa]

Projected Lineup​

Jake Guentzel -- Evgeni Malkin --Bryan Rust
Dominik Kahun -- Jared McCann -- Zach Aston-Reese
Dominik Simon -- Teddy Blueger -- Brandon Tanev
Alex Galchenyuk -- Joseph Blandisi -- Sam Lafferty
Kris Letang -- Jack Johnson
Marcus Petterson -- John Marino
Juuso Riikola -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry Starter
Matt Murray​

Scratched: Kevin Czuczman
Injured: Sidney Crosby (core muscle surgery), Nick Bjugstad(core muscle surgery),
Brian Dumoulin (ankle surgery), Patric Hornqvist, (Lower Body)
Justin Schultz (Lower body)
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Projected lineup​

Ryan Nugent Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Zack Kassian
James Neal -- Leon Draisaitl -- Sam Gagner
Joakim Nygard -- Gaetan Haas -- Alex Chiasson
Jujhar Khaira -- Riley Sheahan -- Josh Archibald
Oscar Klefbom -- Adam Larsson
Darnell Nurse -- Ethan Bear
Kris Russell -- Caleb Jones
Mike Smith Starter
Mikko Koskinen
​

Scratched: Markus Granlund, Patrick Russell, Brandon Manning
Injured: Matt Benning (head)

Note: Artistic License taken with Script
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Connor: "McDavid!!!!"
awkward pause
Guentzel: "Hey Rusty?"
Rusty: "Sorry Jake, no clue."
Connor: Takes helmet off, McDaaavvvid! "
Rusty: "McDavid??"
Guentzel: "McDavid"
Connor: "McDavid"
Jarry: "McDavid"
Connor: "McDavid
Geno:"Bllaaallggg"
Another awkward pause
Lucic: Chirping Sounds
Lucic: "Sorry. Wait, wait. I..I live this way (heads back to Calgary)
Guentzel: "Go ahead Draisatl, continue"
Connor: "You seriously don't remember me?"
Guentzel: McDavid, McDavid, right. Oh yeah, long time. Uh, how's the Cup?"
Connor: I've never won it!

End of Scene

No, not really




KEYs to the GAME

Surround and Subdue McDavid & Drasaitl

As superstition requires

Lyrics provided so you'll get
Why I chose this Band/Song

I'm a workin' man
But I ain't worked for a while
Like some old tin can
From the bottom of the pile

I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement

My words are like a rope
That's wrapped around my throat
Wash my mouth with soap
For words unfit to quote

I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement

I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement

And now I'm free to go
But time cannot remove
The only life I know
Now only time will prove
Yes only time will prove

If I have lost my way
'Cause I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement

Yeah, I lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement



Dedicated to Jarry:

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*Lineups current as of 4:50 PM PST

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[SEALBound]

Hey, everyone...get a load of this guy doing game threads three days early!

 

[Ginger Papa]

Hey, everyone...get a load of this guy doing game threads three days early!

Doing this early as where I live we've had 15cms/6" of snow in the last 24hours and are expected to have another 30cms/12" in the next 48hours:

 

[Tom Hanks]

Hey, everyone...get a load of this guy doing game threads three days early!

#pregaming

 

[Ginger Papa]

#pregaming

 

[EightyOne]

I have a REAL bad feeling about this game

 

[Phil68]

What I see for this game is Malkin go beast mode. And when I mean beast mode. I think he will show the world that it's him and Crosby at the top of food chain despite what stats say.

 

[schommer75]

Doing this early as where I live we've had 15cms/6" of snow in the last 24hours and are expected to have another 30cms/12" in the next 48hours:

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Where are you from? 18 inches in 3 days is nothing here we got 16 in a day in October, almost ruined my trip to see the pens game

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Doing this early as where I live we've had 15cms/6" of snow in the last 24hours and are expected to have another 30cms/12" in the next 48hours:

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Heavy storm expected to hit here on Friday. Idk if I wanna trade. I like storms.

 

[Andy99]

I have a REAL bad feeling about this game

Why? Jarry is going to start and keep us in it until the hockey gods take pity on us and give Rust or Marino or Kahun a fluky goal....all is well and all shall be well..amen

 

[Tom Hanks]

I have a REAL bad feeling about this game

Feel better now?

 

[EightyOne]

Not really. Lol.

I'm onboard the Jarry train but it's gonna be extra tough if the skaters start as slow as in CGY.

Which...is a great question..why does this team start games slow so often? I swear no one else sleep walks first periods as often. Been happening for YEARS...maybe decades.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Where are you from? 18 inches in 3 days is nothing here we got 16 in a day in October, almost ruined my trip to see the pens game

I’m in central B.C. and we certainly get worse snowfalls than what are having this week. What is making this week problematic is that we’re having freezing rain interspersed with the snowstorms, so it’s critical to get the stuff off the driveway and paths/decks/steps and sand everything.

Good times.

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

My son and I are doing the EDM / VAN back to back games. Blame us if **** goes bad. Look for Crosby home and Orpik Winer Classic sweaters front row, behind the Oilers' goal where we shoot twice, right at the trapazoid line. Son has always wanted to see a game from that weird angle, and hell, it's the holidays, right?

EDIT- My birthday is tomorrow, and my son surprised me with #13 TANEV jersey, so bye-bye Orpik Winter Classic. It's been a good 8? years!

 

[HandshakeLine]

Remember when Geno was terrible at faceoffs and everyone complained about it?

 

[Ugene Magic]

Hey, everyone...get a load of this guy doing game threads three days early!

Here I thought I set the standards being up the day before.

Here's your bonus @Ginger Papa.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Here I thought I set the standards being up the day before.

Here's your bonus @Ginger Papa.

 

[madinsomniac]

Yeah lets go three day pregaming

 

[EightyOne]

Yeah lets go three day pregaming

This is the NHL's fault.
Why do you have a two day gap followed by a back to back on a f***ing road trip?

Here is how you do it...

Tue CAL
Thr EDM
Sat VAN

Fixed.

 

[madinsomniac]

This is the NHL's fault.
Why do you have a two day gap followed by a back to back on a ****ing road trip?

Here is how you do it...

Tue CAL
Thr EDM
Sat VAN

Fixed.

logic has no seat at the NHL table... not at all with scheduling.... if I were the nhl I would make sure every Steelers bye week had a sunday pens game and i would minimize back to backs over the last month and a half of the season... there are so many natural lulls that can use a hockey game, but then there will be one jammed in somewhere that makes no sense... like most east-west games are best played on the weekends... i was freaking exhausted at work today...

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I’m in central B.C. and we certainly get worse snowfalls than what are having this week. What is making this week problematic is that we’re having freezing rain interspersed with the snowstorms, so it’s critical to get the stuff off the driveway and paths/decks/steps and sand everything.

Good times.

Yeah the freezing rain isn't fun, I've been cool with getting used to the weak BC winters the last few years, but man, the freezing rain, just snow already.

 

[Ms Maggie]

logic has no seat at the NHL table... not at all with scheduling.... if I were the nhl I would make sure every Steelers bye week had a sunday pens game and i would minimize back to backs over the last month and a half of the season... there are so many natural lulls that can use a hockey game, but then there will be one jammed in somewhere that makes no sense... like most east-west games are best played on the weekends... i was freaking exhausted at work today...

When you look at all the variables involved, organizing the NHL schedule is a monstrous task, and expectations are unreasonable. E.g. East-west games should be on weekends? Well Pens west coast swings are 3 games normally. How do you complete those over a weekend, oh and with no back to backs? Honestly.

 

[Andy99]

This is the NHL's fault.
Why do you have a two day gap followed by a back to back on a ****ing road trip?

Here is how you do it...

Tue CAL
Thr EDM
Sat VAN

Fixed.

All of these clubs want Crosby there on a weekend because fans want to see him and it’s good for business...that’s the burden the Pens bear and one reason we have so many damn b2bs on weekends...

 

[EightyOne]

All of these clubs want Crosby there on a weekend because fans want to see him and it’s good for business...that’s the burden the Pens bear and one reason we have so many damn b2bs on weekends...

I just ask that they try to take it easy and make our B2B teams have a game the night before.

Or you know, geographically and numerically fix the divisions. Maybe do something silly like organize the playoff bracket better. I dunno. f*** me I guess.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I think no Dumoulin is a major issue in this one. Imo he’s better equipped to defend McDavid than most defenders.

JJ-Letang just thrown into the fire first game together.