When it comes to our Penguins and physical play (or lack of), I’ve done my share of criticizing over the years. That’s especially true of coach Mike Sullivan, who I’ve taken to task over the issue on occasions too numerous to count.
Maybe it’s a case of desperate times calling for desperate measures. To my shock and utter amazement, our coach not only seems to be tolerating our newly added muscle, he’s embracing it.
Our 3-0 whitewashing of the Predators at PPG Paints Arena last night was a case in point. In response to “Smashville” misdeeds past and present, Sully opened the game with our physical fourth line of Blake Lizotte, Boko Imama and Noel Acciari.