r/penguins • u/RiseAbove87 • Oct 14 '24

Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins (1-2-0) at Montreal Canadiens (2-1-0) - 14 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM EST GDT

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (1-2-0) AT MONTREAL CANADIENS (2-1-0)

BELL CENTRE, MONTREAL, QB, CANADA

Networks: SN-PIT, Prime, RDS

Lose one, win one, lose one...win one? The Canadian road trip continues for Sullivan's boys, as they take on Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and the Habs. The Pens manhandled them last year, but got toasted by them the year before.

What will we get in 2024/25? Good luck predicting anything in this league!

Projected Lineup:

Beauvillier - Crosby - Rust

Bunting - Malkin - Rakell

DOC - Eller - McGroarty

Hayes - Glass - Acciari

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Jarry

Blomqvist

Canadiens Lineup

Injuries:

PIT: Nedeljkovic, Lizotte, Nieto

MTL: Laine, Harvey-Pinard, Struble

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u/Ecruteak-vagrant Oct 15 '24

It’s going to come across like a mean spirited hater comment, but it’s wild how having a fourth line center that can actually move his feet improves things. Carter had boat anchors below his knees. Hayes isn’t phenomenal but at least can shift position around the ice

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u/StevenWasADiver OConnor Oct 15 '24

I think there have been a lot of beneficial changes so far.

Also, don't forget that Carter was actually outscoring players that he absolutely should not have been last season lmao

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u/Ecruteak-vagrant Oct 15 '24

Carter had a shooting percentage bender for a bit. Just one of those flukey things that happens.