Penguins Update: To Pinch or Not to Pinch…
…that is the question.
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the goals against born of outrageous pinching, or to take defense against a sea of odd-man breaks, and by opposing, end them.
My crack at revisionist Shakespeare, shinny style.
So much has been written to date about the porous nature of the Penguins’ defense, with good reason. For starters, at the time of this post we’re dead last in the league in goals allowed (61) and 30th in goals against/60 (3.63).
In 5v5 play, we’re also last in high-danger chances against (184) by a huge margin (22) over Montreal and tied for worst with 23 high-danger goals allowed.
But wait, I’m just getting warmed up. We’ve allowed the most 5v5 shot attempts against (797) as well as the most 5v5 shots on goal against (420). We’re last in 5v5 expected goals against (40).
To say we’re the worst defensive team in the league is stating fact, not fiction.
You might be tempted to point a finger at our goalies, recently recalled Tristan Jarry in particular, as the chief culprits.