The power play was horrendous.......Fleury, not very good..........but they take two points due to another strong performance from the youngsters.............another goal by Alex Goligoski, and one by Letang along with the energy of Tyler Kennedy and you wind up with another Penguins win. Mike Rupp and Dupuis also cash in for the Pens. Despite not scoring tonite, Staal and Crosby were big parts of the victory, each with a save to help out a struggling Marc Andre Fleury. What do you make of Crosby's play. I have seen him make some of the lamest passes, including a few tonite and at times look NOTHING like the best player in the world........and yet, when it matters, the guy one way or the other finds ways to help this team win. His play in the third period of the Panthers game, his game winning SO goals (he is 4 for 4), his game saving SAVE last nite. He even attempted to get some energy dropping his gloves against the Wild. Is this NOT the definition of leader? I think that it is. When the game is on the line, "the Kid" has been money, even if he has been somewhat up and down during the game(by his standards). As far as Fleury goes I expect Fleury to be much stronger v the Kings on Thursday, but in the meantime this team keeps stockpiling points. With 24 points, they are atop the NHL, and I will take every 2 pts you can with Malkin and Gonchar both on the shelf. An interesting statistic that bodes well for the Penguins. Under Dan Bylsma, they have never gone two games in a row without collecting at least a point. The mark of a consistent hockey team.
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