GDT #69 (nice): Pens @ Stars

[Gaucho]

No Graves, no Carter. St. Ivany in. Jarry in net.

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

wtf is a "St. Ivany"?

[mikey]

Unsigned draft choice of Philly that Hextall brought in. Defensive d-man that has no discernible puck skills...

Surprised it's him that gets a chance, but this is what folks wanted...WBS doofuses to get a chance.

[meecrofilm]

Whatever, if he's actually defensive, it's an upgrade over current Graves.

[mikey]

If he's an NHL player at all, yeah...

[MR25]

Unsigned draft choice of Philly that Hextall brought in. Defensive d-man that has no discernible puck skills...

Surprised it's him that gets a chance, but this is what folks wanted...WBS doofuses to get a chance.

Do they even have another RHD down there?

Quick glance is St Ivany, Fedun, or Headrick

[Gaucho]

fwiw, he's said to have made huge strides this season

[JC2]

This team needs LHD...

the right side looks good

[MR25]

This team needs LHD...

the right side looks good

They've been playing dudes on their off-side since Ruhwedel was traded, and I'm going to say Ludvig/POJ are probably way more comfortable on their strong side.

[JC2]

The only NHL caliber LHD on this team is Pettersson.

[MR25]

And they only have 2 RHD so I'm not sure your point WRT St Ivany getting the call-up to play the right side....

[JC2]

Those 2 RHD can eat minutes and make that third pair limited assuming there was another top 4 LD somewhere.

I don't really have a problem with the callup (though Ivany ain't great)... more the note that they need RHD.

[mikey]

Unsigned draft choice of Philly that Hextall brought in. Defensive d-man that has no discernible puck skills...

Surprised it's him that gets a chance, but this is what folks wanted...WBS doofuses to get a chance.

Do they even have another RHD down there?

Quick glance is St Ivany, Fedun, or Headrick

Honestly, I didn't think about handedness because of the current situation...we've had guys of all types playing on their wrong side: the physical Ludvig, the...uhhh, the guy Joseph...but you're right, JSI being RHS makes sense to give him a shot at being comfortable up here.

[Gaucho]

[Gaucho]

The St. Ivany era begins.

[Gaucho]

LGP

[mikey]

First zone entry for JSI, got a shot. I'll take that. Good look.

[mikey]

Bunting with the jam, nice feed by Geno.

[Trip McNeely]

If the Pens have three Buntings on this team next year, I would like our chances. Gotta find a couple more

[stonewizard51]

Just got home in time to see Pavelski tie it up.

[mikey]

Pettersson punching one into our net isn't what we need.

Other than JSI being too shy to lead a rush with speed behind the puck at the 8:51 mark or so, he's had a nice start actually. Let's see what happens if these minutes start to add up...

[JC2]

If the Pens have three Buntings on this team next year, I would like our chances. Gotta find a couple more

Not sure what other offers were on the table for Jake, but grabbing Bunting and some prospects seems like a good return for a pending UFA.

[JC2]

Probably a hot take, but I kinda miss Friedman.

He was able to provide a bit of fight and grit from the backend that this team seems to miss at times.

[mikey]

He'd be easy to get back if we want...I'd rather see where Ludvig goes.

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

how does someone end up with the name “St. Ivany” when there’s no actual “St. Ivany”?

I guess it’s a bastardization of St Ivan? who I guess is also St John of Rila? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Rila