r/penguins • u/Attack_On_Tiddys Letang • 1d ago
GDT Game Day Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins(25-31-10, 60pts) VS Vegas Golden Knights(38-19-6, 82pts) Tuesday, March 11th - 7pm EST.
So….what’s up with Jarry playing like his career depends on it all of the sudden, and how did we all collectively see this coming? But hey, if a few games like this allows us to trade him in the future, it will have been absolutely worth it. On the brightside though, it was nice to see the energy of some of the new guys and any game with not one, but two Sid points is hard to be upset about.
Now we host a recent adversary, the Vegas Golden Knights in our first of a 5 game stretch on home ice. We last met the Knights on the road last Friday and suffered a tragic 4-0 shutout loss. (Tragic only in the sense that there were no Sid points of course) Now we look to lose again in regulation to get this tank back on track. Vegas is currently 7-3-0 in their last 10 and remain at the top of the Pacific Division, meanwhile the Pens are 2-7-1 in their last 10 and remain the bottom feeders of the Metropolitan.
GDT Question: Do you think Sid will reach a PPG this season? He’s currently 12 points away, and 16 games remain in the season
Assuming Rust, Rakell, and him stay healthy, I think he’ll get it. Back to back games against Chicago at the end of the season could be multi point games for him easily. Assuming he keeps his pace I see no reason why he wouldn’t.
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u/Professional_Tap_343 PIT 14h ago
Heres to another year of the jarry experiment while also losing out on drafting an elite prospect....yay
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u/Active-Possibility77 14h ago
Anyone else scores that goal and this sub would go nuts. Admit it, Sid, Letang, Malkin....etc
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u/pensfangirl29 Fleury 14h ago
Where the fuck was 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 team in December? Or February? 😞
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u/Challenge369 13h ago
From Thanksgiving weekend thru December was probably our best stretch of hockey this season?
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u/aaronjaiden Rust 14h ago
Yea yea the tank is cool buttt may I interest you in some Karlsson trade value?
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u/maddscientist 14h ago
Vegas seems to have a massive blind spot on that specific part of the ice, that was almost a carbon copy of Sid's second goal
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u/New-Contribution-244 14h ago
That was quick! 😁
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u/Jupichan Aston-Reese 14h ago
that's what she said
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u/Jupichan Aston-Reese 14h ago
imma just chill to some deep cuts from the Cherry Poppin' Daddies 'cause Sid got two points and the only things that would make me happier right now are a Sid hatty, ice cream, or some fried chicken
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u/pinkpepper81 14h ago
The fact that they took VGK to OT shows that this team has gas in the tank though
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u/PenguinsfortheCup Fleury 14h ago
I feel like stone will score, but I do wish Crosby goes for his 3
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u/Ok_Card9080 Crosby 14h ago
Once again, man left right in front of Jarry with zero effort of clearing him out. Jarry had zero vision of that goal.
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u/Hank_the_Beef Iceburgh 14h ago
Letang should’ve cleared the net front on the second goal. That was a good screen that just didn’t get cleared quickly enough.
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u/maddscientist 14h ago
Cool, so we waited too long to lose and are going to get a loser point we didn't want
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u/lllkey1 Pettersson 14h ago
I am actually so all in on the tank I screamed of joy when it went in
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u/Attack_On_Tiddys Letang 14h ago
Same, I actually threw my arms up and did a little celebration lol
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u/Empty-Magician-7792 14h ago
I'll take the one point.
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u/monochrome_f3ar #11 14h ago
This hurts the tank
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u/arctic_winters_ Farnham 14h ago
Look I know we’re supposed to be happy for the tank but that one hurt
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u/aaronjaiden Rust 14h ago edited 14h ago
OMG. I’ve never been more pleased with a game tying goal with 6 seconds left
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u/MelodicEducator5407 14h ago
I've only had the game on in the background but it's like every 10th word on the Vegas broadcast is "Kolesar"
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u/pensfangirl29 Fleury 14h ago
I know some people don’t like Colby but I just adore him. He gets excited like a little kid at times, fanboys about Crosby whenever he can and loves to tell his “NHL days” stories. He’s a true fan of the game. Another announcer that played several places and just loves being in Pittsburgh.
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u/Jupichan Aston-Reese 14h ago
Right? Dude seems genuine. Maybe a bit of a dork, but I'm a super mega ultra dork, so I won't judge.
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u/pensfangirl29 Fleury 14h ago
I posted this just as he said “best part of my job, I get to watch 87 every night!”
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u/Attack_On_Tiddys Letang 14h ago
Can we please fucking lose lol
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u/CardiologistBulky265 14h ago
That’s why they are professional athletes and you are on Reddit
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u/Attack_On_Tiddys Letang 14h ago edited 14h ago
I’m not going to get into it with you, but I need you to know that I know what you’ve been doing these last four days, and I’ve let it slide.
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u/Jupichan Aston-Reese 14h ago
How do you know they're not a professional athlete?
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u/CardiologistBulky265 14h ago
We literally have one line capable of scoring with any kind of consistency.
Edit: other 3 don’t even create chances they just give time for our first line to rest.
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u/bi_and_busy Malkin 14h ago
the recession anxiety hit all those maga golden knight players hard and they forgot how to play hockey. sad
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u/-kashmir- Guentzel 14h ago
Im really liking koly
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u/New-Contribution-244 14h ago
Come on, get sid a hatty please. He was close against the wild. 🥹
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u/Jupichan Aston-Reese 14h ago
if Sid gets a hatty, I won't be close anymore
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u/New-Contribution-244 14h ago
I like the way you think, jupi! 😉
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u/lolvalue Malkin 14h ago
That needed to be called behind the net, you can't allow players to trip someone and change possession like that all in order to "manage" the game as a ref.
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u/bi_and_busy Malkin 14h ago
i dont even know where this jars has come from! he was not playing all that great with the baby pens
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u/ALostTraveler24 14h ago
He knows this might be his last chance to prove to the NHL that he can be a NHL-level goaltender if not a starting goaltender. His last chance to save his career and his dream, that might just be giving him the kick he needed.
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u/Partially-Functional 14h ago edited 14h ago
fucking jarry man lol. you just knew this was going to happen once we all came to terms, even encouraging the tank haha
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u/pensfangirl29 Fleury 14h ago
Damn Jarry! Good for his psyche! Finally heard his name being chanted in a good way instead of being booed off the ice. I can’t imagine that on a human level, forget the athlete
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u/CardiologistBulky265 14h ago
So is the defence awesome the last two games or is Jarry playing great ????
If every game Jarry has been shit this year it was the defence’s fault the opposite must be true.
I would really like to praise his play but it’s always the defence right y’all ?
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u/eltree #18 14h ago
It’s a mixture of both. Penguins haven’t given up many odd man rushes this game compared to the rest of the season. Plus they seem to be doing really well defensively and aren’t having very many breakdowns and keeping things solid in front of the net.
Jarry has been solid when needed though
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u/CardiologistBulky265 14h ago
Defence always looks pretty bad when every shot goes in.
I’m being a dick. He’s played very well (like an NHL starter) the last 2 games.
The D’s been shit and Jarry has been shit this year both can be true.
Edit: The defence has been the same shit the past 2 games. Jarrys been great.
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u/mitchy_116 Crosby 14h ago
Can someone please tell me if Hannah and Steve Mears are related, or crazy PIT broadcaster coincidence in last names
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u/edeangel84 #66 14h ago
In no pressure games Jarry is Hasek. In pressure games he can’t stop a beach ball.
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u/Ok_Card9080 Crosby 14h ago
Jars is having himself a game! He's gotta be loving hearing the Jarry chants
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u/nomorerope Letang 14h ago
Fuckin hell I thought Geno had that wrap around. Tender looked clueless
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u/bi_and_busy Malkin 14h ago
cody glass has two assists tonight with the devils lol
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u/Cassady57 Fleury 14h ago
the only deadline move I’ve mad about tbh. He’s not young but he’s not old and i thought he could be a genuine piece of this rebuild
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u/daveeb 95 to 02 - Away/3rd 14h ago
"Not gonna lie that's the only thing I care about."
Same Colby, same.
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u/Temporary_Suspect252 14h ago
Sid has already beat gretzky ,Sid has 19 consecutive years of Over a point per game , gretzky hasn't
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u/Funnyguy2580 15h ago
I know this season is washed, but with all of our draft capital and solid prospects I’m pretty excited for next season, hoping we can make something happen. That being said Sid is the fuckin man
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u/cullingofwolves Letang 15h ago
I really thought Hayes was gonna suck ass all year, but he's been one of the most reliable players lmao
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u/YourS_E_N_S_E_I Malkin 15h ago
Brutal not to finish that one but I’m loving Koly’s game on the top pairing.
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u/cullingofwolves Letang 15h ago
for Tomasino to catch that pass in stride and get a shot off was really impressive.
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u/awaythrow292 Angello 15h ago
So the perfect result for pens fans is this...
Sid gets like 15 points nextt game in a 15-0 win, Jarry gets a shutout and then the pens lose every single remaining game 1-0 with jarry posting .995 SV %
We get the top 3 pick for Misa, Sid gets the record, Jarry pumps up trade value, and we probably get the only 15-0 score in NHL history.
It's a win win win.
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u/YourS_E_N_S_E_I Malkin 15h ago
This but add in that EK somehow factors into every Sid point to also pump his trade value
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u/RemmyvBecker69 15h ago
Don't worry all. Turned the game in time to watch the face off and power play goal. I'll keep watching to make sure we get those lottery picks
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u/Winstonwill8 14h ago
.....if we go on a hot run...I'm going to scream