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The Flower Can Be the Rock for the Pittsburgh Penguins

 
The Penguins are a very talented team that has hit a rough patch lately. They have lost four of five games and appear to be in a tail spin.  The question can then be posed, how can the Penguins turn it around and get things going again. The question can be perplexing especially considering that the Penguins hold the No. 1 and 2 spots in individual points scoring. The answer however, may be very simple, that is to have a healthy Marc-Andre Fleury in goal.  At the start of the season the Penguins were a force, they were lead by some of the best goal-tending, and goal scoring, of any team. When one of the two sides were in a slump, the other would do something amazing to generate energy for the other. With the return of Fleury we may see the Penguins return to the peak of their game. This is because he is the starting goaltender, and he is at the heart of the team. Remember the playoffs, when the offense was struggling to get going against Detroit, it was the amazing ... (link)

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