Last night was a statement game for the Pittsburgh Penguins in many ways, not the least of which was can this team work with at the same level with both Malkin and Crosby in the lineup? In other words, would they miss a beat? In the past much has been made about the two superstars and whether or not they can both thrive with shared ice time. The fact that they obviously can should be very scary for the rest the NHL.

I will be back shortly with a longer blog regarding the matchups teams will want to have in the playoffs and how those matchups have historically been just as important as a team's record going to playoffs.

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