The Grace Period is Over

After a 6-3 dredging on Wednesday the Penguins showed how inexperienced they were for the playoffs. The only problem is their grace period is up. They cannot afford to come out as flat as they did in game 1, playing at half the speed and intensity that the Senators did.

If on Saturday the Pens come out as lackadaisical as before then they might as well concede the series to the Senators. In no way can they w in a playoff game with such half assed play.

What bugged me the most on Wednesday was that the Senators took the body to the Pens, and they just sat there and absorbed it. They let the Senators have their way with them. The Senators are a bunch of cowards. As soon as you start to hit them they tuck their tails between their legs and run away. Yellow is a much more fitting color than any for that team. Even Chris Neil is this way. But when you let them hit you and don’t respond they start thinking their tough and hit more.

So even though the game was lost by the second period, the Pens did nothing. If all hopes are gone, which was apparent by the third, just hit the other team. Make them hurt for the next game. But instead they let themselves be hurt. They sat on the bench tired and beat up and had it rubbed in their faces. Hell, go out of position to make that hit, it doesn’t matter if they score. If they score in front of the net hit them anyways. Did they get rid of the puck a second ago? Hit them anyways.

Game 1 was embarrassing in every aspect. While Fleury didn’t play a great game, he had the best and was hung out to dry by the rest of the team. His pulling was of pity, not from performance.

Let us hope for Game 2 they have learned their lesson and come out ready to play.
-Jordan