2013
10.20
10.20
class="ui-droppable">Don’t let one 95-footer fool you.
Though Vancouver defenseman Alex Edler took a single stride inside the red line and somehow managed to beat Marc-Andre Fleury on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh, the blooper-reel goal is by no means an indication of how No. 29 has fared through 2013-14’s first two weeks.
And it’s the latter truth—particularly a .930 save percentage, a 1.84 goals-against average and a pristine 7-0 record through his first seven starts—that has Penguins fans buzzing as if the final piece of the puzzle has been added, or at least rediscovered, to enable another Steel City banner-hanging.
Of course, it’s not as if a hot goalie in Pittsburgh is a completely unique ...
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Though Vancouver defenseman Alex Edler took a single stride inside the red line and somehow managed to beat Marc-Andre Fleury on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh, the blooper-reel goal is by no means an indication of how No. 29 has fared through 2013-14’s first two weeks.
And it’s the latter truth—particularly a .930 save percentage, a 1.84 goals-against average and a pristine 7-0 record through his first seven starts—that has Penguins fans buzzing as if the final piece of the puzzle has been added, or at least rediscovered, to enable another Steel City banner-hanging.
Of course, it’s not as if a hot goalie in Pittsburgh is a completely unique ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins