It's a difficult reality for the team to accept, especially as their top players Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin continue playing like elite forwards. Despite this new rebuilding era the Penguins are entering,

PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby scored his 600th NHL goal, but the Pittsburgh Penguins allowed four straight goals and lost for the eighth time in 10 games, 6-1 to the Utah Hockey Club at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday.

Crosby closes his blade for five-hole opportunities and opens it for redirections. He perfected his chopping motion for pucks that are in mid-air. Using that supreme hand-eye coordination, he knocks pucks around mid-flight at the perfect time.