Penguins Season a Tale of Two Teams
The Penguins have become a tale of two teams. Or rather, two distinct segments of the same team.
We have our top six forwards and Kris Letang. I’ll label that our core. Then we have the rest of the bunch…the great unwashed masses.
The core group is performing better than any sane person had a reasonable right to expect. Beyond our wildest dreams, really.
Leading the way, our 35-year-old captain Sidney Crosby. With 29 goals and 83 points in 68 games, Sid’s tied for twelfth in the league in scoring, only a handful of points shy of the top half-dozen. Simply put, he’s having a remarkable season.
So is Evgeni Malkin. One year Sid’s senior, Geno’s racked up 24 goals and 72 points in 68 games. He’s tied for 22nd with Rangers stud Mika Zibanejad among other notables. Not bad company. Better still, the big Russian has been faster, more direct and forceful than at any time in recent memory.
Jake Guentzel notched his 30th goal Thursday night…the third time he’s reached that lofty plateau.
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