Refs, injuries, opposition playing bad but none of it is the Penguins playing well. We are just on an unsustainable streak
Sully is 7-0 in series results and is 30-17 (incl 5 OT losses). In terms of stretching that over a season it would be a 110 point year. **** we're good.
Don't care what anyone says about this run( other than if being fun to read of course).
We already had no margin for error entering the playoffs without Letang. No injuries vs the Jackets and we win 4-1. All is well.
Up 3-1 against Caps...all is well. Then Crosby and Sheary get concussions and we lose the next 2. And looked bad in those game. Yet dominated game 7 .
Start the Sens series with 3 serious injuries...Hornqvist, Schultz, and Rust. End up going down 2-1 because of it. That could have ended us. And likely would have ended most teams. But we will found a way. Won the next 2 and should have won game 6 as well(goal called back, 5 on 3 for them but whatever). Come out in game 7...Kunitz scores in double OT. Found a way again.
This series, our defense is barely hanging on(half of them hurt, all are worn down never playing this many minutes and having this much responsibility) ...get outshot the first two games but still win. Blow our 2-0 lead( Bones goes down.. Another big loss) . yet respond with a blowout in game 5 after things looking pretty bad. Who would have expected our defense to respond like that after the two previous games?
so some can call it luck..I see it a different way. Had so many injuries that almost ended our season but still found a way. Resilient.
With how everything has played out so far, we should be expecting a loss tonight but hopefully they decide enough is enough. Raise it tonight