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Sid and Geno put on a show for the locals

September 30, 2024, 2:03 PM ET [24 Comments]
Ryan Wilson
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You can tell the Penguins wanted to put their best foot forward in last night’s visit to Sudbury based on who was in the lineup. It isn’t very common to find Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin in the same lineup during the preseason. Not only were they in the lineup, they put on a show for the locals, many of whom were very excited kids.

Not only is it uncommon to get them in the same regular season game it is also rare to have them both score


Having them both score a power play goal isn’t just rare for the preseason, it is rare for them in general


After joking about how he only needed two goals to hit 500 and didn’t want to waste any in the preseason Evgeni Malkin went on to eclipse that total in his preseason debut. He ended up with a hat trick.



Sidney Crosby is pretty business-like no matter what the occasion is, but you know it wasn’t lost on him what a big deal it was for the kids to get the chance to see him play at person in their hometown. Sid did not disappoint. He added two goals of his own including the first #SidDownLow of the season on his first goal





It is really nice to see the two-headed monster get off to a fast start even if it was a preseason game. The team’s success still relies on their abilities to defy the aging curve yet another season.

Because of the postponement of Saturday’s game due to plane issues the Penguins will be playing the Red Wings tonight making for a hectic week.



The preseason in general is such an unnecessary schedule. There are too many games. It only serves the owners because it certainly doesn't help the players or the coach's ability to prepare the team by only having one practice day sandwiched between five games in six days. This schedule will likely delay cuts so the Penguins aren’t burning out their NHL roster for this excess.

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