Can the Penguins Win the Series After All?
I don’t know about you. But I was absolutely stunned (stunned!) by the Penguins’ performance in Game 1 on Monday night. Especially after absorbing a physical beating early on and going down 2-0. They displayed incredible resilience, not to mention a boatload of heart and character.
Honestly, I didn’t think they had it in ‘em. Not after watching us roll over in disquieting losses to the Flyers and Oilers the final week of the regular season. To say nothing of our less-than-inspired in-season performances against the Rangers.
However, as our guys emphatically demonstrated on Monday night, it’s a brand-new season. Everybody starts with a clean slate.
Anyway, it got me to thinking. Could our Pens win this series after all?
Maybe. Here are seven keys:
Louie, Louie
Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now felt all along that Louis Domingue would play an important role. I agree. There’s something about the way he lost an early opportunity to a broken foot, only to re-emerge due to a like injury to Tristan Jarry that has fate stamped all over it.