Is It Time to Worry?
The Anaheim Ducks edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night, behind a three goal second period.
Goaltender Marc Andre Fleury made 16 saves in the loss to fall to 1-6 on the season. Sidney Crosby scored twice as the Penguins battled hard and made a late rally but it wasn't enough.
With the loss, Pittsburgh fell to 6-7-1 on the season and have now loss five of their last six games.
The Penguins came into the season regarded as one of the games elite teams but they have been far from it.
In fact, since the Penguins 9-1 start (Oct 2nd 2009 - Oct 23rd 2009) last season, Pittsburgh have been just treading around .500, posting a 51-48 record in their last 85 games (Oct 24, 2009 - November 5, 2010).
There are multiple reasons for the Penguins 6-8 start, with the likes of Evgeni Malkin (9 pts, minus-5) and Marc Andre Fleury (1-6, 3.31 GAA, .861 SV%) vastly underachieving at the forefront of the Penguins concerns.
However, one major concern from league evaluators I've spoken with is the Penguins lack of structure.
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