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After a six game losing streak, winning one game is a big deal. Winning two games in Florida, where you don't typically play well, is a bigger deal. Combined with the news that Jordan Staal is not as injured as expected, James Neal playing, and Kris Letang very close to returning, the bleakness of that losing streak has been put behind us and brighter pastures appear to be on the horizon.
Big game tonight against Carolina. With the Rangers, Caps, Maple Leafs, and Blues on the schedule coming up, the Pens need to rack up points against bottom feeders like Carolina to remain in the playoff picture. While this game isn't must win from a math standpoint, these two points are huge.
Lines from The Pensblog
PENS
Pascal Dupuis - Dustin Jeffrey - Tyler Kennedy
Matt Cooke - Richard Park - Steve Sullivan
Eric Tangradi - Joe Vitale - Craig Adams
Paul Martin - Zbyenk Michalek
Brooks Orpik - Deryk Engelland
Matt Niskanen - Ben Lovejoy
Marc-Andre Fleury
CANES
Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Tuomo Ruutu
Jussi Jokinen - Jeff Skinner - Alexei Ponikarovsky
Andreas Nodl - Brandon Sutter - Patrick Dwyer
Brett Sutter - Tim Brent - Anthony Stewart
Bryan Allen - Tim Gleason
Derek Joslin - Jamie McBain
Jay Harrison - Justin Faulk
Cam Ward
Having just started skating, we expect that Letang will not play. He could surprise us however.
Go Pens
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