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PensBurgh · Jan 15, 2020

Good start for Penguins’ new look lines in Crosby return

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty ImagesWhile the Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust line was bulldozing the NHL in Sidney Crosby’s absence, there was an ongoing debate as to what would happen with the line combinations when Crosby returned to the lineup. Which winger would play with which center, and would the Penguins automatically put Guentzel back on Crosby’s wing? Well, Guentzel’s injury put an abrupt end to that discussion and created an entirely new line combination debate.

As in, what exactly are the lines going to look like without their best winger? We got our first look at that on Tuesday in Crosby’s return against the Minnesota Wild, and the early returns were promising.

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