What just might have been the most awkward, all-over-the-place playoff game I've ever covered deserves an equally awkward, all-over-the-place column, right?
OK, good, so buckle up, because any attempt by anyone to describe the Penguins' 3-1 loss to the Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final is bound to be bumpy:

Ondrej Palat backhands a puck behind Matt Murray. -- DKPS
Penguins
Kovacevic: 'Just forget this one and move on'
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THE ASYLUM

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