GDT: #49|Carolina Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Penguins|CEC|1.22.11|7:00 EST

[alcanalz]

	VERSUS
52 Points - 23-18-6 (9th)		62 Points - 29-15-4 (4th)

Battlefield

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Lineups

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Chris Kunitz	Mark Letestu	Pascal Dupuis
Matt Cooke	Jordan Staal	Tyler Kennedy
Mike Rupp	Max Talbot	Chris Conner
Craig Adams	Dustin Jeffrey	Arron Asham

Defense	Defense
Brooks Orpik	Kris Letang
Paul Martin	Zybnek Michalek
Alex Goligoski	Deryk Engelland

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Sergei Samsonov	Eric Staal	Erik Cole
Chad LaRose	Tuomo Ruutu	Jeff Skinner
Pat Dwyer	Brandon Sutter	Jussi Jokinen
Jiri Tlusty	Ryan Carter	Troy Brodie

Defense	Defense
Tim Gleason	Joe Corvo
Jamie McBain	Joni Pitkanen
Jay Harrison	Ian White

Goalies


Cam Ward - 20-14-5 - .921 SV % - 2.67 GAA


Marc-Andre Fleury - 5W -2L- 0OTL - .909 SV % - 2.38 GAA

Missing In Action
Crosby - Concussion - Day-to-day
Malkin - Leg - Day-to-day
Comrie - Hot Wife - Year?

Key Matchup

- This family from Thunder Bay is a competitive one and all of them love to go head-to-head. Eric is one of the most dominant players in the league when he's on top of his game, while Jordan is one of the most solid all-around players. With Crosby out, Jordan is going to be relied upon for more offense. We'll see if he can produce like his big brother tonight.

- On Saturday, Dan Bylsma spoke about the matchup; "On if Jordan will go head-to-head with Eric more than he has in the past: We were having Jordan play against Eric when it was a home game in the past. On the road, that was different. With (Jeff) Skinner playing the way he is, it’s tough to say that’s not a dangerous line too. But I probably see Jordan getting reacquainted with his brother tonight."

Eastern Conference Standings

Team	GP	Pts
1. * Philadelphia	47	67
2. *Tampa Bay	48	61
3. *Boston	47	59
4. Pittsburgh	48	62
5. Washington	48	60
6. NY Rangers	49	57
7. Montreal	47	56
8. Atlanta	49	54
9. Carolina	47	52
10. Buffalo	46	47
11. Florida	45	46
12. Toronto	46	43
13. Ottawa	48	41
14. NY Islanders	45	35
15. New Jersey	46	31

Last FivePittsburgh 0 - 2 New Jersey
Detroit 1 - 4 Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh 3 - 2 Boston
Pittsburgh 5 - 2 Montreal
Boston 4 - 2 Pittsburgh

Arbitrarily Impulsive Quote
"He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which." - Douglas Adams

Inexplicably Random Video


On-Topic Pittsburgh Awesomeness?

[Dr Frasier Crane]

Nice GDT. Hopefully we can score a goal or two tonight.

[Ugene Malkin]

Great job on your first GDT, alcanalz.







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[Protect this house]

Comrie - Hot Wife - Year?

He must really be suffering.

[Jer Flip]

The game is on 1.22.11, not 1.21.11.

Just to avoid confusion with the title.

[Eli Cash]

The Devils just beat Philly 3-1 today. The Flyers had a completely intact team and the Devils started Hedberg.

I suddenly don't feel as bad about Thursday.

[AugustBurnsRed*]

I always forget how good Cam Ward is.

[66-29-33]

I'll be working so i'll miss this game. Probably be 3-0 Canes anyway.

[Jag68Sid87]

"PLAYOFFS? I just want to score a goal" - said with Jim Mora's voice.

Going to miss this one. Going to the Bell Centre to pay my respects to one of my favorite non-Pens of the past decade or so...Saku Koivu.

I expect the worst against the pesky Hurricanes. Time for a goalie-steals-the-game-for-us moment.

[AugustBurnsRed*]

Jordan usually plays well against Eric... so hopefully he REALLY steps up here..

[HuskerTornado]

Hopefully we see some offense for the Pens tonight. Need to get some more points in the standings.

all things cane/caine related

[ComplianceBuyout]

I'm just looking for us to score 2 goals. I'd be good with that

[Aud Won*]

Originally Posted by Dr Frasier Crane

Nice GDT. Hopefully we can score a goal or two tonight.

yea, let's hope so.

[Aud Won*]

I am a little disappointed that they are leaving Letestu with the top line.

[Mooslan]

Maybe the (Baby) Pens will score a goal tonight. That is all we can hope for.

[alcanalz]

Anyways, not terribly disappointed I can't watch much of this game. I'd be surprised if we score more than a couple.\

Edit: Thanks UM.

[Ugene Malkin]

Originally Posted by alcanalz

Derp, yes it is. If a mod can change the title, for it seems my editing need not apply to thread titles, I'd appreciate it. Also putting GDT in the title would be nice .

Anyways, not terribly disappointed I can't watch much of this game. I'd be surprised if we score more than a couple.

Just hit edit and then "Go advance" edit to edit out the title.

[gopens66]

Any game day thread with a Douglas Adams quote has got to be a winner! Zaphod in OT for the game winner! Who will be our Zaphod?
Will we show them our spaceship?
Pens in a squeaker.

[Definition]

Carolina's been red hot this month and we're suffering big time.

I'll be extremely happy to get a point out of this game.

[zoro87]

Fleury better bring his A game if we want a chance to win!!
And whats the update on Malkin, is it a long term injury or what?

[Sideline]

Originally Posted by zoro87

Fleury better bring his A game if we want a chance to win!!
And whats the update on Malkin, is it a long term injury or what?

Banged up knee + sinus infection = DTD

[High Flying Birds]

Ugh our starting lineup is brutal. I, too will be content with a point.

[71]

Considered skipping this game. Baby blues and no Sid or Geno?

Yuck. I'll be happy if we get a goal.

[Dr Frasier Crane]

Quiet GDT tonight. Can't say I blame anyone.

Hoping for a good showing at home.

[Dan Bylsma]

Originally Posted by Rico Fata

Ugh our starting lineup is brutal. I, too will be content with a point.

Our lines suck but at least Fleury is playing tonight.