Penguins Update: Be Careful What You Wish For

I was standing in front of a big screen TV last night at Wright’s Gym, celebrating Toronto’s stunning Game 3 overtime victory over Washington when an unnerving thought popped into my head.

Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.

You see, I’ve been pulling like mad for the upstart Maple Leafs to knock off the Capitals, thus sparing us a second-round clash with our archrivals. I suspect I’m not alone among Penguins fans.

However, the more I watch the hungry young Leafs—powered by super rookie Auston Matthews and a host of rising stars—the more uneasy I feel. In addition to being a marvelously talented bunch, they simply don’t quit. They’re either too young, or too naïve, to…