Pittsburgh Penguins Tickets

Pittsburgh Penguins Tickets

Pittsburgh Penguins tickets are about much more than the offense generated by two lines led by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. These sturdy pieces of paper are about the play of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury in the wake of his postseason disappearing act, the return of the good Kris Letang, and the depth of the bottom six. Consol Energy Center is going to be rocking over the course of the 2013 regular season schedule as this is one of the NHL team destined to play in the Stanley Cup, but the center is going to packed with defensive fans worried that even the return of one superstar is not enough to contend with a porous defense.

Yes, Crosby has missed a lot of time these past two seasons, but he is back full time and is going to have to take the NHL scoring lead back from Malkin. This is most certainly going to make watching each game incredibly exciting, as hockey’s version of watching Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle battle for the home run lead. Crosby is going to do so with Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis to place his assist pucks in the net. Malkin already has an incredible relationship on the ice with James Neal and will be supplementing that with a new found friendship with Eric Tangradi, Dustin Jeffrey , or Beau Bennett.

Fleury will be affected by the play of new backup goalie Tomas Vokoun. Either Fleury will wilt the new competition or he will begin playing at a new level. The fans would obviously prefer to see him excel. He will need help from the third and fourth line, with center Brandon Sutter in charge of controlling the puck and killing penalties and new wing Tanner Glass in charge of delivering checks that disrupt any offensive inertia on the against this fourth line.

The defensemen play an undeniable role in this championship quest as well. Kris Letang looked amazing at the beginning of last season. If he can approach such a level then the loss of Steve Sullivan will not hurt the team as much. It is inevitable the Penguins will miss the offense generated by the blue liner, but the defensive presence of the Brooks Orpik and Paul Martin combo on the second line and the passable play of Niskanen should keep the plus-minus for the first two lines among the best in the NHL. This alone makes Pittsburgh Penguins hockey tickets worth a trip to the Consol Energy Center and it makes another first round exit extremely unlikely.