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, prior to the trade deadline, meaning that a number of young players will have increased roles much sooner than expected.
"Everyone's in the same position, everyone's got a clean slate," Crosby said of playing a meaningful game for the first time in 4 1/2 months."The fact that we can have our team healthy, we haven't really had the luxury the whole year.Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said staying within Pittsburgh's structure is key against an opponent that will look to keep things tight defensively.
"Trying to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins is an enormous challenge," he said."Winning a Stanley Cup is an enormous challenge. I don't think anybody knows this any better than the Pittsburgh Penguins.""You look at the history of playoffs, of the Stanley Cup over the years, strange things have happened," said the defenceman."Teams get on a roll at the right time, good goaltending, and stay healthy.KEY MATCHUP — Weber versus Crosby and/or Malkin.
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