Gloom, despair, and agony on me
Deep, dark depression, excessive misery
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all
Gloom, despair, and agony on me
If that doesn't describe the Pens performance last night vs. the Isles, I don't know what does.
After missing about 3 completely open nets, hitting about 3 posts, and just missing about 3 tap-ins, the Isles converted those missed opportunities into goals, quite often directly in transition from the Pens' misfortunes.
I really thought the Pens had quite a bit of jump in them last night, there were several times that they sped through the D-men with little effort.
The problem was that several times during those rushes, their centering passes were nowhere near their target, thus resulting in 3-on-2's the other way.
I read a lot of quotes this morning describing the Pens offensive performance as "too cute", and boy is that an accurate statement. How many games will it take for the Pens to not make that last pass before they attempt to put the puck on net ??
The officiating was terribly inconsistent. How about the Isles player covering the puck with his hand in the crease ?? What the hell was that ??
So now, the Pens have all of a sudden forced themselves into a crucial point of the season. Not only did the Pens get zero points the last two games against divisional opponents Jersey and NYI, but the Devils got four points (winning in OT vs. the Flyers last night), the Rangers got one in a shootout loss to Buffalo Friday night, and of course the Isles got two last night. They are 3 points behind the Isles, and 4 behind the Rangers and the Devils, as well as only 6 points ahead of Philly. The Pens cannot afford to get too far behind, if they have any aspirations at all for a playoff run.
The Pens host Florida on Tuesday, then embark on a 3 game road trip to the Rangers, Thrashers, and the 1st trip of the year to visit Ovechkin and the Caps.
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The Pens have been less than stellar on the PP and PK of late and it really is going to be the make or break part of their season if they don't correct it pronto.
Getting the puck on net at every chance should be their #1 motto during the next few games because anything can happen with a good rebound or two.
The Pens have gotten some bad breaks from the officials and Murphy's law seems to be proving true more than they care to admit.
At least they did something with frequently scratched Roy and LeClair. LeClair deserves a chance to end this season respectfully but not at the expense of the Pens. I like him but it seems that he is just two slow to be effective now.
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