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3-3 Pittsburgh Penguins face some questions heading into a three-game-in-four-day stretch that will see them host the New Jersey Devils in between visiting Madison Square Garden and the Verizon Center.
Chief among those questions: Just what is going on here?
The preseason favorites at 8-1 have dropped three of their last four games after opening the season with convincing road wins against the Flyers and Rangers. Two of the three losses have come on home ice at the hands of perennial Eastern Conference bottom feeders the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Islanders.
Some fairly evident trends are emerging early in this season. The goaltending has been spotty, to put it nicely. Puck protection in the defensive zone appears to be a ...
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Chief among those questions: Just what is going on here?
The preseason favorites at 8-1 have dropped three of their last four games after opening the season with convincing road wins against the Flyers and Rangers. Two of the three losses have come on home ice at the hands of perennial Eastern Conference bottom feeders the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Islanders.
Some fairly evident trends are emerging early in this season. The goaltending has been spotty, to put it nicely. Puck protection in the defensive zone appears to be a ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins