It's looking like Byslma is going with a Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis line. Hopefully Dupuis can replicate the numbers he put up last season. According to Yohe, Tangradi and Bennett are the front runners for the spot on Malkin's LW - both will get a look on his wing during tomorrow's scrimmage. Bylsma also decided to move Neal to the point on the PP. That's a tough move considering the numbers he was putting up on the PP last year...
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James Neal led the NHL with 18 power play goals last season, a total that ordinarily would compel most teams to build the unit around him.
But most teams don‘t have Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
With Crosby healthy and joining Malkin along the right-wing boards — Neal was especially effective playing there last season — Neal has been moved to the point.
Sort of.
“It‘s not like a classic point position,” Neal said. “But it‘s definitely an adjustment for me. Kind of a rover.”
Whatever Neal calls it, the move represents a big change, although it can be argued that he remains the focal point.
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