+ Malkin. He was cruising around like old Mario out there where he was just slowing the game down to his pace and making great plays with the puck. Loved the nastiness too.
+ Sid. Looked great. Skating well, mostly good decisions with the puck. Intense. Love how fiery and competitive he is.
+ Letang. I liked his game. Wasn't flashy but was effective. Was an angry man child too which I love.
+ Zucker. Skating really well and more importantly looked dangerous offensively tonight.
+ Jake. He looks like a legit superstar now. I don't think there's any doubt about it. He's not a Sid product. Not a Malkin product. He's dominant in his own right.
+ Rakell. What I liked about him tonight is he was willing to shoot and wasn't just deferring all the time to Sid and Jake. He also forechecked well. But he needs to be a dangerous threat in his own right on that line and tonight he looked like he was.
+ Rust. I love to see him going to the net like that to score a goal. We all know he can snipe the puck. What we need is to see the Bryan Rust who has a chip on his shoulder and goes hard to the net. If he brings *that* to Geno's line, he'll be really good.
+ Petry. Boy is he a revelation. Just quietly poised with the puck, and has a physical element too. Most importantly he just looks strong as an ox in front of the net. We needed that element and Marino most certainly did not bring that. Petry does. And he looks good offensively too. I think the points will come.
+ Rutta. Quietly physical and efficient with his reads/breakouts
+ Heinen. I've said it before but my favorite thing about him is he almost never makes a bad play with the puck.
+ Jarry. Thought he was solid enough. Made a few big saves and seemed to track the puck well. Goals weren't his fault.
= Kapanen. Didn't love his game, but the goal is nice for his confidence and I didn't think he looked bad.
= Carter. Was OK. Made a few nice plays. But was a little floaty at times. That's just his game now though at this point in his career. I'd like him to at least have an occasional game this year where he's more assertive though.
= Fourth line. Nobody jumped out to me here. They weren't bad, but just kinda there. Poehling made a few nice defensive plays.
- PK. Gotta be a lot better here. Bad reads and you could drive a truck through the space we left open cross crease in the box. Better clean this up against Tampa or it will be a long night.
Think that's all I got.