GDT: Game IV Pens vs Habs 1730hrs EST: Battle of the Prime

[Zirakzigil]

The Penguins conclude their first road trip of the 2024.25 season tonight in Montreal at 7:30 PM.

This game will be available to watch on SportsNet Pittsburgh and ESPN+. Fans can listen to the game on 105.9 the X and on the Penguins app.

Team Records:
PIT (1-2-0)
MTL (2-1-0)

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[KareemTrustfund]

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Habs are young and fast and have been slowly accumulating talent over the last few years. Expecting a loss.

 

[Sideline]

I think a bad game from Jarry tonight will lose him the starting job for the foreseeable future.

 

[reino]

Why isn't Bunting on 1st PP? and why is Puljujärvi scratched? Sounds like nothing has changed with coaching staff

 

[pistolpete11]

Why isn't Bunting on 1st PP? and why is Puljujärvi scratched? Sounds like nothing has changed with coaching staff

I don't know why. They got a new PP coach after all.

 

[Sideline]

Puljujärvi was scratched because he's the second worst healthy forward option and the worst option just happens to be a top prospect that is getting the chance to play through growing pains.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Habs are young and fast and have been slowly accumulating talent over the last few years. Expecting a loss.

Habs gave the Penguins problems last season and they're better this year, so I expect the Habs to out skate the Penguins and win this one 4-1, which of course will have every dimwit here wanting to blame it on Jarry anyway.

Penguns won all 3 games, but 2 of them went into OT and then one was a 4-1 win.

First game, the Penguins had to battle back against the bottom feeder Habs to take it to OT and win it in Shootouts (4-3 win, Ned in net)

Second game, Habs led it 2-1 until again the Penguins had to tie it and this time won in OT (3-2 win, Jarry in net)

Third game, 4-1 - Jarry in net.

So dipshit Sullivan putting Jarry in net for this one might help Jarry hopefully.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Puljujärvi was scratched because he's the second worst healthy forward option and the worst option just happens to be a top prospect that is getting the chance to play through growing pains.

Play through growing pains is a stretch. Hard to play through growing pains when you sit for half periods at times with limited usage on a 3rd line that needs help. Rutger should be in WBS for his own sake, sitting for half periods, getting limited usage on the 3rd line that isn't really clicking all that much isn't great for development at all and against a very quick team like the Habs, I would bet Rutger plays maybe 10mins max, if we're lucky he hits 12 again.

No one should be shocked Sullivan isn't planning on changing anything, who is he going to take out? Rutger would be the one he would take out in this scenario and play Puljujarvi on the 3rd line. Or if he was smart, he'd dress Puustinen for the 3rd line with Doc and Eller since that line has some solid chemistry and could produce.

Nah, there's no need for logic.

 

[eXile3]

Habs have a good young roster but they aren’t Toronto or NY. This should be a winnable game. Or at least a point.

 

[TooManyHumans]

There is no hope. Believing there is will just bring pain. Embrace the sorrow.

 

[Andy99]

Habs have a good young roster but they aren’t Toronto or NY. This should be a winnable game. Or at least a point.

We always struggle against them…they play structured…though we have pulled it out in OT/SO lately…Puusty played well against them last year so of course Sullivan won’t play him lol

 

[Sike Mullivan]

"Way game have the play the to just we right." - Coach Head Sike Mullivan, 10/14/24.

 

[Zbynek]

Sorry dudes but playing Puljujarvi isn't changing shit.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

We look like a .500 team so far. I expect us to just keep trading games

 

[Ugene Magic]

Saved for my new Metallica rendition.

 

[Coastal Kev]

They need a shockingly bad losing streak to force any meaningful change, and even then fsg will probably double down on Sully.

 

[Ugene Magic]

We look like a .500 team so far. I expect us to just keep trading games

You know, you have to be 500 to look like a 500 team. Giving up 4.333 goals a game isn't 500 hockey.

 

[LOGiK]

Habs have a good young roster but they aren’t Toronto or NY. This should be a winnable game. Or at least a point.

There is no hope. Believing there is will just bring pain. Embrace the sorrow.

Just think back to the bubble....

Can not believe HCMS has been stinking up the place for so long a time...

 

[Gurglesons]

Wonder if our top 11 LW in the league will show up today.

 

[Sideline]

Play through growing pains is a stretch. Hard to play through growing pains when you sit for half periods at times with limited usage on a 3rd line that needs help. Rutger should be in WBS for his own sake, sitting for half periods, getting limited usage on the 3rd line that isn't really clicking all that much isn't great for development at all and against a very quick team like the Habs, I would bet Rutger plays maybe 10mins max, if we're lucky he hits 12 again.

No one should be shocked Sullivan isn't planning on changing anything, who is he going to take out? Rutger would be the one he would take out in this scenario and play Puljujarvi on the 3rd line. Or if he was smart, he'd dress Puustinen for the 3rd line with Doc and Eller since that line has some solid chemistry and could produce.

Nah, there's no need for logic.

I actually agree McGroarty would be better served in WBS, but I was explaining why Puljujärvi is sitting. Pool Party is currently better than McGroarty, but McGroarty is getting his minutes for development reasons.