The Penguins travel to Detroit tonight for another preseason game after Saturday’s Marc-Andre Fleury love-fest, which was also the first game action for Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin and the other top players.
Tonight’s lineup is heavy on prospects again, but Tristan Jarry will be one of the goaltenders, and Ville Koivunen, Danton Heinen, Philip Thomasino, Ryan Shea, and Ryan Graves will be on the ice.
Yesterday, the Pens put in their first extensive work on special teams, and it featured some power play regulars taking turns as penalty killers.
Coach Dan Muse says it’s time to start shaping the special teams units.
Muse says power play regulars bring a different mentality to killing penalties.
The Penguins reassigned fifteen prospects to their minor league camp over the weekend, but they don’t have to ship out. It’s being held in Cranberry, too.
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