No, it wasn’t pretty. At times it felt like General Custer and his troops circling the wagons in an attempt to hold off the Sioux Nation. But the results? Sheer beauty.
Indeed, thanks to a scrambly 5-3 victory over Chicago last night, the Penguins closed out a challenging opening chapter to their season that included 13 of 19 games on the road and five sets of back-to-backs (with four away from PPG Paints Arena).
Not only did we survive, we finished on a mild upswing by sweeping our recent three-game road trip. Talk about rising to the occasion!