Tonight the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. Brian Metzer joins us from the Penguins Radio Network to preview the matchup. It's his weekly Sided.co hockey appearance.

We also examine the positives and negatives of the Derick Brassard trade. How good can Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann be in Pittsburgh?

We stump for more Teddy Blueger playing time. Maybe he can be the Penguins third-line center eventually.

Speaking of which, we argue the merits of Jordan Staal versus Nick Bonino when it comes to who played that role better during their time in Pittsburgh.

Most importantly we talk about all that KISS drama and whether or not the concert at PPG Paints in March will actually happen.

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Tim Benz is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Tim at tbenz@tribweb.com or via Twitter @TimBenzPGH. All tweets could be reposted. All emails are subject to publication unless specified otherwise.

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