It’s the lifeblood of the Penguins’ game. Speed. Coach Mike Sullivan wants forwards who can get on the opposition and wear ‘em down with a hard forecheck.
On the back-end, he likes defensemen who can skate and move the puck to the forwards quickly and efficiently.
It’s an approach that’s paid off handsomely for the black and gold during the regular season, not to mention when we won our back-to-back Cups.
On the down side, those returns have greatly diminished in recent postseasons. We’ve endured four-straight early playoff exits…the past three in the opening round.