{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffly-penguins-fly.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-banshees-of-cranberry-pitwas-11-09-22-pYS_CLiX","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"“The Banshees of Cranberry” PIT@WAS 11/09/22","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/95db117d-6b91-4aab-b68d-0076cf8a2699/ad661641-c1c1-43cd-8caa-40b7d2b3da21/fpf-episode-103-artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"“The Banshees of Cranberry” PIT@WAS 11/09/22\n\nTonight, your Penguins visit the Washington Capitals for what is surely “just another” must-win game, because what game isn’t, when you’re in the midst of a historical, longest-in-the-Mike-Sullivan-era, epic-ass losing streak? Do I feel better? Yep, I do. Thanks for letting me try out some words. And now that I got that off my chest, exactly what *was it* were we talking about? Oh, right. The Caps. Yeah, they convincingly defeated the Edmonton Oilers a couple nights ago, even on a night when Connor McDavid did Connor McDavid things. \n\nSo, do I expect the Penguins to go into the nation’s capital and defeat the team who sent EDM home with their tails between their legs? Nope. And don’t mistake my tone, here: I’m not giving up on these Penguins, not even for this season. Far from it. But to turn this ship around, while inserting into your lineup names like *Big Jeff Carter, Teddy Blueger, and Fillip Hallander, not to mention major D-pairing shuffling… Let’s just say I’d be happy with a game where the Pens play hard, leave it all out on the ice, and heck, I’ll even make a bit of a prediction here: Take home a loser’s point. That, to me, would be a step in the right direction. If, by hook or by crook the Penguins can eek out the W you won’t hear me complain. Longest episode notes ever? Check. My first - if inadvertent - stab at ‘writing a teeny tiny piece’ on this team, in 103 episodes? Yup. That, too. \n\nFollow us on Twitter @penspod, on Instagram at @flypenguinsfly, and subscribe to the Fly Penguins Fly YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3fw0IWt for video editions of selected conversations you’ll hear on this podcast!\n\nEnjoy tonight's road game versus the Caps, and of COURSE:\nLET'S GO PENS!!\n\nJEFF TAYLOR"}