Google defines sexy as exciting, stimulating, interesting, appealing, intriguing.
How I wish that were true of the Penguins upcoming first-round matchup with the New York Islanders. Then we could be assured our competitive juices would flow and we’d be fully engaged.
Unfortunately, the series with the Islanders promises to be about as thrilling as going out on a date with your Aunt Betty perched in the back seat of the car. Heck, even the NHL schedule-makers thought so. They slated all four of this season’s games with the Islanders back in 2018, figuring they’d be of little interest and have little bearing on the Metropolitan Division race.