The 1977-78 Penguins: An in-depth review

Penguins News Archive begins an in-depth review of the 1977-78 Penguins. It was a season of more downs than ups and resulted in yet another spring out of the playoffs. Nevertheless, a cast of colourful characters and exciting games makes it a season worth documenting. There's a personal interest for me, too, with this season being the one where I started following the game and the Penguins. So, here goes...

The Penguins get off to a winning, if not pretty, start to the season with a 4-2 win over the Blues at the Igloo, thanks to some clutch goaltending from Dennis Herron. This win gave the Penguins their seventh straight season-opening victory - one of the few NHL records the 10-year-old club held.

In this Post-Gazette article, Herron talks about how his teammates helped him get through a difficult preseason.

And the Beaver County Times game review briefly mentions the Penguins' new uniforms for 1977-78, which this blog author still thinks are the nicest unis the team has ever donned! Do you agree?