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Kovacevic: Yet another blown lead, this one in an excruciating Game 7, exposes what Penguins must do next

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NEW YORK -- Go right ahead and blow it up.

Save the cap space, spend elsewhere, start over, the whole shebang.

But no, I'm not pointing to the Penguins' Core, believe it or not. Rather, it's their overpriced, underwhelming blue line, which, for one final time in the 2021-22 NHL season, brought about the most excruciating penance the Stanley Cup playoffs can exact:

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New York 4, Pittsburgh 3.

Game 7.

Overtime.

After having a 3-1 lead in the series, after 2-0 leads on the scoreboard in both Games 5 and 6, and after a third-period 3-2 lead in this one.