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Long-term Concern or just a short-term bad habit?
The Penguins allowed their league-leading 10th shorthanded goal in Saturday night’s 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Shorthanded Goals Allowed:
2018-2019 Season: 10 in 45 games
2017-2018 Season: 3 in 82 Games
2016-2017 Season: 7 in 82 Games
2015-2016 Season: 5 in 82 Games
Frustrations from Mike Sullivan are mounting and for good reason as this is nothing more than just laziness with the puck from the power play unit.
[hide]”It’s just carelessness,” said Sullivan. “It’s a lack of diligence in the important parts of the rink…..It starts with our puck possession.”
What is frustrating to the staff is last season in boasting the top power play percentage in franchise history, Pittsburgh allowed just four shorthanded goals in 94 games (regular season/playoffs).
Losing a back-to-back game in Los Angeles is nothing to fret about but as there’s 37 games to go in the regular season, the coaching staff rightfully so has to make the shorthanded goals against a point of emphasis to eliminate a bad habit that’s gone on all season so it doesn’t come back to haunt you in the playoffs.
Eastern Conference Contenders in a race to land Micheal Ferland?
The Tom Wilson effect is not just going on in Pittsburgh when it comes to the Penguins thinking process ahead of the trade deadline.
There’s a race among Eastern Conference contenders to land Ferland, many around the league are attributing to the Tom Wilson effect.
As things are heating up on the Ferland front, Carolina has been actively engaged in substantive trade talks with four Eastern Conference teams and two Western Conference teams, according to an NHL source.
The Penguins are right in the middle of things but there’s others in aggressive pursuit, including the To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
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