Penguins come through again

The Penguins powerplay was horrible again 0-for-9, but you wouldn't believe what the numbers tell me. They have actually improved. Since March 15th they have a .235 powerplay (8-for-34). I predicted this when Gonchar returned to the lineup, and ultimately to the powerplay. He is a PP stud.

They are beginning to get bigger contributions from people other than Malkin & Crosby. Fedetenko got off the dung heap with a goal and two assists. If they could only get Sykora the scorer on fire again, they would be unbeatable.

Let's see how they come out of the tough games coming up with New Jersey, Carolina and Florida. I would like to see two wins.

Penguins best hockey yet!

The Pittsburgh Penguins are playing with swagger again as they win their 7th consecutive game (5 on the road.) . The powerplay has a totally different feel with Gonch back there than it did before. He moves with the puck like no one else in the NHL. Do you see how the players rotate and allow him to be the only one on the blue line? It is true beauty. But looking at the numbers, they are still a mediocre .166 PP percentage since Gonchar came back on the powerplay. I love what he brings to that unit, and just wait...the law of averages will catch up and you will see more 2 for 4s and 2 for 5s.

The reason the Penguins have been winning is one 3-letter word. FUN. They are playing games in practice, they are playing with all their guts. They got 50 shots in last night's game against the Florida Panthers.

I have to give props to Tomas Vokoun. He was standing on his head to make saves last night. The score should have been 8-3. He made at least 4 saves that should have been easy goals.

To sum my thoughts up, I love the style and intensity the Penguins are playing with right now. I've been saying it for weeks now. They will win a lot more games this way.

Penguins making a run at the playoffs

Again, the Pittsburgh Penguins are getting hot at the right time. I'm not sure if it is because Dan Bylsma is doing that good of a job, or if it is because he is NOT Michel Therrien.

I am beginning to have a man-crush on Chris Kunitz. He is the presence in front of the net that the Penguins have been missing since the departure of Ryan Malone. He has 3 goals and 2 assists since he came to the Penguins. I seriously hope he can keep it up.

A huge reason for this streak has been Marc-Andre Fleury. He has been a stud on this four-game winning streak, putting up above 90% save percentage in all four, letting in only 6 goals out of 120 shots. That is .950 save %. He has been facing a fleury of shots and still coming out on top.

The Penguins have a HUGE opportunity this upcoming week with two meetings with the Florida Panthers, and a rematch with Ovechkin and the Capitals. They have a chance to overtake Florida and put themself in the 6th seed. They had better bring it this week.

P.S. Notice that Miroslav Satan's 3 points against Dallas and Chicago were not good enough to keep him with the Penguins (well, if someone else wants him). He is lazy and did not pick up his game until he knew he was in trouble of losing his job.