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Hot or Not: Rust, Couture leading the way; Malkin, Spaling not so much

PITTSBURGH -- Here we go. This is it. The first to four wins will hoist the Stanley Cup as champions of the 2015-16 NHL season. It comes down to either the Eastern Conference-winning Pittsburgh Penguins or the Western Conference-winning San Jose Sharks. At this time of the season, it’s difficult to pick a few players from each team who are “hot” or those who are “not,” since both teams reached this point because of contributions from everyone on the roster in some shape or form. Without further ado, here is our Stanley Cup edition.

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Bryan Rust: The rookie forward began the season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL.