I apologize ahead of time for the loose-leaf ramble you’re about to read. It isn’t so much an in-depth analysis of our recent First Round defeat at the hands of the Rangers as a brain dump. Me trying to wrap my mind around things.
Bear with me.
First…some reasons why we could’ve won.
Even-Steven
Our Pens skated with the speedy Rangers and dictated play 5v5. For the most part, we played solid team defense, too. In particular, we did an excellent job of insulating our goalies and keeping high-danger chances against to a minimum.