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Penz87

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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 19, 2023 at 2:23 p.m.
Thread: Team Vibes and Lines I Would Try
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Penz87</b></div><div>I think the bottom 6 is being criticized by a lot of fans, but last night the bigger problem in my eyes was Chad Ruhwedel. One of the goals he screened Jarry, one he got beat wide (he was trying to take the body which was the right play), and on the penalty kill later in the game he was in front of the net not trying to move or stick check anyone. The third was a lucky rebound off of Jarry right onto the stick of the redwing player but Ruhwedel wasn't helping. I was comfortable going into the season with him on the 3rd pair, but after the last few games POJ (he didn't play good last night either) and Chad are NOT a good pairing. We need a legit 3rd pair defenseman for POJ. Whether that's Ludvig, T. Smith, Ouellet, or even Fedun.

I would be okay with White playing on the third line for a short time, but after his extremely underwhelming preseason (in my opinion) he should have a short leash. And also, YES can Sullivan please sit Carter. I don't understand his obsession. Last night with less than 3 minutes left he threw out the 4th line...why?? I get the top 2 lines needed to rest, but if that's the case throw out Eller, Acciari, and Nieto. Or anyone that's not named Jeff Carter.

Carter is not the single player dragging this team down though which is improvement from last year.</div></div>

I agree with your points about Ruhwedel, the only question at this point seems to be do we see 1 or 2 of shea and ludvig next game, given the news that letang may be injured. If Letang is out I bet we could see something like

Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves-Shea
POJ-Ludvig
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 19, 2023 at 1:41 p.m.
Thread: Team Vibes and Lines I Would Try
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Penz87</b></div><div>I think the bottom 6 is being criticized by a lot of fans, but last night the bigger problem in my eyes was Chad Ruhwedel. One of the goals he screened Jarry, one he got beat wide (he was trying to take the body which was the right play), and on the penalty kill later in the game he was in front of the net not trying to move or stick check anyone. The third was a lucky rebound off of Jarry right onto the stick of the redwing player but Ruhwedel wasn't helping. I was comfortable going into the season with him on the 3rd pair, but after the last few games POJ (he didn't play good last night either) and Chad are NOT a good pairing. We need a legit 3rd pair defenseman for POJ. Whether that's Ludvig, T. Smith, Ouellet, or even Fedun.

I would be okay with White playing on the third line for a short time, but after his extremely underwhelming preseason (in my opinion) he should have a short leash. And also, YES can Sullivan please sit Carter. I don't understand his obsession. Last night with less than 3 minutes left he threw out the 4th line...why?? I get the top 2 lines needed to rest, but if that's the case throw out Eller, Acciari, and Nieto. Or anyone that's not named Jeff Carter.

Carter is not the single player dragging this team down though which is improvement from last year.</div></div>

We may see Dubas push Sullivan to bench carter for youth, but i'll die on the hill that there are unwritten rules in the NHL and one is you don't healthy scratch a 2x SC winner in his final season lol. Not saying i agree with it, i just believe that to be true.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 19, 2023 at 1:34 p.m.
Thread: Team Vibes and Lines I Would Try
no issues with any of this.

I think there has been a lot of over reaction in the penguins community by fans and certain "hockey writers".

Sure, should beat Chicago but they've already surprised people clearly and I may be higher on Detroit than the general public, I think they're a good team.

Based on the Dubas interview last night he clearly wants to stay on top of the roster and doesn't seem afraid to make changes. There is a lot of depth in WBS so it wouldn't shock me to see guys rotating in and out of the lineup over the next few weeks.

A trade of any type seems impossible unless someone winds up on IR.

The second line has been incredible, and one of the best in the league so far, i have no worries about the first either.

I think Ned looked good in his first game, and personally think Jarry has been fine.
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