After a three-game trip out West, the Penguins are back at practice inside the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex today at noon. I’ll cover it.
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Nothing new from DanMuse on injured players in Kevin Hayes, Rutger McGroarty and Joel Blomqvist. Still status quo.
"Guys are continuing to progress and take steps."
• Second power-play unit: Brazeau, Kindel, Mantha, Novak, Letang
• Top power-play unit: Crosby, Malkin, Rakell, Rust, Karlsson
• Lines and pairings look like the same ones deployed in San Jose:
Rickard Rakell - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust Anthony Mantha - Evgeni Malkin - Justin Brazeau Tommy Novak - Ben Kindel - Filip Hallander Connor Dewar - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari Phil Tomasino
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson Ryan Shea - Kris Letang Caleb Jones - Harrison Brunicke Matt Dumba - Connor Clifton
• Both Tristan Jarry and Arturs Silovs are over on the other sheet of ice, while Mike Chiasson and another practice goalie with a Johan Hedberg "Moose" mask are here on the primary sheet. I doubt it's actually the guy that used to wear No. 1.
• All players are present for today's practice. Splitting rinks to start the session once again. Top-line guys -- Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust and RickardRakell -- are taking shots from the right circle to my right. EvgeniMalkin and BenKindel are joining them.
THE ASYLUM
Final: Penguins practice
After a three-game trip out West, the Penguins are back at practice inside the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex today at noon. I’ll cover it.
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Nothing new from Dan Muse on injured players in Kevin Hayes, Rutger McGroarty and Joel Blomqvist. Still status quo.
"Guys are continuing to progress and take steps."
• Second power-play unit: Brazeau, Kindel, Mantha, Novak, Letang
• Top power-play unit: Crosby, Malkin, Rakell, Rust, Karlsson
• Lines and pairings look like the same ones deployed in San Jose:
Rickard Rakell - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Anthony Mantha - Evgeni Malkin - Justin Brazeau
Tommy Novak - Ben Kindel - Filip Hallander
Connor Dewar - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari
Phil Tomasino
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea - Kris Letang
Caleb Jones - Harrison Brunicke
Matt Dumba - Connor Clifton
• Both Tristan Jarry and Arturs Silovs are over on the other sheet of ice, while Mike Chiasson and another practice goalie with a Johan Hedberg "Moose" mask are here on the primary sheet. I doubt it's actually the guy that used to wear No. 1.
• All players are present for today's practice. Splitting rinks to start the session once again. Top-line guys -- Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell -- are taking shots from the right circle to my right. Evgeni Malkin and Ben Kindel are joining them.
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