So today the pairings are going to in all likelihood be:

Daley-Letang
Dumoulin-Lovejoy
Cole-Schultz

If the top two pairings struggle again and Cole Schultz have a strong game I'd do something like this even if it seems radical:

Dumoulin-Letang
Cole-Schultz
Pouliot-Daley

In this configuration I'd give Daley-Letang a few shifts as well. This keeps Dumo's minutes down a bit, shelters Pouliot, and ups Daley's minutes a bit. What this configuration does is that it injects another defenseman than augments our speed in Pouliot and has everyone playing their preferred sides.
- Victoro311

I might be on my own on this but I thought Daley had a ton of trouble with rags size on Saturday. Not sure I want him seeing more minutes

No Fleury at morning skate. It is an optional. Sully pulling another fake and have Fleury sit out morning skate and start him tonite? He likes to mind(frank). Just trying to be optimistic, don't really know what to think.
- tpcg402

A lot of the media is saying MAF doesn't seem like the same guy. Kind of down. Just a different person during interviews. I don't think we'll be seeing MAF for quite some time.

Djan said in his Tuesday's takes that if MAF is ready to play hockey, then he's doing a great job of hiding it. But Djan is a pretty hard line sit fleury until he's 510% guy so take that for what it's worth.
- Victoro311

Yeah, I didn't really believe what I typed about the headgame stuff. Pun not intended. Just hoping Fleury is ready, although it sounds like he isn't. Zatkoff has been fine, but his ceiling isn't very high and is tough to see him holding up in a 7 game series

I might be on my own on this but I thought Daley had a ton of trouble with rags size on Saturday. Not sure I want him seeing more minutes
- dbell646

Daley had hands down the worst game he's had in a Pittsburgh sweater on Saturday. He was also one of our best guys down the stretch. So I'm not going to write him off after one game. And in my configuration he'd be babysitting Pouliot. So by taking shifts with Letang, it would be in an attempt to up his minutes to around his usual, not upping them to new heights.

Fleury didn't sound to good in his interview yesterday. I think we see Murray before fleury. So let's say Murray comes back and we have an incredible run is that it for fleury here?
- dbell646

I think we see Murray before MAF too. Anything is possible with this draft coming after next year, but I think MAF is still a Penguin next year.

Jeff Zatkoff is the first goalie off the ice for the pens. plz god no

Jeff Zatkoff is the first goalie off the ice for the pens. plz god no
- martox

So today the pairings are going to in all likelihood be:

Daley-Letang
Dumoulin-Lovejoy
Cole-Schultz

If the top two pairings struggle again and Cole Schultz have a strong game I'd do something like this even if it seems radical:

Dumoulin-Letang
Cole-Schultz
Pouliot-Daley

In this configuration I'd give Daley-Letang a few shifts as well. This keeps Dumo's minutes down a bit, shelters Pouliot, and ups Daley's minutes a bit. What this configuration does is that it injects another defenseman than augments our speed in Pouliot and has everyone playing their preferred sides.
- Victoro311

I'd go with these d pairs if Dumo can regain his regular season form, hell I would anyways because whomever is Letangs partner is he won't match him in TOI and be over extended. Letangs partner will always be somewhat fluid with the amount of TOI he racks up.

- rangerdanger94

remember game 1

remember game 1
- martox

I still maintain we win that game if Lundqvist doesn't get hurt. 0-0 before the stick hits him.

remember game 1
- martox

I do, I doubt it will happen again.

I do, I doubt it will happen again.
- Reverend Killtaker

Ah yes...the doubt is settling in. Feeel the doubt. Let it encompass your entire being.

Sounds like Maatta is in. Hopefully he bounces back, but man I cringe watching him trying to skate. https://twitter.com/Molin...status/722456097173422082

remember game 1
- martox

Yeah the game that wasnt dedicated to finding malkin ice time. I remember that game.

Sounds like Maatta is in. Hopefully he bounces back, but man I cringe watching him trying to skate. https://twitter.com/Molin...status/722456097173422082
- tpcg402

Thank god

Thank god
- rangerdanger94

Mines 26 this year coincidence. 1 hour in a plane gets us down there. Now if she wants to go back to Europe.........thankfully not! It's funny, one of her uni degrees is English teaching.

Your daughter sounds like a smart individual, if she can help any of the parents or children that have autism in their lives she's doing a great job.
- Aussiepenguin

Thanks, I am a very proud Dad. She is actually speaking / teaching at the National Autism conference in Chi Town in front of thousands. She loves the kids. Cheers

Evgeni Malkin says that he's feeling better and is confident he can take faceoffs. Wasn't happy with how he played and is looking to come out strong tonight. Looking forward to playing center all game.

Thanks, I am a very proud Dad. She is actually speaking / teaching at the National Autism conference in Chi Town in front of thousands. She loves the kids. Cheers
- bixll

You guys got any pics?

No Fleury, but Murray is an option. https://twitter.com/BWest...status/722458542440116225

You guys got any pics?
- Grinder47

I picked the Pens..

Ah yes...the doubt is settling in. Feeel the doubt. Let it encompass your entire being.
- rangerdanger94

Sounds like Maatta is in. Hopefully he bounces back, but man I cringe watching him trying to skate. https://twitter.com/Molin...status/722456097173422082
- tpcg402

This depresses me more than Zatkoff. Maatta is not skating at an NHL level.

Ah yes...the doubt is settling in. Feeel the doubt. Let it encompass your entire being.
- rangerdanger94

Doubt in Zatkoff has always been there. Game 1 was an anamoly not the norm for that guy. That's not to say we can't win with him, it just means our offense needs to be much more productive because it will turn into a shootout style game.

Thank god
- rangerdanger94

Plus Pittsburgh's best defenseman is still out of the lineup.

This, of course, being Dan Girardi.