Pens win streak ends at 8 in Toronto

I was on my way back to my room after a meeting when I heard that Don VanMassenhoven was one of the referees tonight, and I knew he would have a negative impact on the game. I am not saying that officiating was the reason the Penguins lost tonight, it was not at all.  I am just saying that this clown just calls a bad game, tonight's tilt being a tribute to the clutch and grab league circa mid '90s. That said, again not the reason the Penguins lost, but part of the reason the game was painful to watch.  No, the Penguins lost for a simple reason.  Can you think of why? BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT SCORE ONE FUCKING GOAL!  Other than that, they might have won!  No, really, the Penguins eight game winning streak came to an end in a hard fought game in which neither team could solve the others netminder until late in the third, Penguin killer Clark MacArthur put one past Brent Johnson, earning his fifth point in three games against the Penguins this season.  Tonight's post will be short, not due to any hysteria, or having my panties in a wad, I am just swamped with the work I get paid for at the moment.  The game tonight was simple.  Every inch of ice had to be fought for, and neither team had anything to be ashamed of.  In the end, one goal was all that was scored in total, it came from the Leafs, and they win the game.  Some items to note include the fact that Chris Kunitz had his 6th goal of the year disallowed tonight.  Yeah, you read that right, 6 of them, which has to lead the league.  It was the proper call though.  It is important also to note that Brent Johnson had his best outing of the season, and perhaps the Penguins can feel more comfortable giving Fleury some rest in the next several weeks, where the Penguins play many back to back games.  The second line of Jeffrey, Kennedy, and Dupuis simply has to do more.  That should not be hard, as nothing from nothing leaves nothing.  I am a big Duper fan, but Pascal, time to tickle the twine bro.  I am not a TK guy, I think he had cashed in on a big year, and that this is all he has.  Big number 11 will be sight for sore eyes.  Tonight's shutout by Reimer marked the first time in 10 years that the Leafs shut out the Pens on home ice in 10 years, the last time being 10/27/01.  They did shut Pittsburgh out in Pittsburgh on March 19, 2006.  Finally, the last two nights show how funny the game of hockey can be.  Last night, the Penguins tie the game on a fluke goal when a James Neal shot bounced off of Geno's A and into the net to tie the game at 4-4 with 6.6 seconds left.  If that shot is 8 inches higher and to the left, Geno is probably sporting a broken jaw or orbital bone, and the Penguins would likely be out of the hunt for a playoff spot as a result instead of celebrating a great come from behind win.  Tonight, James Neal's redirect in the third hits the crossbar, and right after MacArthur nets the game winner.  Hockey is a funny game that way.  Oh well, two days off then two big tilts this weekend on the road at Boston and at New Jersey.  Go Pens!!  Note:  the highlights from game one were more entertaining, so enjoy them.....tonights clutch and grab highlights would have taken you back to the mid nineties, so why bother?