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The Penguins play the Calgary Flames tonight and if the team could harness the intensity that coach Mike Sullivan had at practice yesterday, they will play with an edge they haven’t had recently.
An angry Sullivan stopped practice several times while they were working on the power play and on a five-on-five, urging the Pens to turn up the energy. It was an approach endorsed by captain Sidney Crosby, who pointed out it’s nothing new.
Sullivan also tried several new line combinations and returned Michael Bunting to Evgeni Malkin’s second line after Bunting sat out Sunday’s game at Winnipeg.
Tristan Jarry also sat out on Sunday, but Sullivan said yesterday that the two-time All-Star was “not a healthy scratch”. He said it was part of his strategy to get Jarry back on track after his cold start.
Two of the Penguins’ most effective players early this season have been newcomer Cody Glass and Lars Eller. Yesterday, Glass was elevated to Eller’s third line. Sullivan says Eller is a leader both on and off the ice.
Crosby says yesterday’s edgy practice was needed.
Crosby says Calgary is going to make the Penguins work hard tonight.
The Penguins and Flames face off at 9:30 tonight. Airtime on 92.5 FM U92 is 8:30.
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