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Shirey: Analyzing the Penguins' current forward lines

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Penguins are losers of six in a row and, outside of getting Kris Letang and Jeff Petry back in the lineup relatively soon, don't have many apparent answers to their struggles on the horizon.

At times the Penguins have looked flat-out disinterested to utterly dysfunctional. That's all been magnified by a top-six that hasn't seen the puck end up in the back of the net as much during this recent stretch. When the top-six isn't carrying the team, you can almost guarantee it won't be a fruitful night.