Penguins expected to make a surprising change on the blue line.

The Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be making a change that has surprised many.

According to a report from NBC Sports, the Penguins, and more specfically head coach Mike Sullivan, appears to have made the decision to make talented young defenseman Olli Maatta a healthy scratch for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final.

The decision goes from surprising to shocking when you consider that it is much-maligned defenseman Justin Schultz who is expected to take over Maatta's spot in the line up . Schultz has only been used in three games thus far in the playoffs, and that's including one game where he stepped in for a suspended Kris Letang.

Mike Sullivan made the following comments but would not confirm the move:

“Justin Schultz is a good player,” Sullivan said this morning. “I’ve said this all along that what he’s brought to our team is his mobility, his ability to make a first pass. He sees the ice pretty well. He has good offensive instincts. He can help us on a power play. He joins the rush extremely well. Those are all of his strengths. Those are the main reasons why our people thought he could help our team when we acquired him, and he’s done that for us when he’s played.”

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