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Larry Brooks On The Pittsburgh Penguins

04/25/2015 at 10:02pm EDT

from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

Can’t find many folks who believe Mike Johnston will get a second go-round behind the Pittsburgh bench.

Evgeni Malkin is in at a $9.5 million annual cap charge through 2021-22, so good luck to the Penguins trying to start their rebuild/retool by moving No. 71 for a package that might include the elite winger Sidney Crosby desperately needs by his side.

How many times in the five-game series against the Rangers — and how many times throughout the year — was Crosby wide open in great scoring position but failed to get the puck?

Seriously, it’s not like Wayne Gretzky ever had, say, Bill Berg on his line.

Oh wait. Yes, he did. Never mind.

Though you would have to say that No. 87 bears some responsibility of his own for having scored in two of the Penguins’ last 23 playoff matches.

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