Building off yesterday’s TSN look at the center situations around the NHL, the Penguins were in the second tier there, and that’s not much of surprise. The star power with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin remains very real, and then having Jeff Carter and Teddy Blueger down the lineup present some options to be strong in their spots, with the capability of playing up a line as needed.
In the second portion of this league-wide rankings, TSN looked at the defensive lineups. While it wasn’t shocking that Pittsburgh ended up highly thought of from a national view in centers, they also slotted in second on defense.