Penguins Go Gently into the Night

Do not go gentle into that good
night.

Rage, rage against the dying of
light.

If only our Penguins had heeded the words of Dylan Thomas and put up a fight in Game Four of their qualifying round series against the Canadiens. Instead of going out on their collective shields as champions are supposed to do, they went oh so gently into the night.

In a shockingly tepid performance, the Pens tested Montreal goalie Carey Price only 22 times, a remarkably
low total considering their postseason lives were on the line. And most of
those shots came from the perimeter.

Indeed, the Pens seemed content to dump the puck into the Canadiens’
zone and give chase, almost exclusively along the boards. The way they avoided
the middle of the ice (and along with it, the prime scoring areas), you’d think
it was out of bounds or something.

Anyone heard of the center drive?

Yes, I know Montreal was clogging the middle of the ice and the passing lanes. But sometimes you have to fight for real estate. Our guys did precious little battling.

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