Last night the Penguins beat the Blue Jackets 4-1 in a preseason game. The situation was reversed from Monday when Pittsburgh brought a very JV team to State College (maybe even a freshman team!) and Buffalo was strong. Last night not too many NHL caliber players from Columbus made the jaunt east to Pittsburgh, and the Pens unleashed some of their bigger guns at home and, unsurprisingly, were the better team.
There’s no use over-reacting or putting too much stock in the NHL’s second preseason game, but it is a game situation nonetheless so let’s look at some takeaway thoughts the morning after.