Fragile Penguins Buckle Again, Bow to Canucks 4-3
Before I spout my two cents worth over last night’s come-from-in-front loss to the Canucks, I encourage you to read Caleb Di’Natale’s article, “The Soul of the Penguins Died Vs Vancouver.” Caleb does an outstanding job of summing up the current sorry state of our Penguins in a way that’s both entertaining and compelling, while sifting through the rubble and encapsulating our myriad issues.
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Otherwise occupied, I listened to last night’s Penguins-Canucks game on the radio rather than watching it on the telly. To be honest, sometimes I prefer that. It’s a lot less hard on the eyes, for one. And I especially enjoy color man Phil Bourque. Perhaps to the chagrin of his higher-ups, the Ol’ Two-Niner calls ‘em like he sees ‘em.
As for last night’s fiasco? Let’s just say Bourquie was less than pleased.
My own take? Happy as I was when Bryan Rust staked us to a 2-0 lead early in the second period, I wondered how long it would take for us to fritter away the lead. (Amazing how you get conditioned to such things.)
Not long, as it turned out.