The 2018 Penguins’ would-be dynasty ended horribly in the second round of the playoffs on an overtime goal on home ice.
The 1993 Penguins’ would-be dynasty ended horribly in the second round on an overtime goal on home ice.
I get the comparison, but there is one major difference: The ’93 loss hurt a million times more.
Let me put that another way.
I remember David Volek 25 years later. I might not remember Evgeny Kuznetsov until the weekend.
That doesn’t mean it wasn’t sad to see the Penguins’ perennial punching bag, the Washington Capitals, celebrating on PPG Paints Arena ice late Monday.