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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; David Warsofsky has established himself as an offensive defenseman during his seven-year pro career.</p><p>He&#8217;s also proven to be reliable in his own end, as well.</p><p>During Saturday&#8217;s season opener, Warsofsky played both elements to perfection.</p><p>The 26-year-old finished the night with a goal and an assist and a plus-3 rating. It wasn&#8217;t a bad start to kick off Warsofsky&#8217;s second stint with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.</p><p>&#8220;It went well,&#8221; Warsofsky said after Monday&#8217;s practice at the Toyota Sportsplex. &#8220;I was fortunate enough to get a couple of points, but you move on from it and look forward to this weekend.&#8221;</p><p>Warsofsky&#8217;s performance contributed to a strong performance by the revamped defense corps in their first game together. Combined, the Penguins blueliners registered a goal and four points and were plus-3 on the night.</p><p>Head coach Clark Donatelli was pleased with Warsofsky&#8217;s performance, especially on both special teams, and the play of the entire defense that limited Hartford to one goal for most of the night before allowing a second tally at the end of the 6-2 win.</p><p>&#8220;It was good overall. We had that mix-up to make it 6-2, but other than that they were pretty solid,&#8221; Donatelli said.</p><p>Warsofsky heaps the praise even higher.</p><p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s probably the best (defense corps) I ever played with,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Last year I came in here thinking we had the best D corps, but this year is right up there.&#8221;</p><p>What makes the group of nine blueliners so good?</p><p>Warsofsky said it starts with a balance of skills that address every element of the game.</p><p>&#8220;All nine of us can move the puck. That helps a lot,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You have some offensive guys, stay-at-home guys and some that can do everything. It&#8217;s a balanced group and every night we know we have six reliable guys in the ice.</p><p>&#8220;Hopefully we have something special here.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Injury updates</strong></p><p>F Oskar Sundqvist missed most of the third period on Saturday after a collision along the boards and he didn&#8217;t practice on Monday. Donatelli said he&#8217;s day-to-day but could be ready for this weekend. G Sean Maguire and D Lukas Bengtsson are week-to-week, with the latter battling an illness, Donatelli said.</p><p><strong>What&#8217;s on the tape? </strong></p><p>Donatelli said the hit on Sundqvist won&#8217;t be sent to the league for review. After watching a taped replay, Donatelli said Hartford forward Tanner Glass didn&#8217;t hit Sundqvist&#8217;s knee but rather his quad as he dove out of the way.</p><p>&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t as bad as it looked live,&#8221; he said.</p><p>F Patrick McGrath earned two fighting majors on Saturday, but the first scrap against Chris Brown may not have constituted a major. Players who earn 10 fighting majors this season face suspension, and Donatelli said the team is considering asking the league to review McGrath&#8217;s first fight and overturn the issuance of a fighting major.</p><style>
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins blueliner David Warsofsky hopes to build off strong start