Oh, yeah. Still. Very much so.
No sooner had the Penguins peeled themselves off the PPG Paints Arena ice on this Tuesday night, minutes removed from a maddening 4-3 overtime loss to the Capitals, than I'd asked Evgeni Malkin to share his expectations for this team. Not in the moment, within a four-game losing streak, but all the way at the finish line. Big scope 'n' at.
He didn't flinch.
"You see, when we play our best game," began the reply, "nobody, no team stopped us.