
Skipping the pretense and long setup, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been in trouble and remain in trouble. Their inability to rise for 7 p.m. faceoffs or finish games in which they have a lead has become destructive. Watching the mental meltdowns and disappearing acts surely grows tiresome for even those on the inside, and the team is in desperate need of a shakeup. More specifically, a shakeup trade. Urgently. Jim Rutherford style. 'Inexcusable,' Marcus Pettersson called the stunningly poor performance Monday night in the Penguins' 7-1 loss. One loss wouldn't sting nearly as much if it were an isolated or