Crosby and Malkin Fine Together
In a perfect world, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each would have his own line, each flanked by a dazzling, All-Star winger.
Jordan Staal would have his own line, too – a checking line designed to stifle the opposing team’s top player.
The salary-capped NHL, however, rarely allows for such perfect scenarios.
Penguins general manager Ray Shero is right on when he says, “Every team seems to need something, but the way the system is set up, not every team can have it. It’s not like you can be the (New Jersey) Devils of ’95 — four lines deep, seven defensemen deep.”
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