Penguins No Match for Hurricanes
This game summary, if you can call it that, will be brief and to the point.
Basically a modern-day spin on Julius Caesar’s “veni, vidi, vici.”
The Penguins came. The Hurricanes saw and conquered, to the tune of a convincing 5-1 victory at Lenovo Center last night.
Some will point to the fact that the black-and-gold doubled the ‘Canes in shots on goal (36-18) while piling up a 75-43 advantage in shot attempts as cause for optimism. A Pyrrhic victory if there ever was one.
The Pens’ problems remain the same. Chief among them, when they “get to their game” or “play the right way”…choose your Sully-ism…they can’t cover both ends of the ice effectively.
Mike Sullivan wants to play behind the other team’s defense, and I get it. However, when we go charging out the front door we invariably leave the back door open.
Once again, our guys seemed at a loss in the defensive zone, especially when trying to defend the rush. Our gaps are terrible, there appears to be little communication, and no one seems sure of where they’re supposed to be or what they’re supposed to do.
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