The Genos were in the building Friday night, cheering on their son and his team and loving every second of what was taking place on the PPG Paints Arena ice. That tells me it is playoff time. That also tells me the Penguins are ready to begin their chase of a third Stanley Cup in a row.
The first scoreboard sighting of the season of Vladimir and Natalia Malkin might have been the highlight of a nice evening at the rink, but it hardly was the only one for the Penguins in their final regular-season game, a 4-0 win against the Ottawa Senators.