Reavo and the Penguins: What Coulda Been

I was working out the other day at Wright’s Gym when I was approached by a gym member who asked what I thought of Penguins coach Mike Sullivan. Before I could respond, he proceeded to bemoan our lack of toughness under Sully. Citing a recent (and all-too-commonplace) mugging of Sidney Crosby, he said, “We’re the only team in the league that doesn’t protect our stars.”

Indeed.

Meanwhile, north of the border, ex-Pen Ryan Reaves, now plying his trade for the Maple Leafs, engaged Blue Jackets heavyweight contender Mathieu Olivier in a furious toe-to-toe slugging match.

I got me to thinking about what coulda been.

For the unaware, Reaves was once a Penguin. Weary of watching Crosby and Evgeni Malkin…