Filip Hållander

And I know we have other performances to get to because we have our three stars segment, and we're gonna explain that coming up here pretty soon.

I, I thought Filip Hallander tonight was absolutely unreal.

That third line in general, Pat.

I'll give you a stat here.

And you know what? I'm gonna give myself a little bit of a pat on the back.

I thought he was gonna be the first goal scorer of the season.

Didn't happen, but he did score tonight, and that was Filip Hallander.

He is my second star of the game, on a goal and an assist.

This is a game where the Pittsburgh depth is really taking over.

Malkin does have a power play goal, and Crosby has one assist, but the remainder is Nick Robinson, Hallander, Henrik St. Pierre, Ville Koivunen, so a lot of, uh, lot of players that are not, uh, noteworthy in fantasy per se.

But Chinakhov so far has 15 minutes 48 seconds of time on ice, two shots, um, so looking pretty good compared to the rest of the forwards right now.

So let's go over some comments here real quick as we've been ignoring the listeners unfortunately.

Let's just create a line of those extra forwards and throw them in as placeholders on the third line," allowing your fourth line to be at full strength and allowing your top six to be as it was initially constructed when coming into training camp.

And that third line, that makeshift group o- of replacements, great movie by the way, Filip Hallander, Hendrik Slapier, and Vili Koivunen.

I mean, just an unbelievable night for those three.

Each of them finding the back of the net and scoring a goal.

Hendrik Slapier added on a power play assist setting up Evgeni Malkin.

Filip Hallander had two assists on top of his goal, including a short-handed assist on the Nick Robertson goal that made it seven to nothing.

And Vili Koivunen, I thought that was gonna be the storyline when he scored that goal in the first because it was the nastiest, most filthy goal that we have seen in a very long time from a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and that's what Vili Koivunen is at his best.

I mean, folks up in Northeast Pennsylvania are looking at Penguins fans saying, "Yeah, that's the guy you've been talking trash on for signing a $32 million contract.

And your number one star, well, he might've been number 11 in your program, but tonight he's number one in your heart.

Penguins forward Filip Hallander had a three-point night, one plus two, three shots, a plus four, and played 10:55.

Your first star, Philly in Philly.

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Took it right out of my mouth.

Uh, Filip Hallander also getting the team welding mask helmet, uh, that they dish off to the player of the game-

Wow

... uh, in the dressing room, which is pretty cool because, I mean, a lot of likely candidates tonight.

You could tell he wasn't going 100 miles per hour just yet, but that would have been odd if he were.

So anyway, the third line now is Lapierre with Hallander and Koivinen, which...

Total mystery.

Hallander was terrific during camp.

He was one of their best forwards during camp.

He's big.

I think a full season with the Penguins is gonna be super electric for him.

And then obviously, Filip Hallander, Hendricks Lapierre, and Billy Koivunen.

So Koivunen is gonna be, uh, on that third line right wing, coming out of camp after signing that massive, crazy eight-year deal.

Uh, someone notably not, uh, in the opening lineup is gonna be Rucker McGurry, who I have, you know, kind of been on, I think, in the past few videos, that he really needs to, um, find his spot on the team.