I’m not gonna’ lie. I spent most of last night’s 3-2 shootout loss to Chicago lamenting our system. Indeed, as I watched us attack the Blackhawks in wave after fruitless wave with nary a goal to show for our toil, I found myself wishing we could blow it all up and start fresh. Which stand-in coach Todd Reirden sorta’ did when he finally (finally) juggled the line combinations with some effect in the third period.
To digress, the Pens dominated across the board in stats. We held a sizeable edge in shot attempts (79-48), shots on goal (44-32), high-danger scoring chances (15-9)…heck…just about every category imaginable.