Just a Little like April. Pens LOSE

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The Pens jumped out to an early 2-0 lead.  But in typical Pens fashion pissed it away.  The Flyers made it 3-2 in the 2nd.  Then made it 4-2, 18 seconds in to the 3rd.  Insanity ensued.  TK made it 4-3.  Then some Flyer made it 5-3.  The Flyers would start a parade to the penalty box.  The Pens had like 8 straight minutes of power play time, including a 5 on 3.  James Neal would make it 5-4.  Then Chirs Kunitz would tie it.  Lol you know that was too good to be true.  Kunitz kicked the puck in.  No goal.  The Flyers would kill the rest of the penalty time.  You felt as though that was the end of it.  But the Pens were still buzzing and with under 3 minutes left Brandon Sutter got his welcome to Pittsburgh moment when he scored on a wrap around to tie the game.  Too bad that was ruined when Voracek banked a shot in off of Vokoun like 30 seconds later.  

3 STARS

1. Jakub Voracek

2. Wayne Simmonds

3. Paul Martin

Stuff:

• You deserved to be punched in the dick if you left early last night.
• The Pens power play is 2nd in the NHL.  When did that happen?
• Kris Letang led the Pens in ice time with 28:20.
• Paul Martin had 3 assists last night.
• Beau Bennett only had 8:03 of ice time last night.  When are the training wheels going to be take off of this poor kid.  He was called up to play in the top 6 but yet he is being platooned with Sutter and Tyler Kennedy.  3rd line checker isn't his role.  He's a top 6 playmaker and should be playing with Malkin and Neal.  The Pens are doing nothing but hurt Beau Bennett's progression by playing him on the 3rd line.  This has the makings of ruining another talented forward (See Alexi Morozov).
• Another point for Sid.
•  2 point night for Evgeni Malkin.
• Even though Malkin had 2 points last night and is in the top 20 in the league in scoring he looks stuck in KHL mode.  He's trying to do too much and dance around people like he did in the KHL.  But that doesn't work here.  Part of it is probably him having 15 different left wingers this season.  Kind of hard to find some consistency when your line mates are never the same.
• Free Dustin Jeffrey and Simon Despres.  Is Deryk Engelland even playing this season?

Florida on Friday at 7.

Go Pens