Recurring themes. When you write about a team on a consistent basis, you’re bound to get caught up in them. When all is said and done, they often tell the tale of a team and its season.
In reading some of my blog articles from last season, the consistent theme seemed to be the Penguins’ sluggishness and lack of urgency, along with an appalling failure to pay attention to details. Add a dash of chaos to the proceedings for the way coach Mike Sullivan constantly juggled his lines.
This season? A totally different story. The recurring theme is about this group’s enormous resilience and character in the face of withering adversity.