A weekly tradition: pouring over Elliotte Friedman’s 31 Thoughts column and seeing if there are any Penguins’ notes and then holding them up to the light to see what they could mean.
Fortunately there’s a lot of good information in this week’s edition, so let’s dive on in.
8. The NHL is on notice: Sidney Crosby is back in Hart Trophy consideration. He won his second in 2014, and almost single-handedly willed the injury-ravaged Penguins to a 2–1 victory over previously unbeaten Anaheim last Thursday. That started a three-game win streak.