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Sell a little & stay in race?

Subtract Marcus Pettersson and see no change in their projection modeling?

With one of the weakest schedules remaining for the lump of teams in the wild card race, the Penguins’ internal modeling is still projecting a mid 80’s points finish, and that modeling is said to include subtracting Marcus Pettersson from the roster at some point.

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Penguins eye 5-2 road trip?

Dubas in the interview professed he has been very impressed with the Penguins response thus far after a dreadful homestand. “I was very happy for the guys,” Dubas said. “They seem to have a great attitude and atmosphere about the locker room throughout the whole day heading into the game, and got paid with the win [vs LA]…..If we’re going to claw our way back into it again, you need to do so on this trip, because suddenly you get to the end and you’ve only got a few games and then you’re on a two-weel break, then suddenly you’re into March and it’s decision-making time.”

The Penguins play in game #50 Tonight in Anaheim.

Would Dubas be sending a different tune if the Penguins were 1-2 to open the road trip? Likely, but with four winnable games coming up to finish the trip, the Penguins brass sees a prime opportunity to put together a 5-2 road trip and offset what happened during the five game homestand.