NEW YORK — There were already plenty of storylines as a large pack of reporters lined up near the staging area for Dan Muse’s Tuesday morning press conference.

Mike Sullivan versus the Penguins. Muse making his NHL head coaching debut. The two teenagers. And two decades for Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang.

There was little curiosity about who would be between the pipes for the Penguins.

It had to be Tristan Jarry, right? He started their last five season openers, after all.

Then came a loud stomping sound toward the visiting locker room, and everyone turned to see Arturs Silovs was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate.

In the end, Muse’s surprising decision was the correct one. Silovs stopped 25 shots as the Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-0 at Madison S

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