OK, so the Pens won't go 82-0.
But as I was afraid of, the Pens had absolutely zero intensity, at least for the first two periods, during their loss last night.
It was painfully obvious that they were on their heels most of the night.
MAF played well again, although this time he couldn't prevent the tap-in due to the defensive enigma that is Rob Scuderi, who along with his compadre Joe Melichar, just stump the hell out of me why they still have jobs. The second goal, with just over a minute left to play, was a laser to the top shelf.
The most pressing concern to me is the lack of offense generated, with 24 shots on goal, that's a total for both games so far. That's an average total for one game, much less two games.
I just hope that they aren't getting Jan Hrdina disease, 'cause they damn sure ain't shooting the puck.
I think the Pens will rebound Thursday in New York vs. the Rangers, another hated rival who they won't feel awestruck by. Follow that up with games against the Canes and Erik Cole, and the Devils, and I think the Pens will be alright.
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