CRANBERRY, Pa. -- The Penguins' re-tooled defense corps didn't quite get off to the start they had hoped for this season.
The first two games of the season went particularly well, but in the 10 games since, there's been quite a bit of inconsistency on the blue line. So much so that it felt inevitable that changes were coming to the pairings the Penguins have used for most of the season.
While there have been some in-game switches -- mostly, but not entirely due to the shifts that follow special teams work -- the Penguins' pairings have looked as follows:
Brian Dumoulin-Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson-Jeff Petry
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