EDMONTON, Alberta -- Tom Kuhnhackl as a top-six forward makes a ton of sense, assuming we're talking about the Kuhnhackl who once upon a time was a point-a-game stud for the Landshut Cannibals in the German junior ranks.
In the NHL, though, the concept pretty much cannibalizes itself.
So what, pray tell, could Mike Sullivan have been thinking when he bumped Kuhnhackl and all zero of his goals onto the Penguins' second line alongside Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust, for Tuesday's practice at the Edmonton Community Arena?
The answer is simple: He wants to keep it simple.
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