Whether the feelings stir emotions of sourness, chagrin, indignation or something a little more tame, former Penguins have been all over the place in recent days in the NHL playoffs. And not just any old, random ex-player but some attention-grabbing, high-profile failures in Pittsburgh have been making big time plays elsewhere at the most important time of the year.
Two nights ago, Mikael Granlund supplied all the offense Dallas needed by scoring three goals to help beat Winnipeg in a 3-1 game that also tipped the series 3-1 in the Stars favor. Granlund famously only scored one goal in 21 games with the Penguins after being acquired as a short-term rental in 2023.