The Pittsburgh Penguins aren't happy with their start, but know there's a lot of season ahead.

An early losing streak from the Pittsburgh Penguins has reached three games, sinking their record on the year to 2-4-0.

It’s still really early in the 2023-24 season, but the new look Penguins roster is yet to find a solid rhythm.

Chemistry is being built in certain areas, and a couple of new additions look extremely useful, but overall, the team hasn’t been able to string together wins.

While frustration will obviously settle in for a group as competitive as the Penguins, head coach Mike Sullivan is remaining patient and telling his team there is still a long road ahead.

“Guys are frustrated because they want to get results,” Sullivan said. “That’s the nature of sports. These guys are competitive guys and they care an awful lot.”

The Penguins have, so far, played six games of the season with well over 70 remaining in the regular season.

It’s not easy to win in this league, and the Penguins know they haven’t been at their best, but there is still plenty of time to find solid ground.

“We’ve got an awful lot of hockey in front of us,” Sullivan said to his team after the loss. “There’s a lot of area where we’ve got to get better to set ourselves up for success. There are still areas where we have to be harder to play against.”

Sullivan noted that decision making has been a struggle through these early games and that was highlighted by a bad judgment call from goalie Alex Nedeljkovic.

The netminder went far out of his net to play a loose puck, but was beat to it by a Dallas Stars forward who set up his teammate with a wide open net.

Nedeljkovic took blame after the loss, but vowed to be better going forward.

“We talked the last couple of days about being too loose,” Nedljkvoic said. “I thought tonight overall we did a great job… I got to do the same thing and make some better decisions than I did tonight.”

Moving forward, the Penguins team as a whole are ready for a new day and a new opportunity.

It’s a long season and it’s important to not let frustration take over too early.

“We can’t get discouraged. We just got to get more determined,” Sullivan said. “We’ll get back to work tomorrow .We’ll see what we can take from this one.”

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