The Penguins were stuck in Toronto Thursday night because of heavy snow that could have made flying home then dicey.
The change in travel plans forced them to cancel the practice that had been scheduled for today at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, but perhaps that wasn't all bad.
It gave them an opportunity to ruminate about all that had gone wrong during their 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, and to ponder the challenges that will be presented by their schedule over the next few weeks.
It's not that the Penguins will be particularly busy -- they have games on consecutive days only twice between now and the end of the third week in March -- but the quality of the clubs they'll be facing is more daunting than the quantity of games in their short-term future.