The Pens Really Want Me to Eat My Words!

Thanks, guys!! I stand behind you, as a loyal fan, and this is what I get - the fifth straight loss at home!! It was the Florida Panthers for crying out loud; not Boston!

And what's worse is that I actually had to be present to witness it. Yes, I was at the Igloo yesterday to witness yet another massacre of our boys.

I have NO idea what's going on with them, but the only guys I saw playing well yesterday were TK, Cooke and, of course, Malkin - three players. I'm sorry, but you can't play let alone win a hockey game when you only have three players on the ice making a good effort!

I'm not sure where the problems lies, but its up to them to resolve it before it's too late, but it's very hard as a fan to sit back and watch it because we all know they're better than that.

Of course the crowd was taken out of the picture early yesterday and became a non-factor in the game. And then when Talbot decided to try to do something to swing the momentum, the fans were brought back to life and once again on the ready to recharge the team with the cheers and supportive "Let's Go Pens!" chants; however, ultimately, the effort was wasted by the rest of the team since they did not continue to carry the momentum and the game quickly returned to the dismal display of hockey it was!

Chants went from the uplifting "let's go pens" to frustration directed at Therrien with comments like, "give 'em a hug, Mikey!" as he walked off the ice towards the locker room. Funny, but very sad!

If I had to choose a highlight (besides getting to see Sid really pissed and wrestling on the ice with McLean for which he got the shaft with all those penalties!), it would have to be the return of Tyler Kennedy. That kid just doesn't stop and all he does is give 100% the majority of the time -- he looked better than most of them and that's after missing the last 14 games. I truly enjoy watching him play hockey - he's a gem!

Also noteworthy was the fact that it appears Satan is finally in Therrien's doghouse playing most of the game on every other line except the top line with Sid. Something I found sadly amusing was Satan receiving a minor penalty in the second period for roughing seeing as how he never really seems to go after the puck let alone get dirty for it. My opinion of him is slowly beginning to change and I'm getting a different impression of him -- the term "primadonna" is coming to mind strangely enough.

I don't have the answers; that's for the Penguins organization to sort out, but something has to be done here soon and I'm hoping it's not the demise of Therrien as head coach because that would be a shame IMO.