Nik Zherdev is a healthy scratch tonight.
Didn't take warm-ups in PGH.
Yesterday, coach Peter Laviolette said there was "no message sending" in bouncing him to the 4th line. Tonight, Dan Carcillo is in.
Zherdev apparently complained this week about his ice time, which GM Paul Holmgren didn;'t appreciate.
Nah, no message sending ...