In the last episode of The Office, loveable doofus Andy Bernard wistfully said, “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.”
Recent events to two peers of the Pittsburgh Penguins made me think of that quote and feel appreciation of the run they’re on. Like the Pens, the Chicago Blackhawks have a league-high 3 Stanley Cups in the salary cap era. Unlike the Pens, they’re no longer going strong. Chicago lost 6-1 to worst in the league Arizona last night and at just a 24-24-8 record, the Blackhawks are all but assured of missing the playoffs this year.