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Poulin, Legare scratched, Penguins hoping for more 'consistency'

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton had as close as its had to a fullly-healthy lineup in months for this past weekend's set of three road games in three days, paying a visit to the AHL's top-ranked Utica Comets on Friday and then games against the Hershey Bears on both Saturday and Sunday.

Sam Poulin and Nathan Legare were each scratched for one of those games, with Poulin sitting on Saturday and Legare in Sunday.

Both players are healthy, and the scratches weren't a matter of giving players rest in the condensed schedule.

Rather, the scratches were a result of some ongoing lapses that the team is trying to help both players correct, as head coach JD Forrest told me after Wednesday's practice.