Red Wings, Perron, Pummel Penguins, 7-4

Last March 27, nearly a year ago to the day, the Penguins lit up Detroit goalie Alex Nedeljkovic for seven goals en route to an 11-2 massacre of the Red Wings on home ice. For good measure, we destroyed the Red Wings, 7-2, in a return match at Little Caesars Arena on April 23.

What a difference a season makes. Indeed, you could say the speedy, determined Wings have redressed the balance, rallying from four goals down to beat us in OT on December 28 and pummeling us last night by a 7-4 count. In the process scoring eight unanswered goals against us.

How the mighty have fallen.

It was one of those games where every sin of a deeply flawed black-and-gold team reared its ugly head. A somnambulant…