The analytical, cold thing is to wish him well. Their first year in the AHL has been challenging. Who will fill the spots next to Sidney Crosby and maybe Evgeni Malkin (or Jeff Carter)?Īnd no, it does not appear that top prospects Sam Poulin and Nathan Legare are close to filling an NHL roster spot. There’s not a player on the list close to Rust’s production. Brock McGinn, Zach Aston-Reese, and Dominik Simon fill in the rest.
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Danton Heinen is also a free agent who adds a little bit of offensive pop but not much else. Evan Rodrigues, a pending free agent, has no goals in the last 18 games and just three points in that time. Then again, if not Rust, who else will score on the right side of the Penguins lineup? After Rust, there is Kasperi Kapanen, whose talent is surpassed only by his struggles. Rust is one of the reasons the Pittsburgh Penguins culture remains successful. Hornqvist is one of the reasons the Florida Panthers culture changed. Now, players they add (Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart) excel rather than fade. You may have noticed the immediate change in Florida’s culture. The crazy Viking scored 32 points (14-18-32) in 44 games last season and has 19 (7-12-19) in 38 games this season. I also recall the same being said of Patric Hornqvist. His style of play, the abuse he’s willing to take to score goals, adds up. Injuries have been a problem in the last three years. Last season, he played the entire 56-game schedule but played only 55 of 69 games in 2019-20. Of course, the arguments against it are simple. 30 during the team’s pre-All Star break struggles.Ī player with that speed and team position talking about taking a few bumps and bruises to score goals are precisely why the Penguins need him. I think when you play that kind of game where you play a more simple game, go-to-the-net game, you’ve got to be ready to take some crosschecks, you got to be ready to take a few bruises in order to get some goals,” Rust said on Jan. “I think it’s just everyone’s going to work that much harder. That’s just part of what Rust brings to the table. Rust and Rodrigues hooked up for a goal in the next game and could be seen laughing about it.
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