Now that the calendar has rolled over to 2025, we have pretty much reached the halfway point of the 2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins season. So let’s talk about some of the biggest surprises and disappointments so far.
Even within the first half of the season it’s pretty much been a tale of two seasons for the Penguins.
The first quarter of the season was about as bad as you could imagine — and probably worse than expected — as the Penguins looked like one of the worst teams in the NHL. The defense was a disaster, the goaltending was a mess, they could not hold leads and they literally had one of the worst records in hockey.