GDT: #3| Penguins at Toronto| Sat. Oct. 12 |7:00PM| SBA| NHLN, SN-PIT| Leper Messiah

[Sideline]

Big game for Blomquist. Shutting down a contender after Jarry got lit up would go a long way to earning him more starts.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

McGroarty scratched already? Ugh Sullivan

 

[eXile3]

Please get Groats to the baby pens so he can play in a capacity that will help his development and as far away from Sully as possible.

I assume this is going to be another Rangers game? Leafs are talented and fast. We usually don’t do well with those type of teams.

 

[vodeni]

The PP looked the same to me. Obvious, slow passing around the perimeter. Long delays before shots. Karlsson took a shot that bounced off a leg, took a sharp turn and went to the perfect spot. It's more an indication of luck than anything sustainable imo.

I'll believe in the PP being better when there's more skating, one-timers, net-fronts getting puck touches, threatening seam passes and they're fishing the puck less from their zone.

Good PPs break the structure of opposition boxes and force the middle ice.

This Pp with these players and this coach will still be south of 20%, bottom 5 in NHL

 

[Rudy Russo]

What the hell is wrong with you? /jk

Go pens!

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I want to see the Pens win just to watch all the Leaf fans who blame Dubas for everything wrong with their organization go into a spiral.

Bonus points if Bunting and Acciari get on the scoreboard.

 

[Ryder71]

Who should have been scratched instead? McGroarty is clearly the worst forward on the roster.

Rakell has done nothing and McGR has been much better away from the puck.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

 

[Andy99]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845223670962418027

 

[spcastlemagic]

Telling Rutger he needs to sit in game 3 will probably do wonders for his confidence.

Fire one Pittsburgh coach named Mike I’m begging at this point.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

While I feel Berube is severely overrated as a coach, I think this isn't a game like the Wings where Sullitwat will be punching down vs the coach.

Blomqvist, I'm sorry lad.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845223670962418027

I'm still hoping both guys have monster games to reach their milestones tonight.

 

[Andy99]

Maybe we should be scratching Sid and not McGroarty. lol….

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845228955248328756

 

[PenguinSuitedUp]

I’m not convinced McG is ready, so I’m not torn up about him sitting tonight. Blomqvist in is a good sign.

 

[Pancakes]

I’m not convinced McG is ready, so I’m not torn up about him sitting tonight. Blomqvist in is a good sign.

Yeah he doesn't look wildly out of place or anything but he looks a little raw to me.

Analytically he's done fine though. 56% CF through 2 and 51% xgoals. Nothing wrong with those numbers. He's not getting caved when he's out there which is good. A lot of young players do get caved in on possession.

I don't like him sitting and certainly not at the expense of plugs like Acciari. Acciari took that awful penalty last game that put the Wings on the 5 on 3 and gave them life. That could have been a disaster if they came back. Yet Mcg sits and Acciari gets to go be a plug again tonight.

 

[The Old Master]

McGroarty scratched already? Ugh Sullivan

you've been here since 03 and you expected something different?

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

you've been here since 03 and you exapted something different?

I know, shame on me. But it happened even earlier than I was expecting.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

McGroarty in. Puljujarvi sits.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845231937994019288

 

[Ugene Magic]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845223670962418027

 

[Pancakes]

McGroarty in. Puljujarvi sits.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845231937994019288

Don't really like Poolparty sitting either, but at least Mcg is in.

 

[Andy99]

Don't really like Poolparty sitting either, but at least Mcg is in.

Honestly, Poolparty has been better but I can understand not sitting McG because he needs to play

 

[WickedWrister]

Yeah, the reports said the two were rotating in on the 3rd line and everyone freaked out lol

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Honestly, Poolparty has been better but I can understand not sitting McG because he needs to play

Yea and if he's really not cutting it then send him to wbs.

 

[Shrimper]

This won't start on time as it's their home opener, right?

Also, this site won't work on my iPad. I get a header too large error

 

[PenguinSuitedUp]

Yeah he doesn't look wildly out of place or anything but he looks a little raw to me.

Analytically he's done fine though. 56% CF through 2 and 51% xgoals. Nothing wrong with those numbers. He's not getting caved when he's out there which is good. A lot of young players do get caved in on possession.

I don't like him sitting and certainly not at the expense of plugs like Acciari. Acciari took that awful penalty last game that put the Wings on the 5 on 3 and gave them life. That could have been a disaster if they came back. Yet Mcg sits and Acciari gets to go be a plug again tonight.

Yeah I agree with everything here. The Acciari-McG decision seems like an issue we face with all NHL coaches, so I’m not sure we can knock Sullivan for this decision.

I do think McG makes good decisions with the puck, but he seems a step slow to me. Maybe it’s something that gets fixed with more ice time, but I also could see him spending a year in the AHL playing 20 minutes per night and then coming back up next year ready to get regular minutes.

Aaaaaand it looks like he’s in, so non issue. I hope he gets good minutes.