One team looked young, fast, hungry, vibrant, skilled and clearly on the rise.
The other team ... didn't.
The Penguins' 5-1 loss Tuesday night in New Jersey was a changing-of-the-guard game if I've ever seen one. And we've all seen one. It's the night your delusion bubble finally bursts, the night you fully realize that a talented, younger team has indisputably overtaken an older, accomplished one. And it can be awfully painful to observe.