GDT: Through the Looking Glass and What Jimmy Saw There | PIT @ CAR | 7:00 PM | PNC Arena

[garnetpalmetto]

Just mere months ago, little Jimmy Rutherford stepped through the looking glass and entered Wonderland, a place that all GMs dream of, where there's no internal salary cap, where 1st rounders can be traded off willy nilly, and where one buys a bottom pairing d-man at the trade deadline just because. Now, Jimmy's Wonderland meets reality as the Pens face off against the Canes tonight at PNC arena.


Lineups



#12 E. Staal (C) - #11 J. Staal (A) - #14 Gerbe
#53 Skinner - #49 Rask - #16 Lindholm
#25 Terry - #20 Nash - #28 Semin
#24 Malone - #18 McClement - #15 Nestrasil

#65 Hainsey (A) - #27 Faulk
#26 Liles - #41 Biega
#47 Jordan - #7 Murphy

#30 Ward
#31 Khudobin

Scratches: #39 Dwyer (Healthy); #73 Bellemore (healthy); Hillen (concussion); #62 Rissanen (knee)



#26 Winnik - #87 Crosby (C) - #39 Perron
#14 Kunitz (A) - #16 Sutter - #17 Comeau
#13 Spaling - #40 Lapierre - #23 Downie
#19 Bennett - #27 Adams -

#7 Martin - #58 Letang
#51 Pouliot - #12 Lovejoy
#4 Scuderi (A) - #28 Cole

#29 Fleury
#1 Greiss

Scratches: #71 Malkin (lower body); #72 Hornqvist (undisclosed); #9 Dupuis (blood clot); #3 Maatta (upper body)

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[Carolinas Identity*]

Go Primanti Bros..!!!!

 

[DaveG]

Dis gon be ugly.

 

[Discipline Daddy]

Garnet this is fantastic. I love you.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Thanks Discipline Daddy. I do my darndest. Oh and just a reminder everybody - in recognition that this will be an away game at PNC, the Canes will be wearing away whites tonight while the Pens wear their home darks (alas, not the '90s throwback thirds that have all the newjack Pens fans aflutter with visions of 1991)

 

[raynman]

... (alas, not the '90s throwback thirds that have all the newjack Pens fans aflutter with visions of 1991)

Bummer, those things are snazzy.

 

[Discipline Daddy]

Garnet - are you serious? Do you seriously mean to suggest that the Pens are once again requesting to wear their home jerseys in our arena? On one hand I would prefer we see the colored jerseys at home, but it feels a bit bush league to let the opposing team choose the jerseys for two separate games.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Garnet - are you serious? Do you seriously mean to suggest that the Pens are once again requesting to wear their home jerseys in our arena? On one hand I would prefer we see the colored jerseys at home, but it feels a bit bush league to let the opposing team choose the jerseys for two separate games.

I'm serious but I'm under the impression (and TBH not sure where I got said impression) that this would have been our request (perhaps to temporarily boost sales of the new aways since we're still only two seasons into the New Storm designs). Honestly though if the Pens do the expected and ditch their current home/away set for a set based on the current thirds, I wouldn't be surprised to see them ask for a swap again next year for the purpose of marketing them to the Pens fans down here. Personally I'm not a fan. I like the Vegas Gold for the Pens rather than the yellow gold look the Steelers and Pirates sport.

 

[Wolfpuck]

I personally want to thank all Rangers, BlackHawks, and Penguins fans for giving our undeserving organization lots of money.

 

[Wolfpuck]

bsutter helping his old team

wat a guy

 

[Wolfpuck]

estaalo is clearly jealous of mcsavior

 

[TheOllieC]

very good penalty to take there brad

 

[Wolfpuck]

Murphy!

Fleury in playoff form

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Elite playmaker Steve "Brad" Malone

 

[TheOllieC]

ryan "bust" "steve" murphy

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

There is only one way to save the tank.

We must kill #ryanmurpho

 

[TheOllieC]

smh should of kept craig "kevyn" adams

 

[Wolfpuck]

Wardo wrecks Perron

 

[Wolfpuck]

"Liles is..." - our pa announcer, right in the middle of play

 

[Wolfpuck]

Jordan Staal went full potato on that hook

 

[garnetpalmetto]

I'm basking in greatness. I'm literally three or four seats away from the mother-daughter combo responsible for the Staal Pens/Canes Frankenjersey.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Jay!

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

We're pretty much set on the 5th spot. CLB has 10 points more than the Canes and given how badly Toronto is tanking, the Canes are catching them.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I'm basking in greatness. I'm literally three or four seats away from the mother-daughter combo responsible for the Staal Pens/Canes Frankenjersey.

...

Can I touch you?

 

[Wolfpuck]

We're pretty much set on the 5th spot. CLB has 10 points more than the Canes and given how badly Toronto is tanking, the Canes are catching them.

Basically

Might as well enjoy the remaining games and hope for the best in the draft lottery.