The Penguins are red hot on fire—winners of 12 in a row and looking pretty dominate in doing so.
Sidney Crosby is stating his case as the best player in the NHL. Marc-Andre Fluery has found his timing and the puck looks like a beach ball to him. Things are going great for the Pens.
All the winning is going on without two of the Pens' best players in Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal. That is what leads to the major question, what will happen when they come back?
When Malkin comes back the answer is simple, Eric Godard will go back to healthy-scratch mode. That leaves the tough decision when Staal comes back. When a team is playing this well, it is hard to mess with the rhythm and make changes.
The usual choice for making room is benching/sending down the young guys. However, outside of Sid's line, the best line for the Pens has been the Chris Connor-Tyler Kennedy-Mark Letestu line. They have cycled the puck very well, created great scoring chances and provided youth and energy to the lineup.
That brings it to the next usual choice for mak ...
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Article written by Mark Lesko