2009 has not been kind to the Pittsburgh Penguins and matters
appear to becoming bleaker.  The Penguins are 3-7 in their last
10 games, losing four of five games in the month January.   Many
people thought the return of Marc-Andre Fleury and Ryan Whitney
would help stabilize the team.  That clearly wasn't the case.  A
6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Jan. 3 sent a message to the
hockey world: there are major issues in the Pittsburgh Penguins
locker room.  Frustrations boiled over in the game as Sidney
Crosby earned 21 penalty minutes when he challenged Panthers'
center Brett McLean to a fight.  McLean didn't fight back as
Crosby shook him and threw him to the ice.  Penguins' center
Maxime Talbot fought Gregory Campbell two seconds earlier.  The
Penguins reached their boiling point.  There seem to be two
factors that have contributed to the Penguins' lack of
success—lack of consistency and a putrid power-play.  Where do
these two problems stem from?   Power-play coach Mike Yeo should
be fired and never allo