After a 2-1 win Saturday over the punchless Toronto Maple Leafs, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a two game winning streak.
However, momentum, if any, feels faint. The team is still lost and finding its way. In some areas there was improvement. In others, notably the power play, they still stink. So, from the press box of an empty barn, here are Saturday’s grades:
Emotional Engagement: C-
It is a term I first heard Bob Gainey use when he fired Guy Carbonneau as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, despite a winning record, in 2012; emotional engagement.