Penguins Rally but Fall to Isles in OT, 5-4
Good news faithful, PenguinPoop readers. Thanks to the tireless efforts of PP founding father and technical guru Phil Krundle, we’re back!
In an effort to play catch up, I’ve decided to post the game summaries for the Islanders and Canadiens games that took place last week while the site was down, as well as yesterday afternoon’s heart-pounding victory over the Flyers.
Better late than never!
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“Missed it by that much.”
An old friend, Scott Delbridge, would utter that phrase while holding his thumb and index finger a millimeter apart following a failed attempt at a strike in bowling. It became a catch-all phrase among me and my friends for an effort that fell just short of the mark. Our version of “close but no cigar.”
So it was for our Penguins, who rallied from two goals down in the third period against the Islanders, only to let the all-important second point slip away. It seems we just can’t turn the corner or get a leg up no matter how hard we try.
And make no mistake, the effort was there.