Wins and losses are always the by-product of how the teams match up. It's not what the Penguins have been doing on the road as much as how the opposition plays at home against them. Teams tend to open things up on their home ice to please the fans, which caters to the Penguins' free-wheeling ways. At Mellon Arena, on the other hand, teams are playing the trap, and the Penguins can't set themselves free because they're unwilling to change those free-wheeling ways. What a crock.
Accountability is a good thing.
While Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr have been stealing the headlines, Alexei Kovalev has been stealing the show. The goals and points he is scoring are tangible proof of his mindblowing talent, but to really appreciate him, you have to see him in person. He is worth the price admission. It won't be long before some tough decisions will have to be made about the Penguins' defensive corps. Rozsival struggled early in the season, but a few nights in the press box did him a world of good.