Stanley Cup Final - Game 4: Red Wings - 2, Penguins - 1

It is a dark day in Penguins Nation. They are down 3-1 in the Stanley Cup Final. Though not impossible, any comeback now seems like an incredibly daunting task. They now have to win 3 straight games, two of which are in Detroit. They have to win three straight against a team that has shown such poise and unflappability. The Red Wings have simply too much experience. They are too smart. They remain calm in every situation. They simply do not break from their game plan. To give them a lead is to watch them shut down and suffocate your team. They have played like champions. The Penguins, though showing much grit, passion, and character, do not have an answer to such experience. The most frustrating thing about this is that the Penguins can play to their level. They can beat the Red Wings. They showed it in Game 3. But that didn't carry over to Game 4. The intensity wasn't there. While there is always hope, our dream of hoisting Lord Stanley Cup is growing more faint with each loss. What an amazing journey this season has been... I'm not going to bail on them now. Penguins, we started this together. We'll end it together. If Monday is our swan song, we'll go down together... but we'll go fighting.