The slumping Pens are going back to basics with new coach Dan Bylsma working them hard in practice. Michel Therrien was let go on Sunday and Bylsma wasted no time in getting to work.

“I’m not interested in playing a 50/50 game, I’m not interested in seeing how the first period goes, I want us to establish our identity and how we need to play,” Bylsma said. “When you play that way, the scales tip in your favour. Those are the odds I like to bring to a game. Whether we’re coming into New York, we’re going into Philly, this is the way we’re going to play and if we play that way, we’re going to have success.”

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