PITTSBURGH — Of course Ian Cole wrapped up Nick Bonino. That’s the least you can do for the guy who scrapes together your bail money. He puts the cash on the table, the door opens up, and you give him a hug.
He was right there in front of Cole, Bonino was, a split-second after scoring in overtime and ending the Penguins’ series against the Capitals. It was Cole who, a few minutes before, had directed the third installment in Pittsburgh’s “Puck Over the Glass” trilogy.
It was the worst of the three, and it forced OT in a game Pittsburgh should’ve ended in regulation.