As I watched in slack-jawed awe last night while our Penguins rallied in ferocious fashion from a seemingly insurmountable 6-3 third-period deficit to beat Vancouver, it struck me how truly special this bunch is. So in keeping with the season, I thought I’d write a little Turkey Day ramble on how much we, as fans of the black and gold, have to be thankful for.
Could anyone have foreseen the way this team has responded to adversity? I sure didn’t. While I liked the fact that GM Jim Rutherford added speed, skill and depth over the summer, when captain and linchpin Sidney Crosby went down with a sports hernia things looked pretty bleak.