from Mark Madden of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

The Pittsburgh Penguins are standing at the crossroads. I believe they’re sinking down.

The Penguins aren’t among the cream of the NHL crop. If they think that, they’re lying to themselves.

If they believe they’re faster than the New York Rangers, that’s another whopper.

If the Penguins feel they can rebound from three straight regular-season losses to the Rangers and beat them in a playoff series, that seems like wishful thinking.

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