Back in the day, the Italian-American Mafia and Jewish mob carried out their nefarious activities with the aid of well-established enforcement groups. Headed by notorious gangsters such as Louis “Lepke” Buchalter and Albert “The Mad Hatter” Anastasia, “Murder, Inc.” was believed to have executed as many as 1000 unfortunate souls during the 1930s and early ‘40s.
Well, a modern-day proponent of malevolence and mayhem has surfaced in the National Hockey League. Cleverly disguised as the Metropolitan Division. Among the charter members…the Rangers, Flyers, Blue Jackets and Capitals. The caporegime? Our very own Pittsburgh Penguins.