NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After the Penguins had finally conquered Bridgestone Arena, after the raucous Predators fans had thrown a final catfish and vacated the premises and allowed a few hundred Penguins supporters to roar, after the TV cameras had turned off and the floodgates had opened to friends and family, Phil Kessel exchanged huge hugs and grateful pounds of relief with his friends. Mark Streit cradled his baby in his arms for gleeful photo opportunities with whoever passed by. Exhausted Penguins conducted versions of what was surely the same celebratory interview in a bevy of languages.
This Pittsburgh Penguins title was a spectacle of survival
