GDT: Qualifying Round: Penguins vs. Canadiens - Game 1

[Ginormousthumbs]

Will Sully make changes game to game with minor players or is he going to keep the lineup the same?

 

[canadianguy77]

He actually had some of the best defensive metrics among forwards in the league this season. Deserves some love.

Pretty sure most of that is dumb luck. Dude caused the whole sequence that led to their 1st goal because he wouldn’t take a hit in Montreal’s zone.

 

[K Fleur]

Toughness, nastiness. Lafferty plays like a skilled Hornqvist

Maybe once every 20 games.

 

[TKalltheTime]

Toughness, nastiness. Lafferty plays like a skilled Hornqvist

GOOD f***IN GRIEF... hahahahaha

 

[Gurglesons]

Did you see him in the scrimmages?
Kid was the best player on the ice.

Neat. We'll probably need him at some point. Marleau and Sheary are better players and Marleau is a huge story for us to circle around instead of some bro from Hollidaysburg who looked hot in a scrimmage where Malkin and Crosby didn't give a shit.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Did you see him in the scrimmages?
Kid was the best player on the ice.

Marleau's doing ok. He showed some good stuff in setting up Tanev in the slot. Shook his check very nicely.

 

[Dick Sledge]

Just f***ing win

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Tbh I'd bump Hornqvist up to the top line because the Habs are trapping the hell out of the game, and I think Hornqvist's grit helps more than Sheary's finesse in this matchup.

I'd do that regardless of what Montreal is doing. I just don't like Sheary there because Sid/Jake need that third guy to win more puck battles and go to the dirty areas where Sheary is simply incapable of doing.

Sheary only helps that line if it's a wide open game and the opposition is giving it time and space to make plays. But as soon as things tighten up, he hurts that line.

 

[ownal]

I'd move Horny to L1 and play Laff as the 3rd winger. Sit Sheary.

 

[PensandCaps]

13th forward Sam Lafferty plays like a skilled Hornqvist? You serious bro?

Yah.

 

[cvrle1]

What does Lafferty really add that Marleau and Sheary haven't?

Speed that Marleau lacks, and someone who could keep up with speed of McCaan. Right now Mccan has to throttle his speed down 3 gears so that Marleau can keep up with play. I noticed Marleau only once so far, McCaan and Horni a lot more.

 

[cassius]

Did anyone else notice that the ice looks really, really bad? Puck is bouncing around like crazy

 

[EightyOne]

While you’re at it @ColePens please perma-ban @pixiesfanyo for saying we should trade Guentzel for Sam Bennett

@Soggy Biscuit said we should trade Hornqvist. So we both should go.

I once questioned Sid's leadership

ahahahhahahaha

 

[PensandCaps]

I'd move Horny to L1 and play Laff as the 3rd winger. Sit Sheary.

I don't get sitting Sheary? He's been fine out there.

 

[Bingo71]

I'd move Horny to L1 and play Laff as the 3rd winger. Sit Sheary.

Sheary tends to sit himself down quite often...

 

[K Fleur]

I once questioned Sid's leadership

ahahahhahahaha

TBF, late 2015 was a dark time

It’s all good. That’s called the Johnston haze.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Neat. We'll probably need him at some point. Marleau and Sheary are better players and Marleau is a huge story for us to circle around instead of some bro from Hollidaysburg.

Fine, bench Sheary then.

 

[Terrapin]

Go to hell

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Missed all the shit talking with yinz in here during GDTs. Hope this lasts more than 5 days!

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I'd move Horny to L1 and play Laff as the 3rd winger. Sit Sheary.

Won't happen.

They got Sheary to play with Sid. They'll let him play there unless our backs are against the wall.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

In any case, it's basically a 0-0 game and whichever team wins the third period, wins. So let's go, Pens. Win the third and worry about the kinks tomorrow.

 

[Jacob]

Lafferty is better than Marleau IMO. Though you can’t pull him out.

 

[KIRK]

Tbh I'd bump Hornqvist up to the top line because the Habs are trapping the hell out of the game, and I think Hornqvist's grit helps more than Sheary's finesse in this matchup.

Only problem is that third line of Marleau-McCann-Sheary would be an even bigger wreck.

 

[Night Shift]

@ownal Lafferty is a Center so how is he replacing Sheary?

 

[HuskerTornado]

Did anyone else notice that the ice looks really, really bad? Puck is bouncing around like crazy

Almost as bad as San Jose and Nashville ice in June. Or NY Islanders ice at Barclay's with pvc pipes.