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Keep An Eye On Malkin
by Paul on 06/02/09 at 06:59 AM ET
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from David Staples of The Cult Of Hockey at the Edmonton Journal,
When someone tells you all four Detroit lines are getting the job done defensively, don’t believe them.
Yes, Henrik Zetterberg’s group is trading chances and fighting Sidney Crosby’s line to a draw, while Detroit’s third and fourth lines, led by the feisty Darren Helm, are beating up on their Penguin counterparts.
But one Pittsburgh line is rocking the rink. Evgeni Malkin’s unit is dominating the unit of Valtteri Filppula, Tomas Holmstrom and Marian Hossa, even if it hasn’t always played out that way on the scoreboard. Not yet anyway.
The Red Wings shouldn’t be complacent about this. Malkin, the New M, is putting his playoff failure of last season against Detroit behind him.
In the two games, he has been a major contributor on nine excellent scoring chances at even strength, by far the most of any player in the series.
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