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the bottom-six was horrid, there were growing concerns with goaltending, and the defense needed a boost." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "While general manager Ron Hextall addressed the issues, he didn’t do much to fix them." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "With multiple lengthy losing skids on the season, a postseason streak on the line, and a front office seemingly unwilling to make changes, fans of the Penguins have grown restless." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The crowd at PPG Paints Arena has spoken out on multiple occasions; first came when the Penguins were getting steamrolled by the Edmonton Oilers." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "There were multiple chants of ‘fire Hextall’ from the 18,000+ fans; and before their comeback against the Columbus Blue Jackets, there was a smattering of similar chants." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Penguins’ fans are spoiled, most of them will probably admit that, but they at least know what it takes to win, and there is a high standard for the hockey club." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "When the team isn’t meeting the standard, and performing well below what is expected, there will be outbursts like that." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Jeff Marek asked on Twitter which NHL fan bases are currently the angriest, and while there were plenty of Philadelphia Flyers responses (and rightfully so), Pittsburgh had a healthy amount." } }, { "id": "5krf8l0h-h8ao8h6j", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/JeffMarek/status/1633461297068261382", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1633461297068261382", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Fans in Pittsburgh expect more than what they’ve gotten this year; 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Penguins Fan Base Among Angriest in NHL