It appears that Bill Guerin will be in the lineup for Game Five after missing the last two games with an undisclosed issue. Maybe not coincidentally, the Penguins have had issues in those games with Halak allowing three goals and the Penguins going 1-1 in Games Three and Four. Our Penguins website, Pensburgh, through the Penguins website has the updated lines for Game Five:
Bill Guerin Will Be In Lineup For Game Five; How Does This Affect The Penguins
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David Shoalts from the Globe and Mail feels that Guerin is the piece that will allow the Penguins to beat Jaroslav Halak. From the Globe and Mail:
Getting Guerin back, the coach added, would make life much easier for the Penguins and far more difficult for Halak and his defencemen.
“You saw Game 1 [a 6-3 Pittsburgh win], on every one of those goals [Guerin] was within a foot, two feet of Halak,” Bylsma said. “That is what Billy brings, especially to our power play, is net-front presence. In the absence of Billy, we need guys to do it. Hopefully, we can get Bill back in there and add to that area we need to be better.
“We have to get there with more bodies and more pucks and not look for hope plays, not look for rush plays and try to take guys 1-on-1, but have that mentality it’s going to be second chance with people at the net.”
With Guerin bringing back some more veteran presence, the Penguins are going to have some fight in what will be a crucial game for both teams.
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