2012
04.18
04.18
Penguins are imploding in the playoffs and everyone is trying to find the cause for the collapse. Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 20 goals over the first three games, but the Penguins and their fans have no reason to blame the goalie for the losses.
Fleury has given up a huge number of goals, and in a normal playoff series that would be unacceptable. The series with the Flyers is anything but a normal series, so the same expectations do not apply.
The collapse of the Penguins is a total team implosion with issues from top to bottom.
Fleury has been great in net all season, but the team has never been a defense-first team. The Penguins entered the playoffs with the highest scoring offense in the league.
With the NHL scoring ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
Fleury has given up a huge number of goals, and in a normal playoff series that would be unacceptable. The series with the Flyers is anything but a normal series, so the same expectations do not apply.
The collapse of the Penguins is a total team implosion with issues from top to bottom.
Fleury has been great in net all season, but the team has never been a defense-first team. The Penguins entered the playoffs with the highest scoring offense in the league.
With the NHL scoring ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins