Pens - Flyers Off Day Report; Seven D talk; JVR likely back; Pens ability to retrieve pucks in d-zone, much improved in Game 4

With James Neal and Craig Adams due back in the lineup for Game 5, it would be believed that it's unlikely head coach Dan Bylsma goes with seven defensemen for the second consecutive game but going with seven D worked well in Game 4 and Bylsma has had a lot of success with it during his playoff career as coach, so don't rule it out for Game 5.

After going 6-2 in the 2009 playoffs when Bylsma dressed seven defensemen during Pittsburgh's cup run, the Penguins are now 7-2 all-time in the playoffs under Bylsma when he dresses seven defensemen.

"I thought the seven defensemen worked really well, " Bylsma said today after the team's optional skate.