Raycroft to get first Penguin start tonight!
Jose Theodore will not be in the net tonight when the Penguins look for there first road win of the season. Backup Andrew Raycroft was named starter by coach Lindy Ruff at the Penguins morning skate on Wednesday. "We have a span of 4 games in 4 nights this week, it was a given that Andrew would get at least one start during this time. We decided it was best for him to play tonight on the road versus the Flyers rather then make his debut at home against the powerhouse Panthers tommorow."
Raycroft is looking forward to the opportunity and thinks the up and coming Flyers will be a great test for him." I think that this will be a great test for me. The Flyers are a team that is constantly getting better, they have some great forwards and it will be a tough test for our team and myself. I think I can start in this league and I want to prove that to coach Ruff, tonight will be my first chance to do that."
The Pens had a few different line combos at the morning practice, but it is unknown if Ruff plans to use those lines tonight or stick with the lines that scored 8 goals against the Bruins yesterday.
New Face in net as Pens prepare to battle Flyers
