The Penguins visit the Chicago Blackhawks for a 8:30 tilt tomorrow night on FSN.
In Pittsburgh we have the dynamic duo of Sid and Geno. In Chicago, they have Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. The pair of 20-year-olds is fast and skillful. They’ve been dominating their team’s points race along with Martin Havlat. Toews and Kane, whether playing together or apart, could spell disaster for the Penguins. If the Penguins’ defense can contain them and if they have a decent backcheck, this is completely possible.
Probable in net for the Hawks is Cristobal Huet. Though his career against Pittsburgh is 3-3-0, he has some incredible moves. He is a solid goal tender and had a phenomenal season last year in the 13 games he played with Washington.
The Hawks play run-and-gun hockey. If the Pens can shut down Kane and Toews and spend a good deal of time in the offensive zone, they should be able to break down the solid Hawks defense.
New acquisition Chris Kunitz has his first chance to prove himself as he’s listed as on the top line, bumping Dupuis to the fourth line. Tim Wallace has been called up, Pesonen sent back to WB/S. And the Pens still have Billy Thomas sitting around waiting to be used to his full capacity.
The Blackhawks will be playing without Brent Sopel, Nikolai Khabibulin and high-scoring forward Patrick Sharp.
The Pens have the same long-term injuries to Philippe Boucher and Mike Zigomanis. Sidney Crosby will be a game-time decision.
Penguins-
In Pittsburgh we have the dynamic duo of Sid and Geno. In Chicago, they have Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. The pair of 20-year-olds is fast and skillful. They’ve been dominating their team’s points race along with Martin Havlat. Toews and Kane, whether playing together or apart, could spell disaster for the Penguins. If the Penguins’ defense can contain them and if they have a decent backcheck, this is completely possible.
Probable in net for the Hawks is Cristobal Huet. Though his career against Pittsburgh is 3-3-0, he has some incredible moves. He is a solid goal tender and had a phenomenal season last year in the 13 games he played with Washington.
The Hawks play run-and-gun hockey. If the Pens can shut down Kane and Toews and spend a good deal of time in the offensive zone, they should be able to break down the solid Hawks defense.
New acquisition Chris Kunitz has his first chance to prove himself as he’s listed as on the top line, bumping Dupuis to the fourth line. Tim Wallace has been called up, Pesonen sent back to WB/S. And the Pens still have Billy Thomas sitting around waiting to be used to his full capacity.
The Blackhawks will be playing without Brent Sopel, Nikolai Khabibulin and high-scoring forward Patrick Sharp.
The Pens have the same long-term injuries to Philippe Boucher and Mike Zigomanis. Sidney Crosby will be a game-time decision.
Penguins-
Kunitz-Crosby-Fedotenko
Satan-Malkin-Sykora
Kennedy-Staal-Cooke
Dupuis-Talbot-Godard
Orpik-Gonchar
Letang-Eaton
Scuderi-Gill
Fleury
Blackhawks-
Keith-Campbell
Seabrook- Walker
Barker-Wisniewski.
Kane- Toews-Brouwer.
Byfuglien-Bolland-Havlat.
Ladd-Versteeg-Eager.
Burish-Fraser-Adams.
Huet
EDIT:
Sid will sit this one out...Dupuis or Thomas will take his top-line position: game-time decision.
Do it.
LET'S GO PENS!
7 comments:
seriously, dupuis ALL the way to the 4th line?!
they should've started Kunitz down low, then progressed him up.
WOW
No, they shouldn't have.
well i mean, like, 3rd line maybe.
but whatever, sid's not even playing tonight =(
No, not third line.
Dupuis is garbage. Kunitz is not.
whoa there, Dupuis is not garbage, he's just in a dry streak.
As a 1st liner, Dupuis is absolutely garbage.
well i have to say, i like the whole Kunitz-Staal combo.
i think Kunitz-Corsby-Staal would be incredible.
staal doesn't deserve to be on the 2rd line, and the whole purpose (i'm assuming) of kunitz was for crosby to have a good winger, i say why not try Staal out as a winger, and see if they work well together.
i think it'd be pretty awesome.
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