How about the Penguins as of late? The critic in you might say that they stink because they have not won a low of games recently but that is not true in the least bit. They are playing some of their best hockey of the season with what they have. They do not have a big star right now. No Sidney Crosby, no Evgeni Malkin. Jordan Staal is iffy but he is definitely not a superstar. The Penguins are basically playing with a minor league team and they are still getting by. They are in solid playoff positioning. They are in fourth place which is home ice advantage if the season were to end today. They are 5 points ahead of the fifth place team, the Washington Capitals, who they play against tonight in a pivotal matchup. They are even in striking distance to the division rival, Philadelphia Flyers. Only five points back, the Penguins look to close that gap tonight.
There is some good news of sort. Chris Kunitz, Dustin Jeffrey, Mark Letestu are all skating and look to return to the lineup this week. Some other good news, Mike Comrie has begun some light skating after his hip surgery so he should be back in time for playoffs. People may say the Penguins do not have what it takes to go far in the playoffs this year but those people are doubters. The Penguins are looking to be very active at the trade deadline. They are looking for that scoring winger. They have space in the salary cap to accomadate one. The biggest acquistion though will in deed be getting Sidney Crosby back from injury. If he comes back and is half the player he was before he got injured, watch out. The Penguins are still a force to be reckoned with. I feel sorry for the team that has to play them in the playoffs.
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