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Tim Benz, Mark Madden talk Penguins-Islanders, Antonio Brown vs. JuJu, Pirates bats

Tim Benz
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The Penguins’ Jake Guentzel scores the game-winning goal in the shootout against the Islanders’ Robin Lehner at NYCB Live at the Nassau Coliseum on Dec. 10, 2018 in Uniondale, N.Y.

In this week’s “Madden Monday,” Mark Madden and I hit on the big three: The Penguins, Steelers and Pirates.

We start with the Penguins and their upcoming series with the Islanders. Mark likes the Penguins in six games. I’m thinking five. Yet somehow, I’m still expecting every game to be a grind. Mark gives the reason behind his prediction.

Plus we dive into how the Pens may be able to surf their way through the Eastern Conference. For instance, are the Capitals as good as they were last year? Are the Lightning as dominant as their 62 wins indicate?


LISTEN: Previewing Pens-Isles; talking A.B. vs. JuJu


Then we get in some Pirates talk. It’s good to see their bats starting to pick up, particularly Josh Bell’s.

Finally, there’s the latest social media dust-up caused by Antonio Brown, as he took a few online swings at JuJu Smith-Schuster.

Tim Benz is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Tim at tbenz@triblive.com or via X. All tweets could be reposted. All emails are subject to publication unless specified otherwise.

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