ELMONT, N.Y. -- The last time the Penguins were in this building back in December, it was one of their worst losses of the season, a crushing 5-1 defeat in which they were totally dominated by the Islanders from the start of the game until the end.
I asked Bryan Rust after practice on Thursday what needed to change this time around in order to have a better result, and his answer was simple -- "Everything. We need to be better from the drop of the puck, we need to be better in pretty much every facet from the last time we were there.