Official GDT: Pens vs Red Wings 3/17/24

[Badger Bob]

DelPen said he won't be able to do the GDT, so I decided to post one.


Happy St.Patty's Day. Considering the Pens are playing, drink lots and lots of green beer or Guinness.


Red Wings projected lineup:

Alex DeBrincat -- J.T. Compher -- Patrick Kane
David Perron -- Joe Veleno -- Lucas Raymond
Michael Rasmussen -- Andrew Copp -- Christian Fischer
Robby Fabbri -- Austin Czarnik -- Daniel Sprong
Jake Walman -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta -- Shayne Gostisbehere

Alex Lyon
James Reimer

Scratched: Justin Holl, Jonatan Berggren
Injured: Ville Husso (lower body), Dylan Larkin (lower body)


Penguins projected lineup:

Drew O’Connor -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Reilly Smith -- Lars Eller -- Valtteri Puustinen
Emil Bemstrom -- Noel Acciari -- Jeff Carter
Marcus Pettersson -- Kris Letang
Ryan Graves -- Erik Karlsson
John Ludvig -- Pierre-Olivier Joseph

Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry

Scratched: Jesse Puljujarvi, Jack St. Ivany
Injured: Matt Nieto (knee surgery), Jansen Harkins (hand surgery)

[Guinness]

Happy St.Patty's Day. Considering the Pens are playing, drink lots and lots of green beer or Guinness.

Nothing better than watching a pint settle out, lads!

Penguins projected lineup:

Drew O’Connor -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Reilly Smith -- Lars Eller -- Valtteri Puustinen
Emil Bemstrom -- Noel Acciari -- Jeff Carter
Marcus Pettersson -- Kris Letang
Ryan Graves -- Erik Karlsson
John Ludvig -- Pierre-Olivier Joseph

Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry

Scratched: Jesse Puljujarvi, Jack St. Ivany
Injured: Matt Nieto (knee surgery), Jansen Harkins (hand surgery)

What is Noel Acciari (esp at center) or even Bemstrom doing that JP isn't doing? Am I missing anything... other HCMS's obstinance?

[Antonio]

Literally my exact thought 3 seconds ago when I read the post with the lineup.

[Badger Bob]

That lineup is from NHL.com

https://www.nhl.com/news/detroit-red-wi ... w-march-17

[Southern Fan]

Literally my exact thought 3 seconds ago when I read the post with the lineup.

I do like Acciari on the penalty kill. He was in the locker room when the Rangers scored 2 pp goals and when he and Rist were injured, our penalty kill suffered.

[FLPensFan]

I've been saying this all year in different threads...IMO, Acciari is much better suited for RW. I believe he's had more success and production in his career when he plays RW as opposed to C. This is why, even though he's been producing of late, I still have disdain for Carter. He makes mistakes, and at 39 years old, it's kind of inconceivable to me that he gets a spot in the lineup no matter what. I would like to see Acciari shifted to RW, but, we don't have another center on the roster right now, and Carter isn't capable.

I feel like Sullivan has lost his way in terms of line construction, and it is especially more noticeable with the funk that Crosby is currently stuck in. I feel like our 4th line is nothing more than a breather for lines 1-3. There's no focus. It's not exceptional defensively. It's not a high pressure forecheck line. It's not a wear you down and cycle line. It's a hodge podge of what we have leftover from lines 1-3, mixed in with not guys Sullivan overvalues.

[DelPen]

I want to finish as low as possible and not changing the lineup one bit from yesterdays embarrassment gets the team to that goal.

[KG]

[DelPen]

Usually those crazy pucks have been ending up in our net.

[Southern Fan]

4 on 1. Yikes

[BurghThing]

We get the bounce today

[DelPen]

No Colby, Smith’s game has not been coming around. This was lucky and he has been a horrible trade.

[BurghThing]

Don't think we need to worry about that draft pick

[Southern Fan]

No Colby, Smith’s game has not been coming around. This was lucky and he has been a horrible trade.

Completely missed the net on that shot.

[DelPen]

It hilarious that we added a pick to start with in the Bemstrom trade and that it would become a 3rd if he got 6 goals over about 20 games while Nylander has 8 already in 11 games.

[DelPen]

Don't think we need to worry about that draft pick

Dubas still paid more for Bemstrom than Omar did for Fields.

[Antonio]

It hilarious that we added a pick to start with in the Bemstrom trade and that it would become a 3rd if he got 6 goals over about 20 games while Nylander has 8 already in 11 games.

He's garbage and those aren't real points. It's a mirage. He can't contribute anything in the NHL. The greatest coach ever proved it, so is beyond question. If you've got it, you keep it.

[Puck-Lurker]

Pens:
✔ Replace half the team
✔ Get older
✔ Fail to make playoffs
✔ Trade Guentzel for... stuff
... Fail at tanking.

[thehockeyguru]

Karlsson just got rag dolled

[Crash66]

Was that Graves who knocked Ned's stick out of his hand?

[BurghThing]

Remember when goaltending was a Penguins strength?

Pepperidge Farms remembers like it was last week

[Skatingpen]

Finally Crosby!

[Crash66]

Hey. Sid got one.

[Skatingpen]

Give Graves credit

[DelPen]

One of the NHL Network guys right before cutting to the game said if this is a tied game late then Sullivan needs to pull the goalie because we need two points and also can’t let the Wings get to OT. And he’s right.