Ryan Whitney will be in the lineup tonight when the Pittsburgh Penguins face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning.  Whitney returns from foot surgery that has kept him from playing this season and he returns to a defensive group that, when healthy, is probably the deepest and most skilled in the game boasting scoring threats like Gonchar (out), Whitney, Boucher, Goligoski and Letang along with grinders like Gill (out), Orpik, Eaton and Scuderi.

Where exactly Whitney will fit in is still a little bit of a mystery and who will sit to make room for his return is a question.  I would say Eaton would be the odd man out but that might give the Penguins a little too much offense on the blue line so it is possible Letang (who I think has been slumping a little as of late defensively) or Goligoski (how can you sit a man who scored two goals last night?) may be warming pine tonight.  Maybe Boucher?  It is a tough choice and one that Therrien is probably glad to have.