PITTSBURGH — We spent last football season criticizing Matt Canada. I know I did it as much as anyone. It was easy because his offense was a significant reason the Steelers missed the playoffs. How dare Canada let that happen?
We also have been hard on Ron Hextall during this NHL season. I still can hear the "Fire Hextall!" chants that filled PPG Paints Arena last week during the Penguins' embarrassing 7-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. Again, it was so easy to jeer the man because his team has underachieved and is in a brutal fight to make the playoffs. He will take most of the blame if it comes up short.
Canada and Hextall get it.
