The Pittsburgh Penguins changed their defense pairings at practice this week going back to the old standards that we have seen time and time again this season. Kris Letang with Brian Dumoulin, Marcus Pettersson with John Marino, and Mike Matheson with Chad Ruhwedel.
This is a bit of a switch from recent games where the Penguins experimented with some different looks that included Letang with Matheson and Dumoulin with Marino.
Some of the worked better than others. Some of them did not work at all.
With the Stanley Cup Playoffs just around the corner (and the Penguins trying to get things right before they begin) it is going to be important to get these pairings figured out.