from Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

When Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas sat down Tuesday in Tampa with broadcaster Josh Getzoff for his weekly radio show, Dubas said Wednesday would be “a massive game for us” following a frustrating loss in Philadelphia, and “indicative of where were at” as a team.

Dubas added that he felt their response their next time out would “be instructive to how we dictate the course of where we go in the second half of the year.”

Well, if Wednesday’s 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning really was an indication, the only excitement this spring will be at the NHL’s annual draft lottery.

The Penguins answered Dubas’ candid comments with another sloppy, uninspired performance. They were outplayed in all three phases at Amalie Arena.

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