[GDT] Penguins at Flames 7:00MT SNW and Fan 960

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by genetic_phreek

Man our PP is terrible for the amount of "talent" we have on it. Maybe a shake up of the PP lines is in need to freshen things up.

They totally need to change it. It's just not Gio's year this year.

Put Lucic on PP1 with Andersson. Take out Tkachuk and Gio and use them on the 2nd unit.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

If it makes you feel any better, Pittsburgh’s is even worse despite having Crosby and Malkin.

Kind of. Crosby has been playing hurt this year and held off a surgery until Malkin returned, and he’s been out over a month now.

[zamler]

Tristan Jarry at 1.92 has the best GAA in the league didn't see that coming.

[VilleN]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Sure why not? they could easily go on a 7 game winning streak in January.
But we have to beat the Oilers by at least 4 goals...
and looking at the remaining sched for this month, they would need to try REALLY REALLY hard to lose some of those games.

I'd rather lose to the Oilers but beat them in the standings... But hopefully we'll beat them in the game and the standings.

[sureLoss]

Bennett in Jankowski out. Talbot starts

Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
#Flames tonight vs. Pittsburgh:

Tkachuk-Lindholm-Mangiapane
Gaudreau-Monahan-Backlund
Lucic-Ryan-Dube
Bennett-Reider-Frolik

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Kylington-Andersson

Talbot

[Karl]

Better.

[mrdonkey]

Weird that they would play Rieder at center over Bennett.

[Stanley]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

Weird that they would play Rieder at center over Bennett.

Get him some games in a lesser defensive role first, get his offensive zone time/confidence up first

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Bennett in Jankowski out. Talbot starts

Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
#Flames tonight vs. Pittsburgh:

Tkachuk-Lindholm-Mangiapane
Gaudreau-Monahan-Backlund
Lucic-Ryan-Dube
Bennett-Reider-Frolik

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Kylington-Andersson

Talbot

I love it!

[djsFlames]

As a coach I'd be switching up my PP lines every time the production dried up for more than a few games. Never understood the lack of experimentation when it came to the PP. Especially when you see guys like Gio clearly struggling offensively yet you have him quarterbacking your first unit..

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

As a coach I'd be switching up my PP lines every time the production dried up for more than a few games. Never understood the lack of experimentation when it came to the PP. Especially when you see guys like Gio clearly struggling offensively yet you have him quarterbacking your first unit..

A power play is about repetition and set plays. While I agree about the square pegs round holes, its not something that gets mixed up on the fly often.

[Psytic]

Good start taking Janko out. Is it weird I want more Rinaldo? Not seeing anyone I would take out for him though.

[sureLoss]

Darren Haynes @DarrenWHaynes
We’ll see how they line up tonight, but if Sam Bennett is in for Mark Jankowski, it would make more sense you’d think for Bennett to play center — or at least take the face-offs. Rieder has only taken 134 face-offs in his career and his win percentage is an uninspiring 33.6%.

Ryan Dittrick
@ryandittrick
Replying to @DarrenWHaynes
I asked Sam that very question this morning. Said he and Rieder have talked it over, and Rieder will start by taking the draws. If Rieder is struggling or they want a different look at some point, Bennett will jump in.

[Toonage]

Haven't seen Bennett yet playing under HC Ward. Wonder if he also sees a boost in play like so many of his teammates have. Will be an interesting night for sure.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Haven't seen Bennett yet playing under HC Ward. Wonder if he also sees a boost in play like so many of his teammates have. Will be an interesting night for sure.

It's gonna take more than Ward to fix that hockey IQ!

Maybe a Ward, a Bowman, a D Sutt, and 2 Badger Bobs.

[IliketoPuck]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Darren Haynes @DarrenWHaynes
We’ll see how they line up tonight, but if Sam Bennett is in for Mark Jankowski, it would make more sense you’d think for Bennett to play center — or at least take the face-offs. Rieder has only taken 134 face-offs in his career and his win percentage is an uninspiring 33.6%.

Ryan Dittrick
@ryandittrick
Replying to @DarrenWHaynes
I asked Sam that very question this morning. Said he and Rieder have talked it over, and Rieder will start by taking the draws. If Rieder is struggling or they want a different look at some point, Bennett will jump in.

Bennett had a shoulder injury didn't he? Jumping right back into taking draws might be a tough ask. Similar to how Monahan didn't take draws for awhile after his wrist surgery.

[442scotty]

Fingers crossed that Bennett blossoms under Ward!

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

Weird that they would play Rieder at center over Bennett.

Originally Posted by Stanley

Get him some games in a lesser defensive role first, get his offensive zone time/confidence up first

Sure but has Rieder ever played C? He's listed always as a winger on most sites, whereas usually if a guy played C ever they include that as a position. Like Czarnik.

answered above, more or less

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Bennett in Jankowski out. Talbot starts

Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
#Flames tonight vs. Pittsburgh:

Tkachuk-Lindholm-Mangiapane
Gaudreau-Monahan-Backlund
Lucic-Ryan-Dube
Bennett-Reider-Frolik

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Kylington-Andersson

Talbot

Love these lines. Switch Andersson and Hamonic, and we are getting close to the perfect lineup for the current roster.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Psytic

Good start taking Janko out. Is it weird I want more Rinaldo? Not seeing anyone I would take out for him though.

I would be happy to see Rinaldo and Rieder perpetually rotate - keep them both hungry and motivated.