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Penguins get embarrassed by Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada

This article originally appeared on pittsburghhockeynow.com.

And this is why the Pittsburgh Penguins (13-13-3) can’t have nice things.

A season of exasperating and self-inflicted failures reached a low point. Following a pair of wins and some good fortune in the last two games, the Penguins thoroughly embarrassed themselves in front of a Canadian national TV audience on Hockey Night in Canada. By early in the second period, the Toronto Maple Leafs (16-6-6) were firmly toying with the Penguins and the finale was more predictable than a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie.

In the game which coach Mike Sullivan admitted that current Penguins president of hockey operations/GM, and former Maple Leafs GM, Kyle Dubas had circled on the calendar, the Penguins failed to show up.

The Toronto crowd derisively chanted “Dubas” in the third period.

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