Kyle Dubus does a semi-regular interview session.

It's produced and arranged by the team.

It tends to offer pretty telling stuff if only because Dubus is very much a heart on the sleeve type. Good morning to you.

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Penguins versus Wild tonight.

PPG Paints Arena, that's a 708 p.m. faceoff.

First game around here in a dozen days.

The first game, obviously, since the two over in Sweden.

Now, most of Dubus's show tends to focus, and understandably so,

on the younger players, the system, more future-minded things. My favorite parts, since I just

kind of have this personality, or I'm more interested in what I'm looking at right in front of me,

related to the parent club.

And never more than this season,

as we've talked about this here.

He's got to deal with one track that has everything aimed at the post-Sid future

and how the penguins are going to be not just competitive but

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