DENVER — Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford will not mandate any lineup changes to coach Mike Johnston, but indicated today that Daniel Sprong will get in the lineup soon.
“I’ve never done that before,” Rutherford said. “Coaches have their own jobs to do. That’s something I’d prefer not to do and I haven’t done it before.”
He said there is no specific number of games or minutes he wants Sprong to get.
“No, he just has to get in,” he said. “He hasn’t played for a while. It’s going to be difficult for him to get going.