The only thing we know about tonight's game in Los Angeles is that Harrison Brunick's going to play,

because that's how this stuff works when you're doing the rookie load management.

Beyond that, geez, morning to you. Good Thursday morning. I'm Dan Kovachievich

of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports. This is Daily Shot of Penguins. It comes your way bright and early every weekday.

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place that you found this. Penguins and Kings

tonight at whatever they happen to be calling the Staples Center this week. That's a 10.08 p.m.

Eastern Time face off. And one would hope, A, that the team is recovered from having been

completely jobbed.

A couple nights ago across town in Anaheim by the referees.

And two, that Brunich will bounce back from this.

There's no way, no matter what you tell the kid,

especially since it has no real resonance,

this idea that you need to be rested in your 19 years old,

that he'll just be able to pick it up where he was and keep going.

I'm going to repeat from yesterday's show I've got no problem with the way the penguins will be handling these rookies.

I'm just happy that they're here and not in the Western League.

But saying that I'm happy and then saying anything at all about the majority of this defensive crew, those don't really jive.

What you'll have tonight is a right-handed defense of Eric Carlson, Chris LaTang, and Brunick, of course.

What you'll have on the left is exactly what's been assembled on the left.

It almost doesn't even matter who you're picking.

Although, I'll start with a positive word for Ryan Shea and his play of late.

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