NHL Power Rankings: Unexpected Upsets and Rookie Revelations Shake Up the Season
16. Pittsburgh Penguins, 9-5-3
Last week: 12
Sean: 16
Dom: 17
A bunch of new guys have fueled Pittsburgh’s hot start — Anthony Mantha and the injured Justin Brazeau have given them goals and decent play-driving in the middle six, and Parker Wotherspoon is handling top-pair minutes. There are also some holdovers of note.
The biggest addition, though, is head coach Dan Muse. It’s been a few days, but this quote from Erik Karlsson — clearly not concerned about getting taken off Mike Sullivan’s Christmas card list — is worth re-upping: “The roles are starting to slot in. You know what’s expected of you. You do the things you’re good at, and not the things that someone tells you to do that you can’t do.”
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