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As many times as we need to until something changes." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Head coach Mike Sullivan is displeased with the idea of discussing the lines performances every game, but they’ve become appalling to watch play hockey." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "“You guys ask me that question every day,” Sullivan said. “My answer is the same. They have moments when they’ve been good. They have some when they haven’t been.”" } }, { "id": "js5ksbix-v0y4hbe2", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/ATTSportsNetPIT/status/1627124503414276097", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1627124503414276097", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "But, why is it Sullivan gets asked about the Jeff Carter line every day? Because every day, they look like the three worst players on the team." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The ‘good’ games keep getting further in the rearview mirror and the loss to the Devils was no different." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Carter was a minus-one and took a pair of penalties; Kasperi Kapanen, also a minus-one and recorded two shots; Brock McGinn was bumped to the fourth line for Drew O’Connor, but it was McGinn who played more minutes." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "O’Connor, despite being on the third line, logged the least amount of ice time on the Penguins at 10:10 and played the fewest shifts with 14." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "It’s been clear since before Christmas that the bottom six need a massive overhaul; Carter has one point in his last 16 games, McGinn hasn’t seen the scoresheet since December 22, and Kapanen has somehow emerged as the best of the three." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Kapanen may look like the best, but that’s purely by comparison because only six points since returning from the Christmas break isn’t good enough." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "So, where does the change come from? Sullivan can only do so much with the personnel he’s given." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "If Ryan Poehling hadn’t gotten injured, O’Connor wouldn’t even be in the lineup; and if you take someone else out, who are you putting in? Danton Heinen?" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The trade deadline is two weeks away; time is running out for Ron Hextall to make something happen." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Make sure you bookmark Inside the Penguins for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more!" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Penguins Look Limp in Another Defeat to Devils" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Penguins HC Mike Sullivan Provides Updates on Tristan Jarry" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Dustin Tokarski Set to Start in Goal for Penguins" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Clock Is Ticking on Ron Hextall To Improve Penguins" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Issues Continue to Mount for Mediocre Penguins" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Subscribe to Inside the Penguins on YouTube", "Follow Inside the Penguins on Twitter: @InsidePenguins" ] } } ] }

Failures of Third Line Sinking Penguins