Reader Michael checks in this week with some good data and a lot of research on just how difficult it is to actually make it (and then make it back) in the landscape of the NHL.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the past few seasons lately. It’s Cup or bust of course in Pittsburgh, and my disappointment was sky high this season, tempered slightly by the exceptional circumstances of the bubble, but heightened by the lackadaisical and frustrating play of the Pens.
Despite that, I thought the fans and media were unnecessarily beating up the Pens for failing to win the Cup for the second straight year.