Pre-Game Talk: Avs at Pens

[mpp9]

Just my personal opinion: i really think people make too much of Malkin being at wing. Whenever he "plays there", I never really notice a decrease in effectiveness from Malkin. What I like about Malkin at C is he gets more out of his wingers than Brandon Sutter does.

But on an individual basis, I don't see Malkin playing Wing and thinking "GOD WHY ARE YOU HOLDING HIM BACK?"

I think it's fair to say he's better off on wing with a center who can distribute, than playing at center with a couple of grinders who can't. Unfortunately, Sutter isn't that center, and the only wingers we have are basically grinders.

Plus, I'm not seeing a whole lot out of Goc that warrants him getting a regular 3C role. He has one goal as a Penguin. And not all of those games were with Glass, Adams and AHLers.

There was a sequence recently where Sutter blew by a defender and got the puck to Malkin for a goal. Shortly after that, Goc fanned on what should have been a sure goal. I think it's fair to say there's a pretty big gap between them offensively right now. We need Sutter at 3C if we want to have some legit depth scoring.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Just my personal opinion: i really think people make too much of Malkin being at wing. Whenever he "plays there", I never really notice a decrease in effectiveness from Malkin. What I like about Malkin at C is he gets more out of his wingers than Brandon Sutter does.

But on an individual basis, I don't see Malkin playing Wing and thinking "GOD WHY ARE YOU HOLDING HIM BACK?"

Don't you know that real hockey is just like table hockey?

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Harrington's in?

 

[Big McLargehuge]

GDT finally up.