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Don Lucicin, a reviewer for the North American media The Athletic, believes that the change with Zak Aston-Rice, Brandon Tanev and Theodore Bluger will play a big role in the performance of the NHL club’s Pittsburgh Penguins after the season resumes.
It has already been reported that on August 1, 16 teams will start a fight in the so-called “play-in” round for entering the quarterfinals of the conference. The Penguins will play a series of up to three wins against the Montreal Canadiens, with the first match scheduled for the night of August 2 at 3:00 Latvian time.
Analyst at The Athletic, analyzing Pittsburgh’s performance, emphasizes that one of the best defensive players has been collected in its fourth round. “Playing against this trio, opponents have only been able to score 1.4 goals in every 60 minutes. Such a shift is a great luxury, because their defense capabilities will free up even more hands for the first two shifts, ”the journalist believes.
This season, Aston-Rice, Tanev and Bluger have played 422 minutes together, which is by far the highest score in the Penguins.
It has already been reported that before the resumption of the season, the Pittsburgh club played four training games in which all penguin the hockey players were divided into two teams. Blugers threw two goals in these fights and made one pass.
This is the second NHL season for Bluger. He has played in 69 matches, where he has thrown nine discs and made 13 assists. Astons-Rīzs has accumulated 13 (6 + 7) points in 57 games, while Tanevs has thrown 11 discs in 68 battles and made 14 passes.
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