Correct, and going on a 4 game losing streak in the playoffs is the same number of losses as a 4 game losing streak in October.
I can't believe you're defending a team that completely folded when it mattered most. No fight. No urgency. Just laid down and left with their tail between their legs. Disgraceful.
- Hockey66
What are you talking about though? They outplayed the Blawkhawks in that game in every single metric except the score board. Sid had 3 or 4 chances he usually buries right on the door step and missed. As usual, as per pretty much the whole season besides a two month stretch, they couldn't finish off chances as a team and their goalie was subpar. In a lot of the Pens loses this year they were the better team, the team that controlled the scoring chances and 5 on 5 play...in a lot of their losses they scored 3 and 4 goals but still didn't get the W. You shouldn't lose a lot of games you get 4 goals in. Goalies sh!t the bed a lot of nights and not only that they would sh!t the bed in 3rd periods when the Pens had the lead. They had 11 loses in either the 3 on 3 OT or shootout, both of which are a crapshoot and dont even resemble real hockey. A bounce here or there, or CDS not being a total sieve in those situations, in just 4 of those 11 and they're in the playoffs.
Feds is right. 2 points in October is the same as 2 points April. Anything can happen in one game of hockey, it has a very high random variance to it. You cant just hang on the outcome of game 81...well you can, as you have, but my opinion is that there's a lot more nuance to the season and the team than "they weren't competitive".
