PenguinPoop Curse Alive and Well
A word of caution before you begin to read. This is a silly article meant to poke a little fun at my prognostication abilities…or lack of.
For as long as I can remember, there’s been a thing called the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. It seemed whenever SI featured an athlete or team on their cover, invariably said athlete or team would tank.
That happened to our Penguins in 2012. The NHL Playoff Preview edition posed the question, “Who Will Stop the Penguins?”
The Flyers, that’s who, in an ultra-humbling first-round upset.
Well, I’m happy to report that our Buker PenguinPoop curse is alive and well, too.
How does it work, you ask? As a general rule, if I compliment a player or team, they falter. If I criticize them, they do well.
I posted an upbeat article on March 20 singing Brandon Tanev’s praises. The feisty Pens winger promptly went on IR and played only two more regular-season games.
My anti-mojo isn’t limited to the black and gold. Early in the season I wrote this complimentary blurb about Montreal:
“So what’s the optimal mix of players?
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