Our Penguins were outed last night en route to 4-3 overtime loss to the Kryptonite ‘Canes in Raleigh. As in out-worked, out-skated, out-checked, out-hustled and out-performed, to name but a few.
But don’t take my word for it.
Here’s what black-and-gold coach Mike Sullivan had to say about his team’s effort, or lack of.
“We just got out-competed,” he snapped in the aftermath. “They raised their level, and we didn’t push back. We got out-competed. We didn’t win puck battles. Our D would pinch on the walls, and we’d lose that battle. Their D would pinch on the walls and keep pucks alive.