Will the Pittsburgh Penguins Benefit from Line Changes?
August 9th, 2010 by Laura Falcon Leave a reply »General Manager Ray Shero entered the offseason with two pressing issues to solve: Fill in the holes on defense and strengthen the wing position.
Thus far, Shero has addressed the former with the additions of Paul Martin and Zbynek Michalek. As for the ailing wing position, no signings have been made, save the release of both Ruslan Fedotenko and Alexei Ponikarovsky, moves that may have helped the Pens more than hurt them.
Because of the two losses on the wing and the possibility that veteran Bill Guerin may follow suit, it was only logical that Shero nab some wingers during free agency. However, the long-term investments in Martin and Michalek make it difficult for any signings to take place.
So what does Shero do?
He looks to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, of course, the only solution to a strained cap situation.
There is a good possibility that three players may be called up to the big boys league: Two on offense and one on defense. I anticipate both forwards will take their places as wingers, despite some shifts of centers to wing.
Many sources have made it clear that Jordan Staal will move up to the ...
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