SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 The good news? The Penguins have not collapsed without Sidney Crosby.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve picked up nine points in the nine games he\u2019s missed and technically sit in the same playoff spot they occupied before his Olympic lower-body injury, despite Evgeni Malkin also missing the past four games with a suspension.<\/p>\n
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