Penguins

Kovacevic: Penguins find healthy perspective

None of this has been all that complex.

In fact, if surveying the Penguins' problems spanning this starcrossed 2014-15 season, it can pretty much be condensed to these 15 words, spoken by Patric Hornqvist late Wednesday after that 4-1 rout of the Red Wings at Consol Energy Center: "We've got one hell of a hockey team."

Wait for the other seven words. They followed a brief pause.

"When we've actually got our hockey team."

Oh, yeah. The guy doesn't just take a straight line to the net, you know.

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