Pens vs Flyers (4/15/21)

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Pens vs Flyers (4/15/21)

Post by Pabst » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:58 pm

It's been a few days, and I'm itching to start a Pens' thread. In case you missed it, the Pens all got the J&J vaccine on Monday just before it got yanked.


Onto the game.....here were the lines at practice yesterday:

Guentzel-Crosby-Rust
McCann-Carter-Zucker
ZAR-Blueger-Rodrigues
Zohorna-Jankowski-Sceviour

Dumoulin-Letang
Matheson-Ceci
Pettersson-Marino


Looks like the question on whether Carter is a C or LW has been answered (for now). It'll be interesting to see where Zucker plays if/when Malkin and Kap are back. Honestly, this looks like a great set up to me:
Guentzel - Crosby - Rust
McCann - Malkin - Kapanen
Zucker - Carter - Rodrigues
ZAR - Blueger - Tanev



As for Philly - this will be their 7th game in 11 days. They lost to Buffalo on Sunday, and were trounced by Washington on Tuesday. The Pens are coming off of a 3 day break.

Honestly, a win here could be the nail in the coffin on the Flyers season. A loss today would put them 14 points behind the Pens with 13 games to play. It would also put them 6 or 8 points behind Boston, who has 2 games in hand....and 5 games remaining vs Buffalo.

Sounds like Jarry and Hart will start in net.



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Post by fractalsteel » Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:26 pm

The Jeff Carter mystery, sure to play out in many ways.

I figured him for wing since that is where he has been for the past few years. If they were going to try him at C maybe in the bottom six but being on the second line doesn't mean he will play 18-20 minutes.
It also makes me wonder how seriously Malkin is hurt. All I have heard is that he hit up the ice over the weekend, nothing else. It will be interesting to see if AT&T Pitt gives us an update tonight on his status.

Word came out, from Hextall that he had been working on some kind of deal for Carter for nearly a month before the deal happened. You can look at that many ways.

McCann has played well at C for a while now so moving him to wing is curious.

Here are some Sully quotes(from Pensburgh) about Carter at C:

“There’s a number of reasons why we’ve chosen to start the way we have,” Sullivan said after practice today. “But having said that, this is going to be a little bit of an exploration process to figure out what we think are the best combinations and where people fit to make us the most competitive.”

About Zucker and moving him:

“We think Zuck has the ability to play both sides. In a lot of ways, there’s an advantage in today’s game to playing on the offside on the wing, especially with how hard teams pinch the walls coming out of your end.”

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Post by DP39 » Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:50 pm

Pabst wrote:
Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:58 pm
Honestly, this looks like a great set up to me:
Guentzel - Crosby - Rust
McCann - Malkin - Kapanen
Zucker - Carter - Rodrigues
ZAR - Blueger - Tanev
I agree. It would be nice if all of those players were available during the last week or so and into the playoffs, but playing teams like the Caps and Bruins it always seems that they end up inuring one or more of our players. :roll:

One can hope though.

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Post by bradshaw2ben » Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:52 pm

DP39 wrote:
Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:50 pm
Pabst wrote:
Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:58 pm
Honestly, this looks like a great set up to me:
Guentzel - Crosby - Rust
McCann - Malkin - Kapanen
Zucker - Carter - Rodrigues
ZAR - Blueger - Tanev
I agree. It would be nice if all of those players were available during the last week or so and into the playoffs, but playing teams like the Caps and Bruins it always seems that they end up inuring one or more of our players. :roll:

One can hope though.
That's a tough scratch for Gaudreau and Zohorna.
1 20 Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
2 51 TRADE: Brandon Aiyuk, WR
3 84 Hunter Nourzad, C, Penn State
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Post by fractalsteel » Thu Apr 15, 2021 11:55 pm

The Flyers came to play that period.

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Post by stillthere » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:11 am

Nice to see the Pens attacking in the early 2nd period. And just as I am typing this Sid rings the bell after getting a stick passed to him while trailing the play.

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Post by fractalsteel » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:18 am

The equipment man with an assist!
Crosby gave his stick to Dumo in the DZ then broke up ice and Tags reached over the bench to get Crosby a stick and 87 knocked it past Hart.
You rarely see that.

Carter has looked good.

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Post by stillthere » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:23 am

fractalsteel wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:18 am
The equipment man with an assist!
Crosby gave his stick to Dumo in the DZ then broke up ice and Tags reached over the bench to get Crosby a stick and 87 knocked it past Hart.
You rarely see that.

Carter has looked good.
The stick getting passed and used to score a goal like 3 seconds later was pretty amazing.

Carter has looked good. Very good. The announcer said tonight is the 4th game this season he has played in front of a crowd. That is crazy.

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Post by BethlehemSteel » Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:57 am

not much to celebrate with this damn team,..............but, big or small victories against the Pens makes me smile
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Post by bradshaw2ben » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:02 am

Might have been the worst officiated game the zones have played in this year.

Also, giving the entire team the vaccine at the same time was a recipe for a slow start.
1 20 Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
2 51 TRADE: Brandon Aiyuk, WR
3 84 Hunter Nourzad, C, Penn State
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Post by Pabst » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:37 pm

Well.....in other news, the Caps and Islanders both got stomped last night.

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Post by DP39 » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:50 pm

Pabst wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:37 pm
Well.....in other news, the Caps and Islanders both got stomped last night.
A two point gain would've been nice, but won't complain about getting the one, I guess.

We really need to win these next two games at BUF.

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Post by fractalsteel » Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:00 pm

The Flyers came to play and when there were breakdowns, and there were, Hart was there with many great saves.

I thought the Birdies were very choppy last night and maybe having three days off caused that. Still, I'm happy to gain on the teams on top and get a point in a game they could have easily lost.

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Post by stillthere » Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:50 pm

DP39 wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:50 pm
Pabst wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:37 pm
Well.....in other news, the Caps and Islanders both got stomped last night.
A two point gain would've been nice, but won't complain about getting the one, I guess.

We really need to win these next two games at BUF.
With the home vs away record this year getting the top spot may be a huge deal for the Pens this season in the playoffs. Also I think once they get out of the divisional match-ups in the playoffs we will see some wild games due to lack of teams playing each other and seeing how different styles match up with schemes and systems.

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Post by Pabst » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:26 pm

stillthere wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:50 pm
With the home vs away record this year getting the top spot may be a huge deal for the Pens this season in the playoffs. Also I think once they get out of the divisional match-ups in the playoffs we will see some wild games due to lack of teams playing each other and seeing how different styles match up with schemes and systems.
The home vs. away is interesting, but I think matchups tell the larger story: The Pens are 2-2 @ both NY teams, and 1-1 @ Wash. They're a combined 1-5 at Boston and Philly. The good news is that they are not likely to be the lower seed in a series vs either of them.

I couldn't agree more with the division comment. ESPECIALLY when looking at teams in the North & Central.

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Post by bradshaw2ben » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:42 pm

bradshaw2ben wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:02 am
Might have been the worst officiated game the Pens have played in this year.

Also, giving the entire team the vaccine at the same time was a recipe for a slow start.
1 20 Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
2 51 TRADE: Brandon Aiyuk, WR
3 84 Hunter Nourzad, C, Penn State
3× 98 Jarvis Brownlee, Jr., CB, Florida State
4 128 Qwan'tez Stiggers, DB, Toronto Argonauts

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Post by Pabst » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:51 pm

bradshaw2ben wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:42 pm
bradshaw2ben wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:02 am
Might have been the worst officiated game the Pens have played in this year.

Also, giving the entire team the vaccine at the same time was a recipe for a slow start.
Are you specifically thinking of the high stick on Rodrigues?

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Post by fractalsteel » Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:11 pm

Speaking of the playoffs...if you make it you could possibly face two opponents from your division for up to 7 games each, if you are lucky. Talk about familiarity.
The division finals could be very spicy.
Then they reseed the whole thing and it is possible that East doesn't not meet West in the finals.

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Post by Pabst » Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:19 am

fractalsteel wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:11 pm
Speaking of the playoffs...if you make it you could possibly face two opponents from your division for up to 7 games each, if you are lucky. Talk about familiarity.
The division finals could be very spicy.
Then they reseed the whole thing and it is possible that East doesn't not meet West in the finals.
Not that I want this, but a Boston vs. Montreal Stanley Cup final is possible :shock:

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Post by fractalsteel » Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:24 am

Pabst wrote:
Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:19 am
fractalsteel wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:11 pm
Speaking of the playoffs...if you make it you could possibly face two opponents from your division for up to 7 games each, if you are lucky. Talk about familiarity.
The division finals could be very spicy.
Then they reseed the whole thing and it is possible that East doesn't not meet West in the finals.
Not that I want this, but a Boston vs. Montreal Stanley Cup final is possible :shock:
Crosby vs MacKinnon
Crosby,Malkin,Longbottom vs McDavid, Draisaitl, Lestrange

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Post by DP39 » Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:09 pm

Nice to see the NYI lose last night, albeit to the Bruins. Now we need the Caps to lose @ Philly (somewhat of a tough ask) and we need to handle our business in BUF today.

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Post by bradshaw2ben » Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:19 pm

Pabst wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:51 pm
bradshaw2ben wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:42 pm
bradshaw2ben wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:02 am
Might have been the worst officiated game the Pens have played in this year.

Also, giving the entire team the vaccine at the same time was a recipe for a slow start.
Are you specifically thinking of the high stick on Rodrigues?
Man, it seemed like it was several calls... the whole night was sort of amateurish.
1 20 Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
2 51 TRADE: Brandon Aiyuk, WR
3 84 Hunter Nourzad, C, Penn State
3× 98 Jarvis Brownlee, Jr., CB, Florida State
4 128 Qwan'tez Stiggers, DB, Toronto Argonauts

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