Kevin Hayes who is a grizzled veteran in the National Hockey League found himself out of the lineup with the acquisition of Egor Chinakhov and the surge of the kid line and success found between the line of Anthony Mantha, Tommy Novak and Justin Brazeau.
Since Hayes came out of the lineup the Penguins went on a six game win streak and found the ability to put the puck in the net and play smart two way transition hockey with more younger and faster players who can contribute and they could play four solid lines of good hockey.