It is really difficult to be critical of the Pittsburgh Penguins right now because they have been so good for most of the season, and especially over the better part of the past two months.
Even with Thursday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, they are still on a 15-3-3 run since early November, and have climbed to within five points of first place in the Metropolitan Division.
They do still have some flaws.
We talked about the third line earlier this week and how that needs to be fixed, and they also need to figure out what to do with Brian Dumoulin who continues to be a liability in the twilight of his career.