The elephant in the room finally made its presence known. And Randy Carlyle couldn’t handle the pressure. That seat is becoming awfully hot after yet another defeat, this time in heartbreaking fashion to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Carlyle abruptly fired back: “What do you mean? What are you trying to say? … What do you think? Don’t ask the dumb questions.”
The Ducks appeared headed for their first victory since Dec. 17 after they sprang out to a three-goal lead more than eight minutes into the contest.
Instead of building on the lead, the Ducks stopped skating, were routinely out-muscled for the puck and allowed the Penguins to fire three goals in the second period, and four more in the third en route to a 7-4 loss Friday at Honda Center.