Crosby is out with a sore groin, Whitney is attending to personal matters in Boston. Pesonen was called up to replace Crosby,?Letang who has been a healthy scratch the last few games is replacing Whitney.
Is this a precursor to a Whitney trade? Family Reasons??
Reportedly Whitney’s Mother is supposed to be pretty sick. Staal will get FULL 2nd line center responsiblity and we will see if Coach Dan utilizes Pesonen differently than Therrien did. That is, give him more than a couple of shifts.