PensBurgh · Oct 9, 2015
How much patience will management have in this defense?
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsFirst of all, let's just start off by acknowledging what shouldn't even have to be said: it's one game in an 82 game season. There's no need to hit the panic button. It would be premature to even think of reaching for it.
However, we're just fans and this is just a fun place to bounce ideas around.
So here's one on my head - how much patience will the Pittsburgh Penguins and Jim Rutherford have in their defense as it is presently built?
Again, this isn't just based in the season opening 3-0 loss to the Dallas Stars. It's a culmination of the direction this is pointing, and the fact that it's not likely to change on its own.