The good news: for the first time since leaving the game with a minor ding on Saturday after being hit with a shot, Sidney Crosby was back on the ice with teammates on Tuesday.
The bad news: the defensive pairings have changed, and not for the better.
Riikola is filling in for Galchenyuk up top. #Pens workflow:
Guentzel-Crosby-Hornqvist
Riikola-Malkin-Tanev
McCann-Bjugstad-Kahun
Aston-Reese-Blueger-Simon
Dumoulin-Letang
Pettersson-Gudbranson
Johnson-Schultz
Ruhwedel-Marino
-MC— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October 1, 2019With Bryan Rust’s placement on long-term injury reserve secure, the forward lines get a jolt.