GLENDALE, Ariz. — It may sound like a cliché. It most certainly is not.
As the Penguins continue to try and find their footing, they won’t get help from a weak division.
Coaches and players in any sport, at any level, love to tell you about the difficulty of their division, conference or league. In this case, the Penguins have a legitimate beef.
Widely recognized last season as the NHL’s toughest place to play, the Metropolitan Division hasn’t budged from its perch, meaning for the Penguins to get where they want to go, they can’t afford to fritter away points to division foes.