This is the first post for the new an refined Penguins Hockey Talk blog, so without wasting any time, lets jump right into the gameday. The Penguins come into this game with an 8-3-2 record, 18 points, which currently is good enough for the lead in the Atlantic Division. San Jose comes into tonights game with a 6-4-0 record, which puts them in a tie for last place with Anaheim in the Pacific Division. Pittsburgh is 4-2-1 away from CEC this season, while San Jose is struggling in the shark tank, posting a 1-2-0 record at home this season. The Sharks seem to be struggling to find there spark this year, while Pittsburgh continues to roll on with a depleted lineup. The Penguins have played this entire season without Crosby, and a big chunk of it without Malkin. However, they continue to find ways to win games, largely in part to James Neal and his 9 goals to start the season. It is early, but Neal is looking like he has found his home in a Penguin sweater.
Penguins Projected Lines/Defense/Goalie
Kunitz-Staal-Dupuis Sullivan-Malkin-Neal
Vitale-Letestu-Adams
Cooke-Park-Asham
*Macintyre-Crosby-Jeffrey*
Defense is anyones guess. Good Luck.
Flower in net
San Jose Projected Lines/Defense/Goalie
Marleau-Thornton-Pavelski
Clowe-Couture-Mitchell
A Murray-Handzus-Wingels
Winchester-Desjardins-McGinn
Murray-Boyle
Vlasic-Burns
White-Demers
Niemi should be in net
We all know the story by this point. Pens haven't won a game in San Jose since 1997, blah blah blah. Anyone who says that stat and thinks it means anything to tonights game is a total moron and shouldn't even be speaking. Time to get shit done tonight.
LGP
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