Shit KEEPS Happening

Another ugly game to watch from the Pens.....they are about to lose their 5th out of the last six, and with 4 minutes left, have only scored one goal after being shut out by Brodeur............The amber alerts necessary to put out for the Pens would swamp the system............starting with GENO........I know he has a good plus/minus rating, and has about a point per game, but he is SUPPOSED to be one of three or four players to be spoken of when talking about the best player in the game....he had a huge game v Ottawa, but short of that, I cant remember a game recently that he has dominated...sorry, this year I have seen very few games where I could say that Geno is one of the top four players in the league without laughing out loud.....during the past two years I would have argued that he may be the BEST player in the game........Tyler Kennedy, four goals early in the season, and then NOTHING...............the entire defensive corps..........outside of Gonchar, not one of these guys has a point since November 28th. Gonch should send thank you notes to Letang and Goligoski, as their collective inability to score will make it tough for the Pens to NOT come up with a way to pay Gonchar...............Max Talbot, where are you hiding? I know you mostly comne out in the playoffs, but SOME meaningul contribution from you would be NICE........Fedotenko, same deal.................This last string is UGLY

12/21-Blown out by NJ and do not even look like we belong on the same ice

12/23-in the only win in the current streak, the Pens survive giving up 24 shots in the FIRST PERIOD, one short of a team record, then blew out the Sens.....

12/27-Toronto-The Pens lose after a LACKLUSTER performance against an inferior team playing the day after an OT loss on the road.......at HOME.........they lost a chance to at least gain a point after tying the game with about 2 and a half minutes left, when they quickly gave up the GWG under a minute later.

12/29-Buffalo-Pens come out and take a 3-0 lead an d look they will blow Buffalo out of the building.........only to give up four unanswered goals to lose the game..............

12/30-NJ-The Pens waste a great performance by Brent Johnson in getting shut out again by the Devils 2-0...........

1/2-The Pens get outworked by an inferior Tampa team, losing 3-1, and now have missed 10 out of the last 12 possible points..........I dont usually panic early in the season, but does this seem familiar.......anyone remember the defending Super Bowl Champs at 6-2 and being talked about as a favorite to repeat as champs? Well they are now 8-7 and most likely out of the playoffs.......On 12/21 the Pens were amongst the top three teams in the NHL, but look very little like that team since, leaving points on the table against very beatable teams...........I am hopeful that this team will come out of the doldrums tomorrow and salvage SOMETHING from the past two weeks........There are too many good teams chasing the Pens to keep leaving points on the table.........Time for Geno, the wingers and the young defense to step up and contribute to the level that was anticipated...............I hope to see Brent Johnson in the net tomorrow, time for Fleury to get a breather.