Penguins podcast: Blown leads, mental mistakes, giving away points

Tim Benz
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 7:10 a.m. | Wednesday, March 20, 2019 7:10 a.m.

The Hurricanes’ Justin Williams scores Penguins goaltender Matt Murray to tie the game late in the third period Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Raleigh, N.C.

We waited until Wednesday to get Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer on the Sided.co podcast for his weekly hockey segment.

For good reason. We wanted to wrap up the Penguins’ big game in Raleigh Tuesday night.

And they lost. Again. Carolina won 3-2 in a shootout.

It was a third straight loss for the Penguins. This one occurred in what has become a very familiar fashion. They blew a late lead and cost themselves a point against an important conference foe.

LISTEN: Penguins blowing leads, making mental mistakes, giving away points

Metzer and I find another reason to complain about Matt Murray’s glove. There are more concerns about playoff seeding. Kris Letang giveth and taketh away.

We also talk about some line combinations to patch over until Evgeni Malkin returns, Phil Kessel’s poor play in his own zone last night, and Sidney Crosby’s shootout slump.

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