The past couple of months haven’t exactly been the best stretch of hockey for our Penguins. Since a 5-1 victory over Columbus back on March 22, we’ve gone a sub-pedestrian 4-7-2. Since we ran off a six-game winning streak that concluded with a victory over Arizona on January 25? We’re 16-13-6. Hardly the stuff of Stanley Cup champions.
By comparison, our 2015-16 Cup winners finished with a red-hot 14-2 flourish. The following season? We stumbled down a 7-8 homestretch.
Okay, so maybe there’s hope for postseason success after all.
Or maybe not. There’s a whole lot that needs fixin’ in order for our guys to be competitive in the postseason.