Found January 30, 2013 on Steel City Sports Report: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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After scoring just one goal in their last fourteen power play opportunities, the Penguins decided to change things up yet again.  Evgeni Malkin will now play the point while James Neal will command the half-boards.  Anyone whose watched more than five games with Malkin on the point knows he's not comfortable in that position.  When you consider how pass-happy both he and Kris Letang (playing on the other side of the blue line) are while on the man-advantage, it's amazing this idea has found its way back into the minds of the coaches.This whole debacle, people think, is based on the fact that Dan Bylsma cannot run an effective power play unit with Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby on the ice at the same time.  The real question is, why do they have to be on the ice at the same time?  Is there a rule that says a power play goal is worth two when both 71 and 87 are on the ice?  Obviously they are both world class players, but what difference does that make when they share the sam...
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