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Penguins Shake Up Lineup For Game 2

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: May 26, 2008

DETROIT - The victorious Red Wings just want to tighten things up. The suddenly deflated Penguins are looking to shake it up.

As much as the hockey world looked forward to finally getting Detroit and Pittsburgh on the ice to start the Stanley Cup finals, Game 2 could be even more intriguing.

"We came out the way we should have and then we backed off a little bit," Penguins defenseman Hal Gill said. "They played a level higher than we did. We can be effective against them if we play the way we're supposed to."

That chance will come tonight back in Hockeytown. The 4-0 Game 1 loss has Pittsburgh trailing in a series for the first time this year and needing to figure out how to avoid heading home 0-2.

Penguins coach Michel Therrien took a proactive approach and switched up his lines for practice Sunday. He preached effort, cohesiveness and attention to details.
Pascal Dupuis was dropped from captain Sidney Crosby's line and was replaced by Ryan Malone. Dupuis instead will skate with Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy.

"It's probably just a little different with Dups," Crosby said. "He probably brings a little more speed, opens things up a little bit. With Bugsy, he's a bigger guy, probably a bigger presence in front of the net, in the corners."

In addition to changing lines, Therrien is turning back to 42-year-old gritty forward Gary Roberts, who was miffed about being benched for the opener.

"This is only one game," Therrien said. "We would like to have had a better result. I didn't think we played a good game, and the Red Wings played really well. In time I believe we could play a lot better."

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