Well, first off, I jinxed Fleury, sorry Marc. Second, the Penguins played a sloppy game in all phases, and lost to a team that was just sharper last night. Neither team played a clean game, but the Flyers took advantage of the Penguins' mistakes and the Pens did not take advantage of Flyers mistakes. Kennedy, shoot the damn puck from 1o feet away, Kovalev, no more drop passes 10 feet inside the blueline. Defense, how about punishing forwards taking their 4th whack at a puck in front of Fleury?? Neal, how about crashing the net and getting a garbage goal. Letang, those two red tubes with the red crossbar and twine is the direction the puck should go. Enough of that.....The Flyers take the season series with a 5-2 win, and likely clinch the division barring an epic collapse. The Pens have a 5 point lead on Tampa, whom they play Thursday night. That is a game they need to win, unless they want a sphincter tightening white knuckle ride down the stretch to hold on to home ice. A win, and the Pens will ensure at least 5th place, and put 4th place firmly in their command. A loss, and the battle for 4th seed is on. The Penguins power play remains a joke going 0 for 4 and is now 3 for its last 59. The penalty kill surrendered two goals tonight as well. The Penguins have another disturbing trend to correct for the postseason as well. Last night's loss makes the flightless birds 4-11-1 against the East's top 8 teams this season on home ice. That is a disturbing trend for a team that is hoping to make big noise in the post season.
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