This Pittsburgh Penguins team never does things by halves. When they win, they keep winning.
And when they lose, they spiral.
The Penguins came out of a 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights on Thursday— their sixth consecutive defeat— with more than a few concerns. There are the temporary blows (the loss of their starting goaltender, their top defender and another key d-man) and the structural issues (a lack of scoring depth, leading the Penguins to regularly put out seven defensemen rather than fully staff the fourth line.)
None of those problems are going to be fixed immediately.