Penguins Weekly: Injuries Revealing Lack of Center Depth

3 years ago  /  The Hockey Writers  /  Read Time: 2 minutes 43 seconds

• As if the injuries that affected virtually the entire defensive corps at the beginning of the season weren’t bad enough, the Penguins have had it rough as of late with names like Evgeni Malkin and Brandon Tanev seeing time on the shelf.
• Malkin, on the other hand, has been one of the best players offensively for the Penguins.
• In the absence of key players like Malkin, some players have been stepping up, such as Kasperi Kapanen, Bryan Rust, and Jake Guentzel.
• Rust, on the other hand, has been extraordinary, as has the entire top line of him, Guentzel and Sidney Crosby.
• Rodrigues spent time on the top line with Guentzel and Crosby, while Rust was with a sluggish Malkin, and things were not working out for either line.
• Who knows where the franchise would be without players like Rust and Guentzel.
• Since 2017, Rust and Guentzel have been two of the most consistent offensive players aside from Malkin and Crosby.

...

Read Full Article.