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Erik Karlsson Is Carrying This Team — But the Letang-Girard Pairing Is a Disaster
Dan Kingerski recaps a split weekend for the Penguins — a shootout win over Winnipeg and a shellacking from Carolina — then opens on a positive note with Erik Karlsson, whose Norris Trophy-caliber play and locker room personality are quietly holding this team together. From there, Dan transitions to the core problem: the Letang-Girard pairing is a lineup construction disaster; their styles are too similar; their weaknesses compound each other; and Sunday's game against Carolina proved it.
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