If the Penguins and Hurricanes game were to be a movie, coming into today tied in the standings for first place, the script would probably end with a thrilling finish and the best player in front of the net right at the buzzer trying to tie it up.
But it was not a Hollywood ending for Sidney Crosby and the Pens, as the captain’s last ditch efforts didn’t pay off.
And it’s only the first game between the two, anyways, so this wouldn’t really be a fitting climax of a movie anyways.
Endings weren’t really Pittsburgh’s problems, so much as beginnings were.