Koz: GRADING THE PENS

by Kozkoz81@comcast.netThe first month of the 08-09 season has had plenty of ups and downs. In the spirit of sloppy third periods, I'm not going to proofread the last third of this blog post a?" just fair warning to you as we start. I always like the weekly grading of the Steelers in the Post Gazette, so figured I'd try that with the Pens first month. Thanks to NHL.com for the stats. CENTERS: B When one of your centers (Malkin) leads the league in points, that's really going to buoy your grade. Crosby hasn't really dominated a game other than the 4 point night against Toronto. I don't know what to make of all the undisclosed injuries, but I am eager to see the Pens win a few games they probably "shouldn't" just because #87 wills them to win. Also helping this grade is the NHL faceoff leader Mike Zigomanis. What a pickup by Ray Shero. (Read this next sentence with the movie announcer voice, may he rest in peace) In a world ...