Pens Player Power Rankings - Week 6

The Pens went 2-1 with an ugly loss to Philly last week.  Malkin is out, Eaton is back, and GMs are starting to make trades.  Look out, Shero!  (Eaton will debut on the rankings next week)

Rank	Player (Last Rank)	Last Week's Performance
1	Paul Martin (4)	Quietly had the most productive offensive week of any Penguin.  Wait, what? Still playing solid defense too. What, again? (1g, 4a)
2	Marc-Andre Fleury (1)	Continuing to set aside doubters with steady play throughout February. (2-0, 2.00 GAA, .925 Save %)
3	Sidney Crosby (2)	Pacing the Pens in offensive creativity, but could stand to make a few less passes. (2g, 2a, 12 shots, 42/72 faceoffs)
4	Kris Letang (9)	Playing at full speed and more importantly, getting smarter with the puck. (4a, 5 hits)
5	Matt Niskanen (8)	Showing off a very accurate shot from the point and increasing his physical game in the defensive zone. (2g)
6	James Neal (6)	Still leans heavily on the PP for production, but transitioned very well to the top line on Sunday. (1g, 3a, 3 hits)
7	Matt Cooke (13)	Out of his early season slump and playing well at both ends of the ice finally. (1g, 3a)
8	Brooks Orpik (3)	Consistently leading the team in blocked shots but could be more physical on the crease (1a, 4 hits, 11 blocks)
9	Chris Kunitz (10)	Slowing down on offense but still forechecking heavily to make Sid's job easier (1g, 1a, 10 hits)
10	Brandon Sutter (15)	Still great on defense and is improving his transition game in the neutral zone. (1g, 1a, 27/47 faceoffs)
11	Pascal Dupuis (5)	No offensive production and getting shuffled around, but still very dependable in his own zone. (7 hits, 4 blocks)
12	Beau Bennett (19)	Scored his first NHL goal and looks very smart all over the ice. Hopefully will get more ice time moving forward. (1g)
13	Deryk Engelland (16)	Seems to get easily distracted at times, but has generally done his job well. (4 blocks)
14	Joe Vitale (11)	Questionably scratched once last week but flat out dominating in faceoffs and provides tons of energy. (13/15 faceoffs)
15	Tanner Glass (14)	Still throwing the body and forechecking but it doesn't look like his game will improve beyond that. (9 PIM,  7 hits)
16	Dustin Jeffrey (23)	Awful in the faceoff circle so far but is looking better with the puck and a regular shift (1g, 7/21 faceoffs)
17	Simon Despres (18)	Inconsistent but not making any costly errors. Still has room to grow. (no significant stats)
18	Craig Adams (7)	Took a couple of rough penalties this week that hurt the team.  (4 PIM, 5 hits)
19	Tyler Kennedy (17)	Perhaps the most frustrating player alive right now. Showing flashes of improvement followed by 8 turnovers. (1g, 1a)
20	Robert Bortuzzo (21)	Struggling to get into the lineup and will not be helped by the Eaton signing. (no significant stats)
21	Tomas Vokoun (22)	Looked simply awful in his only appearance of the week. (0-1, 6.11 GAA, .813 Save %)
22	Zach Boychuk (20)	May never see the Pens lineup again (Did Not Play)
INJ	Evgeni Malkin (12)	Out Indefinitely - Concussion (1g, 2a, 4 PIM, 10 shots, 8/16 faceoffs)