GDT: Wings @ pens 7:00 pm et 4/4/19

[lgrwmike]

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[TheOtherOne]

I foresee a hat trick for Greece Lightnin'.

 

[lgrwmike]

Possible Penguins Lines

McCann-Crosby-Guentzel
Rust-Malkin-Kessel
Simon-Bjugstad-Hornqvist
Blueger-Cullen-Wilson

Johnson-Schultz
Maatta-Trotman
Petersson-Gudbranson

Murray
DeSmith

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Hopefully the Pens bring it tonight. Malkin playing should help.

 

[lgrwmike]

Possible Red Wings Lines

Bertuzzi-Larkin-Mantha
Hirose-Athanasiou-Helm
Kuffner-Ehn-Frk
Puempel-Turgeon-7thd Witkowski

Kronwall-Hronek
Hicketts-Bowey
Chelios-McIlrath

Howard
Fulcher

 

[lhsgolf19]

If the Pens with that lineup can’t beat us with our lineup... Then I’ll never know anything and the world might end tomorrow lol

 

[TheOtherOne]

If the Pens with that lineup can’t beat us with our lineup... Then I’ll never know anything and the world might end tomorrow lol

I can't believe there are still people around here who struggle so much with the concept that any team can beat any team on any given night.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Hopefully the Pens bring it tonight. Malkin playing should help.

This is the exact situation I think you, and many of us have been skeptical of. We know Larkin with help from Bert and Mantha has the game to go toe to toe with Sid and his line, but how does this team look different when it's Hirose, Helmer, and most importantly Athanasiou lining up against Malkin and Kessel.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

I can't believe there are still people around here who struggle so much with the concept that any team can beat any team on any given night.

The bigger thing that I have trouble grasping is that people don't realize that Ken Holland basically did everything he could to have this team lose in this past week (that isn't lunacy that nobody does) and it didn't work. That roster, on a game in, game out basis, should be losing.

It should be so far lower caliber in talent depth wise than any team in the league not named Ottawa or Buffalo that it should take care of itself.

 

[Larkin2AA]

This is the exact situation I think you, and many of us have been skeptical of. We know Larkin with help from Bert and Mantha has the game to go toe to toe with Sid and his line, but how does this team look different when it's Hirose, Helmer, and most importantly Athanasiou lining up against Malkin and Kessel.

It will for sure be a bigger test on the defensive end for that 2nd line going against Malkin and Kessel. Again, I don't want the Wings to win this game, but I am excited to see the kids continue to progress. I am looking forward to the challenge of each teams top 2 lines playing against each other.

Is Letang injured?

 

[jkutswings]

They're overdue for a stinker. 5-2 Pittsburgh.

 

[lilidk]

Crosby show is coming

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

I’ll be at this one.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Can anyone else play? lol

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Hronek Cholo Bowey Dekeyser Green and Karlsson would be a decent D core next year....

 

[SoupGuru]

I think the Pens are going to be motivated

 

[lhsgolf19]

Hronek Cholo Bowey Dekeyser Green and Karlsson would be a decent D core next year....

I think it's going to be Hronek Cholo Bowey DeKeyser Green & they will resign Kronwall for one last season... Then go all out for Trouba in 2020

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

I think it's going to be Hronek Cholo Bowey DeKeyser Green & they will resign Kronwall for one last season... Then go all out for Trouba in 2020

Don't want Kronwall back....

 

[lhsgolf19]

Don't want Kronwall back....

I wouldn’t mind it if it guarantees at least one of Daley and/or Ericsson is gone before the start of the season

 

[jkutswings]

1) I hope Mike Green is healthy enough to count on for next October.
2) If #1 is true, I hope that means the following players are regulars on defense, night in and night out:

Green
DeKeyser
Hronek
Bowey
Cholowski

Cholo might still need another season in Grand Rapids, but it's still my hope. Which would mean they need at least one more regular, in addition to having 1-2 guys in a rotation. Hopefully there's a trade or free agent worth acquiring, so the Kronwall/Daley/Ericsson trio sees little to no ice time.

 

[Bondurant]

I think the Pens are going to be motivated

All the more reason to embarrass them on their home ice.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

I don't even know what the point of this win would be. The team is rolling and showing chemistry, everyone is feeling good. They've gotten what they needed to get. 8 wins in the last 10 is enough. We don't need to beat this thing to death just to gain some infinitesimally small amount of confidence. Especially not if we're hurting ourselves to do it.

Scratch Larkin, IMO. He has a hangnail.

 

[RedWingsfan55]

The bigger thing that I have trouble grasping is that people don't realize that Ken Holland basically did everything he could to have this team lose in this past week (that isn't lunacy that nobody does) and it didn't work. That roster, on a game in, game out basis, should be losing.

It should be so far lower caliber in talent depth wise than any team in the league not named Ottawa or Buffalo that it should take care of itself.

Or maybe the kids are just better then the old shitty veterans(on defense) that led to the downfall?

Who knows....

 

[RedWingsfan55]

1) I hope Mike Green is healthy enough to count on for next October.
2) If #1 is true, I hope that means the following players are regulars on defense, night in and night out:

Green
DeKeyser
Hronek
Bowey
Cholowski

Cholo might still need another season in Grand Rapids, but it's still my hope. Which would mean they need at least one more regular, in addition to having 1-2 guys in a rotation. Hopefully there's a trade or free agent worth acquiring, so the Kronwall/Daley/Ericsson trio sees little to no ice time.

Well that's why bringing kronwall back.makes ZERO sense. We have Daley green, and ericcson.

 

[TCNorthstars]

I don't even know what the point of this win would be. The team is rolling and showing chemistry, everyone is feeling good. They've gotten what they needed to get. 8 wins in the last 10 is enough. We don't need to beat this thing to death just to gain some infinitesimally small amount of confidence. Especially not if we're hurting ourselves to do it.

Scratch Larkin, IMO. He has a hangnail.

I think someone would get hulk smashed by Larkin if they told him to sit out while healthy just so the could lose.