In the battle of exes yesterday afternoon at PNC Arena, our Penguins came up short. Minutes after former Hurricane Brock McGinn struck in the third period to give the black and gold a 2-1 lead, former Pens Cup hero Jordan Staal set up a goal and scored the game winner to pace the ‘Canes to a 3-2 victory.
The game itself was typical hard farming. The ‘Canes are disciplined, diligent, exceedingly well-coached by Rod Brind’Amour and just plain difficult to play against. They literally force you to earn every inch of ice and they never let up.