Penguins Head Coach Dan Muse Shares Exciting Lineup News For Opening Night vs. the Rangers

The Pittsburgh Penguins have struggled to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for three straight seasons, and now, it appears as though they're accepting a potential move towards the future.

That move began this off-season when the team picked three times in the first-round of the NHL Draft, but that only means anything if they can get those players into significant NHL games.

Now, ahead of the NHL Opening Night on Tuesday, the Penguins have announced that two key rookies will be in the lineup to make their NHL debuts as they take on the division rival New York Rangers.

Recently, Muse had nothing but glowing words for their two young stars, with Kindel especially rising rapidly as he went from the No. 11 overall pick in the draft to the roster in less than six months.

Kindel's arrival may have been helped by Rutger McGroarty's unfortunate injury that will keep him out of the opening night lineup, but with the team having the chance to groom a top centre of the future under Sidney Crosby, it's easy to see why he made the team.

As for Brunicke, he's been rapidly rising through the Penguins organization too, and after he posted 30 points in 41 WHL games a season ago, he impressed at training camp.

With both rookies set to be in the lineup, here are the lines that the Penguins are expected to have taking the ice against the Rangers:

Now, the organization have two major young names for fans to look towards as pieces of their future when their season begins on Tuesday.