Penguins Gameday #11 (Flyers)

Penguins (5-4-1, 11 pts)

Flyers (4-4-1, 9 pts)

Where: Consol Energy Center

When: 7:00 ET

TV: FSNPIT

Wow, the schedule maker must really like to watch the Pens and Flyers play each other. The Flyers will be making their 3rd appearance in just 11 games on the Pens' schedule tonight. The season series is split 1-1, with each team winning on the road. It will be Arron Asham's first game against his former team, so it will be interesting to see how he responds. It will also be the last home game for the Pens for quite a while, as they embark on a Western road trip next week. To cap it all off, it is a key division game in the jockey for the early season lead in the Atlantic.

Opponents to Watch:

Daniel Briere- He can skate, score, rebound. And he seems to like scoring against Pittsburgh. Hopefully he won't like playing the Pens after tomorrow.

James van Riemsdyke- Basically drop everything about Briere down here too. Same playing style.

Chris Pronger- When he's not busy whining about a hangnail, Pronger actually is a very good defenseman on the ice. He is a presence.

Notes:

- As far as the whole Fleury/Johnson situation, I imagine one will start tonight and the other will play tomorrow. The big question is who.

-Steigy said during the last practice that he expects to see Staal back against the Flyers, but I still have my doubts. Maybe a few more weeks.

12:30 pm- PROJECTED LINES

Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis
Asham-Letestu-Malkin
Cooke-Talbot-Kennedy
Rupp-Adams-Comrie
Letang-Martin
Orpik-Goligoski
Engelland-Lovejoy
Fleury?