Pittsburghers are abnormally cheering along the Philadelphia Eagles with the hopes of seeing a Pittsburgh/Philadelphia Super Bowl. While the cross-state gridiron match up would be interesting, there is already a Pitt/Philly game taking place tonight.
The Atlantic leading Flyers are hosting a 7:00 match up with the struggling Penguins. It wasn't too long ago that the teams were in opposite positions and Michel Therrien's Pens are hoping that it won't be long until the roles are reversed again.
The Penguins have lost 8 of their last 9 and have fallen within 1 game of being .500. Despite the free fall, the Penguins are just 3 points out of a playoff seed and 11 points out of the division lead. The fate of the season can take a ginormous leap forward with a win against the rival Flyers. Not only would the Pens move within single digits of the division lead, but they would beat a division rival that will be looking to start driving nails into the Penguin coffin.
After the Pens won game 7 against Detroit this year, I expected the season to continue pedal-to-the-metal. I, personally, never felt that the Penguins would be looking at trying to sit above .500. I actually would say that I was more optimistic about the Pirates being above .500 than the chance of the Pens being below .500. I guess that is the best way that a Pittsburgh Kid can explain the situation.
Hopefully everyone else has been as busy as I have and has been able to look past the Penguin slump. I guess it is a lot easier to handle with the Steelers looking to make their 2nd Super Bowl appearance this decade. As any Pittsburgher would do, wave your towels high, eat some Permanti's (or Bedo's if you prefer ;) ), but continue to root on our Pens.
Let's Go Pens!
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